Goldcrest Views 1, JLT
Goldcrest Views 1 is a 40-storey tower in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, developed by Al Ghurair Group. Behind the lobby sit 376 homes. That makes the building a small village stacked on one podium. If you are choosing between towers in the district, start with what sits inside this one.
Floors
40
Developer
Al Ghurair Group
Unit Types
Studio-4BR + Penthouses
Units
376
Contents
- One tower, three lengths of stay
- Studios to penthouses
- The pool and the roof deck
- Play area and gardens
- Parking and security
- Landing at DXB
- The footbridge over Sheikh Zayed Road
- When the road is the better choice
- Carrefour Market and the first evening
- A mall across the road and the sand beyond it
- The park on the old lake bed
- Padel on the water and a quiet escape room
- The school question
- A rooftop dinner on the Taj
- Lettered clusters around the lakes
- Four lakes, then three
- If you own here
- What to weigh
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
One tower, three lengths of stay
A weekend here is simple. You land and you swim, and the gym covers the morning you would otherwise spend hunting for one. A week gives the building a rhythm, with the pool for the evening and the gym for the start of the day. Parking for residents is part of the building.
Working remotely for a few weeks changes the picture. The gym starts the day, and the parking bay means errands by car never begin with a search. Maintenance services are provided at the building, so a fault in the apartment has a route to a fix. Stay a month and the daily routine sits downstairs, while smaller convenience stores and pharmacies are spread across the clusters around you, and banks too.
Studios to penthouses
The homes start at studios and rise through one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom and four-bedroom ones, with penthouses on top of that list. A studio suits one person or a couple on a short trip. A one-bedroom gives a couple a door to close on a longer one. Two and three bedrooms suit a family that wants separate rooms, and the four-bedroom homes and penthouses suit a group travelling together. With so many homes in one tower, you pick the size that fits instead of fitting yourself to what is left.
The pool and the roof deck
The swimming pool is the centre of the building's day. A jacuzzi and a sauna wait beside it. A roof or deck area gives you a second place to sit once you have had enough of the water. A gym sits inside the tower, which means a morning session costs you no commute at all.
Play area and gardens
A play area for children sits inside the building, and landscaped gardens give a family somewhere to unwind between outings. If you travel with a toddler, those two features decide whether an afternoon needs a taxi or only a lift down.
Parking and security
Parking for residents settles the first question for anyone arriving by car. Security and CCTV cover the building. Together with the parking, that covers a late arrival by car.
Landing at DXB
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the airport you land at, and from arrivals a taxi or ride-hailing car takes you to the tower in one leg. Taxis and ride-hailing cars also wait outside each of the two JLT metro stations, which helps if you come in by rail. Those are DMCC and Sobha Realty.
The footbridge over Sheikh Zayed Road
DMCC metro station connects by footbridge to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram station, so you cross the highway above the traffic. From there the Dubai Tram continues along the coast to Jumeirah Beach Residence, then on to Media City and Palm Jumeirah. Sobha Realty station, the second stop, connects by footbridge to the Dubai Marina tram station and serves the western side of the district. Buses add several routes in and around the district.
When the road is the better choice
Jumeirah Lakes Towers lies along Sheikh Zayed Road, the main road through this part of Dubai. The road can jam at rush hour. The metro is the usual way round it.
Carrefour Market and the first evening
Carrefour Market and Spinneys are among the supermarket brands inside the district, with West Zone Fresh alongside them. Zoom and Al Maya cover the smaller runs. Plus Point is another convenience store. For the first evening that is enough: water and breakfast, plus the basics, without leaving the lakes.
A mall across the road and the sand beyond it
The nearest big mall is Dubai Marina Mall. It has a multi-screen cinema, and its own tram stop sits next to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers stop on the same line. Ibn Battuta Mall is a longer trip. JBR and Marina Beach are the usual beaches. Kite Beach is another.
The park on the old lake bed
A 55,000 square metre park occupies the site of the former Lake Elucio. Walking and cycling tracks and green spaces surround the other lakes, so a loop before dinner needs no planning, and the walking paths allow pets.
Padel on the water and a quiet escape room
PadelX runs a floating padel court. Sportsmania offers five-a-side football plus tennis and padel. If you want a class instead of a court, Real Pilates JLT and Base 3 for CrossFit are among the studios in the area. Wet afternoons have an answer too, with an escape room and Swiss Art Gate listed among the things to do in JLT.
The school question
The district has no schools of its own. Families look to Emirates International School in The Meadows, to Dubai British School in Jumeirah Park, or to GEMS World Academy in Al Barsha. Nurseries operate inside the clusters, with Learning Ladder in Cluster Q. Mosaic is in Cluster T. For a doctor, Aster Clinic is in Cluster F, while Armada Medical Centre is in Cluster P.
A rooftop dinner on the Taj
Paros is a Greek-inspired rooftop restaurant on top of the Taj hotel, so dinner there comes with a rooftop setting rather than a street one. Saigon, a Vietnamese restaurant, is in Cluster D, and McGettigan's operates as an Irish pub. The Black Sheep is in Cluster Y.
Lettered clusters around the lakes
The district is split into 26 clusters of three towers each, lettered A to Z, around three artificial lakes. Housing is almost entirely apartments and penthouses, with no villas or townhouses, so a tower like this one is the normal shape of a home here.
Four lakes, then three
DMCC, the free zone authority, is the master developer of the district and has its headquarters in Almas Tower.
If you own here
Property in Jumeirah Lakes Towers is freehold and open to UAE nationals and expatriates, along with foreign investors. Parking runs on a centralised permit scheme, and leasing a car bay outside the master community leasing system is prohibited. Royale Stays manages homes for owners at a management fee from 15%. The service covers furnishing and photography. It also covers pricing and check-in, plus guest communications and maintenance coordination. Our owner guide to holiday home management in Dubai explains how it works.
What to weigh
With that many households under one roof, you should expect company at the pool and the gym. If you want a pool to yourself, a smaller building is the better pick.
This tower suits you less if you want sand at the door, because every beach from here means a tram or a taxi. If the pool and the gym matter more to you, you could compare Murjan 1 with Marina Vista before you book.
Sources
Sources: Dubizzle blog, Property Finder blog, JLT community blog, Gulf News, Dubai-Online tram stop page, Engel and Voelkers area guide, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Wikipedia, dubizzle Property blog, Bayut.
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