Victoria Residency, Al Furjan: the Red Line station is seven minutes on foot, and two flats sold here this year
You can walk from Victoria Residency to the Red Line. Al Furjan station is about seven minutes on foot from the door, so nobody is stranded on arrival day.
Victoria Residency is a twelve-storey apartment building in Al Furjan, built by CPL Real Estate Development. Below is what a week in one of its flats looks like, and what it means if you own one.
- Developer: CPL Real Estate Development
- Storeys: 12
- Completed: December 2018
- Al Furjan metro station: about seven minutes on foot
- Dubai International: 43.8 km by road, about 42 minutes without traffic
Developer
CPL Real Estate Development
Storeys
12
DLD unit sales recorded in 2026
2
On this page
- Getting here from Dubai International
- How the neighbourhood came about
- The station next door
- The first errand
- Dinner without a car
- Mornings at the club
- Running and riding on Sheikh Zayed Road
- Festivals through the year
- Schools, for the family and the buyer
- If someone falls ill
- Reaching the coast and the office towers
- Everyday needs nearby
- Why an apartment suits a stay here
- What the register shows for 2026
- What owners get from us
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Getting here from Dubai International
The ride from Dubai International is 43.8 kilometres and takes about 42 minutes when the road is empty. Traffic adds to that, and an evening arrival should plan for longer.
Al Furjan sits between Discovery Gardens and Jebel Ali Village. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Yalayis Street run around it, with Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and Emirates Road close by.
How the neighbourhood came about
Nakheel is the master developer here. The project launched in 2010 and covers roughly 560 hectares. That is a lot of ground, and it explains why the place feels planned, with parks and pavilions laid out together rather than added as an afterthought.
There are four clusters, North, South, East and West, and each has at least one community park. Phases carry names such as Murano Residences and Avenue Residence.
The station next door
The main card here is the Red Line. The Al Furjan and Discovery Gardens stations opened in 2021 on the Route 2020 extension. The stops on that stretch are The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Investment Park and Expo 2020.
From Al Furjan station it is a short ride to Dubai Marina, and a shorter one to Expo City.
Discovery Gardens, the next station along, is a long walk or a five-minute drive. A bus stop is a minute from the door, which is handy when the afternoon sun makes even a short walk feel long, and the F46 runs directly to Ibn Battuta Mall.
The first errand
Landing tired, you want milk and bread, not a long search through a car park, and Fresh Leaves supermarket is five minutes away on foot. New W Mart is eight. A Spinneys is twelve.
Pavilion Al Furjan, the community's retail centre, is a short walk or a six-minute drive. Spinneys and Boots are there, along with Costa for coffee. A second centre, Al Furjan West Pavilion, adds Geant and Life Pharmacy.
The Avenue Residence centre has Carrefour Market and Nesto for a bigger shop, and more Nesto Hypermarket branches are nearby. City Centre Me'aisem and Ibn Battuta Mall are the two large malls closest to the community. Ibn Battuta Mall is about 12 minutes away by car.
Dinner without a car
Four restaurants and cafes sit within 500 metres of the building. Oregano and Costa are two, and Share Cafe and Paddock Restaurant the others. Oregano is an Italian place inside Al Furjan Pavilion. Exotic Shoreline serves Asian food, and McCafferty's is an Irish pub with live music.
Look a little wider and the map fills in. Jawharet Beirut and Karachi Inn are mapped in the Al Furjan area, and so is Boon Coffee Roasters at the Jumeirah Park Pavilion.
Shaded parks and gyms sit between the retail pavilions and cafes. Ibn Battuta Mall and Discovery Gardens make easy weekend outings. Evenings here are local and unhurried, with families out walking after the heat has gone and the pavilion cafes filling slowly. The weekend is a short trip.
Mornings at the club
The Al Furjan Club is nine minutes on foot and Pinpoint Fitness ten. The club has pools and a gym, with sports courts and studios. A sports complex at the Pavilion adds a pool and tennis courts, plus a sports hall.
Two parks are each about seven minutes away on foot, which makes a morning run or an evening stroll an easy habit to pick up. Jogging and cycling paths and soccer fields are among the amenities.
If you run, you have company this autumn. The Dubai Fitness Challenge asks for half an hour of activity a day for a month, and this year's edition runs through November with classes across the city. It closes with a yoga session at Zabeel Park.
Running and riding on Sheikh Zayed Road
Two mornings a year close part of the road to cars. Dubai Run is a free 5 km and 10 km run that starts early, with the road shut to traffic until mid-morning. Dubai Ride closes a stretch for a family route past Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera, towards Burj Khalifa.
Our reading is that from Victoria Residency you can take the Red Line towards the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall stop, which makes the city centre an easy day out.
Festivals through the year
Dubai's retail calendar gives the year its rhythm. Winter belongs to the shopping festival. Ramadan and Eid come in spring, and Summer Surprises runs through July and August.
Ramadan brings night markets and heritage experiences, plus iftar and suhoor menus. Eid Al Adha adds family dining deals and cultural performances. This season, the Diwali Festival of Lights brings shopping offers and dining deals for ten days from 2 November.
Schools, for the family and the buyer
Al Furjan has more schooling close by than most apartment districts. Arcadia Global School is about eleven minutes on foot, and The Arbor School eight minutes by car. Arcadia is a British school that opened only recently. The Arbor School follows the British curriculum from the early years to sixth form.
Jebel Ali School offers British GCSE and IGCSE courses, and Delhi Private School teaches the CBSE curriculum near Ibn Battuta Mall.
If you plan to live in the flat one day, or to sell it to a family, this is the list a buyer will read before anything else. Several of these schools sit in and beside the community. Chubby Cheeks and Redwood Montessori take children from a few months old, and so does Jebel Ali Village Nursery.
If someone falls ill
For a pharmacy or clinic you walk further. BinSina and Aster pharmacies are about fifteen minutes on foot, and Medcare Medical Centre sixteen. Medicentres Al Furjan is inside the Pavilion. The nearest mapped hospital, NMC Jebel Ali, is a thirteen-minute drive.
Reaching the coast and the office towers
The beach is not on the doorstep. JBR and Dubai Marina are about 20 minutes away by car, and Business Bay about 32.
The train is the calmer option, especially on a Friday afternoon when the roads towards the coast fill up with cars. Marina is a short ride from Al Furjan station, so a beach day does not need a taxi. The ride is shorter than the drive, and it ends close to the sand.
Everyday needs nearby
Not every errand needs a mall, and a good number of the small ones can be done on foot within the community itself. The Warehouse Gym and Super Star Sports are mapped in the Al Furjan area, and so are several community pools in Discovery Gardens.
Dreamz Park 1 and Dreamz Park 2 and District 5 Park are mapped as places to play or walk. Masjid Abdullah Ali Al-Chaafar is the mosque listed in the area.
A LIFE Pharmacy and a BinSina Pharmacy are both in the Jumeirah Park Pavilion.
Why an apartment suits a stay here
Book a flat instead of a hotel room and you get a kitchen and a living room. In this building you also get a station and a supermarket within a short walk. Our reading is that the combination suits a week or a month better than a hotel does.
The community is not only apartments, since Al Furjan Villas and Townhouses sit beside Azure Residences and The Cycle Residences, so the streets around the building are a mix of homes and you see families as well as other visitors. Quortaj, Dubai Style, Murooj Al Furjan and Masakin Al Furjan are named among the sub-communities.
What the register shows for 2026
Two flats sold here this year, both ordinary sales: a three-bedroom at AED 2,300,000 in January and a two-bedroom at AED 1,650,000 in April.
| Unit type | Sales | Dates | Price (AED) | Size (sq m) | AED per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-bedroom | 1 | 17 Apr | 1,650,000 | 128.5 | 12,840 |
| Three-bedroom | 1 | 16 Jan | 2,300,000 | 177.75 | 12,940 |
Two sales are two data points, not a market. If you own a flat here, they are a sketch of the size and price of the neighbours.
What owners get from us
If you own here, we look after the whole stay. Royale Stays handles furnishing and photography. We set the pricing and run check-in. We answer guest messages and handle maintenance. Our management fee is from 15% of booking revenue.
Letting a flat here starts with the Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit in your name, which we file.
Sources
Sources: Engel & Voelkers Dubai, Inside Realty, Real Estate Club Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority, Property Finder, Dubai Media Office, The National, Visit Dubai.
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