Grosvenor House (Dubai)

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building_name = Grosvenor House
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caption = Grosvenor House The Residence under construction in January 2008
use = Hotel and residentialCite web |title=Grosvenor House Hotel and Apartments |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=31390 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |accessdate=2008-03-10] Cite web |title=Grosvenor House The Residence |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=56272 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |accessdate=2008-03-10]
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location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
roof = 210 m (690 ft)Cite web |title=Grosvenor House West Marina Beach |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grosvenorhousewestmarinabeach-dubai-unitedarabemirates |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-03-10] Cite web |title=Grosvenor House The Residence |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grosvenorhousestreetresidence-dubai-unitedarabemirates |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-03-10]
floor_count = 48
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est_completion = West Marina Beach: 2005 The Residence: 2009
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architect = Archgroup Consultants|

Grosvenor House is a complex of two towers in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two towers, Grosvenor House West Marina Beach and Grosvenor House The Residence, will stand at the same height of 210 metres (690 ft) with 48 floors each. The complex, which is owned by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, is named after London's Grosvenor House.Cite news |title=Work begins on Dubai Marina hotel |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/03/03/26/82109.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2003-03-26 |accessdate=2008-03-10]

Grosvenor House West Marina Beach, which began construction in March 2003, was completed in 2005 and opened on 21 June 2005. Upon opening, the tower became first hotel in Dubai MarinaCite news |title=Grosvenor House opens for guests |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/05/06/25/170324.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2005-06-25 |accessdate=2008-03-10] and the eighth tallest building in Dubai. [Cite web |title=2005 Dubai diagram |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?35261472 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |accessdate=2008-03-10] The tower contains hotel rooms and residential apartments operated by Le Méridien.Cite web |title=Grosvenor House West Marina Beach by Le Méridien |url=http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1898 |publisher=Starwood Hotels & Resorts |accessdate=2008-03-10] The building houses twelve restaurants and bars. Michelin-starred chef Gary Rhodes is the chef-patron of 'Rhodes Mezzanine', one of the restaurants in Grosvenor House West Marina Beach. [Cite web |title=Gary Rhodes opens new restaurant at Grosvenor House, Dubai |url=http://www.lussoluxury.com/content.asp/read-114092007095555/Gary_Rhodes_opens_new_restaurant_at_Grosvenor_House,_Dubai/keyword_search.htm |publisher=Lusso Maganize |accessdate=2008-08-14]

The second tower, Grosvenor House The Residence, is currently under construction and expected to be completed in 2009. This convert|113110|m2|sqft|abbr=on [Cite web |title=Double vision at Grosvenor House |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/nc/ne/?id=101819 |author=Neil Nickolds |publisher=Emporis.com |date=2007-06-17 |accessdate=2008-03-10] residential tower was announced in April 2006. [Cite news |title=New Grosvenor House tower to be built |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/04/30/10036627.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2006-04-30 |accessdate=2008-03-10]

References

See also

* List of tallest buildings in Dubai