DECA Properties
A gated courtyard building in Dubai Studio City — studios and one to two-bedroom apartments from AED 699,000, with a plan that runs four years past handover.
Sizes and price are the developer’s own and the portal matches. Completion is not published by DECA; the portal listing says Q4 2026. The developer’s own copy also refers to JVC in one paragraph — see below.
Laya Courtyard is DECA’s smallest and cheapest Dubai project, and the simplest proposition: a gated courtyard building of studios and one and two-bedroom apartments in Dubai Studio City, from AED 699,000, with smart-home automation throughout and the pool at the centre of the plan.
The design is deliberately inward-facing — the building wraps the courtyard, so most homes look over the pool deck rather than the road. Amenities are practical rather than showy: indoor and outdoor gyms, sauna and steam, a children’s play area, covered parking and a concierge. Sizes run 422 to 959 sq ft.
Dubai Studio City is a working production district on Al Qudra Road, next to Dubai Sports City and Motor City. Tenants tend to come from the studios and the neighbouring communities rather than from the Marina commute, which makes it a different rental bet to JVC or Arjan.
What to weigh. The location is stated three different ways on the developer’s page — Dubai Studio City in the headline and first paragraph, Jumeirah Village Circle in a later section, and Dubai Hills Mall in the distances. The portal lists it in Dubai Studio City. Confirm the plot and the registered address before you commit, because those two districts are twenty minutes apart.
Compiled October 2026 from DECA’s official Laya Courtyard page.
| Type | Configuration | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Apartments | Smallest layouts from 422 sq ft |
| 1 bedroom | Apartments | Core product, from the AED 699,000 entry |
| 2 bedroom | Apartments | Largest layouts to 959 sq ft |
| Total | Studio–2 bedroom | Gated courtyard building |
As published by DECA. Unit-by-unit schedule released with the price list.
From AED 699,000 — the developer’s figure, matched by the portal listing for a 422 sq ft studio.
The plan as printed: 10% on booking, 10% at 90 days, 1% a month for 32 months, 1% on handover and 1% a month for 47 months afterwards. DECA calls it a 20/80 plan, but 53% is due by handover.
On the day: 4% Dubai Land Department transfer, administration fee and the first year of service charges. On AED 699,000 the DLD fee is AED 27,960.
Confirm the schedule and the completion date in writing before reserving.
Two gyms, a sauna and a concierge in a building of this size is a generous package — and a recurring cost. Ask for the service charge estimate per square foot before comparing it with neighbouring Studio City buildings.
Amenities as described by DECA.
Location as published by the developer; the page also refers to JVC once — confirm the plot.
A gated courtyard building by DECA with studios and one to two-bedroom apartments from 422 to 959 sq ft, priced from AED 699,000.
The developer's headline and the portal place it in Dubai Studio City, though one paragraph of the developer's copy refers to JVC. Confirm the plot before reserving.
DECA publishes no date; the portal listing says Q4 2026.
10% on booking, 10% at 90 days, 1% monthly for 32 months, 1% on handover and 1% monthly for 47 months — labelled 20/80, but 53% falls before handover.
Yes. Confirm title and registration for the specific unit.
Studio City is a smaller rental market than JVC or Arjan. Check achieved rents in the district rather than assuming the wider Dubai averages.
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