Solena at The Orchard Place

Peak Summit closes out The Orchard Place with two towers set on a shared podium

Of the five towers that make up The Orchard Place, the first two are already marked as complete in the developer's brochure. Solena covers the remaining two, Towers D and E, which form phase 3 of the scheme. Tower D has 23 residential floors and Tower E has 30. Both sit on a ground floor and a shared four-level podium. Peak Summit Real Estate Development is offering studios, one and two bedroom apartments and three bedroom penthouses, with handover set for June 2028.

Phase 3 of a project where A and B are already sold out

Buying into Solena means joining a scheme where the first half has already sold. The brochure lists Towers A and B as sold, while Tower C remains listed without that tag. This phasing brings a real advantage for buyers: the address, the style and the fit-out standard are already known, and the immediate surroundings of the plot will already be occupied or close to it. There's a trade-off too. Towers D and E are the last to arrive, at a time when Jumeirah Village Circle has dozens of projects due for handover in the same window. The architecture keeps its Mediterranean-inspired look, with light facades and simple lines, which sets the scheme apart from the glass towers more common in the area.

Townhouses and lofts on the podium mezzanine

The most distinctive feature of the scheme sits at level L1. The lower and upper mezzanine plans show duplex townhouses and lofts in each of the two towers, spread across seven layouts (four townhouse types, three loft types). The developer presents them with a private garden at ground level and direct access to the podium amenities. For a family, this works as an alternative to a JVC villa: single level living with outdoor space, without giving up the services of a residential building. Above that, the typical floors run from the 12th to the 21st in Tower D and from the 15th to the 28th in Tower E. Levels 11 and 14 have their own separate plans, which points to distinct layouts at those heights.

Private pools reaching down to two bedroom units

The brochure highlights private pools in some one and two bedroom apartments, a feature usually reserved for penthouses in Dubai. Penthouses, for their part, come with pools on their top floor terraces. The exact number of units with pools isn't specified, and it's a question worth raising before booking, since this feature has a direct bearing on rental value. Inside, units come with light tones, floor to ceiling windows and kitchens fitted with Bosch appliances. The developer also mentions "New York style" standards, a marketing line that isn't backed up by any technical detail in the document.

One podium, shared between the two towers

Amenities are split across the podium along a clear logic. On the Tower D side sit a 25 metre infinity pool with a central island and submerged loungers, the kids' pool, steam rooms, changing rooms, a yoga terrace and a garden area with a fireplace. On the Tower E side are the gym, a play area, a padel court, a barbecue zone and a shared space for meetings or gatherings. Both barbecue areas and the padel court are booked through a residents' app. The kids' club spans two levels, positioned so parents can keep an eye on the pool. The entrance lobby combines green marble, timber finishes and a ceiling with integrated lighting.

Three parks on the doorstep and schools 14 minutes away

The plot is bordered on three sides by public green spaces, including Circle Community Park and District 12 Park. That's a genuine selling point in JVC, where many buildings simply face other buildings. Circle Mall is listed at 6 minutes away and a nursery at 4 minutes. The developer places the school cluster at 14 minutes, with Brighton College, GEMS Founders, GEMS Al Barsha and Dubai Heights Academy among them. Dubai Hills Mall is 12 minutes away, Palm Jumeirah 18, Dubai Marina and Mall of the Emirates 20, DXB airport 25 and Al Maktoum International 30. These drive times assume smooth traffic on Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, which is rarely the case during peak hours. The project is aimed primarily at families settling in long term, more than at short term rentals.