Azizi Developments

Azizi Developments is a privately owned UAE property developer founded in Dubai in 2007 by Mirwais Azizi, who remains Founder and Chairman. Farhad Azizi serves as Chief Executive Officer. The company forms the real estate arm of the wider Azizi Group and has grown from a relatively concentrated Dubai apartment business into one of the country's largest private residential developers.

Its early work was closely associated with Al Furjan, where a succession of apartment buildings including Daisy, Freesia, Iris, Liatris, Orchid, Tulip and Yasamine established a substantial completed base. The company later expanded into Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Healthcare City, Al Jaddaf, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Sports City and Mohammed Bin Rashid City.

Scale now distinguishes Azizi from many privately held competitors. By early 2026, the company had delivered more than 45,000 homes and had a further pipeline of around 150,000 units. This growth has been driven not only by individual buildings but increasingly by large master planned communities.

Azizi Riviera in Meydan became a turning point. Conceived as a multi building waterfront district, it moved the company beyond standalone apartment schemes into a much larger urban format. Numerous Riviera buildings have already been completed and handed over, while later phases have continued through construction. LuxuryProperty.com's Meydan property page provides current context on ready and resale homes within the wider area.

Although Azizi has delivered buildings within communities created by other master developers, it should not be described as the master developer of Al Furjan, Palm Jumeirah or Dubai Sports City. Its role in those locations is tied to individual sites. By contrast, Venice, Milan and Florence represent a newer phase in which Azizi is responsible for the wider master plan, infrastructure concept and residential programme. This distinction helps explain how the business has evolved from a prolific building developer into a creator of large destination scale communities.

The company's strategy has since become more ambitious. Azizi Venice in Dubai South and Azizi Milan in City of Arabia are major mixed use communities, while Burj Azizi on Sheikh Zayed Road moves the brand firmly into the ultra prime and landmark tower segment.

Geographically, Dubai remains the core market, but that changed in September 2026 with the launch of Azizi Florence in Sharjah. This is the company's first major master community outside Dubai and gives Azizi a broader UAE footprint for the first time.

Azizi Developments Projects in the UAE

Azizi Riviera remains one of the company's most important completed and near completed destinations. Located in Meydan, the community combines apartment buildings with retail, public spaces and waterfront elements. Its long phased delivery means Riviera should not be described simply as either completed or off plan: many buildings are ready, while other registered phases remain under construction.

Azizi Venice represents a much larger step in master planning. Launched in Dubai South in 2023, the mixed use community is planned around a large swimmable lagoon and includes apartments, villas, mansions, retail, hospitality and an opera venue. Construction is progressing across multiple phases, making Venice one of the largest active Azizi Developments off plan projects in Dubai.

Azizi Milan followed in 2025 within City of Arabia. The master plan is designed around a fashion and lifestyle theme and is planned to contain tens of thousands of homes alongside retail, hospitality, schools and commercial space. Unlike a branded residence, the Milan identity is an Azizi concept rather than a partnership with an Italian fashion house.

At the opposite end of the scale is Burj Azizi on Sheikh Zayed Road. Planned to rise approximately 725 metres, the mixed use skyscraper combines residences, hospitality, retail and an observation experience. It is being developed directly by Azizi rather than through an external hotel or fashion brand.

The newest chapter is Azizi Florence in Sharjah, launched in September 2026. Planned across approximately 30 million square feet, the master community introduces villas, townhouses and apartments across six districts, centred on a large park and supported by retail, hospitality, education and leisure uses. Its launch marks Azizi's first major move into Sharjah and materially broadens the company's geographic strategy.

Azizi Developments now operates across several distinct market segments, from ready apartments and large family communities to ultra tall luxury real estate. That breadth is unusual among private UAE developers and reflects a clear shift from building individual residential blocks towards creating complete destinations. Clients comparing Azizi Developments properties for sale can also explore the wider selection of off plan projects in Dubai on LuxuryProperty.com.