Topaz Avenue, Al Furjan
Topaz Avenue is an apartment building in Al Furjan, developed by Grand Properties, with homes from one to three bedrooms. At street level it carries retail units and a day-care nursery space. The building has a daily rhythm of its own before you ever reach the lifts.
It suits couples who want a quiet base with a pool and a gym under one roof. It also suits a family that needs a second or third bedroom without paying for a villa. Al Furjan mixes apartment buildings with townhouses and villas. Topaz Avenue sits among homes of every size. It suits you less if you want a beach walk or a late night out: the community is quieter than Dubai Marina or JBR and lacks their party atmosphere.
Developer
Grand Properties
Location
Al Furjan
On this page
- From the gym to the jacuzzi, in the order a day runs
- Parking, the front desk and the rest of the ground floor
- One bedroom to three, for a week or a month
- Arriving from DXB: the Red Line and the F45
- The Pavilion, where the errands happen
- Dinner and coffee close to home
- The cycle links and the school run
- Who built the neighbours
- How the neighbourhood grew
- Where Al Furjan sits
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
From the gym to the jacuzzi, in the order a day runs
A day inside starts at the gym, with an early session before the corridors fill and the lifts get busy with school and work. The swimming pool takes the middle of the day, once the sun is high and the building has gone quiet. By evening the sauna, the steam room and the jacuzzi are the better plan, and they turn a tired afternoon into a slow hour. None of it needs a taxi.
Parking, the front desk and the rest of the ground floor
Arriving by car is simple, because the building has parking for residents. A reception desk and security with CCTV cover sit between the street and the lifts. Cafes or restaurants share the ground floor. Maintenance services are provided at the building, so a tap or an air-conditioning unit that misbehaves has a route to a fix without a long wait.
One bedroom to three, for a week or a month
On a short stay the home size hardly matters, and on a month it matters a great deal. A one-bedroom gives one or two people a kitchen and a living area with room for a laptop, while the pool and gym downstairs replace the paid membership you would otherwise hunt for. The larger homes suit a family sharing the building for weeks, because the children can swim before dinner. A two-bedroom splits the difference for two friends travelling together, or for a couple where one of you works from home and needs a door to close. For a change of scene, Jebel Ali Recreation Club has a pool and a gym, plus tennis and squash courts. Closer to home, Al Furjan Club has a temperature-controlled pool, a sports court, a fully equipped gym and four fitness studios.
Arriving from DXB: the Red Line and the F45
From Dubai International Airport (DXB) you can take a taxi in one leg to the door, or go by rail. Al Furjan (R72) is one of the Route 2020 stations, alongside The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Investment Park and Expo 2020. The station opened on 1 January 2021.
Discovery Gardens is the neighbouring Red Line station. RTA Route F45 is a metro link bus that starts at Al Furjan Metro Station and runs to Discovery Gardens, which covers the last stretch if you would rather not take a taxi from the platform.
By road, Al Furjan lies between Sheikh Zayed Road and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road. Access also runs through Al Yalayis Street and Garn Al Sabkha Street. The main roads slow at peak hours, and some parts of the community are still under construction, which you notice as a diversion more than anything else.
The Pavilion, where the errands happen
Al Furjan Pavilion holds a Spinneys supermarket beside the Al Furjan Clubhouse, with Boots and African & Eastern close by, plus a Costa and a McDonald's. Al Furjan West Pavilion on the other side of the development has Geant and Life Pharmacy, plus a barber. If you travel with a small child, the nursery space inside Topaz Avenue itself is one more reason the first week feels easy.
Medicentres Al Furjan sits inside Al Furjan Pavilion, and Medcare Medical Centre is in Al Furjan West. Fakeeh Medicentres and NMC Specialty Hospital are the larger health providers named outside the community. Life Pharmacy and BinSina Pharmacy both have branches at Jumeirah Park Pavilion.
Dinner and coffee close to home
Exotic Shoreline serves Asian food, McCafferty's is an Irish pub with live music, and Oregano is an Italian restaurant inside Al Furjan Pavilion. The Garden Restaurant, Hyderabad Fusion, Thaifoon by Warinda and Arabian Grill are also named for the community. Boon Coffee Roasters at the Pavilion handles breakfast. The cafes downstairs save you the walk.
The cycle links and the school run
Walkways and parks run between the residential clusters. Cycle routes link the community to Discovery Gardens, so a weekend ride has a clear destination.
For longer stays with children, The Arbor School teaches the British curriculum from FS1 to Year 13 in Jebel Ali Village. Arcadia Global School opened in 2023. Chubby Cheeks and Redwood Montessori are among the nurseries that take children from a few months old. Jebel Ali School offers British GCSE and IGCSE courses, and Delhi Private School teaches the CBSE curriculum near Ibn Battuta Mall.
Between November and March, Dubai settles into the low to mid 20s C, and winter has none of the strong summer heat. Winter is the season for the cycle routes.
Who built the neighbours
Nakheel Properties is the master developer of the community. If you compare towers, look at Azizi Freesia and Gemz by Danube, two other Al Furjan buildings with their own guides on this site.
How the neighbourhood grew
The first phase of Al Furjan was announced in September 2007, with construction starting in 2008. Azizi Developments built many of the buildings. Danube Properties and Deyaar Development have also built here, as has Wasl Properties.
Where Al Furjan sits
Al Furjan is freehold and covers 560 hectares. Quortaj, Dubai Style, Murooj Al Furjan, Masakin Al Furjan and Tilal Al Furjan are among its sub-communities, and the district sits between Discovery Gardens and Jebel Ali Village. It is fenced and gated, with controlled visitor access, so a friend dropping by will check in at the gate first. That suits a quiet stay and slows a spontaneous one.
If you own here
Permits are not issued for properties whose sale agreements prohibit short-term rentals, and a developer no-objection certificate may be required where applicable. 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 explains the service in more detail.
Sources
Sources: Roads and Transport Authority, Property Finder blog, Khaleej Times, dubizzle blog, Real Estate Club Dubai, Dubai Media Office, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Ibn Battuta Mall official site, Dubai Miracle Garden site, Gulf News, Accor, Wikipedia, Bayut.
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