Marina 101

Marina 101
General information
Coordinates	25°05′22.23″N 55°08′56.12″E / 25.0895083°N 55.1489222°E / 25.0895083; 55.1489222Coordinates: 25°05′22.23″N 55°08′56.12″E / 25.0895083°N 55.1489222°E / 25.0895083; 55.1489222
Construction started	2007[1]
Estimated completion	2012
Opening	2012
Height
Antenna spire	412 m (1,352 ft)
Top floor	354 m (1,161 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	101, plus 6 basement floors[1]
Floor area	153,289 m2 (1,649,989 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Main contractor	TAV Construction
Architect	National Engineering Bureau[1]
Developer	Sheffield Real Estate, Rustar Real Estate

Marina 101 is a supertall skyscraper 412 m (1,352 ft) tall with 101 floors under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The skyscraper will have 324 hotel rooms and 516 residential units. The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau. Construction, by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction, is scheduled to be complete in 2012.^[2] Upon completion Marina 101 will become the third tallest residential building in the world behind Princess Tower and Pentominium, and third tallest building in Dubai after Princess tower and Burj Khalifa.

As of February, 2011 the outer structure of Marina 101 has been completed while the cladding was in progress, however as of April, 2011 the construction has been stopped.^[3] In May 2011, construction has been resumed.

Construction gallery

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  4 January 2008

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Dubai
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "CTBUH database listing". CTBUH. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=207. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
2. ^ "Sheffield Real Estate FZC awards Dhs1.1bn contract for Marina 101 to TAV Construction". AMEinfo. 2008-08-17. http://www.ameinfo.com/166330.html. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
3. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=207

External links

• Official website
• TAV Website