John Richmond District

John Richmond District is a single residential building developed by MIRA Developments in Discovery Gardens, currently under construction and available for presale. Designed in collaboration with fashion designer John Richmond, it positions itself as a furnished residential address with a distinct design identity, offering studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments priced from AED 890,000.

# The building and its place in Discovery Gardens

Discovery Gardens is an established mid-density residential district in the Jebel Ali corridor, bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road to the east and the Emirates Road interchange to the south. It has long attracted residents who value proximity to Dubai Marina without paying Marina prices. John Richmond District enters this neighbourhood as a single building with a design brief that leans toward fashion-inflected interiors rather than the anonymous glass-and-steel formula common to the area.

The collaboration with John Richmond gives the architecture and interior language a more considered identity. The building is presently under construction, and buyers are purchasing ahead of completion.

# Residences: layouts, sizes and furnished specification

Three unit types are available. Studios measure 395.74 sq ft and are priced at AED 890,000. One-bedroom apartments run to 718.51 sq ft at AED 1,500,000. Two-bedroom units reach 1,186.38 sq ft at AED 2,070,000.

All residences are delivered fully furnished. The furnishing package carries the John Richmond design identity, which means buyers are not selecting from a builder's standard catalogue but from an interior scheme developed as part of the project's core concept. For international buyers purchasing remotely, this removes a significant post-handover variable.

At AED 2,248 per sq ft for the studio and approximately AED 2,087 per sq ft for the two-bedroom, pricing sits at the upper end of the Discovery Gardens submarket, reflecting the furnished specification and branded positioning.

# Amenities within the building

The podium programme includes a swimming pool, gym, outdoor fitness area, yoga area, table tennis, a spa, and a retail and restaurant component. This is a reasonably complete amenity stack for a single building rather than a master-planned community, and it reduces the reliance on street-level retail that can be inconsistent in mid-density districts.

The gym is listed in the developer's own materials as "state-of-the-art," a phrase taken on trust here. What matters practically is that residents have fitness infrastructure on-site without leaving the building.

# Connectivity and the case for Discovery Gardens

Discovery Gardens sits adjacent to the Ibn Battuta Mall and connects directly to the Ibn Battuta Metro Station on the Red Line. That link puts Dubai Marina within two stops and Downtown Dubai within approximately thirty minutes by rail. For residents working in the financial district or commuting toward Abu Dhabi on Sheikh Zayed Road, the location is functional without being peripheral.

The nearby list provided contains no specific landmarks or distances, so buyers should conduct their own verification of journey times before committing.

# Who this project suits and where it sits in the market

John Richmond District makes its clearest case to two buyer profiles. The first is an investor targeting the furnished short-term or corporate rental market, where a complete, design-led product commands a premium over generic unfurnished stock. The second is an owner-occupier, particularly from the European or GCC market, who wants a compact Dubai base with a recognisable design name attached and no interior fit-out project to manage.

The pricing is not entry-level for Discovery Gardens, and buyers should weigh the branded premium against comparable furnished stock in Jumeirah Village Circle or Dubai Marina, where the surrounding infrastructure is more developed. The project's merit rests substantially on the quality of the delivered furnishing package and the build finish, both of which can only be assessed properly closer to handover.