Riviera Chalet: Apartments in District 10, Jumeirah Village Circle
Riviera Chalet is a residential apartment building by Riviera Group, located in District 10 of Jumeirah Village Circle in Dubai. Bookings opened in June 2023 and construction started the following month. The scheduled handover was June 2025. With that date now approximately 12 months past, buyers entering this project today are most likely looking at a completed building.
Jumeirah Village Circle, District 10
JVC sits at the geographic center of new Dubai, between Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. Those two arterial connections give residents consistent access across the city in multiple directions.
The Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence are around 15 minutes by car. Business Bay and Downtown Dubai are 20 to 25 minutes in normal traffic. Dubai International Airport is roughly 30 minutes. For someone working across multiple parts of the city, JVC's central position is one of its most consistent advantages.
Al Khail Road provides a direct connection south toward Dubai Hills and Expo City, and north toward the marina clusters. Residents who move between corporate districts throughout the week will find the location serves them in most directions.
District 10 is an established section of JVC. The area has schools, supermarkets, parks, and clinics within or nearby. It draws a mix of long-term residents and tenants who want a central, community-oriented address. Buyers looking at Riviera Chalet are entering a district where the surrounding buildings are occupied and the neighborhood is settled.
AED 1.2M for a One-Bedroom at 930 sq ft
The listed starting price for Riviera Chalet is AED 1,200,000, attached to the one-bedroom layout at 930 sq ft. That works out to approximately AED 1,290 per square foot.
For JVC, AED 1.2M for a one-bedroom sits at a mid-range price point. The per-square-foot figure gives buyers a direct comparison metric for evaluating similar apartments in the district. At that rate, the unit is neither the cheapest entry in JVC nor at the top of the market for the area.
One- and Two-Bedroom Floor Plans
The one-bedroom option is a single layout (Type 1A) at 930 sq ft. It is the building's entry-level configuration, suited to a single occupant or a couple who wants a community-based apartment at a defined price.
The two-bedroom category runs across five layout types (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E), ranging from 1,429 sq ft to 2,273 sq ft. That is a substantial size spread within a single bedroom count.
Types 2A and 2B, at 1,429 and 1,463 sq ft, are practical for a small family or a couple who wants a dedicated second room. Types 2C, 2D, and 2E run from 2,123 to 2,273 sq ft. At over 2,200 sq ft, these are notably spacious for a two-bedroom apartment in JVC. Buyers who need significant floor space but not a third bedroom will find the larger layouts in this range worth a closer look.
A Project Past Its Scheduled Completion
Construction on Riviera Chalet began in June 2023. The expected completion date was June 2025, a 24-month build cycle from ground-breaking. That scheduled date is now approximately one year past.
Projects that have cleared their completion milestone remove a significant category of purchase risk. Buyers are no longer dependent on a developer meeting a future date. The building has had time to reach handover, and evaluation can center on the actual finished product rather than renders or floor plan documents.
For investors, a completed apartment in an active rental market like JVC means rental placement timelines are not tied to construction progress. A buy-to-let investor can move to tenant sourcing on a current schedule rather than an estimated future one.