The East Crest, JVC
The East Crest is a 21-storey residential building in JVC District 17, Jumeirah Village Circle, developed by Meteora Real Estate Development and completed in January 2026. Propsearch.ae records 118 units, all one-bedroom apartments, with a fitness centre, an outdoor cinema and a children's pool. This guide covers the unit mix, amenities, location and Dubai Land Department sale prices for owners weighing a short-let against a long-let.
Developer
Meteora Real Estate Development
Storeys
21 per propsearch.ae, no basement levels
Units
118
Unit mix
One-bedroom apartments
Completed
January 2026
Location
JVC District 17, Jumeirah Village Circle
About The East Crest
The East Crest is a freehold 21-storey residential building in JVC District 17, Jumeirah Village Circle, with no basement levels. Propsearch.ae names Meteora Real Estate Development as the developer. Construction began in March 2023 against an estimated handover of the second quarter of 2024, and the building was completed in January 2026.
Propsearch.ae names Islamic Architects Consulting Engineers as the architectural consultant, Voce International Constructions as the main contractor and Optimum Foundation Company for the foundation work. It gives the project value as AED 49,201,000 (about USD 13.4 million), a developer estimate made before construction. The developer announced in June 2023 that all units had sold out.
Everything in this section is single-sourced from propsearch.ae, whose Dubai Land Department transaction records back the pricing below. Disclosed conflict: propsearch.ae's data says 21 storeys, while its reproduced brochure text says 19. Bayut.com, Dubricks and Property Finder hold no page for the building, and dxbinteract.com could not be loaded. All live-checked 2026-09-24.
Location and Nearby Landmarks
The East Crest sits in JVC District 17, with Markh Park about 0.1 km away, Halool Park 0.4 km and Thamam Park 0.5 km. Gloria H.E. Hotel Apartments is the nearest hotel at 0.2 km.
Cinepolis at Circle Mall is about 0.7 km away, Reel Cinemas at The Springs Souk 2.7 km, Dubai Miracle Garden 2.6 km, The Els Golf Club 2.6 km and Montgomerie Golf Course 4.3 km. For the wider picture of the district, see Royale Stays' Airbnb management in JVC page.
Nearby parks, hotels, cinemas and attractions sourced from propsearch.ae. Used as location colour rather than a load-bearing fact. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Unit Types and Sizes
Propsearch.ae records 118 units in The East Crest, all one-bedroom apartments. Recent Dubai Land Department sales are of 615 to 769 sq ft.
Apartments have oversize windows, marble kitchen counter tops, custom cabinetry, porcelain bathroom floor tiles and custom vanities with mirrors and integrated lighting.
Unit count, mix and finishes from propsearch.ae, a single portal source. Transaction sizes from its Dubai Land Department records; one recorded mortgage is on a 731 sq ft unit, so sizes may run wider than the sales shown. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Amenities
Propsearch.ae lists a fitness centre, a children's swimming pool, a kids' play area, an entertainment zone, an outdoor cinema, an outdoor lounge area, a pagoda and retail areas.
The list comes from one portal, so it is unconfirmed. Ask the building management for the current facilities and opening hours.
Amenity list from propsearch.ae, a single portal source. Confirm a specific facility with the building management before relying on it. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Transportation and Access
The East Crest is a car-first location, like most of JVC.
By car, it takes roughly 22 minutes to reach Dubai Mall, 16 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 18 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 20 minutes to The Walk JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 27 minutes away and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) roughly 31 minutes.
Drive times from propsearch.ae, Google Maps-calculated, fastest route in typical traffic. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Price Guide: Sales at The East Crest
Recent Dubai Land Department sale records for The East Crest, filtered to Sale and Delayed Sale transactions, show one-bedroom apartments at AED 770,000 to AED 873,500 between 3 August and 16 September. Propsearch.ae lists 50 transaction records for the building, of which ten are shown on the page.
Four of those ten are sales: two 615 sq ft units at AED 800,000 on 3 August and 13 August (AED 1,301 per sq ft), a 615 sq ft unit at AED 770,000 on 10 September (AED 1,252) and a 769 sq ft unit at AED 873,500 on 16 September (AED 1,136). Use Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator to test a purchase price against expected returns.
Sale prices from propsearch.ae's structured Transaction Type and Building Name fields, Building Name The East Crest by Meteora; the two September records are labelled Delayed Sale and the other two Sale. Excluded as not being sales: five Mortgage Registrations (AED 400,000, 430,268, 636,000, 640,000 and 640,000) and one Delayed Mortgage (AED 430,268). Four sales is a thin sample, and the two AED 800,000 records could describe one unit, so the figures are indicative only. No service-charge or rental figures were found. Live-checked 2026-09-24.
Airbnb Income Potential at The East Crest
The East Crest 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 January 2026 completion, a uniform one-bedroom mix, a fitness centre and outdoor cinema, and Circle Mall under a kilometre away. What works against it: it is a car-first location, and a building this new has little resale history to read.
Royale Stays does not publish building-specific earnings for The East Crest, 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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