Meraki Developer

Developer overview

Meraki takes its name from a Greek word for putting soul, creativity and love into one's work, and the company leans on that idea in all of its marketing. Behind the branding is a Dubai-based residential developer with an office on the sixteenth floor of Sobha Sapphire in Business Bay and a sister business presented on the website as Meraki Group.

The detail that sets Meraki apart is vertical integration. The company says it handles construction, facade work and steel fabrication itself, which it presents as the basis for control over quality and timing. Its chairman's message stresses quality, integrity and timely delivery, and the portfolio is built around wellbeing, biophilic design and shared community spaces.

Portfolio and locations

Meraki lists five projects. Three of them form a cluster in Majan, the neighbourhood within Dubailand where both current DPF listings for the developer sit.

• The Haven I, Majan – twin residential buildings designed on biophilic principles, with studios to three-bedroom apartments, a community centre, indoor and outdoor gyms, a yoga studio, a reflection garden and a pool deck beside a large public park. The developer records it as handed over in 2025.
• The Haven II, Majan – a taller single building with studios to three-bedroom homes, separate pools for adults and children, a reflexology path, an outdoor court, a barbecue area and co-working space. Meraki shows it as sold out.
• The Haven III, Majan – a smaller corner building beside a landscaped park, with trellised balconies, cascading greenery, a wellness pavilion and separate adult and children's pools. It is listed as launched.
• Genesis by Meraki, Al Barsha South – a mid-rise building with French windows, a rooftop pool and a gym with sauna, handed over in 2020. See the Al Barsha South area guide.
• Nirvana Residences I, Me'aisem – a launched residential tower in Dubai Production City. See the Dubai Production City area guide.

For Majan stock, browse Majan listings and the Majan area guide.

Property types

Meraki sells apartments, from studios to three-bedroom homes, with some retail and food-and-beverage units at ground level in The Haven buildings. The product spans every stage of the cycle: a completed building, a recently handed-over one, a sold-out project under way and fresh launches, so the same brand can mean very different risks. A buyer of a resale in Genesis is buying a finished, lived-in building; a buyer of a Haven III unit is taking on construction and timing risk.

What buyers should verify

1. Which Haven. DPF and other portals sometimes shorten names to "The Haven". Confirm whether the unit is in The Haven I, II or III on the Oqood or title deed.
2. Stage and status. Check the registered completion status of that building with the Dubai Land Department.
3. Payment position. For off-plan units, ask Meraki for a statement of the payment plan, what has been paid and what remains outstanding.
4. Shared facilities. Confirm which amenities belong to the specific building and which are shared across the cluster or provided by the public park.
5. Resale consent. Ask the developer when it will issue a NOC and what conditions apply.

Finding distressed and below-market Meraki properties

Studios and one-bedroom apartments bought off-plan are a common investor purchase, and investors are where most Meraki distress is likely to originate. A buyer who committed to The Haven II or III may decide not to fund the remaining instalments, while an owner in the completed Haven I might prefer to sell rather than look for tenants. Either can become a motivated seller, and some list as an urgent sale.

Prices below original price, or below OP, are under the seller's first contract with Meraki. Below market value refers to a figure under recent resales of similar units in the same building. An unfinished unit is sold as an off-plan resale, where the buyer takes over the seller's position; a completed one transfers like any secondary sale once the developer's NOC is issued and the Dubai Land Department registers the deal. Cash buyer deals can close quickly but follow the same steps. DPF brings these listings together for comparison and does not set what sellers ask.