Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia, JVC
Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia is a freehold apartment complex in JVC District 12, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, developed by Damac Properties. It comprises two individual 5-storey buildings, Gardenia Building 1 and Gardenia Building 2, part of the wider 12-building Emirates Gardens masterplan, and offers a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.
Developer
Damac Properties
Unit mix
Studio, 1-bed and 2-bed apartments
Building
5 storeys, 2 buildings (Gardenia 1 & 2), over 40 units
Area
JVC District 12, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai
About Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia
Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia is a residential complex in JVC District 12, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, developed by Damac Properties. Property research source propsearch.ae, which also publishes the building's own Dubai Land Department (DLD) transaction history, describes it as a multi-building complex comprising two individual buildings, Gardenia Building 1 and Gardenia Building 2. Bayut.com independently maintains its own dedicated building guide for "Emirates Garden Gardenia 1", confirming the same developer and structure from a separate source.
"Gardenia" is one of six pairs of 5-storey residential buildings that make up the wider Emirates Gardens masterplan, a 12-building Damac development launched in 2007 and completed by 2010. The masterplan is split into two named sub-complexes: Emirates Gardens 1 (JVC District 12), which contains the Gardenia, Lavender and Rose building pairs, and Emirates Gardens 2 (JVC District 14), which contains the Mulberry, Magnolia and Maple building pairs. Construction of the Gardenia pair specifically began in February 2008 and was completed by January 2010, per propsearch.ae's own DLD-sourced milestone data.
Gardenia Building 1 and Gardenia Building 2 sit close together within the complex and share the same amenity package, though individual apartment sizes vary slightly between the two buildings. Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia is a separate, distinct development from "Rose Gardens 2, JVC" and "Lavender Gardens Suites" (both unrelated buildings by different developers elsewhere in Dubai) despite sharing similar-sounding garden-themed names.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia sits in JVC District 12, Jumeirah Village Circle. The nearest parks are Henna Park (around 0.2 km away), Ghaf Park (0.3 km) and Yas Park (0.4 km). Dubai Miracle Garden is roughly 3.3 km away, with The Storm Coaster around 6.0 km and Ski Dubai around 7.2 km. For cinemas, Cinepolis at Circle Mall is about 1.4 km away and Reel Cinemas at The Springs Souk is around 2.5 km away. Golf facilities within a short drive include The Els Golf Club (1.9 km), Jumeirah Golf Estates Golf Course (3.9 km) and the Montgomerie Golf Course (3.9 km). Royale Stays also covers Emirates Gardens 1 Lavender and Emirates Gardens 1 Rose, other building pairs within the same wider Emirates Gardens masterplan.
A number of shops and food outlets operate at street level within the building itself, including a salon, a mini mart, a pharmacy and several casual restaurants, giving residents everyday convenience without needing to leave the complex. For the wider JVC picture, see Royale Stays' Airbnb Property Management in JVC guide.
Location and nearby-landmark details are sourced from the building's own portal location records and are general area context, not precise measured distances.
Unit Types at Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia
Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia offers over 40 apartments combined across both buildings, in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, per propsearch.ae. Bayut's own building guide for Gardenia Building 1 independently confirms the same studio/1-bed/2-bed mix, with studio apartments around 510 sq ft, one-bedroom apartments ranging from around 1,063 to 1,100 sq ft, and two-bedroom apartments around 1,170 sq ft. Dubai Land Department transaction records for Gardenia Building 2 separately show studio units of 470 to 539 sq ft and one-bedroom units of 896 to 978 sq ft, and current live listings for Gardenia Building 1 show studio units of 483 to 621 sq ft and one-bedroom units around 1,015 sq ft, per propertyfinder.ae. Sizes vary naturally across the two buildings and dozens of individual units rather than representing a conflict between sources.
Amenities
Facilities at Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia include a swimming pool, sauna and steam room, a gymnasium, a barbecue area, high-speed elevators and 24-hour security, per propsearch.ae. Bayut's Gardenia Building 1 guide separately confirms the same gym, swimming pool, sauna and steam room facilities, and adds a children's play area, a 24-hour concierge desk, CCTV security, reserved resident parking and a furnished lobby where guests can wait to be received.
Transportation & Access
From Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia it takes roughly 23 minutes to drive to Dubai Mall, 17 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 19 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 21 minutes to The Walk, JBR, per propsearch.ae. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 28 minutes away by car, and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is roughly 35 minutes away.
Drive-time estimates are sourced from the building's own portal location records (mapping-service routing under typical traffic) and are general guidance, not live traffic information.
Price Guide: Buying at Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia
Dubai Land Department-recorded sales at Gardenia Building 2 include a 470 sq ft studio that sold for AED 430,000 in July 2026, a 495 sq ft studio that sold for AED 510,000 in June 2026, a 539 sq ft studio that sold for AED 520,000 in July 2026, an 896 sq ft one-bedroom unit that sold for AED 810,000 in July 2026, and a 978 sq ft one-bedroom unit that sold for AED 686,831 in July 2026. These figures are filtered to genuine sale-type Dubai Land Department records only, excluding mortgage registrations and lease-to-own registrations that also appear in the building's public transaction history but do not reflect an outright sale price.
Current live asking prices for Gardenia Building 1, per propertyfinder.ae, include studio apartments listed between AED 525,000 and AED 669,999 (483 to 621 sq ft) and one-bedroom apartments listed around AED 850,000 (1,015 sq ft), consistent with modest price appreciation on top of the historical Dubai Land Department sale figures above.
Pricing figures above are sourced from Dubai Land Department transaction records and current live listing data; they are a general guide, not a live quote.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Dubai Land Department transaction records classify units at Emirates Gardens 1 Gardenia under the standard residential "Flat" sub-type, not a hotel-apartment classification, so the building follows the usual freehold-apartment route for a Dubai holiday-home permit rather than needing to go through a building management company. See Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for how a DTCM permit application generally works for a freehold owner in this position, covering eligibility, required documents and the general approval process. JVC is not currently one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay), so no active-management history or earnings figures are implied for this specific building.
Owners of a comparable Dubai freehold apartment elsewhere in Royale Stays' core managed areas can enquire about the company's standard short-term rental management services, which start from a 15% fee and cover furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communications and maintenance.
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