A Nakheel development near Jebel Ali, built in themed clusters with mid-rise blocks at some of the most affordable rents in close proximity to the metro. Around 26,000 studio and 1-bedroom apartments, heavily occupied by hospitality and service workers from the JBR and Marina corridor who commute the short distance.
Nobody describes it as charming. It functions: metro connection, beach ten minutes away, price points that make it possible for a significant portion of the city's workforce to live near where they work. Its residents sustain the service economy of three neighbouring districts without much acknowledgement from those districts.