Dubai Desk The Portfolio Samana Portside
Samana Developers · Dubai
Samana Portside
“Your private oasis. The pioneer of resort living in Jebel Ali.”
Official project imagery from Samana Developers. Renders are the developer’s representation of the finished building and are indicative, not contractual.
The asset
Resort amenity premium on a long runway
Samana’s signature is the private plunge pool on your own balcony, and Portside brings it to the Jebel Ali corridor for the first time. It is a twelve-storey building designed around a single, extremely photogenic idea — and in a rental market where every listing looks the same in the thumbnails, that is a commercial decision, not an aesthetic one.
Units are delivered fully furnished with smart-home systems on top of a resort podium deck: indoor and outdoor fitness, a public pool, steam rooms, saunas and landscaped gardens. Sheikh Zayed Road and the Red Line Metro are on the doorstep. With handover in late 2029 and a 15% booking deposit, this is the longest, lightest runway in the portfolio.
Payment structure
30 / 70
30 / 70 — 15% booking, monthly instalments through construction, 70% on handover
Amenities
- Private balcony plunge pools
- Resort podium deck
- Indoor and outdoor gyms
- Steam rooms and saunas
- Fully furnished interiors
- Metro and Sheikh Zayed Road access
Why this one
Three reasons it earns its place
A private pool on the balcony is the strongest visual differentiator in the short-let market — it lifts nightly rates, not just interest.
15% booking deposit buys you the full construction runway to arrange finance or free up capital.
Furnished handover means no fit-out gap between keys and first rent.
The objection
“Why buy something that hands over in 2029?”
Because you are locking 2026 pricing with 15% of the money. The remaining 70% is not due until handover, so you hold four years of appreciation on the full asset value while your capital stays deployed elsewhere. A long runway is only a disadvantage if you needed the rent this year — and if you did, Binghatti Sky Rise hands over in 2026.
The arithmetic
What this actually pays you
Pre-loaded with Samana Portside at its published starting price and mid-band yield. Move the sliders to test your own assumptions — every figure updates in your chosen currency.
Published band for this asset: 6.5%–8.0% gross.
Charged per square foot by the building, billed annually. 1.5% of value is the planning default.
The cash you actually put in to secure the unit. Everything after it is scheduled.
Net figures deduct service charges only. Budget separately for the one-off 4% Dubai Land Department registration fee, administrative charges and any letting or management fee — all of which are laid out in writing before you reserve.
Specification
Everything on the record
| Developer | Samana Developers |
| Location | Downtown Jebel Ali, Dubai |
| Unit configurations | 1 & 2-bedroom apartments |
| Sizes | Resort layouts with private pool balconies |
| Structure | 12-storey residential tower |
| Starting price | AED 1,090,000 |
| Payment structure | 30 / 70 — 15% booking, monthly instalments through construction, 70% on handover |
| Expected handover | December 2029 |
| Estimated gross yield | 6.5% – 8.0% |
| Ownership | Freehold. Foreign nationals hold full title in their own name. |
Figures are indicative and drawn from developer materials current at publication. Unit-level pricing, availability, exact sizes and the final payment schedule are confirmed in writing against live inventory before any reservation.
Also consider
The nearest alternatives
Closest to Samana Portside on price. Different jobs, though — compare them properly before deciding.
Business Bay, Dubai
Binghatti Sky Rise
Binghatti Developers · Handover Q4 2026+
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Bayz 102 by Danube
Danube Properties · Handover Dec 2028
Dubai South (Madinat Al Mataar), Dubai
Azizi Venice
Azizi Developments · Handover Q4 2026
Next step
Ask for the live unit list on Samana Portside.
Floor plans, available floors and orientations, the exact payment schedule, and the full cost stack including registration fees — sent to you in writing, in your currency.