Taraf 1 Residence, JVC
Taraf 1 Residence is a six-storey building in Jumeirah Village Circle, developed by Taraf Properties. Six floors keep the lobby and the pool within a short walk of any front door, which is the opposite of a tower where the lift queue sets the pace of the morning.
The homes are studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. There is no villa-sized floor plan to wonder about here. You are choosing between three sizes of apartment, and the choice follows from how many people share the stay and for how long.
Developer
Taraf Properties
Storeys
6
Unit mix
Studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom
Location
JVC District 11, Jumeirah Village Circle
On this page
- A weekend, a week, a month
- Studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom
- The ground floor and the back office
- Coming in from DXB
- Roads and the J01 bus
- If you own here
- Dinner, school and the doctor
- How the village came to be
- Circle Mall for the weekly shop
- Play and prayer at the mall
- Parks, tracks and a laptop
- Where Taraf 1 Residence asks for a compromise
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
A weekend, a week, a month
A weekend in a studio is the easy case. You land, drop the bags, swim a few lengths in the building's pool and sleep, with nothing to organise beyond the lift. In the morning the same pool, a coffee from the cafes on site and a short lift ride make a full first day before you have left the plot. A one-bedroom turns the same weekend into something a couple can share without tripping over each other.
A month changes the list of what matters. The gym inside the building covers the daily workout, and retail units and cafes on site cover the small errands, so a Tuesday does not need a car. For a long stay, that mix is what keeps the days from running into one another. You still have a village full of shops to explore, but the first coffee and the first loaf of bread are downstairs.
Studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom
A studio fits one traveller or a pair who do not mind sharing a single room. The one-bedroom gives a couple a door to close, and the two-bedroom suits two couples travelling together or a parent with children. Nothing larger exists in the building, so a party of five or six has to look at a neighbour. Over a week the difference shows. A studio asks you to share one room for every hour of the day, while the two-bedroom lets someone take a call or sleep late without anyone tiptoeing around them.
A family that wants a kitchen, separate bedrooms and outdoor space is describing a villa, and JVC has four-bedroom villas of about 3,655 square feet with a large roof terrace. This building is the other choice: a smaller home, with a pool and gym on the doorstep and no garden to look after.
If you want sports beyond the pool and gym, Circle Club offers sports courts, a football pitch and padel courts, plus jogging trails and a kids' play area in the same set of amenities. Padel courts are on the list.
The ground floor and the back office
A reception desk handles arrivals, and maintenance services are provided on site. Security and CCTV cover the building. Together they mean a late arrival is met by a person, and a fault with the air conditioning is somebody's job from the first call. You do not chase a landlord across town for a dripping tap, because the building already has the people for it.
Parking is part of the building, so you arrive, unload and leave the car without circling the streets for a space. JVC has few entry and exit points, which can bottleneck at peak hours, so a bay of your own is worth more than it first seems if you hire a car.
Coming in from DXB
Dubai International (DXB) is the only airport you need. From it, the simple arrival is a taxi in one leg to the building. JVC has no metro station of its own. The closest stations are Al Furjan and Discovery Gardens, which makes rail a two-step trip.
Roads and the J01 bus
RTA route J01 runs through the community and stops at 39 places inside it. It links JVC with Mall of the Emirates, which gives you a bus connection toward the Red Line without a car. Mall of the Emirates is the stop to know.
Three major roads feed the village, since it sits where Hessa Street meets Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
If you own here
An apartment needs Residential on its title deed to qualify for a holiday home permit, and hotel rooms and hotel apartments are not eligible. A unit whose sale and purchase agreement prohibits short-term rental cannot get a permit. Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. For the area side, read our JVC owner guide.
Dinner, school and the doctor
Sticky Rice and Defne Turkish Restaurant are sit-down options listed for JVC.
A family staying through a school term has JSS International School inside JVC, which teaches the Indian ICSE curriculum. Neighbouring Jumeirah Village Triangle holds Sunmarke and Arcadia schools, while JSS is the only all-through school inside JVC. Little Wonders Nursery in the AMSA Building on Kaheel Boulevard follows the British early-years framework.
Karama Medical Centre on Kaheel Boulevard is the clinic used for day-to-day care.
How the village came to be
Nakheel launched Jumeirah Village Circle in 2005 as a freehold master development. It covers 560 hectares, with its streets laid out in a circle around the parks, which is why a taxi driver will sometimes take the long way round the loop.
Circle Mall for the weekly shop
Circle Mall opened to the public in April 2021 and spans 532,000 sq ft. Joe & The Juice and Wontoneria are among its cafes and restaurants, which makes it the obvious place for a rainy or very hot afternoon.
Circle Mall opened with Spinneys as one of its anchor stores. Spinneys is the big name there. Households in JVC also shop at West Zone and Choithrams.
Play and prayer at the mall
The mall also holds a family entertainment centre of about 17,000 sq ft with an arcade and trampolines. A mosque at Circle Mall in District 11 holds up to 300 worshippers and has a separate area for women, with access from the mall basement car park.
Parks, tracks and a laptop
JVC has more than 30 landscaped parks, joined by walking and jogging tracks. Circle Community Park has walking areas, play areas and exercise spots, so a morning run needs no car.
JVC suits remote workers, dog owners and families who want more space. For a month with a laptop that means quiet streets and a gym downstairs for the break at noon. LOUI Restaurant and Cafe and Teeneh ow Zeytoneh are listed among the independent cafes in JVC, which gives you a change of desk away from the mall.
Where Taraf 1 Residence asks for a compromise
Districts 13, 14 and 16 are the quieter parts of the village, while other parts carry more traffic. It suits you less if you want a busy street at night. The quiet streets and the silence after dark can feel strange to anyone who wants a livelier base. It also suits a small party better than a large one, which is worth settling before you book, since the top size is a two-bedroom. If you need more room, Bloom Towers B is another JVC building to compare. Binghatti Onyx is a second option.
JVC has no large public parks, only a network of small green spaces with one in nearly every district. It also has no metro inside it, so a car makes the village easier to use.
Sources
Sources: Nakheel, Nakheel community page, The Sandy Times, RTA, Bayut area guide, Property Finder blog, Khaleej Times, Nakheel press release, What's On, betterhomes school guide, Property Finder, Gulf News, Bayut.
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