Avant Garde Residences 2

Skyline Builders is a residential developer from Kerala, India, that started selling in Dubai in 2024. Its Dubai company, Skyline Builders Real Estate LLC, has two projects in Jumeirah Village Circle: Avant Garde Residences and Avant Garde Residences II.

This guide is for buyers who want to know who is behind the Avant Garde buildings and how they compare with other developers in the area. It also clears up a common mix-up: several companies and buildings in Dubai use the word "Skyline", and only some of them are connected to this developer. Every fact below comes from the developer's own websites, dated news reports or official guidance.

Who Skyline Builders is

According to its main website, Skyline Builders was established in 1989 and began with Skyline Mansion at Gandhi Nagar in Kochi. Its corporate office is Skyline House, on the NH Bypass in Kochi. The same site lists projects across Kerala, including Kochi, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Trivandrum, and shows Dubai as a separate location with two projects.

The company's Dubai website names KV Abdul Azeez as Chairman and Managing Director and Sahl Azeez as Executive Director. A Gulf News report of 8 October 2025 calls Abdul Azeez the CEO. The Dubai office is Office 102, Emaar Square Building 4, Downtown Dubai. On the company's Dubai website, the Chairman explains the move by saying that "Skyline's vision for the future naturally gravitated to Dubai". The same page says its projects are designed to meet IGBC Green Home certification. That claim sits alongside its Kerala figures, so ask what standard applies to a Dubai building. The company publishes several totals for its project count and customers, and they differ between its own pages, so we do not repeat them here.

We have not found a source we can open on the company's ownership or on whether it is listed, so we do not state either. Its Dubai website is skylinebuilders.ae.

Skyline Builders or another "Skyline"

Searches such as "skyline building", "skyline developers" and "skyline properties dubai" can mean different companies. The developer's Dubai website lists only Avant Garde Residences I and II. Its main website shows two Dubai projects. So:

• AGN Skyline Developers is a different company. We list it separately on our AGN Skyline Developers page.
• Buildings named Skyline elsewhere in Dubai are not on Skyline Builders' project list. Check the developer named on the title deed or the sale and purchase agreement.
• Skyline Builders in Kerala is the same group as the Dubai company. Its Dubai website links to the Kerala site for company background.

The Avant Garde projects

Avant Garde Residences (phase I) was Skyline's first Dubai project. Construction Business News Middle East reported on 31 January 2024 that it was unveiled on 27 and 28 January 2024, together with the opening of the company's Dubai headquarters. The report described studios, one and two-bedroom apartments, more than 22 amenities and completion expected by 2026. It reported 172 apartments. The developer's website now gives 158 residences in eight layouts, so ask which figure applies to the building as registered.

The developer's page for phase I lists an infinity pool, a gym and an outdoor gym, a rooftop cinema, children's pools and play areas, a rooftop garden, a communal workspace, retail shops and electric vehicle parking.

Avant Garde Residences II was launched in Jumeirah Village Circle, according to a Gulf News report dated 8 October 2025. The report lists studios, one-bedroom, one-bedroom with study and two-bedroom apartments. It quotes the company as saying the project is registered with RERA and has an escrow account. The developer's website gives 221 residences in 11 layouts. Its amenity list includes an infinity-edge pool, a children's pool, a sky pickleball court, a rooftop turf deck and an outdoor workout zone.

We found no dated news of a handover for phase I. If you are buying in either building, ask the developer for the current completion percentage and the handover date stated in your contract.

Design and layout of the two buildings

The developer says the facade of phase I uses staggered curves as a nod to desert dunes and the movement of the sea, and that the building was oriented to give apartments the widest views. Inside, it describes a double-height entrance lobby, a residents' lounge and a shared workspace for people working from home.

For phase II, the developer describes a slender high-rise with a glass facade and large balconies. Our listing gives a ground level, five podium floors, 23 residential floors and a roof, with studios, one and two-bedroom apartments. The Gulf News launch report names Praveen Menon as Vice President of Operations alongside Abdul Azeez.

Jumeirah Village Circle, where both buildings stand

Both Avant Garde buildings are in Jumeirah Village Circle. The developer's pages describe the community as having parks and landscaped areas, a mall, markets and schools, and access from the main highways around it. The January 2024 launch report said Jumeirah Village Circle was the top community in Dubai for property sales in 2023. Many developers build there, so a unit in an Avant Garde building competes with a large number of similar apartments nearby. Compare sizes, service charges and handover dates across buildings before you decide.

Skyline Builders projects on our site

Phase I is not on our site as an off-plan project. Both buildings are in Jumeirah Village Circle, where you can compare other launches and resale homes in the same community.

How buying off-plan from Skyline Builders works

The rules come from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and its regulator RERA, so they are the same as for any Dubai developer. The notes below summarise the DLD's published guidance for buyers.

1. Reserve a unit and pay the booking deposit. Ask in writing whether it is refundable.
2. Sign the sale and purchase agreement (SPA). It sets the price, the schedule and the handover date.
3. Registration on Oqood. Off-plan sales are recorded on the DLD's self-registration system. See the title deed and Oqood explained.
4. Payments go into escrow. The DLD describes the escrow account as the project's bank account, where money from off-plan buyers is deposited.
5. Marketing spend is capped. The DLD says only 5% of total sales can be paid out of escrow for marketing.
6. Retention after completion. The DLD says 5% of the escrow total is held for one year after completion as a guarantee for defects.

The DLD also says a project can be launched or announced only after registration and the accreditation certificate are complete. Ask for the RERA project number before you pay anything. Our guide to DLD, RERA and the Dubai REST app shows where to check it.

Payment plans

The developer's Dubai website does not publish a payment plan. At the phase I launch in January 2024, Construction Business News Middle East reported a plan of 1% a month during construction. That was one launch, and plans change between releases. For Avant Garde Residences II, ask for the schedule in writing with every date and percentage. See how off-plan payment plans work in Dubai and buying a Dubai apartment on instalments.

Budget for costs outside the plan, including Dubai Land Department fees and service charges.

What to check before buying

• The developer's name on the SPA. It should be Skyline Builders Real Estate LLC, not another Skyline company.
• RERA project number and escrow account. See how to check a developer.
• Which phase. Phase I and phase II are separate buildings with separate dates.
• The handover clause. A date or a quarter, and any grace period. If it moves, read handover delays and your rights.
• The unit. Number, floor, size and plan. See BUA and suite area on a floor plan.

How Skyline Builders compares with other developers

The table shows where each developer's projects on our site are concentrated. It is not a ranking and says nothing about quality.

Where to go next

Start with Jumeirah Village Circle and compare Avant Garde Residences II with other launches on our off-plan projects page. Our buying process explains each step. For floor plans and construction news, use the Skyline Builders Dubai website.