Saba Tower 2, JLT
Saba Tower 2 rises 37 storeys in Jumeirah Lakes Towers and was developed by Saba Group. It holds 354 homes, from studios up to five-bedroom apartments and penthouses. One lobby serves every size, so you can take a studio for a long weekend while a family takes a larger layout for a month. Both of you walk through the same doors.
Floors
37
Units
354
Developer
Saba Group
Unit Types
Studio-5BR
Area
JLT, Cluster Q
Contents
- The district DMCC planned around it
- Pool, steam room and roof deck
- A working week without leaving the podium
- A day that stays inside the tower
- Studios to penthouses, by length of stay
- Landing from DXB
- The footbridge and the station that changed its name
- From the Red Line to the water bus
- By car, if you have one
- The lake park and the evening round
- Carrefour, the gym next door and the cinema
- Mall, beach and the road between
- Clinics and the school question
- What to weigh
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
The district DMCC planned around it
DMCC, the free zone authority created in 2002, is the master developer of Jumeirah Lakes Towers, and its headquarters sit in Almas Tower. The first tower to be completed was Saba Tower, finished in December 2006. The Saba name has stood on this skyline since the start.
Most construction took place in 2008, and the project began with four lakes. Lake Elucio was later drained, leaving three. Hence the look of towers around water, not a single grid.
Pool, steam room and roof deck
The wellness side is where a day winds down. A swimming pool and a gym are in the building, and a sauna and a steam room sit beside a jacuzzi. If you want to end an afternoon without leaving the tower, that is covered.
The building also has a roof or deck area. A day-care or nursery space is part of it too, which counts for something when you travel with a toddler and the plan changes by the hour.
The podium works as a small high street. A supermarket and a pharmacy sit within the building or its podium, with retail units and cafes on site. Almaya Supermarket is the nearest shop, 0.02 km from the tower, and Life Pharmacy is 0.1 km away, so water and milk for the first evening need no planning.
A reception desk and security with CCTV cover run the entrance, and maintenance services are provided at the building. Parking for residents comes with it. Arrive by car and the question of where it sleeps is answered.
A working week without leaving the podium
If you are working remotely for a stretch, the building gives the week a shape. A gym in the building covers the morning, the cafes on site cover the coffee and the lunch, and the supermarket and pharmacy on the podium handle the errands that usually eat an hour. A reception desk is part of the building too.
A day that stays inside the tower
Start with the gym, which sits inside the building, so a morning session costs you no commute. The cafes on site cover breakfast afterwards. Through the middle of the day the pool and the roof or deck area are there for you, and a sauna followed by the steam room makes a sensible last stop before evening. The reception desk keeps arrivals and handovers straightforward.
Studios to penthouses, by length of stay
For a weekend or a single work trip, a studio or a one-bedroom keeps things simple. The pool and gym downstairs mean you plan nothing around the building. For a week with children, a two-bedroom or three-bedroom gives you separate rooms, and the day-care space is there if you need it. Stay a month, and the gym and the podium supermarket become your routine.
Groups and extended families look to the four-bedroom and five-bedroom layouts and the penthouses at the top. With 354 homes in one block, you pick a layout without leaving the tower.
Landing from DXB
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is 38.4 km from the tower. That is about 35 minutes by road when the traffic is free-flowing, so a taxi from arrivals takes you to the door in one leg. Sheikh Zayed Road can be congested at rush hour. Land in the evening peak and the drive will run longer.
The footbridge and the station that changed its name
A footbridge over Sheikh Zayed Road joins the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop to the DMCC metro station, so you cross the highway above the traffic. One stop along, Dubai Marina Mall has its own Dubai Tram stop, next to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers stop on the same line.
The metro station first called Jumeirah Lakes Towers was renamed Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) station from 1 September 2018.
From the Red Line to the water bus
Sobha Realty metro station on the Red Line is 0.37 km from the tower, and the Dubai Marina Mall tram stop is 0.41 km away. Between the two, you can reach Dubai Marina, JBR and Palm Jumeirah without a car, which is the main reason this address works for a stay with no hire car.
For a change from the road, the Marina Mall water bus stop is 0.6 km from the tower, and Marina Promenade has a water bus stop run by RTA. Public buses run several routes in and around the district. Taxis wait outside each of the two metro stations.
By car, if you have one
Jumeirah Lakes Towers lies along Sheikh Zayed Road, the main road through this part of Dubai. Dubai Marina is roughly 7 to 10 minutes away by car, and Palm Jumeirah about 10. From the two metro stations the Dubai Tram carries on along the coast, past Jumeirah Beach Residence and Media City on its way to Palm Jumeirah, which is the better choice when you would rather not park.
The lake park and the evening round
Jumeirah Lakes Towers Park is 0.23 km from the tower, on the site of the drained Lake Elucio. Lakeside walkways run around the remaining lakes. Footpaths join the towers, shops, parks and water, so a slow loop before dinner is easy to build into the evening.
Paros is a Greek-inspired rooftop restaurant on top of the Taj hotel. Saigon is in Cluster D. McGettigan's runs as an Irish pub. Closer to the door, 42 places to eat sit within 500 m of the tower, among them Tim Hortons and Indi Bistro.
Carrefour, the gym next door and the cinema
Carrefour is 0.06 km from the tower, close enough for the bigger shop that Almaya does not cover. Convenience stores and banks are spread across the clusters. A forgotten charger never becomes an expedition.
If the building gym is not enough, Real Pilates JLT is 0.53 km away for a class. PadelX, a floating padel court, suits an active day. Reel Cinemas is 0.63 km from the tower, and a film is the easy answer to a hot afternoon. An escape room fills a quiet one.
Mall, beach and the road between
Dubai Marina has a large mall of its own, while this district relies on Dubai Marina Mall, 0.58 km from the tower. It has 140 shops. For the sea, JBR, Marina Beach and Kite Beach are the beaches people use from JLT. Marina Beach is 1.46 km from the tower, a short tram or taxi ride. Back in the district, Almas Tower, an office building, stands on its own island between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East.
Clinics and the school question
Lux Aeterna Clinic is 0.91 km from the tower, and Aster Clinic and Armada Medical Centre each serve a named cluster. JLT has no schools of its own. A family staying longer should settle the school run first, since Emirates International School in The Meadows is 1.69 km away. Al Rahim Mosque and Mosque Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed are both in the district.
What to weigh
This tower suits you if you want a pool, a steam room and a supermarket in one block. It suits you less if you want sand at the door, because the beaches people use from JLT all need a tram or a taxi. That is the trade, and for most visitors it is a fair one.
If you own here
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 from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Our Jumeirah Lakes Towers area guide sets the district out from the ownership side. Goldcrest Views 1 and Preatoni Tower have their own guides.
Sources
Sources: Wikipedia, Property Finder blog, Dubai-Online tram stop page, Khaleej Times, JLT community blog, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, dubizzle Property blog, Dubizzle blog, Engel and Voelkers area guide, Bayut, Propsearch.
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