Masaar 3 Dana

Dana, the phase that opens Masaar 3 and sets its benchmark

Masaar 3 is set to include 4,000 villas and townhouses across eight gated districts. Dana is the first of these districts to be released for sale by Arada Properties, ahead of Sedra and Layan. That order matters. The opening phase of a masterplan usually becomes the reference point for pricing and specification on later launches, and it tends to get the most direct access to the central amenities. The project sits in Al Rowdat Suburb, on the eastern edge of Sharjah city, with handover scheduled for 31 March 2029. Units are sold freehold, a status open to foreign buyers in the emirate's designated areas.

First district out of eight

Arada is applying the same approach to Masaar 3 that it used on Masaar 1 and Masaar 2: the district is split into gated sub-communities, each with its own pools and sports courts, connected by a shared green spine. Dana is the first of these to launch. For a buyer, this means construction on the neighbouring districts will still be underway after the 2029 handover. Several years of building work nearby should be expected, which is the usual trade off of buying into a first phase. The brochure doesn't set out a detailed timeline for the remaining phases, a point worth checking directly with the developer before signing.

From a two bedroom with maid's room to the Forest Signature

The Dana masterplan offers ten layouts. On the townhouse side there's a two bedroom model, two versions of the three bedroom, a corner or end of row three bedroom, and standard and corner four bedroom units. On the villa side, the range runs from a four bedroom villa up to four and five bedroom Signature villas, topped by the five bedroom Forest Signature. The smallest townhouse is better specified than its size suggests. It comes with a garden, balconies, covered parking, a laundry room, a guest toilet, a maid's room with its own bathroom, and a master suite with a walk in closet. Every unit is handed over with a cooktop, hood, washing machine and dryer, plus built in home automation.

A lagoon pool, a women only pool, and food trucks

At the heart of the masterplan sits a lagoon style pool with free form swimming, set among trees and fitted with a landscaped waterfall. A gym and a café sit right next to it. The plan also includes a community pool reserved for women, kept separate from the family pool. That detail answers real demand from Gulf families and is rarely seen in Dubai project brochures. There's also an open air cinema, a mosque, a duck pond, an adventure playground, and a community centre with shops and restaurants. That centre houses a food truck park called Zad. More than 100,000 trees line the jogging tracks and cycling paths of the green spine.

Khorfakkan Road right at the district's edge

Dana has direct access to Khorfakkan Road, with Emirates Road (E611) easy to reach from there. According to the developer, Masaar Central, Tilal Mall, Nasma Central Park and Sharjah's grand mosque are five minutes away by car. Sharjah International Airport, University City and Aljada, Arada's other flagship project, are quoted at fifteen minutes. Dubai International Airport and Sharjah Corniche are listed at twenty minutes, a figure that depends heavily on time of day and traffic on the routes between the two emirates. Khalid Bin Sultan City, the mixed use district designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for BEEAH, is also located in the area.

Who buys in Dana

This project is aimed first at families working in Dubai or Sharjah who want more space, a garden and a maid's room, without paying villa prices seen in Dubailand or Arabian Ranches. The two bedroom townhouse could also appeal to investors looking for a lower entry point in a villa community. Their typical tenant would be a couple with a young child. The larger Signature villas, on the other hand, are geared toward households planning to settle in for the long term. Arada has already delivered Masaar 1 and Masaar 2 right next door, so buyers can walk through a comparable finished product before committing off plan.