Manhattan 2 by SD

1. Is it on schedule?21% built in September 2026 against a November 2026 handover: 79% left to build in 2 months · DLD inspection, 10 Sept 202621%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 1,193/sqft, 24.2% below the Jumeirah Village Circle off-plan median across 154 projects-24.2%Context
4. Is it selling?5 off-plan sales registered in the last 12 months, of 191 units; the latest on 10 Mar 20265Context
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

April 2024

Configuration

G + 3P + 16 Residential + Retail

Construction progress is DLD’s inspection of 10 Sept 2026. DLD’s published project register still lags it, so the later inspection is used and dated on its own. 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.

When will Manhattan 2 by SD be completed?

The developer registered handover for November 2026, 2 months after DLD’s latest record, and the project was 21% built as of September 2026. A registered date is the developer’s own, not a delivery forecast. Dubai Land Department inspection of 10 Sept 2026.

What does Manhattan 2 by SD cost per square foot?

AED 1,193 per sqft, the median of 5 registered off-plan sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026; the median unit sold for AED 1.56M. That is 24.2% below the Jumeirah Village Circle off-plan median across 154 projects.

Is Manhattan 2 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 2 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 2 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.