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Jumeirah Village Circle — Mid-rise, affordable, yield-led

Community · Downtown & Urban · Masterplan by Nakheel

Partially established

Jumeirah Village Circle

The highest advertised yields in the city, and the widest gap between advertised and realised.

Stage
Partially established
Developer
Nakheel
Types
ApartmentsTownhousesVillas
From
AED 765K
Handover
Q2 2027 – Q3 2027
Drive times
Dubai Marina — 15 minMall of the Emirates — 15 minDowntown Dubai — 22 min
What it is

Where the yield is real, and so is the gap.

Jumeirah Village Circle is a Nakheel master plan of mid-rise apartment buildings and townhouses between Al Khail and Hessa, developed plot by plot by dozens of third-party developers since 2010. It is where most of the city's sub-AED 1M apartments are.

Master developer
Nakheel
Completion
Planned · date TBCNo end date; plots continue to be released

A realised 6.1% is a good return. Modelling 8.2% is the problem.

What exists today

What is physically there in Jumeirah Village Circle.

The community is home to a large resident population and most of it is built: hundreds of mid-rise buildings, the townhouse clusters, Circle Mall (open since 2021), pocket parks and a supermarket in most blocks.

JSS International School operates inside the community; several other schools are within fifteen minutes in Al Barsha South and Motor City.

Road access from Al Khail Road and Hessa Street is complete, but the internal roads congest and construction traffic is constant.

Construction will continue for years: at any time dozens of plots are active, so a view or a quiet street today may not be one in three years.

Last verified

  1. Handed over · 2010–2016

    Nakheel townhouses and first apartment plots

    The villa and townhouse clusters and the earliest mid-rise buildings.

  2. Handed over · 2014–2025

    Third-party mid-rise buildings

    Several hundred buildings from dozens of developers, delivered plot by plot.

  3. Under construction · Continuous through 2029 and beyond

    Remaining plots

    Plots are still being sold and built; construction here does not have an end date.

Yield investors
Entry prices under AED 1M and tenant demand from the whole south-west of the city.
First-time buyers
Ownership at rent-level monthly costs, if the building is right.
Less suited to
Anyone who wants an address, a view, or a developer with a long record.

  • Parks

    Pocket parks throughout; Circle Mall for the weekly shop.

  • Retail & dining

    Circle Mall and ground-floor retail in most buildings.

  • Schools

    JSS International inside the community; others within fifteen minutes.

  • Healthcare

    Clinics in most buildings; Mediclinic Parkview is ten minutes.

  • Dubai Marina15 min
  • Mall of the Emirates15 min
  • Downtown Dubai22 min
  • DXB airport30 min

Al Khail Road and Hessa Street; the Marina and Mall of the Emirates in fifteen minutes. Internal roads are congested and construction traffic is constant.

Central enough by road. Inside the circle, construction traffic and unfinished roads are part of the deal for years to come.

Existing — built and open

  • Circle MallRetail
  • Pocket parks and the central community parksPark
  • Al Khail Road and Hessa Street accessRoad

Schools — operating

  • JSS International School

Healthcare — operating

  • Clinics in many buildings; Mediclinic Parkview is about ten minutes.

Avg price / ft²
AED 1,150+5% year on year
Typical gross yield
8.2% advertised · 6.1% realised

Advertised vs realised

Advertised gross yield
8.2%
Realised net yield
6.1%
Gap
−2.1 pt

Projects in this community

When the supply lands.

5 projects we cover in Jumeirah Village Circle, grouped by the year they are due to hand over — so you can see where completions cluster before you pick one.

2027

Handover 2027 · 2 projects
  • Render of IR1DIAN Park in Jumeirah Village Circle, two residential blocks with planted balconies above a shared ground-floor podium on a palm-lined streetUnder constructionObject 1
    Jumeirah Village Circle

    IR1DIAN Park

    From AED 931.6K

    Handover
    Q2 2027
    Payment plan
    10/50

    Studios – 1 bed · Apartments

  • Render of Binghatti Etherea in Jumeirah Village Circle from the air in low evening sun, the white-framed tower standing among mid-rise apartment blocks beside a landscaped parkNew launchBinghatti
    Jumeirah Village Circle

    Binghatti Etherea

    From AED 765K

    Handover
    Q3 2027
    Payment plan
    70/30

    Studios – 2 bed · Apartments

Handover to be confirmed

3 projects
  • Render of the Cello towers in Jumeirah Village Circle in morning light, white balconied facades beside a copper-toned band carrying the Taraf nameUnder constructionTaraf Holding
    Jumeirah Village Circle

    Cello

    Price on application

    Studios – 4 bed · Apartments & penthouses

  • Render of Beverly Crown in Jumeirah Village Circle from the street, a tower of curved balcony bands above a stone podium, with pedestrians at mid-distanceUnder constructionHMB Homes Real Estate Development LLC
    Jumeirah Village Circle

    Beverly Crown

    Price on application

    Studios – 2 bed · Apartments

  • Render of the facade of Havelock Heights in Jumeirah Village Circle at dusk, lit planted balconies crossed by a sweeping diagonal bandUnder constructionHMB Homes Real Estate Development LLC
    Jumeirah Village Circle

    Havelock Heights

    Price on application

    Studios – 3 bed · Apartments

Next step

Availability in Jumeirah Village Circle comes from a person.

What is for sale in Jumeirah Village Circle changes week to week, project by project and building by building. Tell us the budget and the bedrooms you have in mind and we will send what is genuinely open, at today's prices, with our view on which to look at first.

Use Availability in the bar below — an advisor checks it before sending and replies within one business day.

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OAC18 Perspective

Buy JVC for realised yield, building by building. Never buy it on the district average.

Raza Mujtaba, Co-Founder & Head of Advisory

Raza Mujtaba

Co-Founder & Head of Advisory · Client advisory & team development

Book with Raza
Where it is strong
Entry prices under AED 1M, broad tenant demand, and a realised 6% net that beats most of the city.
Where it falls short
The gap between advertised and realised yield is the widest in Dubai; service charges in thin-margin buildings rise; construction will continue for years; capital growth lags the coast.
Supply and handover

JVC is the most supplied apartment market in the city and will stay that way; several thousand units complete every year. That is why entry prices stay low and why realised yield (about 6.1%) sits two full points below the advertised figure (8.2%) once voids, service charges and management are counted. Capital growth lags the coast, and building quality ranges from very good to poor.

We shortlist here from a short list of buildings whose service-charge history and management we know. If you modelled 8.2% and borrowed against it, you have a problem that will not show up until year two.

Compare with nearby communities

Where else the same money goes.

  • Dubai Marina — Denser, higher yield, no beach frontage
    Established

    Dubai Marina

    The established alternative for a yield-led buyer: higher price, lower headline yield, far better liquidity.

  • Business Bay — Canal-side towers, rental-led, next to Downtown
    Established

    Business Bay

    Central, metro-connected towers at a mid-point price between JVC and Downtown.

  • Dubai South — Emerging masterplan around the new airport
    Under construction

    Dubai South

    The other volume market, further out and much less built, priced lower again.

Raza Mujtaba, Co-Founder & Head of Advisory
Raza MujtabaCo-Founder & Head of Advisory

Ask what we would avoid in Jumeirah Village Circle.

Twenty minutes on Jumeirah Village Circle specifically — which phases, which developers, and where the handover and resale risk actually sits.

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