California by SD

1. Is it on schedule?1% built in July 2026; the register gives no handover date · DLD project register, Jul 20261%Context
2. Is my money protected?Payments go to an escrow account at بنك الإمارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع), as registered with the Land DepartmentEscrowContext
3. Is the price fair?AED 1,093/sqft over 2 off-plan sales; too few sales to compare1,093Context
4. Is it selling?Off-plan sales are counted across a project’s published towers, and this one has none yetNo record
5. Who is building it?Samana Developers, licence no. 1344; 6 of its 29 dated live projects are past their registered dates21%Context

Sizes run from the 10th to the 90th percentile of registered floor area, so one mislabelled unit cannot set the range. A title is issued at handover: a live project shows few or none however many units have sold, and an untitled unit is not necessarily for sale.

Escrow agent

بنك الإمارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع)

Developer, as licensed

SAMANA SI HOLDING LIMITED DUBAI BRANCH (no. 1344)

Master developer

Nakheel

Registered start

December 2023

Configuration

Residential Building (G+P+10+R) with swimming pool & Gymnasium @ Podium level

Construction progress is the percentage DLD recorded in its project register as of July 2026, the latest DLD record for this project; the register lags DLD’s inspections by months, so it is dated separately. The developer is the company licensed to build it, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer owns the land under it and is often another company entirely. Off-plan price is the median of registered off-plan sales across this project’s published buildings, 12 months to 12 Oct 2026.

What does California by SD cost per square foot?

AED 1,093 per sqft, the median of 2 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026; the median unit sold for AED 2.06M.

Is California by SD in escrow?

Yes: the Land Department register names بنك الإمارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع) as the project’s escrow agent, the bank that holds buyers’ payments for the developer. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

Who is the developer of California by SD?

SAMANA SI HOLDING LIMITED DUBAI BRANCH, licence no. 1344, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer that owns the land is Nakheel. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

How many units does California by SD have?

178 registered units, of which 0 have a title issued. A title is issued at handover, so a live project shows few or none however many units have sold. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.