Ocean Bay by Samana — off-plan in Dubai Islands

• Developer (marketing) — Samana Developers / SAMANA (high) ^{[1] [3]}
• Legal framing on Propsearch — Samana Holding Ltd through its Samana Platinum Real Estate Development subsidiary (high) ^[4]
• How it is labelled — Official SAMANA Ocean Bay / Ocean Bay by SD · PF Ocean Bay by Samana · Propsearch Samana Ocean Bay · DLD sample building strings Ocean Bay by SD - A / B (high) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Place — Dubai Islands (Central Island / Island A in broker and blog copy; Deira waterfront masterplan) (high) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Form — 2 buildings (Tower A / Tower B on PF; Building 1 + 2 on Propsearch) · apartments (high) ^{[3] [4]}
• Mix marketed — 1–4 bedroom apartments; private pools marketed on many layouts (high / pool claim med) ^{[1] [3] [5]}
• Ownership (portal) — freehold (med) ^{[3] [5]}
• Open price — not dual-locked (official from AED 2,887,000 · PF launch ~2.3M / FAQ start 2,269,866 · Propsearch launch from 1.6M · E&V ~2.1M) (low — conflict)* ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}
• Instalments shown — conflict: PF 60 / 40 vs E&V/OPR 20% + 10% after 12 months + 70% as 1% monthly over 70 months (low — SPA wins) ^{[3] [5] [6]}
• Portal completion target — 2028 year dual · quarter Q2/June (PF) vs Q4 (Propsearch + E&V) (med year / low quarter) ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Storeys — Propsearch 10 + 10; official marketing says six floors of refined living — not dual-locked as one figure (med / low) ^{[4] [1]}
• Registry first trace — July 2025 (med) ^[4]
• Project value stamp (DLD estimate via Propsearch) — about AED 79.7 million (med — developer estimate before build; not a unit price) ^[4]
• Unit count — not dual-locked on the free pages below

Gaps stay gaps. We do not invent a single from-price or a RERA number.

Picture two waterfront apartment buildings on Dubai Islands — Samana’s private-pool apartment pitch on Central Island, not a villa row and not the same product as Ocean Pearl. Official copy frames Ocean Bay by SD as a boutique waterfront sanctuary and one of four Samana residential projects on the islands. Building height is not dual-locked: Propsearch prints 10 + 10 storeys; official marketing says six floors of refined living. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

What we can state from public cards:

• Buildings — two (PF Tower A / Tower B; Propsearch Building 1 + Building 2) ^{[3] [4]}
• Bedroom mix — 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments on official and portal cards ^{[1] [3]}
• Sizes (Property Finder unit tables) — 1BR roughly 823–1,332 sqft; 2BR 1,212–1,761 (from ~AED 3.4M on the units strip); 3BR 1,553–2,157 (from ~AED 4.1M); 4BR FAQ from about 2,239 sqft / ~AED 5.41M ^[3]
• Private pools — signature claim on official, Propsearch and Engel & Völkers pages; your unit plan still has to show a pool if that is why you are buying ^{[1] [4] [5]}
• Height — Propsearch prints 10 storeys + 10 storeys; official product prose says six floors of refined living. Leave that as an open conflict. ^{[4] [1]}
• Unit count — no dual-locked total stock number on free pages ^[3]

Engel & Völkers prints a cleaner size ladder (1BR 900–1,200 / 2BR 1,600–1,900 / 3BR 2,400–2,600 / 4BR penthouse 3,600–4,500) that only partly lines up with PF. Prefer SPA plan sheets over either ladder. ^[5]

Neighbour products that are not this booking:

• SAMANA Ocean Pearl and Ocean Pearl 2 ^[2]
• Samana Ocean Crest and other Samana Dubai Islands cards ^[3]
• Samana towers outside Dubai Islands (Downtown One in Jebel Ali is a different product)

Decide on Ocean Bay first. After that, verify the booking form and sale contract already print Ocean Bay by Samana / SAMANA Ocean Bay / Ocean Bay by SD (or the exact legal string) with your tower, unit and bedroom type.

Amenity marketing covers private and shared pools, gym, kids’ zones, zen garden / meditation, steam, outdoor cinema and landscaped paths. Match amenity chips to the brochure pack attached to your unit before you treat them as delivered. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Gallery stills are self-hosted marketing renders so you can recognise the massing — not a titled unit. ^[1]

Keys window: Sources agree on year 2028, then split on the quarter. Property Finder lists delivery June 2028, expected completion 30 June 2028, and a Q2 2028 chip. Propsearch and Engel & Völkers print Q4 2028. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Targets only — not a key-collection letter.

Payment sketches — channels disagree:

• Property Finder summary: 60% during construction / 40% on handover ^[3]
• Engel & Völkers and OPR: 20% down, 10% after one year, 70% as 1% monthly over 70 months (often sold as a 20/80 or post-handover shape) ^{[5] [6]}

Those cash-flow shapes are not the same. Do not pick the friendlier brochure. Pull the instalment table printed for your unit on the sale contract and rebuild it before you reserve.

Open price layers (filters only):

• Official product starting price AED 2,887,000\* ^[1]
• Property Finder launch 2.3M and FAQ starting AED 2,269,866; unit FAQ also shows 1BR from about AED 2,042,880, 2BR from 3,381,475, 3BR from 4,108,515, 4BR from 5,413,333 ^[3]
• Propsearch launch from AED 1,600,000 ^[4]
• Engel & Völkers / OPR marketing from about AED 2.1 million ^{[5] [6]}

On Propsearch, the free Samana Ocean Bay guide shows DLD Open Data pre-registration sales labelled Ocean Bay by SD - A/B — sample 1-beds roughly AED 1.82M–2.40M, 2-beds about 2.63M–3.27M, 3-beds about 3.84M–4.50M (May–Jul 2026 rows). Use them as market activity only, not as inventory. ^[4] Ask for a dated unit offer before you compare cash-out.

Timeline chips: Property Finder sale start 1 September 2025 and construction stamp 2 September 2025; Propsearch first trace July 2025 and construction began 2026, plus May 2026 site photos. Channel chips, not a site walk. ^{[3] [4]}

Developer hub: Samana Developers. Official product and blog live on samanadevelopers.com. Propsearch’s guide puts Samana Holding Ltd through Samana Platinum Real Estate Development behind the marketing brand, and DLD sample buildings print Ocean Bay by SD. Align reservation header and sale contract before money moves. Still confirm registration, escrow and a service-charge estimate. ^{[1] [4]}

Area hub: Dubai Islands. Broker and blog copy put Ocean Bay on Central Island (Island A). Brochure minutes to Deira City Centre, DXB or Downtown are marketing until you drive the route yourself. ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Free Propsearch guide also lists architect York Engineering Consultants and contractor Italtech Contracting — useful names for diligence, not a finish guarantee. ^[4]

Shortlist Ocean Bay by Samana + bedroom count + tower (A/B) as one card. Do not collapse it into “Samana pool apartment on the islands.” Hold Ocean Pearl, Ocean Pearl 2 and Ocean Crest on other lists. ^[2]

1. Product mix-up — this page is Ocean Bay / SAMANA Ocean Bay / Ocean Bay by SD. Ocean Pearl, Ocean Pearl 2, Ocean Crest and vague “Samana Dubai Islands” stock are different cards. ^{[1] [2]}
2. Open-price stack — official ~AED 2.89M, PF ~2.3M / 2.27M start, Propsearch launch 1.6M, brokers ~2.1M. Modelling cash-out on the cheapest brochure number is how people get surprised. ^{[1] [3] [4]}
3. Instalment conflict — portal 60/40 versus broker 20 / 10 / 70-month post-handover sketches. The printed sale-contract schedule is the only cash plan that binds. ^{[3] [5]}
4. Keys quarter split — PF June/Q2 2028 versus Propsearch and E&V Q4 2028. Year 2028 dual-locks; the quarter does not. ^{[3] [4]}
5. Storeys wording — Propsearch 10+10 versus official “six floors of refined living.” ^{[4] [1]}
6. Seller-name drift — Samana Developers, SAMANA, Ocean Bay by SD, Samana Holding Ltd / Samana Platinum appear in different channels. Align the legal line before you pay. ^{[4] [1]}
7. Private-pool marketing — widely claimed; still check pool, balcony rights and service charge on unit exhibits, not the hero render. ^{[1] [5]}
8. No dual-locked unit count — marketing language is not a scarcity signal. ^[3]
9. Young master community — Dubai Islands access and amenity delivery will keep changing; brochure drive times are not a commute contract. ^[3]

1. Confirm project registration and escrow with Dubai Land Department tools before any booking deposit.
2. Pick Ocean Bay by Samana (SAMANA Ocean Bay / Ocean Bay by SD) and the bedroom type first. On the booking form and sale contract, check they already print that product, tower (A/B), unit ID, built-up area, beds and parking. ^{[1] [3]}
3. Align the legal seller string on reservation and sale contract (Samana Developers / SAMANA / Samana Holding / Samana Platinum / Ocean Bay by SD as printed). ^[4]
4. Ask for a dated unit price sheet — the open-price stack on this page is not your quote. ^{[1] [3]}
5. Rebuild cash-flow only from the instalment table printed for that unit (portal 60/40 vs broker 20/80 sketches — SPA wins). ^{[3] [5]}
6. Check SPA drawings for private pool, net vs built-up, parking and balcony rights against the brochure. ^[1]
7. File Ocean Pearl, Pearl 2 and Ocean Crest packs separately so they never mix with this booking. ^[2]
8. Broader off-plan checklist: due diligence.