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SAMANA Developers is a privately held Dubai property company specialising in residential buildings with a strong emphasis on resort style amenities and apartments with private pools. The business is led by Founder and Chief Executive Officer Imran Farooq and forms part of the wider SAMANA Group of Companies, a diversified business group established in 1996.

The real estate arm began building its direct Dubai track record in 2018 with SAMANA Greens in Arjan. That first launch was followed by SAMANA Hills in 2019, which reached handover in 2022 and helped establish the company's early reputation within Dubai's apartment market.

Since then, SAMANA Developers Dubai has expanded rapidly across Jumeirah Village Circle, Arjan, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City, Dubai Land Residence Complex, Majan and several other residential districts. Unlike Dubai's largest master developers, SAMANA does not generally create entire communities with roads, schools and civic infrastructure. Its model has historically centred on individual apartment buildings developed within established master planned areas.

A recognisable part of the company's strategy is the use of private pools within apartments. While this feature is common in villas and penthouses, SAMANA has introduced it across studios and smaller apartment formats in many of its projects. The concept has become closely associated with the brand and is frequently combined with large leisure decks, fitness facilities, landscaped areas and wellness spaces.

This approach places SAMANA properties for sale between conventional investment apartments and more hospitality influenced residential concepts. Homes are generally designed for everyday occupation while incorporating features more commonly associated with resorts.

The company's completed track record is also growing. Alongside SAMANA Hills, several earlier schemes have progressed through handover, while Miami by SAMANA in Jumeirah Village Circle welcomed its first homeowners in 2026. The company has stated plans for a significant programme of further handovers as its large construction pipeline moves towards completion.

SAMANA is also becoming more vertically integrated. Architecture and construction capabilities are increasingly being handled through associated in house operations, giving the company greater control over design, procurement and delivery as the volume of SAMANA off plan projects increases.

Dubai remains its principal market, but 2026 marked a broader geographic shift. SAMANA Ocean Views in the Maldives introduced an international resort and residential concept with interiors by ELIE SAAB Maison. The company has also secured land in Al Zorah City for planned waterfront development in Ajman, signalling the beginning of a wider UAE expansion.

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SAMANA Developers Projects in Dubai

SAMANA's Dubai pipeline now covers a wide range of established and emerging communities. Dubai Production City has become one of its most active locations, with several new projects bringing the company's private pool concept to the western side of the city.

SAMANA Sky Views at Dubai Production City is planned as a 21 storey residential tower offering studios and one and two bedroom apartments. Private pools are incorporated into the residential concept, while shared facilities focus on wellness, fitness and social spaces. Completion is planned for the third quarter of 2028.

SAMANA Portofino is another Dubai Production City scheme, drawing inspiration from the Italian Riviera. The building contains studios and one and two bedroom apartments, with private pools forming one of its defining residential features. Its smaller scale gives it a different character from some of SAMANA's newer high rise launches.

Dubai Land Residence Complex has become another important growth area. SAMANA Boulevard Heights introduces studios together with one and two bedroom apartments in a modern residential tower with selected private pool layouts. The project is part of a wider concentration of SAMANA residences across DLRC, alongside projects such as SAMANA Avenue and Ivy Gardens.

Majan has also developed into a significant location for the company. SAMANA Barari Heights offers a broader residential mix ranging from studios to larger apartments and duplexes. The scheme reflects a more mature version of SAMANA's resort style approach, with wellness, recreation and landscaped communal areas forming a substantial part of the design.

Dubai Islands represents another notable direction. SAMANA Ocean Pearl and later waterfront launches move the brand away from inland apartment districts into larger coastal residences. This is important because it broadens SAMANA's product mix beyond compact urban apartments and places the company within Dubai's expanding waterfront property market.

Newer projects also include SAMANA Greenfield in Warsan and SAMANA Portside in Downtown Jebel Ali, showing a strategy that increasingly targets areas linked to Dubai's future transport, employment and infrastructure growth.

SAMANA Developers off plan projects therefore cover a much wider geographic and residential range than the company's early Arjan buildings. For clients considering SAMANA properties for sale, the recurring themes remain contemporary apartments, private pool layouts and extensive leisure facilities, supported by an increasingly substantial completed and under construction portfolio across Dubai.