Micasa Avenue, Al Furjan
Micasa Avenue is an eight-storey apartment building in Al Furjan, developed by Diamond Real Estate Developers, with one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes. It is a small address by Dubai standards, and that shapes the stay more than any single amenity does.
Developer
Diamond Real Estate Developers
Storeys
8
Area
Al Furjan, Dubai
On this page
- What a low-rise does to your week
- Landing, the desk and the first shop
- A couple, a family, a laptop
- Rail, roads and the bus
- Quiet nights, a mosque and a butterfly garden
- Clinics, schools and the district's story
- Parks, studios and gyms
- A free afternoon, a dinner and a coffee
- When the roof deck is usable
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
What a low-rise does to your week
Eight floors is a modest height beside the towers on the main roads, and the building keeps close to the scale of the streets around it. The roof or deck area is where it opens to the sky. A swimming pool shares the site. Landscaped gardens do too. The walk from your door to the water is short, and the paths between the buildings are not crowded by a thousand neighbours.
It suits you less if you want the range of a big tower. A building of this height has one swimming pool, one gym and one play area, and everyone in the building shares them, so a busy Friday afternoon is felt at the water. Smaller buildings trade choice for calm. You will find the calm easier on weekday mornings.
Landing, the desk and the first shop
From Dubai International Airport (DXB) a taxi takes you in one leg to the building. The reception desk is the first stop. Security with CCTV cover means the entrance is watched at any hour. Parking for residents is on site if you hire a car.
The first evening needs a laundry service more than a map. The building has one, so you can arrive with a suitcase of travel-worn clothes and have them back in the wardrobe before you have unpacked the second bag. Cafes or restaurants share the site for a first coffee. For groceries, Spinneys is the anchor. It sits at Al Furjan Pavilion beside the Al Furjan Clubhouse, with Boots and African & Eastern close by.
The second morning is easier. Boon Coffee Roasters at Jumeirah Park Pavilion is mapped as a cafe in the district, and LIFE Pharmacy and BinSina Pharmacy both have branches in the same pavilion, so a single outing covers breakfast and the chemist before you decide how to spend the rest of the day.
A couple, a family, a laptop
A couple gets most of this building on the roof or deck area and by the pool. One bedroom is plenty for two people, and the small scale means the shared spaces rarely feel like a hotel lobby. Al Furjan as a whole offers apartments, townhouses and villas, with swimming pools, gyms, sports courts and parks in its community amenities.
A family with young children has a play area on site and landscaped gardens beside it, and a two-bedroom gives parents a door to close. The pool, the play area and the gardens give the children three places to burn energy before bedtime. When the children need more room, Al Furjan Club has a temperature-controlled pool, a sports court, a fully equipped gym and four fitness studios.
If you work from the flat, the day has a shape. A gym in the building gives you a break at noon, the reception desk takes the courier, and a cafe or restaurant on the site covers lunch. The laundry service handles the week's chores while you finish a call. Maintenance services are provided at the building too, so a dripping tap or a fault in the air-conditioning does not eat a working morning.
On a month-long stay the weekly shop moves from Spinneys to the bigger names. Danat Al Furjan Grocery and Geant are further supermarket options in the district, and Carrefour Market is mapped there too. With a laundry service in the building and maintenance on call, a month here asks for fewer errands than most longer stays.
Rail, roads and the bus
Al Furjan Metro Station sits on the Route 2020 extension of the Red Line. Discovery Gardens is the next stop. Taking the train in keeps you out of the highway queues, and a taxi from the platform closes the last stretch.
By car, Al Furjan is reached through Al Yalayis Street and Garn Al Sabkha Street, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road runs along the edge. Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and Emirates Road take you further. Peak hours slow the main roads. Some parts of the community are still under construction, so a diversion now and then is part of the drive.
RTA Route F45 is a metro link bus that starts at Al Furjan Metro Station and runs to Discovery Gardens.
Quiet nights, a mosque and a butterfly garden
Al Furjan is quieter than Dubai Marina or JBR and lacks their party atmosphere. Discovery Gardens borders it along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and cycle routes link the two. It suits you less if your plan is nights out: the district rewards a slow breakfast more than a late taxi.
Al Furjan West Mosque and Al Yaqeen Mosque are the mosques named for the community.
Dubai Butterfly Garden keeps 8,000 to 10,000 butterflies of more than 50 species in two climate-controlled domes, open all year. JBR, Dubai Marina Walk and The View at The Palm are the main visitor spots reached by car from the district.
Clinics, schools and the district's story
Medicentres Al Furjan sits inside Al Furjan Pavilion. Medcare Medical Centre is in Al Furjan West.
Arcadia Global School and The Winchester School are the two schools named just outside the community. If you travel with children of school age, the play area on site and the gardens beside it are where the afternoon after school goes.
Nakheel is the master developer of Al Furjan. Danube Properties and Deyaar Development have also built here, as has Wasl Properties.
Parks, studios and gyms
Community Park and District 5 Park are mapped as parks and play areas in Al Furjan. They add to the landscaped gardens inside your own building, which cover the quiet hours.
Beyond the building gym, the district has more. F45 Training at Jumeirah Park is mapped there. So are pinpoint Fitness in Al Furjan and The Warehouse Gym, which gives you a choice if you want classes rather than machines.
A free afternoon, a dinner and a coffee
City Centre Me'aisem and Ibn Battuta Mall are the two big malls closest to the community. Ibn Battuta Mall adds a Cinepolis. It also has a Carrefour for a bigger shop, and the pool at home is waiting when you get back.
Dinner has more choice than the quiet streets suggest. Il passaggio serves Italian food. Block 23 at Jumeirah Park serves European dishes. Aurum and Paddock Restaurant are two more restaurants mapped in the district. For coffee, Share Cafe, Tea n Talk and Starbucks are all mapped as cafes in Al Furjan, and Costa is there too.
When the roof deck is usable
Between November and March, Dubai settles into the low to mid 20s C, and the roof or deck area is easy to use again after the summer.
If you own here
Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Our guide to Al Furjan for owners sets out the permit steps. You can read more in the guide on handing a home in Al Furjan to a manager. If you are comparing buildings, look at Equiti Arcade and Al Fouad by Sooma as well.
Sources
Sources: Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Property Finder blog, dubizzle blog, Bayut Area Guides, Real Estate Club Dubai, Khaleej Times, Inside Realty, Dubai Media Office, Ibn Battuta Mall official site, Wikipedia, Gulf News, Dubai Miracle Garden site, Accor, Bayut.
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