Lantana Hills: Dubai Holding is building 390 modular townhouses in Al Barsha South

Dubai Holding Asset Management (DHAM) has awarded contractor Group AMANA a AED 680 million contract — roughly $185 million — to build Lantana Hills, a gated community of 390 townhouses in Dubai Science Park, part of the Al Barsha South district. That figure is the construction contract, not the project's total investment — a distinction worth making, since headlines often present it as the whole development budget.

What we know about the project

Detail	Figure
Number of homes	390 townhouses, 3 and 4 bedrooms
District	Dubai Science Park, Al Barsha South
Construction contract	AED 680m (~$185m), contractor Group AMANA
Method	modular: 2 730 DuBox modules and 2 020 DuPod bathroom pods, factory-built
Handover	second half of 2027
Certification	LEED for Cities and Communities pre-certification (Silver)

The key feature of the build is its modular method: roughly 85% of construction happens off-site in a controlled factory environment, with finished modules and bathroom pods trucked in and assembled on the plot. According to the developer and contractor, this cuts construction waste by about 30% and improves on-site safety by more than 70% compared with traditional cast-in-place building. For a buyer that means a more predictable schedule and, potentially, less exposure to the delays common on Dubai construction sites: factory assembly depends far less on weather or on-site labour availability.

Don't confuse it with Villa Lantana next door

The same Al Barsha South / Dubai Science Park cluster already has a finished community called Villa Lantana, delivered by developer TECOM back in 2017. The new project's name, Lantana Hills, is similar for a reason — both sit in the same cluster — but they are two different buildings from two different developers, delivered a decade apart. If you're specifically after the new Dubai Holding project, confirm the full name and developer with your broker: mixing up a current off-plan launch with a finished 2017 community is an easy mistake when searching by district name alone.

What it means for an investor

• Family townhouse demand in this part of the city is growing. Dubai Science Park and neighbouring Al Barsha have historically been mixed-use with no large villa clusters — 390 new family homes shifts the supply mix in the district.
• Modular construction is a risk factor, not a guarantee. The method reduces some delay risk but does not remove it entirely — track the date in your contract and the DLD registry status, not just the developer's marketing timeline.
• Dubai Hills Estate is about ten minutes away, which for family buyers means access to a neighbouring premium district's schools and infrastructure without its price tag.

Our district guide covers Al Barsha in full, and other townhouse projects in the surrounding cluster are listed on the Dubai Science Park area page.