Shamal Waves, JVC
Shamal Waves, also called The Waves, is a low-rise residential complex in JVC District 14, Jumeirah Village Circle, developed by Lootah Real Estate Development and completed in 2018. Sources disagree on its size, counting 67, 68 or 135 units in buildings of four or five storeys, but agree on a mix of studios, one-bedroom apartments and lofts with a pool, a gym, a steam room and a sauna. This guide covers the unit mix, facilities and location for owners weighing a short-let against a long-let, and says plainly that no sale list could be found.
Developer
Lootah Real Estate Development
Storeys
5 per propsearch.ae and Dubricks, 4 per Bayut.com
Units
Sources differ: 135, 68 or 67
Unit mix
Mostly studios, with 1-bedroom apartments, lofts and 2-bedroom units
Completed
2018
Location
JVC District 14, Jumeirah Village Circle
About Shamal Waves
Shamal Waves is a freehold residential complex in JVC District 14, Jumeirah Village Circle, part of the Shamal community. Propsearch.ae, Bayut.com and Dubricks all name Lootah Real Estate Development as the developer, and propsearch.ae and Dubricks record construction from 2016 and completion in 2018. Propsearch.ae and Dubricks name Arif and Bintoak as the architect.
Bayut.com describes two identical buildings, which may explain why counts differ between portals. Bayut.com adds that the complex is gated with 24-hour maintenance and CCTV.
Developer, freehold status and the 2016 start and 2018 completion are confirmed by two or more portals. Disclosed conflicts: propsearch.ae and Dubricks give 135 units and five storeys, Bayut.com gives 67 units and four storeys, and dxbinteract.com counts 68 units, so all three counts are shown. Property Finder holds no page for the building. All live-checked 2026-09-24.
Location and Nearby Landmarks
Shamal Waves sits in JVC District 14, with Al Nakhla Park about 0.3 km away and Halfa Park and Harmel Park each 0.4 km. Tower 108 Hotel Apartments is the nearest hotel at 0.3 km.
Reel Cinemas at The Springs Souk is about 1.8 km away, The Els Golf Club 2.1 km, Cinepolis at Circle Mall 2.4 km, Montgomerie Golf Course 2.9 km and Jumeirah Golf Estates Golf Course 3.3 km. For the wider picture of the district, see Royale Stays' Airbnb management in JVC page.
Nearby parks, hotels, cinemas and golf clubs sourced from propsearch.ae. Used as location colour rather than a load-bearing fact. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Unit Types and Sizes
DXB Interact counts 68 units: 51 studios, 14 one-bedroom units and 3 two-bedroom units. Bayut.com counts 67 units, including 54 studios, three one-bedroom apartments and ten duplexes offered as two-bedroom units and one-bedroom lofts.
Bayut.com puts studios at 450 to 600 sq ft, with covered areas across the complex of 485 to 1,500 sq ft. DXB Interact's ranges are 476 to 737 sq ft for studios, 894 to 2,201 sq ft for one-bedroom units and 998 sq ft for the two-bedroom units.
Counts and sizes from dxbinteract.com and Bayut.com, which disagree at the edges of each range and on the total. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Amenities
Propsearch.ae, Bayut.com and Dubricks all list a swimming pool, a gym with a steam room and sauna and parking, and propsearch.ae adds a grand lobby. Bayut.com and Dubricks add a kids' play area, and Bayut.com says the parking is in the basement.
Ask the building management which facilities are in use today, as the complex is now several years old.
Pool, gym, steam room, sauna and parking confirmed by three portals. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Transportation and Access
Shamal Waves is a car-first location, like most of JVC.
By car, it takes roughly 19 minutes to reach Dubai Mall, 14 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 16 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 18 minutes to The Walk JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 25 minutes away and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) roughly 34 minutes.
Drive times from propsearch.ae, Google Maps-calculated, fastest route in typical traffic. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Price Guide: Sales at Shamal Waves
No individual sale list could be found for Shamal Waves. Propsearch.ae's page for the building shows no Dubai Land Department transaction records, and Bayut.com and Dubricks show no figures.
DXB Interact reports a median of AED 870 per sq ft for studios, based on 13 sales, and no median for the other unit types. Check recent Dubai Land Department sales and current listings before setting a purchase budget, then use Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator to test a price against expected returns.
The studio median is from dxbinteract.com and is a single-source figure with no underlying list of sales to check it against, so treat it as indicative only. No service-charge or rental figures were found. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Airbnb Income Potential at Shamal Waves
Shamal Waves is a residential building with no hotel operator listed, so the standard route applies: the owner holds the title, the unit is registered as a holiday home with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, and Royale Stays handles the application, the furnishing plan, photography, pricing, guest check-in, communications and maintenance under a management fee from 15%. Our Airbnb management in JVC page covers how that works across the community, and the wider Airbnb property management in Dubai guide covers the service in full.
What works in its favour: a low-rise gated complex, a pool, gym, steam room and sauna on three portals, three parks within 0.4 km and a hotel 0.3 km away. What works against it: it is a car-first location, and unit counts differ from 67 to 135 between sources.
Royale Stays does not publish building-specific earnings for Shamal Waves, and no figure on this page should be read as one. JVC is not one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas. If you own here and want a comparison of a furnished short-let against a long-let for your actual unit, the number to call is +971 56 642 4239.
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