RAW District 2

Two industrial towers flanked by a flame tree park on Sheikh Zayed Road

RAW District 2 continues an experiment Imtiaz Developments launched in 2022: residences tailored for creatives and young entrepreneurs, not marble collectors. The project stacks two towers (A and B) of sixteen residential floors each on a podium of five levels plus three basements. Handover is scheduled for June 2029. The Sheikh Zayed Road address in Downtown Jebel Ali puts the complex within ten minutes of Palm Jebel Ali and Expo City. An 80,000 square foot park lined with flame trees borders the main entrance, turning red every summer and creating a vegetated corridor between the building and the metro station.

Exposed concrete, leather and timber: the Material Honesty approach

Interiors break from the polished finishes typical of Gulf residential towers. Imtiaz applies its Material Honesty concept here: deliberately textured raw concrete, unpolished natural stone, solid oak joinery, exposed metal elements and leather upholstery on built-in furniture. Facades play with offset volumes, deep terraces and panoramic glazing oriented to capture morning light without overheating. The architectural language echoes European warehouse conversions, transplanted under the sun of a rapidly densifying district. Apartments are delivered fully furnished, eliminating any post-handover fit-out budget.

Studios, lofts and offices under one roof

The program blends residential and commercial. Upper floors house studios, lofts and one to three bedroom apartments. Podium levels integrate modular offices and retail geared toward creative trades: workshops, showrooms, prototyping spaces. This vertical cohabitation targets a specific occupant profile: tech freelancers, product designers, content creators. The double-height loft, a rarity in new Dubai towers, becomes a standard typology here. Studio sizes start around 40 sqm, three-bedroom units exceed 150 sqm. Entry price sits below AED 1.7 million, the ceiling approaches AED 3.3 million.

Design Lab, podcast studio and 70-seat amphitheatre

Shared amenities go beyond pools and gyms. The Design Lab offers 3D printers and prototyping tools accessible to all residents. A soundproofed podcast studio and a fully equipped photo room allow content production without leaving the building. The stepped amphitheatre seats 50 to 70 people for screenings, talks or product launches. A games room (table tennis, air hockey, chess) rounds out the social offer. These spaces target a maker community that wants to test, showcase and sell without multiplying addresses.

Metro station on foot, Marina fifteen minutes away

The flame tree park leads directly to a metro station. This connection places Palm Jumeirah twenty minutes away, Dubai Marina fifteen minutes and Al Maktoum International Airport twenty-five minutes. Dubai International Airport remains reachable in thirty minutes. Downtown Jebel Ali positions itself as the southern corridor of the metropolitan area, between the port logistics zone and the beachfront developments of Palm Jebel Ali. The district has attracted mixed-use projects since Expo 2020 opened and the Red Line metro densified.

Imtiaz Developments: a developer focused on young professionals

Imtiaz built its reputation on accessible entry prices and strong visual identity. The Cove Edition range, delivered in the Dubailand corridor, targets first-time buyers with furnished, connected apartments. RAW District 2 steps up shared amenities while keeping the turnkey studio philosophy. The developer typically delivers on schedule, a point verified across earlier Cove phases. For an investor, the target tenant profile (young creative professional, expat on a short contract) matches a dynamic rental demand segment in southern Dubai.