Samana International Real Estate Development L.L.C
Dubai Production City · Dubai
Samana Portofino in Dubai Production City: a 12-storey block of 226 studio, 1 and 2-bedroom apartments, 60.07% complete at 29 September 2026, per the DLD register.
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The brief
Samana Portofino, an apartment building by Samana, is under construction in Dubai Production City, Dubai. Its design takes the Italian Riviera as its reference, and every unit, the studios included, is specified with a pool on its balcony.
This brief sets out what is being built, where it sits and what the government record shows about its progress, for owners, for buyers considering a unit from an existing owner, and for anyone comparing it with other buildings in the community.
All rows are from the Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026.
The building is specified at 12 storeys over a single basement, with the basement reserved for parking. Its unit types are studios and apartments of one and two bedrooms.
The architecture is specified as Italian commune-style, with landscaped gardens and a pool area as part of the design.
Arec Engineering Consult is named as the architectural consultant, and Geo Foundation Group as the contractor for the foundation works.
The facilities listed for the project are:
All are specified for the project rather than yet in use.
Dubai Production City was established in 2003 under its former name of International Media Production Zone, which the Dubai Land Department register still uses for this project. It is a mixed-use development of 43 million square feet, sitting at a junction with Al Khail Road. Its western part is given over to warehouses and offices, while its residential buildings are concentrated in the eastern half.
City Centre Me'aisem, the community's retail development, is 0.5 km from the building.
Parks in the neighbouring Jumeirah Village communities are close at hand. The JVT District 4 Park is 1.0 km away, and the JVT District 9 Playground and the JVC District 5 Park are each 1.2 km away. Two golf courses, Jumeirah Golf Estates and The Els Golf Club, are both 1.7 km from the building, with the Montgomerie course at 4.0 km.
Among the closest schools, it is 1.3 km to Sunmarke School and 1.6 km to Arcadia British School, both in Jumeirah Village Triangle. The Springs Souk is 3.3 km away, and 5.6 km separates the building from Dubai Miracle Garden.
In depth
The Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026, records Samana Portofino as active, with the label under construction. It gives the project as 60.07% complete as at 29 September 2026.
Project number 2750 is the reference to check on the Dubai Land Department's own platforms before buying or selling a unit in the building.
The register names the developer as Samana International Real Estate Development L.L.C.
If you hold a unit in Samana Portofino and are considering a sale, or you want to buy one from an existing owner, Mitchell's Commercial Real Estate can help. We will lay out the register record and set the building beside the other projects in Dubai Production City and the neighbouring communities, so you can compare like with like. Get in touch to talk through a specific unit. Our buying costs calculator sets out the fees on a purchase.
Samana Portofino is in the Dubai Production City area.
Area and community are from our own project record.
Area and community: our own project record. Neither is a survey.
Samana Portofino — Dubai Production City
Samana International Real Estate Development L.L.C is the developer named on this brief.
Samana Portofino is in Dubai Production City, Dubai. The Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026, places it in the area Me'Aisem First, under the community name International Media Production Zone.
The unit types named for the project are studios and apartments of one or two bedrooms, each specified with a pool on its balcony. The Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026, records 226 units in one building.
The Dubai Land Department register, read 14 November 2026, lists Samana Portofino as active and under construction, 60.07% complete as at 29 September 2026.
The amenities listed for the project include a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, a steam room and sauna, a gym, facilities for outdoor fitness, a jogging track, a court for padel tennis, a cinema, a barbecue area, a children's play area, concierge and valet parking.
The Dubai Land Department register names the developer as Samana International Real Estate Development L.L.C.
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