Manhattan 1 by SD

1. Is it on schedule?7% built in July 2026; the register gives no handover date · DLD project register, Jul 20267%Context
2. Is my money protected?Payments go to an escrow account at بنك دبي الاسلامي (شركة مساهمة عامة), as registered with the Land DepartmentEscrowContext
3. Is the price fair?AED 1,710/sqft, 8.6% above the Jumeirah Village Circle off-plan median across 154 projects+8.6%Context
4. Is it selling?6 off-plan sales registered in the last 12 months, of 191 units; the latest on 13 Jul 20266Context
5. Who is building it?Samana Developers, licence no. 1688; 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 دبي الاسلامي (شركة مساهمة عامة)

Developer, as licensed

SAMANA STAR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C (no. 1688)

Master developer

Jumeirah Village

Registered start

November 2023

Configuration

G + 3P + 16 + Residential + Retail

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 Manhattan 1 by SD cost per square foot?

AED 1,710 per sqft, the median of 6 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026; the median unit sold for AED 807,070. That is 8.6% above the Jumeirah Village Circle off-plan median across 154 projects.

Is Manhattan 1 by SD in escrow?

Yes: the Land Department register names بنك دبي الاسلامي (شركة مساهمة عامة) 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 Manhattan 1 by SD?

SAMANA STAR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C, licence no. 1688, by the register’s own licence number; the master developer that owns the land is Jumeirah Village. Dubai Land Department project register as of July 2026.

How many units does Manhattan 1 by SD have?

191 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.