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 is also the 32nd-tallest building in the world. Its use is residential with apartments and hotel floors.
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]
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]