Marina 101 Explained

Marina 101
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Architectural:4250NaN0
Top Floor:3710NaN0
Floor Count:101, plus 6 basement floors
Start Date:8 November 2006
Floor Area:1207060NaN0
Elevator Count:29
Architect:National Engineering Bureau
Interior Designer: Design Work Portfolio
Developer:Sheffield Holdings Limited
Main Contractor:TAV Construction
References:[1]

Marina 101 is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located in the Dubai Marina district. Standing 101 stories high and 425m (1,394feet) tall, it is the second tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, behind only the Burj Khalifa. As of 2022, Marina 101 is 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, but was completed in December 2017.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marina 101. . 12 January 2013.
  2. News: Saudi Arabia, UAE claim some of the tallest skyscrapers completed in 2017 . Arab News . January 8, 2018 . January 3, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Banks take control of 101-storey Dubai Marina tower as owners await possession of flats . 4 August 2020 . gulfnews.com. en.
  4. Web site: Dubai's Marina 101: Lenders look for a new developer to complete city's second tallest skyscraper . 4 August 2020. The National. 11 October 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: Video: @ 465m high... Marina's tallest tower. Parag . Deulgaonkar . Emirates 24-7.
  6. Web site: UAE ranked 4th globally in terms of skyscrapers . 7 January 2018 . Look up. 20 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Sheffield Holdings Limited awards Dhs1.1bn contract for Marina 101 to TAV Construction . 17 August 2008 . AMEinfo . 23 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209102426/http://www.ameinfo.com/166330.html . 9 December 2008.
  8. Web site: Hard Rock Hotel set to open in Dubai Marina . 27 October 2014 . ArabianBusiness.com . 29 October 2014.
  9. Web site: World's tallest hotel apartment in Dubai Marina by 2013. Parag Deulgaonkar. Emirates 24-7.
  10. Web site: Hard Rock Hotel headed to Dubai Marina . 27 October 2014 . The National . 29 October 2014.