Azizi Developments

Developer overview

Azizi Developments is a Dubai-based property developer and part of the wider Azizi Group. On the company's official Our Legacy page, Chairman Mirwais Azizi recalls that the business entered real estate in 2007. Azizi describes its core values as transparency, customer centricity, quality, integrity and adding value.

The company's portfolio combines large master-planned communities with individual residential buildings in established Dubai districts. Azizi itself names Azizi Riviera, Azizi Venice and Azizi Milan as its master-planned communities, and its official timeline records project launches and handovers across Al Furjan, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Healthcare City, Meydan and Downtown Jebel Ali.

For buyers on Distress Property Finder, Azizi stock is mostly apartments, often sold off-plan with payment plans. That makes resale and below-original-price listings common, especially in large phased communities where many buildings launch and hand over at different times.

Portfolio and locations

Azizi's official site and timeline confirm the following Dubai locations, each matched to an existing DPF page:

• Meydan community listings – home to Azizi Riviera. Azizi's timeline describes Riviera as a French-inspired waterfront community on the banks of the Dubai Canal at Meydan One, launched in 2017, with three beachfront buildings added to the community in 2021.
• Azizi Venice community listings – a master-planned community that Azizi presents as the focal point of its Dubai South offering, with water-inspired living around a lagoon. The developer's timeline also mentions a partnership with Arup on Azizi Opera in Venice.
• Palm Jumeirah community listings – where Azizi launched Mina by Azizi and Royal Bay Residences in 2016. The timeline records the inauguration of Mina, with handovers starting, in 2021.
• Al Furjan community listings – one of Azizi's earliest areas. The timeline records the handover of Yasamine, Feirouz, Liatris and Orchid in 2016 and the completion of Farishta, Samia and Shaista in 2020 and 2021.
• Downtown Jebel Ali area page – where Azizi inaugurated its Aura project in 2020.
• City of Arabia community listings – DPF data places Azizi Milan here; Azizi names Azizi Milan as one of its master-planned communities and lists Dubailand among its locations.

Azizi's community menu also lists Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai Islands, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Sports City and Studio City. DPF covers Dubai Sports City and Studio City with their own community pages. Outside Dubai, Azizi is marketing a project in Sharjah, which is not covered here.

Property types

Based on Azizi's official pages and timeline, the developer's Dubai products include:

• Apartments in mid-rise and high-rise buildings, a major part of its portfolio, including buildings in Al Furjan, Meydan's Azizi Riviera and Downtown Jebel Ali.
• Waterfront residences on Palm Jumeirah, such as Mina by Azizi and Royal Bay Residences.
• Master-planned community homes in Azizi Venice and Azizi Milan, where Azizi is developing larger mixed communities.
• Retail space, which Azizi markets through a dedicated retail section of its website.

Azizi also promotes a landmark skyscraper project called Burj Azizi. Buyers interested in it should research it directly with the developer and DLD, as it is outside the scope of DPF's current listings.

What buyers should verify

Azizi's portfolio includes many buildings with similar naming within the same community, especially at Azizi Riviera, where buildings are numbered. Practical checks:

1. Confirm the exact building number. Listings such as Azizi Riviera 61 or Riviera Beachfront Tower A refer to specific buildings. Match the building and unit with the Oqood or title deed.
2. Check project status with the Dubai Land Department. DLD's Project Status Enquiry service shows a registered project's completion percentage and details when searched by project name, project number or land number. Azizi also publishes construction updates on its own website.
3. Review Azizi's handover procedure. Azizi maintains a handover procedure page on its official site. If you are buying a unit close to completion, understand what steps and payments remain before keys are released.
4. Request a statement of account. For off-plan resales, ask for confirmation from Azizi of payments made, instalments outstanding and transfer requirements.
5. Separate Dubai and non-Dubai projects. Azizi markets projects outside Dubai, including in Sharjah, where Dubai-specific registration checks do not apply.

Finding distressed and below-market Azizi properties

Azizi's numbered buildings in communities such as Azizi Riviera and its off-plan launches mean that distressed property listings can be either ready resales or off-plan assignments. An owner may need an urgent sale to cover remaining instalments or simply to release funds. Below original price (below OP) means the asking price is lower than the seller's original Azizi agreement; below market value means it is lower than recent sales of similar units in the same community.

For off-plan resales, the buyer takes over the Oqood registration and the rest of the payment plan, so ask for an Azizi statement of account showing the outstanding balance. On ready units, check for any mortgage that must be cleared and review Azizi's handover procedure. A Dubai Land Department transfer also needs a developer NOC, even on motivated seller or cash buyer deals.

DPF listings connected to Azizi are concentrated in Meydan, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai South. Start with the Meydan community listings for Azizi Riviera units, the Palm Jumeirah community listings for Mina and Royal Bay, and the Azizi Venice community listings for the newer master community. Listings change frequently, so verify each one independently.