Samana Avenue Dubailand Dubai

Samana Avenue is an 18-floor tower in the Dubai Land Residence Complex, the residential pocket inside Dubailand, holding studios and one and two-bedroom apartments. Its signature is the one Samana Developers builds every project around: a private swimming pool in every apartment except a few studios.

Studios start at AED 955,576 (about Rs 2.46 crore), and the plan is the product - 15% at booking, then 1% a month for 42 months, then 0.5% a month for 56 months after handover in Q4 2026. Every UAE project we track sits in the Dubai section.

At a glance

The payment plan, and the 15% nobody accounts for

This is the longest schedule on any page in this batch, and it needs reading line by line rather than by headline. Our note on Dubai payment plans covers the usual shapes; this one is unusual.

Fifteen per cent of the price is not in the published schedule, and it has to land somewhere - the usual place is a lump sum at handover. On the entry studio that is roughly AED 143,000 arriving at a moment you may not have planned for. Get the full schedule of dates and amounts as an annexe to the SPA before you pay anything. That is the single most important check on this page.

The same plan is described elsewhere as 70/30 for UAE residents and 75/25 for international buyers. That is not a contradiction so much as the same money counted differently, but it is another reason to work from the annexe rather than the brochure.

Total cost

Add 2% plus 5% VAT in agency commission if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.

On the income side: Dubailand apartments let at roughly 6 to 8.5% gross, which on AED 955,576 is about AED 4,800 to 6,800 a month before the service charge. That covers the post-handover instalment of about AED 4,778 and not much more. The construction-phase instalment of about AED 9,556 cannot be rent-funded at all, because there is nothing to let yet.

Service charges are not yet published. Dubailand apartments run about AED 10 to 32 per sq ft a year, and a building where nearly every unit has a pool sits at the upper end - the shared plant, the water supply and the lagoons are association costs even where the pool itself is private.

Handover in Q4 2026

Q4 2026 is the nearest handover date on any off-plan page in this batch, which is unusual for a tower still selling on a multi-year instalment plan. Samana's schedule supports it - the developer targeted six handovers in 2026 and eleven in 2027, and has already delivered Samana Greens in Arjan and Samana Santorini.

A date this close still needs verifying rather than assuming. Ask for the DLD project number, read the verified construction percentage on the Dubai REST app, and ask specifically whether the Building Completion Certificate process has begun. If the tower is still mid-structure, Q4 2026 is a target and not a delivery.

Location and connectivity

The Dubai Land Residence Complex is the residential pocket inside Dubailand, off Al Ain Road (E66) with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) as the main artery west. Academic City and Dubai Silicon Oasis are the employment and student catchment on this side of the city, which is the tenant base a studio here is really aimed at. Global Village and IMG Worlds of Adventure are the district landmarks, and Dubai Hills Mall and Downtown are reached on E311.

There is no metro here, so this is a car-dependent address. Other Samana buildings we cover are Samana Parkville in the same complex and Samana Imperial Garden in Arjan; the developer's other Dubailand tower in this batch is Samana Barari Views in Majan.

Amenities and specifications

The private pool is the product. Every apartment except a few studios has one, and it is the feature that separates these towers from the rest of Dubailand's mid-market stock - it also supports a higher rent and a clearer resale story. Smart home systems and German appliances are quoted as standard, which is generous at a sub-AED 1 million price.

Shared amenities include a swimming pool, a gym, lagoons, a children's play area, a basketball court, a sauna, a steam room and a jacuzzi. What no source publishes is the square footage of any layout, so the AED 955,576 cannot be turned into a rate or set against the district's AED 600 to 1,400 per sq ft band. Ask for the suite area in writing - and ask specifically whether your studio is one of the few without a pool, because that changes both what you should pay and what you can charge. Final as per the SPA.

About the developer

Samana Developers is one of Dubai's most visible mid-market builders and has made the private pool its signature. Its first project, Samana Greens in Arjan, launched in April 2018 and has been delivered; Samana Hills followed in September 2019; Samana Santorini has been completed and handed over. In total the developer reports more than 1,300 units handed over.

The other half of the picture is the pace of selling. Samana targets six handovers in 2026 and eleven in 2027, claims about 4.4% of the Dubai market with AED 7.1 billion of sales in its last reported year, and launched five projects worth Dh1.9 billion in a single announcement in April. That is a company selling and launching considerably faster than it has yet delivered - 1,300 units handed over against a pipeline measured in billions. None of that is unusual in Dubai and the delivered projects are real; it is simply the reason to check this specific tower's construction percentage rather than resting on the brand's momentum.

For Indian buyers

Dubailand is freehold, so an Indian citizen owns here outright with a title deed from the Dubai Land Department, and the UAE charges no annual property tax. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 per financial year; the whole purchase here is about USD 271,000, and because the plan is monthly it spreads naturally across financial years rather than needing to be squeezed into one.

That is the real advantage of this structure for an Indian buyer - a monthly remittance of roughly USD 2,600 fits inside an allowance without planning gymnastics. The caution is the length: nearly eight years of standing instructions across a period in which the rupee-dirham rate will move. The Golden Visa threshold of AED 2 million is roughly twice this price, so buy for income rather than residency. Rent is taxable in India in your hands with the standard 30% deduction on the annual value, and our rental yield by area note sets Dubailand's 6 to 8.5% gross in context.

Pros

• A private pool in almost every apartment - a real differentiator on rent and on resale
• The lowest cash entry in this batch: about AED 143,336 books a AED 955,576 home
• Instalments of about AED 9,556 then AED 4,778 a month turn the purchase into a budgeting exercise
• Handover in Q4 2026 - the nearest off-plan date on these pages
• Smart home systems and German appliances quoted as standard under AED 1 million
• Samana has delivered Greens and Santorini and reports more than 1,300 units handed over
• The post-handover instalment is small enough to be largely rent-funded

Cons

• The published percentages come to 85%, not 100% - a missing 15% that needs locating before you sign
• The plan is described two ways, which makes the headline hard to rely on
• No unit sizes published, so the price cannot be converted into a rate per sq ft
• A schedule running roughly eight years ties up your budget and complicates a clean exit
• Samana has launched and sold far more than it has delivered
• A private pool is a maintenance item as well as an amenity, and the service charge is unpublished
• No metro serves this part of Dubailand

Who this is for

Salaried buyers who want Dubai ownership to look like a monthly commitment; investors who want the private-pool differentiator for premium or short-let positioning; and buyers who want a near handover date with instalments continuing after it.

Who should look elsewhere

Buyers who want the cost settled at handover, anyone who will not price without a square footage, investors who need a clean exit, and Golden Visa buyers at half the threshold.

Our verdict

Samana sells a schedule, and this is the longest one on these pages: about AED 143,000 to book, then roughly AED 9,556 a month for three and a half years, then AED 4,778 a month for nearly five more. For a salaried buyer who wants Dubai ownership to behave like a monthly commitment, that is genuinely useful, and the private pool in nearly every apartment is a real differentiator in a district of interchangeable towers. The Q4 2026 handover is the nearest on any off-plan page here. Two things must be done before signing. Find the missing 15% - the published percentages come to 85, and the balance is almost certainly a lump sum at handover of about AED 143,000; get the full schedule as an annexe. And get the square footage, because nobody publishes it and without it the price cannot be tested against Dubailand's AED 600 to 1,400 per sq ft. Then weigh the developer honestly: Samana has delivered, but it is selling far faster than it has delivered, so check this tower's own construction percentage rather than the brand's momentum.

Run this project's numbers yourself. The calculator opens on the price and unit size above; change the currency, the rent or the mortgage and it recalculates the fees, the cash you need on day one and the net rent.

FAQs

What does an apartment at Samana Avenue cost?

Studios start at AED 955,576 (about Rs 2.46 crore), with the project quoted from AED 1 million on some pages. No source publishes unit sizes, so ask for the suite area before comparing it with the district's AED 600 to 1,400 per sq ft.

What is the payment plan?

15% at booking - about AED 143,336 on the entry studio - then 1% a month for 42 months through construction, then 0.5% a month for 56 months after handover. It is separately described as 70/30 for residents and 75/25 for international buyers.

The percentages do not add up to 100. Why?

They add to 85: 15% booking, 42% during construction and 28% after handover. The missing 15% is almost certainly a lump sum at handover, about AED 143,000 on the entry studio. Get the full schedule of dates and amounts as an annexe to the SPA before paying anything.

When is handover?

Q4 2026, the nearest date on any off-plan page in this batch. Verify it: read the construction percentage on the Dubai REST app and ask whether the Building Completion Certificate process has started.

Does every apartment really have a private pool?

Every apartment except a few studios. Ask specifically whether the unit you are shown is one of the exceptions, because it changes both the price you should pay and the rent you can ask.

Will the rent cover the instalments?

The post-handover ones, largely. At 0.5% a month that is about AED 4,778, against a Dubailand gross yield of 6 to 8.5% - roughly AED 4,800 to 6,800 a month before service charges. The construction-phase instalments of about AED 9,556 cannot be rent-funded.

What does it cost on top of the price?

The DLD registration fee is 4%, AED 38,223 on the entry studio, plus Oqood admin and the AED 40 knowledge fee, and 2% plus 5% VAT in agency commission if a broker is used. There is no VAT on a residential sale and no annual property tax.

What are the service charges?

Not yet published. Dubailand apartments run about AED 10 to 32 per sq ft a year, and a building where nearly every unit has a pool sits at the upper end. Ask for the projected budget.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme each resident Indian may remit USD 250,000 a financial year; the whole purchase is about USD 271,000 and the monthly plan spreads naturally across financial years. Rent is taxable in India with the standard 30% deduction.

Talk to Realty Hunting if you want the full payment annexe, the suite areas and the current construction percentage for this tower before you book.

Compare with other Dubai projects

Also in Dubailand: Milos Residences (from AED 1.13 M, handover 2027), Samana Barari Views (from AED 749,000, handover 2027), Rivo by Grovy (from AED 650,000, handover 2027) and Cove by Imtiaz (from AED 630,000, handover 2027). See every Dubailand Residence Complex project with prices and handover dates.

More by Samana Developers: Samana Imperial Garden (from AED 859,000, handover 2028), Samana Parkville (from AED 699,000, handover 2028) and Samana Sky Views (from AED 689,000, handover 2027).

A similar budget elsewhere in Dubai: Exotica (from AED 966.2 K, handover 2026), Green Diamond One (from AED 975,000, ready) and MBL Residence (from AED 935,000, ready).

Read next: Off-Plan Property in Dubai: How It Works · Dubai Property Payment Plans: 1% Monthly, Post-Handover and More · Property in Dubai Under AED 1 Million: What It Buys. Every Dubai project we track is listed on the Dubai section.