Dubai Marina is a neighborhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a canal city developed along a 3-kilometer (2-mile) section of the Persian Gulf shoreline. It has a population of 55,052 people as of 2018.
When completed, the property will house more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas. It’s on Interchange 5 between Jebel Ali Port and the area that houses Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, and the American University in Dubai.
This project’s initial phase has been finished. The Concord Pacific Place development near False Creek in Vancouver, BC, Canada, served as inspiration for Dubai Marina.
Development
The developers moved the waters of the Persian Gulf into the location of the Dubai marina in order to build a new shoreline. A massive center stream has been excavated from the desert and runs the length of the 3-kilometer site.
This primary public space has taken up more than 12% of the total land area on the property. Although the marina water surface occupies a large portion of this area, it also includes over 8 kilometers of planted public pathways.
The marina was created by HOK Canada and is totally man-made. It was developed by Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates and designed by HOK Canada.
When finished, it will be the world’s largest man-made marina. Marina del Rey in California, United States, is the world’s largest man-made marina.
There is a public foreshore way around the marina, as well as certain parts of the public ocean way down the beach with views of Palm Jumeirah.
The Jumeirah Beach Residence is its most prominent development. In October 2013, Dubai Marina’s only mosque, Masjid Al Rahim, which is located at Marina’s southern end, opened its doors.
Phase I
Dubai Marina’s first phase spans 25 acres (100,000 m2) and includes six freehold apartment complexes known as the Dubai Marina Towers.
Dubai Marina Phase I cost more than AED 1.2 billion. Three of the towers, Al Mass, Fairooz, and Murjan, are named after precious stones, while the other three, Mesk, Anbar, and Al Yass, are named after Arabic smells. HOK designed the scheme, and the contractors were Al-Futtaim Carillion and Nasah Multiplex.
Phase II
The Phase II of Dubai Marina will consist of high rise buildings, which are mainly clustered into a block, known as the “Tallest Block in the world” with the majority of the skyscrapers ranges between 250 meters (820 ft) to 300 meters (984 ft), which includes Cayan Tower, Ocean Heights, Marina Pinnacle, Sulafa Tower and Ciel Tower, which rises to 366 meters (1,201 ft) meters and few are taller than 350 meters (1,148 ft) meters and 400 meters (1,312 ft), which includes Elite Residence, 23 Marina, Princess Tower, Marina 106, Marina 101, DAMAC Residenze, and the supertall Pentominium, which rises to 516 meters (1,693 ft) meters.
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7 kilometer (1.1 mi) long, 2 square kilometer (0.77 sq mi) gross floor area beachfront complex in Dubai Marina.
It is the world’s largest single-phase residential complex, with 40 towers (35 are residential and 5 are hotels).
JBR can house around 15,000 people in its residences and hotel rooms. The project has 6,917 apartments ranging in size from 900 square feet (84 square meters) to 5,500 square feet (510 square meters) penthouses.
Jumeirah Beach Residence was launched in August 2002 by Dubai Properties (a subsidiary of Dubai Holding) at a cost of 6 billion dirhams and was finished in 2007.
The Walk at JBR restaurant and shopping strip, which is located behind JBR and near to the beach, is a popular spot for Al Fresco dining. There are five hotels, three of which are purpose-built hotels, and the other two are converted residential towers, classed as 5 stars or 4 stars.
The Walk
The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7-kilometer stretch on the complex’s ground and plaza levels, designed by Dubai Properties, completed in 2007, and officially inaugurated in August 2008.
The Beach
The Beach at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a retail complex being constructed on the beach in front of JBR by Meraas Holding.
The construction, which will consist of four plazas, will take up the majority of the beach between the Hilton and Sheraton hotels. The complex has several levels of parking as well as seventy retail and food and beverage shops, as well as entertainment facilities.
Al Sahab
Al Sahab is a residential high-rise construction comprised of two towers: Tower 1 (44 stories) and Tower 2 (24 stories). The facility is located on the waterfront and directly overlooks Dubai Marina’s largest body of water.
The buildings are located near the Marina Quays at the northern end of the marina, across from the Al Majara Towers. A gymnasium and squash court, a swimming pool and open community area, a mini-theater, sheltered assigned parking, multi-function rooms, and meeting rooms are all part of the complex.
Al Majara
Al Majara is a five-building residential complex with high-rise waterfront residences adjacent to the former Dubai Marina Yacht Club that views the majority of the harbor.
Marina Promenade
Marina Promenade is a Dubai Marina residential area. It is nestled inside the panoramic limits of Dubai Marina and overlooks the biggest and most spectacular stretch of the water, opposite the Dubai Marina Yacht Club. The Marina Promenade consists of six residential buildings and villas with sea views.
Marina Quays
Marina Quays was designed by Arif & Bintoak, who also designed the Concorde Tower. The development includes shops and other establishments in addition to apartments and villas. A podium connects the three apartment structures. It offers luxurious apartments with stunning views of the marina.
The buildings are referred to as Quay East, Quay West, and Quay North. The two shorter structures are cantilevered and span 20m over the Dubai Marina canal. A movie theater, 24-hour security, a pool, concierge service, and a swimming pool are among the amenities.
Luxury penthouses in the buildings sold for more than ten million Dirham in 2016. Five million tonnes of rock were added in 2018 to build a breakwater for Marina Quays.
Park Island
Blakely, Bonaire, Fairfield, and Sanibel are all part of Park Island, a four-tower residential development. Park Island’s skyscrapers are surrounded by parks and beautiful gardens.
Dubai Marina Mall
Dubai Marina Mall is a shopping mall located in the heart of Dubai Marina and is one of the city’s main shopping destinations.
It has 140 retail establishments spread across 390,000 sq ft of gross leasable space, making it one of Dubai’s largest shopping malls.
The mall was finished and inaugurated in December 2008. The mall is connected to the five-star Dubai Marina Hotel.
Transportation
Dubai Marina (Dubai Metro)
Dubai Marina is a rapid transit station on the Dubai Metro’s Red Line in Dubai. It opened as part of an extension of Ibn Battuta on April 30, 2010.
The Dubai Marina station is located near Sheikh Zayed Road Interchange 5, approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of Downtown Dubai. It is located east of the northern half of the Dubai Marina and west of the northern portion of the Jumeirah Lake Towers.
The Dubai Marina station is located on a viaduct that runs parallel to the eastern side of Sheikh Zayed Road. It is classified as a type 2 elevated station since there is an elevated concourse between the street and the platform level.
Access to the station for pedestrians is helped by walkways above Sheikh Zayed Road, which connect to complexes on either side of the road. Damac Properties purchased the naming rights to the Dubai Marina Station in September 2014, renaming it the Damac Station.
Dubai Tramway
Al Sufouh Tramway is a tramway in Al Sufouh, Dubai Marina. It spans 14.5 kilometers (9.0 miles) from Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates along Al Sufouh Road.
It connects to two Red Line stations of the Dubai Metro. The Sufouh Tram also links with the Palm Jumeirah monorail at the Palm’s entrance from Sufouh Road.
It was completed in 2014 and serves the Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence complexes. Later, the name was changed to Dubai Trams.
