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Marina 101

Marina 101 is a tower in Dubai Marina with 101 floors above ground, six below and an architectural height of 425 m, according to CTBUH. It was developed by Sheffield Holdings (CTBUH lists the owner as Sheffield Real Estate). CTBUH classifies it as a residential and hotel building with 506 apartments and 281 hotel rooms.

National Engineering Bureau is credited as architect and structural engineer, and TAV Construction as main contractor. CTBUH describes design elements reminiscent of art deco and a 45 m crown of sky-blue aluminium panels ending in a four-point pinnacle. The floors up to level 33 were planned as a hotel; in 2014 Hard Rock was announced as the operator of a 281-room hotel there.

CTBUH dates the start of construction to 2006; The National gives 2007 and a first scheduled completion of 2014. In 2019 work stopped at over 97% after the developer ran out of funds, and its lenders, led by Bank of Baroda, looked for a new developer. Work resumed in 2021, and in April 2022 RERA said the project was in its final stages. CTBUH lists the tower as completed in 2017, but in December 2024 an owner told Gulf News that some work still remained before a building completion certificate could be issued, and owners were hoping for handover in 2025.

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Described by The National as Dubai's second-tallest building after Burj Khalifa.
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Floors up to level 33 planned as a hotel, announced in 2014 as a 281-room Hard Rock Hotel.
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Completion pursued under RERA supervision with Bank of Baroda as escrow account trustee after the developer ran out of funds.

HEIGHT

425

METRES

FLOORS

101

ABOVE

UNITS

506

RESIDENCES

— Key facts

#101 floors above ground, 6 below (CTBUH)#Architectural height 425 m (CTBUH)#506 apartments and 281 hotel rooms (CTBUH)#Architect and structural engineer: National Engineering Bureau#Main contractor: TAV Construction#Work stalled in 2019 at over 97%; handover still pending in December 2024 (Gulf News)

— Story

01Launch and design2005 — 2014

HEIGHT

425 M

ARCHITECTURAL

FLOORS

101

+6 BELOW GROUND

APARTMENTS

506

CTBUH

HOTEL ROOMS

281

CTBUH

CTBUH records Marina 101 as proposed in 2005, and Gulf News reports that Sheffield Holdings launched it that year. CTBUH gives 2006 as the start of construction, while The National dates it to 2007.

National Engineering Bureau designed the tower and its all-concrete structure; SDT International is listed as MEP engineer and TAV Construction as main contractor. CTBUH describes elements reminiscent of art deco and a 45 m crown of sky-blue aluminium panels converging into a four-point pinnacle. The National later wrote that the design was inspired by Manhattan buildings.

02Hotel plans and the stall2014 — 2019

Arabian Business reported a plan to brand the hotel Dream Dubai Marina, operated by Hampshire Hotels Management with Wyndham Hotel Group; CTBUH still lists that name as an alternative name of the tower. In October 2014 The National reported that Hard Rock would run a 281-room hotel on the first 33 floors, with the tower then due for completion that December. Arabian Business, in an undated report, quoted Sheffield Holdings as saying that construction, by TAV Construction, was about 85% complete.

The National reported that completion, first scheduled for 2014, was later pushed to 2017. In October 2019 Gulf News and The National reported that the developer had run out of money with the tower over 95% complete, and that its three Indian lenders — Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of India — were looking for a new developer while buyers waited for their units.

03Revival and the last stretch2021 — 2024

Gulf News reported in July 2021 that work at the tower, stalled since 2019 past the 97% mark, was restarting, and in November 2021 that it was back in full swing with a contractor appointed for the pending work. The hotel component, spread over 33 levels, was put up for auction, and Gulf News later reported it was sold in 2022.

In April 2022 the Dubai Land Department said RERA, working with escrow trustee Bank of Baroda under Dubai's escrow law, had prepared a new completion timeline and would list investors' units, begin issuing completion certificates, and identify any outstanding matters in the units before final handover. In June 2024 an owner told Gulf News he had heard that Civil Defence had noted items to fix before the completion certificate. In December 2024 an owner told Gulf News that about 3% of work remained before a building completion certificate could be issued and that he hoped 2025 would bring handover.

— Architecture and construction

Architect: National Engineering Bureau
Main contractor: TAV Construction

— Timeline and status

2005

PROPOSED · LAUNCHED BY SHEFFIELD HOLDINGS

2006

CONSTRUCTION START (CTBUH)

2014

HARD ROCK HOTEL ANNOUNCED

2019

WORK STALLED AT OVER 97%

2021

WORK RESUMED

2022

RERA PROGRESS REPORT

— Sources

Fact-checked against the sources below · 2026-10-09

01Marina 101 - The Skyscraper CenterCTBUH / Council on Vertical Urbanism · 2026-10-09
02Hard Rock Hotel headed to Dubai Marina (27 October 2014)The National · 2026-10-09
03Marina 101 tower in Dubai nears completionArabian Business · 2026-10-09
04Dubai's second tallest tower to be operated by Dream hotel brandArabian Business · 2026-10-09
05Banks take control of 101-storey Dubai Marina tower as owners await possession of flats (10 October 2019)Gulf News · 2026-10-09
06Dubai's Marina 101: Lenders look for a new developer to complete city's second tallest skyscraper (11 October 2019)The National · 2026-10-09
07Relief for Dubai's Marina 101 property owners as work restarts at long-delayed skyscraper (29 July 2021)Gulf News · 2026-10-09
08Much delayed Marina 101 skyscraper in Dubai is set for completion in 9 months (16 November 2021)Gulf News · 2026-10-09
09RERA share new progress report for Marina 101 with the investors (28 April 2022)Dubai Land Department · 2026-10-09
10Marina 101: Dubai's second-tallest building 'close to completion' (29 April 2022)The National · 2026-10-09
11Delayed Marina 101 skyscraper in Dubai: will project soon be complete? (28 June 2024)Gulf News · 2026-10-09
12Dubai's 425m tall Marina 101 gets ready after 20 years (27 December 2024)Gulf News · 2026-10-09

— About the developer

Sheffield Real Estate

Developer that launched Marina 101 in Dubai Marina in 2005; named in sources as Sheffield Holdings or Sheffield Real Estate.

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