Enta Residences

Enta Residences is a 52-unit apartment building by RAK Properties, positioned within Mina Al Arab, the waterfront community on the Ras Al Khaimah coastline. Scheduled for completion in Q4 2027, it offers studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments priced from AED 963,000 to AED 2,824,000.

# The building and its waterfront setting

Mina Al Arab occupies a stretch of RAK's central shoreline, developed around preserved wetlands and natural dunes that give the community an environmental character unusual for a Gulf residential address. The setting is deliberate: the masterplan kept the surrounding habitat largely intact, and marine species still congregate in the shallows nearby.

Enta itself is a single building of 52 residences, which places it firmly in boutique territory. At that scale, the architecture can address detail in ways that larger towers rarely justify commercially. The building faces a waterfront promenade, and its position within Mina Al Arab gives residents access to the island community's broader landscaping, marina infrastructure, and beach access.

# Residences, layouts and specification

Studios range from approximately 347 to 452 square feet, priced between AED 963,000 and AED 1,039,000. One-bedroom apartments span a wider bracket, with floor plates from 751 to roughly 872 square feet and prices running from AED 1,721,000 to AED 2,043,000 depending on the specific unit. Two-bedroom residences cluster tightly around 1,189 square feet, with asking prices from AED 2,655,000 to AED 2,824,000.

Kitchens are fitted by the developer. All other interiors are delivered unfurnished, which gives buyers latitude to specify finishes independently. The material palette, as described by the developer, draws on raw textures and natural tones rather than the high-gloss treatment common across much of Dubai's mid-market new build stock.

Service charges are set at 16–18 AED per square foot annually.

# Amenities inside the building

The facility list for 52 units is notable in its breadth. The wellness component includes a fitness centre, infrared saunas, and cold plunge pools, suggesting a programme aimed at residents who treat recovery as seriously as training. The swimming pool sits alongside an outdoor lounge and BBQ areas.

# Social and working infrastructure

Beyond wellness, the building contains a residents' lounge, a library, a flex workspace, a restaurant and café, and a concept store. For a building of this size, that range of programming is dense. Whether it suits a buyer depends almost entirely on whether they plan to live there or let it, but for an owner-occupier working remotely, the flex workspace and café configuration reduces the need to leave the building on ordinary weekdays.

The waterfront promenade connects Enta to the broader Mina Al Arab pedestrian network.

# Proximity to services and transport

Hayat Beach sits roughly one kilometre from the building. Chubby Cheeks Nursery, the nearest early-years provision identified, is 0.9 kilometres away, a relevant detail for buyers with young children. Al Hamra Mall, the primary retail and leisure anchor in the area, is 7.8 kilometres out. Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is approximately 40 kilometres from the site, a drive of around 35 to 40 minutes under normal conditions. Dubai International Airport, not listed but relevant for most international buyers, sits around 70 kilometres south via Sheikh Mohammed Bin Salem Road.

# What Enta Residences represents for a cross-border buyer

RAK Properties is the emirate's largest listed developer, which provides a degree of institutional reassurance that smaller local operators cannot. The project is under construction with completion targeted for the fourth quarter of 2027, so buyers are acquiring off-plan with a two-and-a-half-year horizon from mid-2025.

The price point is significant in context. A two-bedroom apartment at around AED 2.7 million in a managed waterfront community, with the amenity stack described above, compares favourably against equivalent square footage in Dubai's established coastal districts, where the same specification now routinely exceeds AED 3.5 to 4 million. For a European or GCC buyer seeking a second home in the northern emirates, or an investor targeting the RAK rental market as it matures, Enta's combination of boutique scale and accessible pricing makes the arithmetic relatively legible.

The Ras Al Khaimah residential market remains smaller and less liquid than Dubai's. Buyers should price that reality into their expectations. What the market offers in return is lower entry costs, a quieter operational environment, and a coastal character that Dubai's more developed shoreline long since traded away.