Samana Imperial Garden Arjan Dubai

Samana Imperial Garden is an Arjan apartment project by Samana Developers built around one idea: every apartment has its own private pool, studios included. It holds studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, and the handover date on record is Q4 2028.

Studios start at about AED 859,000, roughly Rs 2.21 crore, at 377 to 431 sq ft. One-bedrooms start near AED 1,359,000 and two-bedrooms near AED 2,160,000. The payment plan stretches to 75 months, well past handover. The source listing carries no price. See the rest of our Dubai section, our projects list, or two more Arjan buildings we cover — Elano by ORO24 and 48 Parkside.

At a glance

Price and unit pricing

Read the rate column before anything else. This is not a cheap Arjan building, and the reason is on every balcony:

The studio prices at roughly 68% above the Arjan average and above the emirate-wide figure. The one-bedroom is about 49% over, and even the two-bedroom, at AED 1,770, sits well above the community. Two things are being paid for: the private pool in every unit, and a payment plan that runs 75 months. A long instalment plan is credit, and the cost of credit is inside the headline price.

Whether the premium is recoverable depends entirely on what you want the apartment to do. In a short-let or holiday-home role, a private pool is a real differentiator in a community full of identical mid-market boxes, and it can hold a nightly rate that plain stock cannot. In a long-let role it is much harder: Arjan rents are set by the community, and a 68% price premium does not bring a 68% rent premium with it.

Payment plan and total cost

Three structures are on record, and the difference between them is worth real money. On post-dated cheques: 15% on booking, 10% in month 12, and 75% across 75 months. Without them: 20% on booking, 10% in month 12, and 70% across 70 months. A third option runs 20% down and 1% a month through construction. All require an expression-of-interest deposit of AED 40,000 to reserve. Worked on the AED 859,000 studio, on the first option:

The 75-month plan runs well past the Q4 2028 handover, so a large part of the price is paid after you already own and can let the apartment. That is genuinely useful for cash flow — it is also the reason the headline price sits where it does.

On income, Arjan is quoted at an indicative 6.8% gross across property types, with studios and one-bedrooms in a 6.4% to 9% band. Net lands about 1.5 to 2 points below. Those are community averages against community prices, so a unit bought at a 68% premium to the community rate should not be expected to hit the top of the band on a long let. The short-let case is different, and it is the one to model here.

Location and connectivity

Arjan sits in the Al Barsha South stretch of Dubailand, framed by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Umm Suqeim Road. Published drive times put Dubai Miracle Garden and the Butterfly Garden at about 5 to 10 minutes, Mall of the Emirates at about 15, Downtown and Dubai Mall at about 20, the airport at about 20 and Dubai Marina at about 25.

No metro station serves Arjan. Mall of the Emirates and Sharaf DG on the Red Line are the nearest working stops, both a drive. The Blue Line is expected to bring a station closer but remains a plan with a date rather than a service — keep it out of your valuation. For a short-let asset, the Miracle Garden and Butterfly Garden being ten minutes away matters more than the metro does.

Amenities and specifications

The private pool in every apartment is the whole proposition. Shared amenities named across the sources are an open-air cinema, a gym, a kids' play area, a barbecue deck, planted gardens and wellness lounges.

Two practical points a brochure will not make. First, a private pool is a maintenance item — water, power, servicing — and a building full of them is not cheap to run, which lands in the service charge everyone shares. Second, a plunge pool on a 377 sq ft studio takes floor area from an already small apartment. Go and see a completed Samana unit with the same feature before you assume it works for you. No source we checked publishes the appliance schedule, the parking allocation or the pool dimensions. Ask, and take the SPA as final.

About the developer

Samana Developers was founded in 2016 and has become one of the most active sellers of off-plan property in Dubai — the fifth largest by volume on the count reported in 2026.

Volume is not the same as completion, so the recent record matters more: Samana handed over Samana Santorini and Samana Miami in Jumeirah Village Circle during 2026, both with dated public announcements, and has stated six handovers targeted for 2026 and eleven for 2027. Samana Skyros, its other Arjan building, carried a Q2 2026 date.

The fair reading for a buyer is that this is a high-volume developer with a real and improving delivery cadence, building a recognisable product — compact apartments with private pools on long instalment plans — rather than a boutique builder or an untested one. The risk to watch is not whether it builds, but whether an aggressive pipeline stays on schedule.

For Indian buyers

Arjan is freehold, so an Indian citizen can own here outright, in their own name, with a Dubai Land Department title deed. There is no annual property tax in Dubai; the recurring cost is the service charge, which this building has not published.

At about USD 234,000 the studio fits inside one person's Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance of USD 250,000 per financial year, though not with much room once the DLD fee is added. The two-bedroom at about USD 588,000 needs three allowances, or a couple across two financial years. The long instalment plan actually helps here: spreading payments over 75 months spreads the remittance too. TCS applies above the current threshold.

On residency, the two-bedroom at about AED 2,160,000 is the only layout that clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold. On tax at home, rent from Dubai is taxable in India for a resident at slab rates as income from house property with the standard 30% deduction, and the asset goes into Schedule FA of your return. The UAE takes nothing, so there is no foreign tax credit to set against it.

Pros

• A private pool in every apartment, including the studio — almost nothing else at this price offers it
• Payment plans stretch to 75 months, so much of the price is paid after handover
• Handover is dated Q4 2028, and Samana has a running record of dated completions to point to
• The two-bedroom at about AED 2.16 M clears the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold
• The studio at about AED 859,000 fits inside one person's USD 250,000 annual LRS allowance
• The 1%-a-month option gives a buyer with steady income a way in without a large lump sum
• Short-let demand favours a distinctive unit, and a private pool is distinctive

Cons

• The studio prices at about AED 2,279 per sq ft — roughly 68% above the Arjan average of AED 1,355
• Even the two-bedroom at about AED 1,770 per sq ft prices well over the community
• A 377 sq ft studio with a plunge pool gives up floor area to get the feature
• The long plan is credit, and its cost is built into the headline price
• No service charge is published, and private pools raise the running cost of a building
• Handover is more than two years out, so this is a bet on a date, not a finished home
• No metro serves Arjan today; the Blue Line station is a plan with a date, not an operating stop

Who this is for

• Investors targeting short-let and holiday rental, where a private pool is a real differentiator
• Buyers who need a long instalment plan more than they need the lowest rate per sq ft
• Two-bedroom buyers who want the AED 2 M Golden Visa threshold cleared with a distinctive unit
• Buyers with steady monthly income who prefer 1% a month to a large lump sum

Who should look elsewhere

• Value buyers — you are paying 50% to 68% over the Arjan rate for the pool
• Anyone who needs the apartment within the next two years
• Long-let investors, where Arjan rents are set by the community and will not pay a 68% premium

Our verdict

This project sells one idea and sells it clearly: a private pool in every apartment, on a plan that runs 75 months. Both are real, both are unusual at this price, and both are already in what you pay. At about AED 2,279 per sq ft the studio costs roughly 68% more than the Arjan average, and even the two-bedroom sits well over the community rate. That is not a hidden markup — it is what the feature and the credit cost.

Whether it is worth it comes down to the job the apartment has to do. As a short-let asset a private pool is a genuine differentiator and can carry a nightly rate the plain stock cannot. As a long-let investment the arithmetic works against you. On the developer, Samana builds at volume and has recently proved it can finish, with Santorini and Miami both handed over in 2026. Two steps before you commit: view a completed Samana unit with the same pool to see what it does to a 377 sq ft floor plan, and get the RERA-approved service-charge budget, because a building full of private pools is not cheap to run.

FAQs

What does an apartment at Samana Imperial Garden cost?

Studios start at about AED 859,000, roughly Rs 2.21 crore, at 377 to 431 sq ft. One-bedrooms start near AED 1,359,000 at 674 to 787 sq ft, and two-bedrooms near AED 2,160,000 at 1,220 to 1,250 sq ft. That works out at about AED 2,279, AED 2,016 and AED 1,770 per sq ft.

Does every apartment really have a private pool?

That is what the sources say, across studios, one- and two-bedrooms. It is the feature the project is built around and the main reason the rate per sq ft sits well above the community. Before you commit to a 377 sq ft studio, go and see a completed unit with the same feature — a plunge pool takes floor area from a small apartment.

What is the payment plan?

Three options are on record. On post-dated cheques: 15% on booking, 10% in month 12 and 75% across 75 months. Without them: 20% on booking, 10% in month 12 and 70% across 70 months. A third runs 20% down and 1% a month through construction. All require an AED 40,000 expression-of-interest deposit. Add the 4% DLD fee — AED 34,360 on the studio — and about AED 1,050 to 4,200 in Oqood registration.

When is handover?

Q4 2028, a little over two years out. Samana has six handovers targeted for 2026 and eleven for 2027, and publicly completed Samana Santorini and Samana Miami during 2026, so the developer has a live delivery cadence. Track the construction percentage on the Dubai REST app before each instalment, not only at booking.

Is it good value against the rest of Arjan?

Not on rate. At about AED 2,279 per sq ft the studio prices roughly 68% above the Arjan average of AED 1,355 and above the Dubai-wide figure near AED 1,976. What you are paying for is the private pool and the long instalment plan. As a short-let asset that premium can be earned back; as a long-let one, Arjan rents are set by the community and will not pay it.

What are the service charges?

Not published by the sources we checked. The Arjan band runs about AED 10.17 to AED 18.15 per sq ft a year, and a building where every apartment has a private pool will sit above the bottom of it — pools consume water, power and servicing. Ask for the RERA-approved budget before you sign.

Does it qualify for a Golden Visa?

The two-bedroom does. At about AED 2,160,000 it clears the AED 2 M property threshold; the studio and one-bedroom do not. Arjan is freehold, so any nationality can own outright with a Dubai Land Department title deed.

Can an Indian citizen buy here?

Yes, outright, with a Dubai Land Department title deed. At about USD 234,000 the studio fits inside one person's USD 250,000 Liberalised Remittance Scheme allowance for the financial year, though not with much room once fees are added. The two-bedroom at about USD 588,000 needs three allowances or a couple across two years. TCS applies above the current threshold.

What has Samana delivered before?

Samana Developers was founded in 2016 and is among the largest off-plan sellers in Dubai by volume. It handed over Samana Santorini and Samana Miami in Jumeirah Village Circle during 2026, both with dated public announcements, and has stated six handovers for 2026 and eleven for 2027. Samana Skyros, its other Arjan building, carried a Q2 2026 date.

For live availability at Samana Imperial Garden, the approved service-charge budget and a viewing of a completed private-pool unit, talk to Realty Hunting and we will arrange them.