Oakley Square Residences

Oakley Square Residences is a completed mid-rise development by Ellington Properties in Jumeirah Village Circle, comprising 114 apartments across studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, delivered to semi-furnished specification in Q2 2024.

# The building and its position in Jumeirah Village Circle

Ellington has built a consistent reputation in JVC for residential developments that prioritise finish quality and considered proportions over raw unit count. Oakley Square Residences holds to that pattern. A single building of 114 homes, it sits within one of Dubai's more genuinely residential districts, where low-rise streets, community parks and school catchments draw owner-occupiers as readily as investors.

JVC itself has matured considerably. The density of amenity, the presence of Circle Mall, and a park-to-unit ratio unusual for inner Dubai all contribute to a neighbourhood that functions as a community rather than a holding pattern. Oakley Square occupies a position within that fabric, with a community park under ten minutes on foot and the district's primary retail anchor a five-minute drive away.

# Residences, layouts and semi-furnished specification

The 114 apartments span three configurations. Studios range from approximately 494 to 539 square feet, one-bedroom apartments from around 662 to just over 1,019 square feet, and two-bedroom units from roughly 1,017 to 1,518 square feet. That upper two-bedroom figure represents a generous footprint by JVC standards, allowing for a distinct separation between living and sleeping areas that smaller builds in the district rarely achieve.

Ellington's interior approach across its JVC portfolio favours floor-to-ceiling glazing, open-plan living and dining zones, and neutral material palettes with considered texture. The semi-furnished specification sets a baseline for incoming residents or tenants while leaving room for personalisation.

Service charges are set at 14 AED per square foot, a figure worth factoring into yield calculations for investors.

# Amenities: leisure, fitness and family provision

# Poolside and outdoor facilities

The development includes both a leisure pool and a lap pool, each served by cabanas and sun loungers. An outdoor terrace provides additional lounge space, and a shaded kids' play area together with a dedicated children's pool makes provision for families without crowding the adult amenity offer.

The padel tennis court reflects a broader shift in Dubai residential amenity, where the sport has moved from boutique club to standard building specification over the past two years. An indoor and outdoor fitness area covers the training needs of most residents without requiring off-site gym membership.

A cinema room rounds out the common facilities. It is a relatively compact amenity list, but each item is present rather than aspirational, given the development is complete and operational.

# Location: connectivity and daily convenience

Circle Mall JVC sits 1.3 kilometres away, a five-minute drive covering supermarkets, food and beverage and everyday retail. JSS International School is 1.7 kilometres out, or five minutes by car, which places Oakley Square within a practical school-run radius for families with children in international education.

Sufouh Beach is reachable in 14 minutes, Downtown Dubai in 22. Neither is walking distance, but both sit within the kind of driving range that Dubai residents treat as local. The Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road corridor, which JVC borders, keeps the wider city accessible without the congestion that affects more centrally positioned districts.

# What Oakley Square represents for a yield-focused or lifestyle buyer

With construction complete and units delivered, Oakley Square sidesteps the execution risk that accompanies off-plan purchases. For buyers based in the UK, Europe or Asia evaluating Dubai as a rental income play, a completed Ellington asset in an established JVC location carries a straightforward proposition: a known product in a district with demonstrated rental demand, from a developer whose resale performance in the submarket is documented.

For end-users, the combination of semi-furnished apartments, operational amenities and proximity to schooling makes a direct move-in viable. The building is fully sold, which means access is through the secondary market, but the absence of off-plan uncertainty is a reasonable trade for buyers who prefer to underwrite what already exists.