Marina 101 is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located in the Dubai Marina district. Standing 101 stories high and 425 m (1,394 ft) tall, it is the second tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, behind only the Burj Khalifa. As of 2022, Marina 101 was also the 32nd-tallest building in the world. Its use is residential with apartments and hotel floors.
| Marina 101 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Construction started | 8 November 2006 |
| Completed | 7 December 2017 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Top floor | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101, plus 6 basement floors |
| Floor area | 120,706 m2 (1,299,269 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | National Engineering Bureau Interior Designer: Design Work Portfolio |
| Developer | Sheffield Holdings Limited |
| Main contractor | TAV Construction |
| References | |
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History
editConstruction began in 2007, with completion initially scheduled for 2014. The building remained incomplete after the original developer - Sheffield Holdings Limited - ran out of capital. The tower is completed at 97% as of September 2024.[2][3][4][5][6] The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau and construction was by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction.[7]
Residential and hotel
editThe first 33 floors of the skyscraper are designed to host a 5-star Hard Rock hotel with 281 rooms, while the floors from 34 to 100 have residential apartments.[8] Apart from five restaurants in the hotel tower, there are 252 one-bedroom, 204 two-bedroom, and 42 three-bedroom apartments with 6 duplex penthouses from the 97th to the 100th floor.[9] The 101st floor of the skyscraper features a club lounge, restaurant and a Rock Shop merchandise store.[10]
Gallery
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Marina 101 in 2007 -
Marina 101 on January 4, 2008
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marina 101". CTBUH. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia, UAE claim some of the tallest skyscrapers completed in 2017". Arab News. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Banks take control of 101-storey Dubai Marina tower as owners await possession of flats". gulfnews.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Dubai's Marina 101: Lenders look for a new developer to complete city's second tallest skyscraper". The National. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Deulgaonkar, Parag (16 August 2015). "Video: @ 465m high... Marina's tallest tower". Emirates 24-7.
- ^ "UAE ranked 4th globally in terms of skyscrapers". Look up. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Holdings Limited awards Dhs1.1bn contract for Marina 101 to TAV Construction". AMEinfo. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Hard Rock Hotel set to open in Dubai Marina". ArabianBusiness.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Parag Deulgaonkar (26 November 2012). "World's tallest hotel apartment in Dubai Marina by 2013". Emirates 24-7.
- ^ "Hard Rock Hotel headed to Dubai Marina". The National. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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