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LIV Residence
Dubai Marina · LIV Real Estate Development
Project factsheet
Storeys 28
Units in the building 179
Developer LIV Real Estate Development
Status Completed
Completed 2019
District Dubai Marina
About the building
28-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2019. Developer — LIV Real Estate Development. Architect — Naga Architects.
What the building has
- Swimming pool
- Gym
- Spa and sauna
- Children's area
- Shops
- Restaurants
- Beach
- Park and landscaping
Specifications for LIV Residence per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
LIV Residence is a 28-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2019.
The developer is LIV Real Estate Development. The architecture is by Naga Architects.
The building holds 179 apartments in total.
The database currently holds 8 lots in this project, from 2 225 000 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 6%.
Twenty-eight storeys and 179 residences by LIV, handed over in 2019, designed by Naga. Price per square foot is AED 2626 (~$715/ft²) — above the Marina average, but noticeably below the newer LIV Marina.
What it is
LIV Residence is a 28-storey, 179-residence tower completed in 2019 by LIV Real Estate Development. The architect is Naga Architects.
Our own stock carries three to four listings: from studio to three bedrooms, areas around 1764 square feet, prices from AED 1.4 to 4.8 million (~$380K–$1.31M), all ready.
179 apartments over 28 storeys works out to around six per floor — a spacious format by the district's standards.
Four LIV buildings in one district
The developer is almost entirely focused on Dubai Marina, and its four buildings are easy to compare against each other: one plot, one approach, the difference is age.
LIV Residence is the oldest of the completed ones. Its price per square foot is AED 2626 against AED 3534 for the 2025-built LIV Marina — six years of age costs roughly a third of the per-square-foot price.
| Building | Storeys | Handover | Residences | AED per ft² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Lux | 49 | under construction | — | — |
| LIV Marina Tower | 45 | 2025 | — | 3534 |
| LIV Residence | 28 | 2019 | 179 | 2626 |
| LIV Waterside | 27 | 2023 | 151 | — |
propsearch building records and our own stock as of 28 August 2026. Price per square foot is calculated for towers with three or more lots of known area. District average — AED 2588/ft².
What seven years of age costs
Dubai Marina in our database is 266 lots, with a median of AED 3.7 million (~$1.01M) and an average price of AED 2,588 per square foot. LIV Residence sits a bit above the average.
The gap with LIV Marina is a rare case of a clean comparison: one developer, one district, neighbouring plots, the only difference being the handover year. Around AED 900 per square foot — roughly a third.
The practical takeaway: the premium for newness in Marina is real, but it fades. A 2019 building has already moved from "new" to "established and proven," and buyers pay for area and price, not for the year it was built.
propsearch building record: 28 storeys, 179 residences, developer LIV Real Estate Development, architect Naga Architects, handed over 2019. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: building lots, price per square foot by LIV building, and the Dubai Marina median and average price per square foot.
What the complex has
Swimming pool
Gym
Spa and sauna
Children's area
Shops
Restaurants
Beach
Park and landscaping
Where it is
Frequently asked about LIV Residence
Who is the developer of LIV Residence?
LIV Real Estate Development. The architecture is by Naga Architects.
How many floors does LIV Residence have?
28. The building has 179 apartments.
Has LIV Residence been handed over?
Yes, the building was handed over in 2019. This is ready housing: you can move in or let it out right after the deal.
Where is LIV Residence?
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 LIV Residence cost?
The database currently holds 8 lots in this project, from 2 225 000 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 6%. The list changes daily — I will send a fresh selection for the building on request.
What is on site at LIV Residence?
Swimming pool, Gym, Spa and sauna, Children's area, Shops, Restaurants, Beach, Park and landscaping. 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
Dubai Marina: five of the ten tallest residential buildings in the world
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Orra Real Estate Development: JLT or the Marina, two districts a road apart
A developer with buildings on both sides of Sheikh Zayed Road. The two districts look interchangeable on a map and behave differently — here is what the price gap actually buys.
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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