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Marina Tower
Dubai Marina · Emaar Properties
Project factsheet
Storeys 33
Units in the building 202
Developer Emaar Properties
Status Completed
Completed 2006
District Dubai Marina
About the building
33-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2006. Developer — Emaar Properties. Architect — Dubarch.
Specifications for Marina Tower per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Marina Tower is a 33-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2006.
The developer is Emaar Properties. The architecture is by Dubarch.
The building holds 202 apartments in total.
The database currently holds 4 lots in this project, from 1 400 000 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 15%.
Emaar's first tower in Dubai Marina: 33 storeys, 202 residences, handed over 2006. This is where the district started for the developer.
What it is
Marina Tower is an Emaar building of 33 storeys and 202 residences, completed in 2006. The architect is Dubarch.
It's part of the district's first phase — Dubai Marina Towers — with which Emaar began building out Marina in the mid-2000s.
Our own stock carries two listings: two-bedrooms around 2951 square feet at AED 5.2 million (~$1.42M) and AED 6.99 million (~$1.90M), both ready. Nearly three thousand square feet for two bedrooms is a very generous layout — nothing that size gets built in the district's newer towers.
Emaar's buildings in Marina
The developer has worked in the district for twenty years, and its buildings span the full range: from the first phase in 2006 to the still-under-construction Marina Shores at 53 storeys.
| Building | Storeys | Residences | Handover | Our lots | Range, million |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Shores | 53 | 433 | under construction | 19 | 1.95–8.5 |
| JW Marriott Hotel Marina | 38 | — | 2013 | — | — |
| Marina Tower | 33 | 202 | 2006 | 2 | 5.2–6.99 |
| Marina Cove | 32 | 226 | Oct 2029 | 2 | 3.2–3.3 |
| Marina Quays | 11 | — | 2012 | 2 | 3.0–3.1 |
| Dubai Marina Towers | — | — | complete | 11 | 3.38–14.0 |
Storeys and residence counts — propsearch building records; lots and ranges — our own stock as of 28 August 2026. Dubai Marina Towers is the developer's first phase in the district, listed as separate towers in the building records.
Layouts nobody builds anymore
Dubai Marina in our database is 266 lots, with a median of AED 3.7 million (~$1.0M) and an average area well under three thousand square feet.
A two-bedroom at 2951 square feet is the kind of area that gets four bedrooms in the newer towers. Marina's early development followed different standards: fewer units per floor, more square feet per apartment.
That's what makes a lot like this specific: expensive in absolute terms, moderate per square foot. The buyer here is paying for space, not for address or newness.
propsearch building record: 33 storeys, 202 residences, developer Emaar Properties, architect Dubarch, handed over 2006. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 2 lots (areas, bedrooms, prices), the composition and timeline of Emaar's other Marina buildings, and the Dubai Marina median.
Where it is
Frequently asked about Marina Tower
Who is the developer of Marina Tower?
Emaar Properties. The architecture is by Dubarch.
How many floors does Marina Tower have?
33. The building has 202 apartments.
Has Marina Tower been handed over?
Handed over: 2006. The property is complete, so after the deal you can move in or put it on the rental market at once.
Where is Marina 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 Marina Tower cost?
The database currently holds 4 lots in this project, from 1 400 000 AED; 3 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 15%. Prices move every day, so it is worth asking for the current list for this building.
In the news
What has been written about the building, its developer and Dubai Marina
Gulf General Investments Company: a first-generation Marina tower, twenty years on
A diversified investment group whose Dubai Marina tower completed in 2006. What the district’s earliest buildings offer, and the systems that come due at that age.
Trident International Holdings: buying a Marina tower that is already fifteen years old
A developer whose Dubai Marina buildings now trade almost entirely second-hand. What an older tower offers that a launch cannot, and the checks that replace construction risk.
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.
Bin Shafar Holding: a 2008 building, and what that vintage means
A Dubai Marina tower completed in the year the market turned. Why buildings from that cohort are worth understanding as a group, and what to verify in one.
Mada’in: which floor to buy in a forty-seven storey tower
A developer with a tall Dubai Marina tower from 2017. Within one building, floor bands are effectively different assets — and the price gaps between them are often mispriced.
Mismak Properties: district cooling, the bill nobody expects
A developer with a Dubai Marina tower from 2010. Most large Dubai buildings buy their air conditioning from a utility, and its charging structure catches out almost every new owner.
Where this project stands today
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