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Cayan Tower
Dubai Marina · The Cayan Group
Project factsheet
Storeys 73
Developer The Cayan Group
Status Completed
Completed 2013
District Dubai Marina
About the building
73-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2013. Developer — The Cayan Group. Architect — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
What the building has
- Swimming pool
- Spa and sauna
- Children's area
Specifications for Cayan Tower per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Cayan Tower is a 73-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2013.
The developer is The Cayan Group. The architecture is by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 16 000 000 AED.
73 storeys twisted a full 90 degrees from base to top, handed over in 2013. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — the firm behind Burj Khalifa itself.
What it is
Cayan Tower is a residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina developed by The Cayan Group, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — the same practice responsible for Burj Khalifa. The building rotates a full 90 degrees over its height, one of the most photographed silhouettes on the Marina skyline.
The twist is not decorative. Each floor plate rotates relative to the one below it, which reduces wind load on a tall, slender tower and — as a side effect — pulls upper floors away from directly overlooking their immediate neighbours, opening sightlines that a straight tower of the same height would not have.
Our own stock: average AED 2,325/ft² (~$635/ft²) across 3,549 sq ft units — large-format apartments, consistent with a tower marketed on architecture rather than compact investment units.
Price per square foot across the Marina
Cayan Tower sits below the district average, but ahead of most of the Marina's 2006-era first wave — a reasonable position for a striking, well-known building that is nonetheless twelve years old.
| Tower | AED / ft² | Lots | Avg. size | Avg. price, AED m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Senses Residences | 7000 | 3 | 13,788 ft² | 85.67 |
| Vida Residences | 3685 | 4 | 1882 ft² | 6.85 |
| LIV Marina | 3534 | 6 | 1527 ft² | 5.43 |
| Marina Shores | 3301 | 11 | 1201 ft² | 3.85 |
| Marina Gate | 3284 | 5 | 1875 ft² | 6.00 |
| Stella Maris | 2874 | 3 | 3066 ft² | 9.06 |
| LIV Residence | 2626 | 3 | 1764 ft² | 4.63 |
| Al Majara | 2583 | 6 | 1365 ft² | 3.52 |
| Dubai Marina Towers | 2427 | 11 | 2424 ft² | 5.78 |
| Damac Heights | 2351 | 6 | 1761 ft² | 3.96 |
| Cayan Tower | 2325 | 3 | 3549 ft² | 7.67 |
| Marina Promenade | 2272 | 6 | 1748 ft² | 3.86 |
| Princess Tower | 1958 | 4 | 1952 ft² | 3.91 |
| Dorra Bay | 1685 | 3 | 1867 ft² | 3.11 |
| Emirates Crown | 1414 | 6 | 3469 ft² | 4.87 |
| Marina Crown | 1412 | 6 | 2739 ft² | 3.89 |
| Al Seef Tower | 1377 | 7 | 3553 ft² | 4.89 |
| Horizon Tower | 1327 | 3 | 2499 ft² | 3.32 |
Our own stock as of 28 August 2026, towers with three or more lots and a known area. District average — AED 2,588/ft², median lot AED 3.7 million out of 266 lots.
What a signature design is actually worth
A tower this recognisable invites the same question international buyers ask about any architect-branded address — a Norman Foster building in London, a Zaha Hadid in Beijing: does the design premium hold up in resale, or does it fade to a normal market rate once the novelty wears off?
The stock figures answer it here: Cayan Tower trades close to the Marina average, not above it. The architecture is a genuine differentiator at first sale and in marketing; by resale, floor, view and condition do the pricing, same as in any other tower on the strip.
The developer built two more towers on the same principle nearby — Dorra Bay and part of the Silverene complex — worth comparing if the twisted-facade design itself, rather than this specific address, is what draws the buyer.
Factsheet: developer The Cayan Group, architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, handed over 2013. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 3 lots (size, price, price per square foot), price-per-square-foot table across Marina towers, district median and average.
What the complex has
Swimming pool
Spa and sauna
Children's area
Where it is
Frequently asked about Cayan Tower
Who is the developer of Cayan Tower?
The Cayan Group. The architecture is by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
How many floors does Cayan Tower have?
73.
Has Cayan Tower been handed over?
Yes, the building was handed over in 2013. This is ready housing: you can move in or let it out right after the deal.
Where is Cayan Tower?
Dubai Marina. The original high-rise waterfront: a dense forest of towers around a man-made marina, and still the busiest rental market in the city.
How much does an apartment in Cayan Tower cost?
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 16 000 000 AED. Prices move every day, so it is worth asking for the current list for this building.
What is on site at Cayan Tower?
Swimming pool, Spa and sauna, Children's area. The list comes from the project description and covers the whole complex.
In the news
What has been written about the building, its developer and Dubai Marina
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Orra Real Estate Development: JLT or the Marina, two districts a road apart
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Halcon Real Estate: how to spot a building where nobody is in charge
A Dubai Marina tower from 2011. In buildings owned mostly by absent investors, decisions stop being made — and the symptoms are visible in an afternoon if you know them.
Condor Group: buying a just-finished flat from someone who never lived in it
A Dubai Marina tower completed in 2023. Much of the stock in a newly delivered building is sold on by off-plan investors — and buying from one is its own transaction.
Scope Investment: a 2022 tower, and the first wave of resales
A Dubai Marina tower completed a few years ago. Buildings at this age go through a predictable event that shapes their prices — and it is a buying opportunity if you can see it.
ABA Real Estate Development: building on the last plots of a finished district
A tall branded tower under construction in Dubai Marina. Infill development in a built-out district has a particular economics — for the buyer and for the neighbours.
ETA Star: an engineering group that built apartments
The property arm of a large regional engineering and contracting group, with towers in the Marina and on the Palm. What an engineering parent means in a delivered building.
32Group: how to value a Marina tower nobody has heard of
A smaller developer with a mid-2000s Dubai Marina building. Most towers are not landmarks, and valuing an ordinary one is a different exercise — here is how it works.
Where this project stands today
I will send the available layouts, the real entry price and what owners and tenants actually say about the building — without the brochure language.
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