Valores Residences

Five years of defects liability: Valores' contractual bet in Al Furjan

Valores Property Development covers construction defects at Valores Residences for five years after handover. On the Dubai market, developers rarely offer a defects liability period beyond one year. The building itself stays modest in scale: a ground floor, two podium levels and seven residential floors, topped by a landscaped roof. The scheme offers one, two and three bedroom apartments in Al Furjan, the community Nakheel built between Sheikh Zayed Road and Jebel Ali. Amenities are plentiful for a building of this size, but the extended warranty remains the strongest selling point.

Five years of cover, against a one-year industry norm

The brochure markets this five-year warranty period as a first in the Gulf. We could not verify that claim, but the gap with standard practice is real. In Dubai, most off-plan contracts set defects liability at twelve months, on top of the ten-year structural liability required under UAE civil law. For a buyer who rents out the unit, that difference affects the bottom line: cracks, waterproofing issues, plumbing or faulty air conditioning stay on the developer's tab for a much longer stretch. Investors should read the contractual annex closely to see exactly what the clause covers, and what it leaves out.

A 35 metre pool and a submerged bar at podium level

The developer calls it a "private beach club," though it is really a landscaped beach area on the podium. The centerpiece is a 35 metre pool, an unusual length for a seven storey residential building. A bar set below water level, a children's pool, lawns and seating areas surround it. The gym overlooks this pool. It splits into two separate spaces, one for men and one for women, each with its own sauna and steam room. That separation will appeal to the family-oriented buyers from the Gulf and South Asia who make up much of Al Furjan's resident base.

A 200 metre jogging loop on the roof

The rooftop houses what the developer calls the Sky Forest Trail: a 200 metre running loop lined with greenery. An outdoor yoga area and barbecue stations round it out. The children's play area spreads partly across this terrace, blending into the planting. In a low-rise building, this rooftop space is one of the few outdoor common areas that sits above street level. How the shading and irrigation hold up in summer, when temperatures top 40 degrees, remains to be seen.

Three-bedroom units over 190 sqm

One-bedroom units run from 692 to 818 square feet, roughly 64 to 76 sqm. Two-bedroom units, at 1,168 to 1,485 square feet (108 to 138 sqm), include an extra room that can serve as a study or maid's room. Three-bedroom units reach 2,045 to 2,237 square feet, between 190 and 208 sqm. These are generous sizes for Al Furjan, where many recent launches lean toward studios and small one-bedrooms. Every unit comes with an open kitchen as standard, though buyers can request a closed kitchen instead, an option aimed squarely at families who cook often.

A general contractor standing behind the developer

Valores Property Development describes itself as a partnership between the founder of a major UAE construction group and a specialist in Dubai property management. AROMA is the main contractor on site. Design, sales and project oversight sit with Cledor Consulting, a development firm that says it sold its first project for AED 425 million in January 2024. This setup partly explains the five-year warranty: a developer backed by a builder has better control over construction-defect risk. One point to clarify before signing: the project page lists an August 2026 handover, while the official brochure points to the third quarter of 2027.

Free shuttle to Energy metro station

Al Furjan has its own station on the Red Line, but Valores Residences sits too far from it to reach on foot. The developer instead runs a free shuttle to Energy station, about ten minutes away. By car, Sheikh Zayed Road is two minutes off, Expo City ten, and Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah fifteen. Al Maktoum Airport, whose expansion is set to make it the emirate's main aviation hub, sits roughly twenty minutes away. Downtown Dubai takes twenty-five minutes outside peak hours.