45-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2010. Developer — Trident International Holdings. Architect — RMJM Dubai.
What the building has
Swimming pool
Gym
Spa and sauna
Specifications for Trident Grand Residence per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department.
They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Trident Grand Residence is a 45-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, completed in 2010.
The developer is Trident International Holdings. The architecture is by RMJM Dubai.
The building holds 255 apartments in total.
The database currently holds 2 lots in this project, from 3 100 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 3%.
Forty-five storeys and 255 residences in Dubai Marina, handed over in 2010, architecture by RMJM. The oldest and largest of Trident's three buildings in the district.
What it is
Trident Grand Residence is a 45-storey, 255-residence tower handed over in 2010 by developer Trident International Holdings. The architect is RMJM Dubai.
Around six apartments per floor — average density for the Marina. The building belongs neither to the spacious first-wave format nor to the investment towers with hundreds of compact lots.
Trident's three buildings in the Marina
The developer built three buildings in the district over four years. Grand Residence is the oldest and roughly twice the height of the other two.
Trident International Holdings' buildings in Dubai Marina
Building
Storeys
Handover
Residences
Trident Grand Residence
45
2010
255
Trident Marinascape
26
2008
—
Trident Waterfront
20
2011
—
Per propsearch building records. A dash means the residence count isn't listed.
Fifteen years in service
The median handover year across the Marina is 2011, so a building from 2010 sits right in the middle of the district's age scale.
Fifteen years for a waterfront high-rise is the age where the first cycle of capital works is either already done or just coming due. In this climate, the façade, elevators and cooling systems wear faster than in a temperate one.
So the main question for a building like this isn't "how much does it cost" but "what's already been done, and what's still ahead." The answer comes from the owners' association minutes and the size of the reserve fund — worth requesting before the deal, not after.
propsearch building record for the tower: 45 storeys, 255 residences, handed over 2010, developer Trident International Holdings, architect RMJM Dubai. The Trident portfolio table and the district's median handover year are drawn from Dubai Marina building records.
Trident International Holdings. The architecture is by RMJM Dubai.
How many floors does Trident Grand Residence have?
45. The building has 255 apartments.
Has Trident Grand Residence been handed over?
Yes. Trident Grand Residence was handed over in 2010 — it is ready housing you can live in or let straight after the deal.
Where is Trident Grand 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 Trident Grand Residence cost?
The database currently holds 2 lots in this project, from 3 100 000 AED; 1 of them priced below the market, the deepest discount 3%. The list changes daily — I will send a fresh selection for the building on request.
What is on site at Trident Grand Residence?
Swimming pool, Gym, Spa and sauna. The list comes from the project description and covers the whole complex.
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Where this project stands today
I will tell you which layouts are available now, what entry really costs and what the people who live in or let the building think of it — no marketing language.