Marina 101
| 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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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.
History
Construction 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
The 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
- List of tallest buildings
- List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
- List of tallest buildings in Dubai
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
- Marina 106
References
- ^ "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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