Sola Residences

Three bedrooms and a splash pad: Centurion targets Jebel Ali families

Sola Residences offers units up to three bedrooms, at a time when several neighbouring buildings in Wasl Gate stop at smaller layouts. The Centurion Properties development comprises a ground floor, a podium level dedicated to amenities, twelve residential floors and a rooftop. Handover is set for 30 November 2027, on a freehold basis. The brochure makes no secret of it: the primary target is families. A kids' pool, a splash pad, a sports court and a central park nearby all point in that direction.

Twelve floors sitting on an amenity podium

The building follows a layout common in Dubai, but a straightforward one. The ground floor houses the lobby, a drop-off area and retail units. The podium groups the shared amenities together, which keeps them separate from the residential floors and limits foot traffic in private corridors. Above that sit twelve floors of apartments, then the rooftop. The facades rely on clean lines and large glazed surfaces, and interiors come with panoramic windows and kitchens fitted with European appliance brands, though no specific brands are named.

Kids' pool, splash pad and sports court

The amenities list runs to eighteen items, and a good number of them are aimed directly at children. There's a dedicated kids' pool, separate from the shared pool, a splash pad (water play without a deep basin) and a play area. For adults, a shared gym, a meditation zone and jogging tracks round out the offering. A sports court is also part of the plan, which remains uncommon in a building of this size. Parking is covered, a detail that matters during Jebel Ali summers. Security relies on CCTV, access control and 24-hour guarding.

Centurion shifts gears after its office towers

Centurion Properties has mostly made a name for itself recently with commercial buildings, Capital One in Jumeirah Village Circle and Burj Capital in Business Bay. Sola Residences therefore marks a shift toward family housing. The developer isn't steering the district itself: it's building on a plot within a masterplan designed by another party. For a buyer, the question worth asking concerns execution, meaning whether the timeline holds and how the finishes hold up on what is a first residential project of this kind for the developer in the area. Sales run through the agency Octa Properties.

Wasl holds the Wasl Gate masterplan

The surrounding district falls under Wasl, a company backed by the Dubai Real Estate Corporation (DREC) and active since 2008. It manages more than 40,000 properties across the emirate, spanning residential, commercial and hospitality. It's the entity developing Wasl Gate along Sheikh Zayed Road, with its boulevards, retail and a central park planned within the district's footprint. Several private developers are building there in parallel, which means a fairly dense supply arriving on the market over the same few years. The family-oriented positioning of Sola Residences, with its three-bedroom units, helps it stand apart from projects built around studios.

IKEA, Corridor of Tolerance and Energy station

Energy metro station, on the red line, is roughly a four-minute drive according to the project's fact sheet, and the brochure even describes it as walkable. Festival Plaza, home to IKEA and ACE, sits a few minutes away, as does Ibn Battuta Mall. The district borders the Corridor of Tolerance, which brings together churches, temples and other places of worship, a practical consideration for a portion of expat families. For longer trips, Palm Jumeirah is listed at 17 minutes, Mall of the Emirates at 25 minutes, Al Maktoum Airport at 30 minutes and Dubai International at 35 minutes. The district sits closer to Jebel Ali and Expo City than to downtown Dubai, and it's this employment base that underpins most of the rental demand.