Ally, if you don't know Dubai, the names wouldn't tell you much. The google map doesn't help you to imagine your building and the surroundings.
There are so many different buildings with so many different apartments. You might love Garhoud and you might hate it and wish to move if your bedroom is facing the mosk. You might love an Al Nahda building because you got the big master bedroom and all your batch mates are there, you might hate it because your room is dark and you hate the location. You might love TECOM for the heated pool and great gyms, you might want to move because it's 60-minute-drive from your boy-friend's place and the walls are very thin.
It's much more interesting to know if you have 1 or 2 flatmates and shared or own bathroom and how your flatmate is. This information you will find out only after arrival.