Dorra Bay

Twenty-two storeys and 189 residences by The Cayan Group, handed over in 2013. The lowest price per square foot among Marina towers with meaningful supply — AED 1685/ft² (~$460/ft²) against a district average of AED 2588 (~$705/ft²).

What it is

Dorra Bay is a 22-storey, 189-residence tower by The Cayan Group, completed in 2013.

Our own stock carries three listings: two- and three-bedrooms, around 1867 square feet, priced from AED 2.825 million (~$770K) to AED 3.3 million (~$900K).

189 apartments over twenty-two storeys works out to around nine per floor — moderate density, large layouts.

Price per square foot by district tower

The number that matters most for this building isn't the lot price but the price per square foot. Within Marina alone the spread runs as high as 2.8 times, and Dorra Bay sits near the bottom of that range.

That doesn't automatically mean "cheap." A low price per square foot in a completed building is usually explained by three things: age, position relative to the water, and apartment size — larger lots are almost always cheaper per square foot.

What AED 1685 per square foot buys

Dubai Marina in our database is 266 lots, with a median of AED 3.7 million. All three Dorra Bay listings sit below that median, while their areas run above the district average.

In other words, buyers here are paying for square footage, not for a specific address inside the district. For living in it, that's a good deal — the same Marina, the same waterfront, at roughly half the per-square-foot cost of Six Senses or Vida, a price level closer to a secondary European capital than to a flagship waterfront address.

For resale, the logic runs the other way: buildings with a low price per square foot tend to appreciate more slowly, because buyers aren't paying a premium for them. What matters is the holding horizon, not just the entry price.

propsearch building record: 22 storeys, 189 residences, developer The Cayan Group, handed over 2013. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 3 lots (areas, bedrooms, prices), the district tower price-per-square-foot comparison, and the Dubai Marina median.