ENTA MINA

ENTA MINA shares its pool with a rental building, and turns that into a selling point

In Mina Al Arab, ENTA has a direct neighbor: HIVE, a building designed as build-to-rent, meaning it's held for leasing rather than sold unit by unit. RAK Properties chose to connect the two addresses. The pool, the outdoor lounge, the waterfront promenade and the barbecue areas are all shared. ENTA itself remains a freehold project for sale, with a ground floor, three podium levels and eighteen floors of apartments on Hayat Island. Handover is set for March 31, 2028. This pairing of a for-sale condo tower with a managed rental building is still uncommon along the Ras Al Khaimah coast, and it says a lot about how the whole project is positioned.

HIVE next door, a managed-neighborhood approach

The brochure states it plainly: ENTA isn't meant to stand as a standalone building. Sharing amenities with HIVE broadens the outdoor offering without each building having to fund everything on its own. For a buyer, that means larger spaces, but also busier ones, since tenants from the neighboring building use the same pool. Anyone looking for a tightly gated residence may see this as a drawback. Those aiming for rental income will more likely see it as an environment that's already lively and maintained by an operator experienced in rental management.

Three podium levels given over to services

The ground floor feels more like a small commercial strip than a residential lobby. It houses a restaurant, a café, a concept store and a flexible workspace opening onto a courtyard, alongside the parking entrance and a barbecue area open to the public. The first level groups the amenities reserved for residents: a fitness room, infrared saunas, cold plunge pools and treatment rooms. There's also a library, a residents' lounge and a function room equipped with a chef's kitchen, handy for hosting without cramping a studio. Outside, the plan includes a yoga deck, hammocks, a lawn, a sunken lounge and an open-air cinema.

Studios, one and two bedrooms, deliberately limited in scope

ENTA offers three unit types and nothing else: studios, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments. The developer stresses the low unit count, though no total figure appears in the brochure reviewed. Unit sizes aren't listed either, so buyers will need to request detailed floor plans before drawing any comparisons. There are, however, two layouts for the one bedroom apartment. Version A prioritizes a bigger living room, while Version B offers a larger balcony and a more clearly separated sleeping area. Interiors stick to a plain palette: natural materials, warm tones, raw textures.

Delivered furnished, self-rented or handed to management

The sales offer comes down to three options: live in it, rent it out yourself, or hand it over to a management company. Furniture packages are available so the apartment can be put to use as soon as the keys are handed over. Paired with HIVE, which already knows how the site's rental operations work, this setup is clearly built with the non-resident investor in mind. The furnished studio, with a coworking space at the foot of the building, will also appeal to young professionals drawn by the hospitality jobs multiplying around Mina and Al Marjan. The two bedroom apartments could suit a couple settling in for the long term.

Sixteen minutes from the future Wynn on Al Marjan

Hayat Island is part of Mina Al Arab, a district lined with mangroves and beaches that RAK Properties has been developing for several years. The building sits a short distance from Mina Downtown, the district's future center. Nearby hotels include the Anantara, the Four Seasons Resort and Residences, the Nikki Beach Resort, the InterContinental and the Bar Du Port Beach. The Wynn Resort under construction on Al Marjan Island, with its casino, is listed at sixteen minutes away, as is Marjan Beach. That project remains the main driver of expected rental demand in the emirate, and ENTA depends on it directly.