Crystal Residence, JVC
Myra Real Estate Developments developed Crystal Residence, a five-storey building in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) that holds 225 homes and was completed in 2018. The homes start at studios and one-bedroom apartments. What sets the building apart is how much it fits into five floors. A tennis court and a running track come first, then a pool and a gym, and a roof deck sits above them all.
Developer
Myra Real Estate Developments
Storeys
5
Unit Types
Studio and 1-bed apartments
Completed
2018
On this page
- Morning on the track
- Afternoon by the water and the roof
- Evening: the barbecue and the lounge
- Who should pick a neighbour
- Where five storeys sit in JVC's story
- Getting around
- Landing at DXB
- Green space beyond the gate
- Pharmacies and a clinic
- A wet afternoon
- Classrooms
- Shops and tables nearby
- A class instead of the gym
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Morning on the track
The day starts on the track. A running track gives you a loop that needs no road crossing and no traffic light. Crystal Residence has a tennis court too, for a hit before the heat builds. If you would rather lift than run, the gym sits inside the building. Either way, the morning needs no drive.
When one court is not enough, Circle Club offers sports courts and a football pitch, with padel courts and jogging trails alongside. A teqball table is among the other sports facilities set among the parks.
Afternoon by the water and the roof
By midday the swimming pool takes over, and the play area for children sits within sight of the landscaped gardens. A family can fill an afternoon between the two. The gardens give the grass a use beyond looking green.
A roof or deck area adds a third place to sit. A residents' lounge or function room gives a group somewhere to gather when the sun is too strong for either.
Evening: the barbecue and the lounge
A barbecue area turns dinner into something you cook outside, and the lounge is the indoor answer if the weather turns against the plan. It suits a group of friends better than a couple on a quiet weekend.
A reception desk and security with CCTV cover look after the building after dark, and maintenance services are provided at the building, so a problem on a long stay has a route to a fix.
Who should pick a neighbour
It suits you less if you want a skyline from your window. Five storeys is low, and the building will not give you the height that towers elsewhere in JVC do. The quiet streets and the silence after dark can feel strange to anyone who wants a busier lifestyle. Construction is still going on in parts of JVC, so some streets are noisier than the finished districts.
The First Collection JVC and Novotel Jumeirah Village Triangle are among the hotels in and beside the community, so the area already sees visitors who sleep there. A hotel gives you a lobby and a corridor. This building gives you a court, a track and a kitchen of your own, which is the better trade for a week or more.
The building has 225 homes in all. That makes it a place of many small stays. A month here turns the gardens and the track into the weekday routine. The maintenance services are a reason to relax about the fixtures.
If a high floor is the point of your trip, Binghatti Phantom is one tower in JVC to look at, and Binghatti Onyx guide is another for a different mix of homes. JVC is a freehold community with housing from studios up to five-bedroom villas, so the choice across the grid is wide, and a stay here can be matched to the size of your party as well as to the floor you want.
Where five storeys sit in JVC's story
Nakheel handed over its first villas in JVC in 2015. By 2017 it had finished hundreds more, and district cooling had been supplied to the community. Crystal Residence arrived a year later, in 2018. It was one of the apartment buildings that gave the villa district a second kind of home.
Damac and Ellington Properties developed apartment projects such as Ghalia Constella and Belgravia. Myra Real Estate Developments is a different name from those two, and that mix of developers is part of what makes JVC varied from street to street.
Getting around
JVC sits between Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, with Hessa Street along its other edge. Dubai Marina and JBR are the common destinations by car, with Motor City as another. Circle Mall has its frontage off Hessa Street. Most households end up owning or renting a car because there is no metro inside the community.
No metro station sits inside JVC. The closest stations are Al Furjan and Discovery Gardens, so a rail day starts with a bus or a taxi.
RTA route J01 runs through the community and links it with Mall of the Emirates. It has 39 stops. That makes the bus a real option for a day out west.
Landing at DXB
From Dubai International Airport (DXB), a taxi is one leg by road with no change of vehicle. The reception desk is the first stop on arrival. If you drive, the building has parking for residents.
Green space beyond the gate
Nearly every district has a park. JVC has more than 30 landscaped parks, joined by walking and jogging tracks. Circle Community Park has walking areas and play areas, with space to exercise. District 12 has a large playground with views and trails.
Pharmacies and a clinic
Jumeirah Better Life and Medon Pharmacy are pharmacies in JVC, and Revival Clinic is one of the clinics. A minor ailment does not need a trip out of the community.
A wet afternoon
Circle Mall opened to the public in April 2021. It has a ROXY Cinemas branch with five screens, all with recliner seats, and that is the obvious answer to a wet afternoon.
Dubai Hills Mall and The Els Club are among the attractions around the community. Dubai Autodrome and Expo City are on the same list, which gives a month's stay plenty of weekends.
Classrooms
Sunmarke School in District 5 of Jumeirah Village Triangle teaches British and IB programmes from FS1 to Year 13, right next to JVC. Arcadia School in District 9 follows the National Curriculum for England.
Shops and tables nearby
LOUI Restaurant and Cafe and Teeneh ow Zeytoneh are among the independent places for breakfast in JVC, and Socialicious Cafe is another. None is a long walk from a car park, and all of them make a slower start to the day than the gym downstairs.
Masala Mantra serves Indian food, IL Forno is a pizza spot and Summer Palace serves Chinese food, and all three are in JVC, which gives a long weekend a different dinner each night.
Spinneys is the anchor store at Circle Mall. West Zone and Choithram are also in JVC, so the weekly shop has three places to go.
A class instead of the gym
For a class instead of the gym downstairs, try Wellfit on Level 2 of Circle Mall. Wellfit opens early on weekdays at Circle Mall. Prime Fitness in the Sandhurst Building on Street 14 is a neighbourhood gym.
If you own here
An apartment needs Residential on its title deed to qualify for a holiday home permit. Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Owners who want the area side can start with our letting basics for JVC.
Sources
Sources: Nakheel community page, Nakheel, Property Finder, Bayut area guide, Property Finder blog, Khaleej Times, Bayut, Nakheel press release, The Sandy Times, betterhomes school guide, Curly Tales, The First Group, Gulf News, Propsearch.
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