Portside by Samana Developers

1. Is it on schedule?0% built in November 2026 against a June 2029 handover: 100% left to build in 31 months · DLD project register, Nov 20260%Context
2. Is my money protected?Payments go to an escrow account at بنك ابوظبى التجارى, as registered with the Land DepartmentEscrowContext
3. Is the price fair?AED 1,678/sqft, 0.3% below the Downtown Jebel Ali off-plan median across 14 projects−0.3%Context
4. Is it selling?81 off-plan sales registered in the last 12 months, of 142 units; the latest on 29 Oct 202681Context
5. Who is building it?Samana Developers, licence no. 2070; 7 of its 34 dated pending 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 pending project shows few or none however many units have sold, and an untitled unit is not necessarily for sale.

Escrow agent

بنك ابوظبى التجارى

Developer, as licensed

SAMANA ISLANDS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C (no. 2070)

Master developer

Nakheel

Registered start

August 2026

Configuration

G+3P+8+R

Construction progress is the percentage DLD recorded in its project register as of November 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 2 Nov 2026.

When is Portside by Samana Developers handed over?

The developer registered handover for June 2029, 31 months after DLD’s latest record, and the project was 0% built as of November 2026. A registered date is the developer’s own, not a delivery forecast. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

How far along is construction of Portside by Samana Developers?

Portside by Samana Developers was 0% built as of November 2026, the Land Department’s recorded progress, not a developer claim. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

Who is the developer of Portside by Samana Developers?

SAMANA ISLANDS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C, licence no. 2070, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer that owns the land is Nakheel. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

What does Portside by Samana Developers cost per square foot?

AED 1,678 per sqft, the median of 81 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 2 Nov 2026; the median unit sold for AED 1.16M. That is 0.3% below the Downtown Jebel Ali off-plan median across 14 projects.

Is Portside by Samana Developers in escrow?

Yes: the Land Department register names بنك ابوظبى التجارى as the project’s escrow agent, the bank that holds buyers’ payments for the developer. Dubai Land Department project register as of November 2026.

How many units does Portside by Samana Developers have?

142 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 November 2026.