JLT Cluster C sits in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), Dubai’s lakeside community of high-rise towers, in the Al Thanyah Fifth area. The cluster is made up of three towers: Fortune Tower, a commercial office building, and two mixed-use towers, Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium, which combine office space with residential apartments. All three were completed between 2007 and 2009, and the cluster is fully built out today.
This guide looks at what it’s actually like to live in JLT Cluster C, the three towers that make up the cluster, current rental and sale prices from Property Finder, and the trade-offs worth knowing before you rent or buy here.
- Pros of living in JLT Cluster C
- Cons of living in JLT Cluster C
- Towers in JLT Cluster C: Fortune Tower, Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium
- Getting to and around JLT Cluster C
- Renting in JLT Cluster C
- Buying in JLT Cluster C
- Things to do in and around JLT Cluster C
- JLT Cluster C at a glance
- Key takeaways
- Frequently Asked Questions
Pros of living in JLT Cluster C
1. An established, fully built-out cluster
All three of Cluster C’s towers were completed between 2007 and 2009, and the cluster itself is classified as fully developed and freehold. There’s no ongoing construction to work around, which isn’t the case in every part of JLT.
2. A workplace and retail anchor within the cluster
Fortune Tower brings office space and ground-floor retail، including Beauty Beat salon, into the cluster itself. That mix of daytime activity and everyday services is a genuine convenience, even if it means the cluster leans mixed-use rather than purely residential.
3. Reasonably central for the western side of Dubai
Cluster C sits within reach of Dubai Marina and JBR (both around 11 to 14 minutes’ drive, per propsearch.ae) as well as Burj Al Arab (about 16 minutes) and Dubai Mall (about 20 minutes), based on typical traffic conditions.
4. Reasonable rental yields
Property Finder’s own data put the rental yield for JLT Cluster C at around 7% on both its rent and buy pages for the cluster at the time of writing, in line with other well-established JLT clusters.
5. A well-serviced, secure community
DMCC provides 24/7 support for the JLT community through its Help Centre، with cluster parking that includes EV charging points. Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium both offer 24-hour concierge and security with CCTV, and Fortune Tower has access control and CCTV for its office tenants.
Cons of living in JLT Cluster C
1. Sharing a cluster with an office tower
Fortune Tower is a commercial building, so residents share the cluster with daytime office footfall and deliveries. It suits people who don’t mind a livelier, mixed-use atmosphere more than those wanting a purely residential cluster. Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium are themselves mixed-use rather than purely residential; both combine office floors with residential apartments.
2. No dog park within the cluster
JLT’s dog parks are located in Clusters H and V, not Cluster C. Pet owners will need to factor in a drive or walk to one of those clusters rather than having a dog park on the doorstep.
Towers in JLT Cluster C: Fortune Tower, Goldcrest Executive, and The Palladium
Cluster C’s three towers were all completed between 2007 and 2009. Fortune Tower is a commercial office building, while Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium are both mixed-use, combining office floors with residential apartments.
Fortune Tower
Fortune Tower is Cluster C’s commercial building, completed in 2008. It offers office space along with ground-floor retail, Beauty Beat, a salon, plus a gym, pool, sauna, and meeting rooms for tenants, though these amenity details are used cautiously here. Sources we checked disagreed on the tower’s exact developer (several different names appear across different property sites) and its precise floor count.
Goldcrest Executive
Goldcrest Executive is a mixed-use tower completed in 2009, developed by the Star Giga Establishment group (also referred to as ETA Star in some sources). It holds around 325 units across a reported 40 floors, with a swimming pool, gym, 24-hour security and concierge, and a health centre. Per Bayut, the lower floors (roughly 1 to 20) are offices, with studio and one-bedroom apartments on the upper floors (roughly 21 to 38)
The Palladium
The Palladium is a mixed-use tower on Al Khail Street, completed in 2007, with around 320 units. It offers a swimming pool, gym, jacuzzi, a children’s play area, and 24-hour concierge and security. As with Fortune Tower, the floor count, so we’ve left both out of this guide. Bayut lists it as mixed-use, combining apartments with fitted office spaces rather than residential units only.
Getting to and around JLT Cluster C
JLT Cluster C sits in the Al Thanyah Fifth area of Jumeirah Lakes Towers. The wider JLT community is served by two Dubai Metro Red Line stations.
How to get to JLT Cluster C by metro
The two metro stations serving Jumeirah Lakes Towers are DMCC Station (formerly JLT Station) and Sobha Realty Station (formerly Dubai Marina Station), both on the Red Line. Property Finder’s own area-insights data for Goldcrest Executive puts DMCC Metro Station at about 333 to 450 metres away, depending on the entrance, roughly a four-minute walk by resident account. This hasn’t been published for every building in the cluster, so it’s worth mapping the route from your specific building before relying on it for a daily commute.
Red Line trains run according to this schedule:
| Day | First train | Last train |
| Monday to Thursday | 5:00 am | 12:00 am (midnight) |
| Friday | 5:00 am | 1:00 am (next day) |
| Saturday | 5:00 am | 12:00 am (midnight) |
| Sunday | 8:00 am | 12:00 am (midnight) |
Feeder bus service: JLT Link
DMCC operates two distinct bus services in JLT, and it’s worth not confusing them. JLT Link is a newer, fully electric shuttle launched on 1 August 2026. Loop 1 covers the western clusters, A to N (including Cluster C), and connects to DMCC Metro Station roughly every 30 minutes; Loop 2 covers clusters O to Z and connects to Sobha Realty Station roughly every 20 minutes. Fares are AED 3 a ride, paid through the JLT Link app by QR code, there’s no Nol card option mentioned for this service. It runs 6:30 am to 9:30 pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:30 am to 12:30 am on Sunday. Separately, DMCC’s longer-standing JLT Bus Service runs routes JLT 1 and JLT 2 to the DMCC and Sobha Realty (Damac) metro stations roughly every 20 minutes, paid with an RTA Nol card (AED 3 minimum fare) rather than the JLT Link app. Individual stop names within Cluster C haven’t been published for either service, so it’s worth checking on the day for the stop closest to your building.
Renting in JLT Cluster C
Based on Property Finder listings checked in August 2026, asking rents in JLT Cluster C’s residential towers (Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium) looked like this:
| Unit type | Rental price (approx., per year) |
| Studio | AED 58,000 |
| 1-bedroom | AED 75,000 |
| 2-bedroom | AED 107,500 |
| 3-bedroom | AED 150,000 |
The average asking rent across the cluster was around AED 82,700 a year, with a stated rental yield of about 7%. Overall asking rents ranged from about AED 48,000 to AED 170,000 a year. By tower, average rents were higher in The Palladium (about AED 113,700/year) than in Goldcrest Executive (about AED 64,406/year). Fortune Tower doesn’t feature in this data, since it’s a commercial building. These figures are a snapshot of listings at the time of writing and will move as the market does.
Buying in JLT Cluster C
Property Finder’s sale listings for JLT Cluster C, checked in August 2026 looked like this:
| Unit type | Sale price (median) |
| Studio | AED 850،000 |
| 1-bedroom | AED 1,199,000 |
Across the cluster, sale prices ranged from about AED 850,000 to AED 1.8 million, with an average of AED 1,311,877 and an average of AED 1,623 per sq ft. The stated rental yield was 7.02%. By tower, average sale prices were higher in The Palladium (about AED 1,774,908) than in Goldcrest Executive (about AED 827,799); Fortune Tower doesn’t feature in this data, since it’s a commercial building. If you’re looking at a studio, two-bedroom or larger apartment, check current listings directly rather than relying on the one-bedroom figure above.
Things to do in and around JLT Cluster C
Two specific businesses within the cluster are confirmed: Beauty Beat, a salon in Fortune Tower (Office 604), and Jazz Loc Studio, a hair studio on the 2nd floor of Goldcrest Executive. Beyond these two, we couldn’t verify further restaurants or shops as being physically inside Cluster C for this guide. One source listed a restaurant for Cluster C that, on checking, is actually located in JLT Cluster U, so it’s been left out rather than repeated. Cluster C’s own listings on Zomato weren’t accessible for this guide either. A pharmacy sometimes cited for Fortune Tower couldn’t be corroborated by any source checked for this guide, so it isn’t named here.
Beyond the cluster, propsearch.ae’s data put JLT Cluster C at around 20 minutes’ drive from Dubai Mall, 11 minutes from Palm Jumeirah, 16 minutes from Burj Al Arab and 14 minutes from The Walk at JBR. JLT’s lakeside walkways and running track are also on the cluster’s doorstep.
JLT Cluster C at a glance
| JLT Cluster C | Details |
| Developer(s) | Star Giga Establishment / ETA Star (Goldcrest Executive) |
| Location | Al Thanyah Fifth, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (The Palladium fronts Al Khail Street) |
| Towers | Fortune Tower (commercial); Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium (mixed-use — offices plus residential units) |
| Completed | 2007–2009 |
| Property types | Studios to 3-bedroom apartments plus office floors (Goldcrest Executive, The Palladium — both mixed-use); offices and retail (Fortune Tower) |
| Key amenities | Pools, gyms and 24-hour security across all three towers; a salon (Beauty Beat) and a hair studio (Jazz Loc Studio) |
| Metro access | DMCC Station and Sobha Realty Station (Red Line) serve JLT; the JLT Link electric shuttle and the older JLT Bus Service both run Loop 1 routes to DMCC Station |
| Best suited for | Renters and buyers who want an established, freehold cluster with a mix of homes and office space |
| Not ideal for | Those wanting a fully residential cluster, an on-site dog park, or verified dining options within the cluster itself |
Key takeaways
- JLT Cluster C is made up of three towers: Fortune Tower (commercial), and two mixed-use towers, Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium, which combine offices with residential apartments.
- All three towers were completed between 2007 and 2009, and the cluster is fully built out and freehold today.
- Property Finder’s data put the cluster’s rental yield at around 7% on both its rent and buy pages at the time of writing.
- Studio rents were around AED 58,000 a year, rising to about AED 150,000 for a 3-bedroom apartment (August 2026, Property Finder listings).
- One-bedroom apartments had a median sale price of about AED 1.2 million.
- Two confirmed businesses sit within the cluster, Beauty Beat (salon, Fortune Tower) and Jazz Loc Studio (hair studio, Goldcrest Executive), but beyond these, we couldn’t verify further restaurants or shops as being inside Cluster C itself; one commonly cited listing turned out to actually be in Cluster U.
- There’s no dog park within the cluster (JLT’s are in Clusters H and V), and sources disagreed on the exact developer and floor count for two of the three towers, so those figures were left out of this guide.
- DMCC Metro Station is around 333–450 metres from Goldcrest Executive, depending on the entrance, about a four-minute walk, per Property Finder’s own data, though this distance hasn’t been published for every building in the cluster.
FAQs
JLT Cluster C is made up of three towers: Fortune Tower, a commercial office building, and two mixed-use towers, Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium, which combine offices with residential apartments.
Fortune Tower is a commercial building, offering office space and ground-floor retail. Goldcrest Executive and The Palladium are mixed-use rather than purely residential, both combine office floors with residential apartments, per Bayut’s building pages.
JLT is served by two Dubai Metro Red Line stations, DMCC Station and Sobha Realty Station, running roughly 5 am to midnight most days (1 am on Fridays). Property Finder’s own data for Goldcrest Executive puts DMCC Metro Station at about 333 to 450 metres away, roughly a four-minute walk, though this varies by building. Two DMCC bus services also cover the area: the newer JLT Link electric shuttle (Loop 1, roughly every 30 minutes, AED 3 via app/QR code) and the older JLT Bus Service (routes JLT 1/JLT 2, roughly every 20 minutes, paid with an RTA Nol card).
As of August 2026, Property Finder listings showed asking rents of around AED 58,000 a year for a studio, rising to about AED 150,000 for a three-bedroom, with an average of about AED 82,700 a year across the cluster.
It can be. Property Finder’s data put the cluster’s rental yield at just over 7% and the average sale price at around AED 1.31 million at the time of writing. Only one-bedroom apartments had a published price breakdown, so check current listings for other unit sizes.
Two confirmed businesses sit within the cluster: Beauty Beat, a salon in Fortune Tower, and Jazz Loc Studio, a hair studio in Goldcrest Executive. Beyond these two, we couldn’t verify further restaurants or shops as being physically inside Cluster C for this guide, one commonly cited listing turned out to actually be a restaurant in a different cluster.
