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Atlantis The Royal Residences

Kerzner International / ICD · Palm Jumeirah · 25.1381°N, 55.1278°E

Atlantis The Royal stands on the Crescent of Palm Jumeirah next to Atlantis The Palm. CTBUH lists Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Kerzner International as developers and ICD as owner; Kerzner, which owns the Atlantis brand, manages the property. The complex combines 795 hotel rooms and suites with 231 residences.

The design is by Kohn Pedersen Fox, whose design was chosen from five shortlisted entries. CTBUH records the building as 178.1 m tall with 46 floors above ground, construction from 2016 and completion in 2022. Hotel and residential parts sit separately above a mixed-use base; according to KPF, the stacked massing creates fourteen sky courts and twenty sky terraces, and a sky bridge carries a sky pool. The main contractors were BESIX and Ssangyong Engineering & Construction.

The residences range from two to five bedrooms and include penthouses, sky courts and garden suites. The 2014 launch announcement named Sybille de Margerie Design for the residences' interiors.

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    Fourteen sky courts and twenty sky terraces, with space for plunge pools (KPF).

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    A 45-metre sky bridge 93.5–95 m above ground (BESIX gives both figures) links the towers and holds a sky pool.

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    Named Best Tall Building – Middle East and Africa at the 2023 CTBUH conference.

HEIGHT
178.1
METRES
FLOORS
46
ABOVE
UNITS
231
RESIDENCES
YEAR
2022
DELIVERED

— Key facts

#231 residences and 795 hotel rooms and suites#178.1 m, 46 floors above ground (CTBUH)#Completed 2022; opened to the public on 10 February 2023#Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox#Main contractors: BESIX and Ssangyong E&C#CTBUH 2023 award: Best Tall Building, Middle East and Africa

— Story

01Announcement2014 · ANNOUNCEMENT

In September 2014 Investment Corporation of Dubai and Kerzner International announced The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences on the Crescent of The Palm, beside the existing Atlantis resort. The announcement described close to 800 rooms and suites, 250 residences and a height of 46 floors, with Kohn Pedersen Fox as architect, GA Design for the interiors of the rooms and suites, and Sybille de Margerie Design for the residences. The residence count was later given as 231.

02Sales and construction2016 — 2022 · CONSTRUCTION
RESIDENCES
231
APARTMENTS
HOTEL
795
ROOMS AND SUITES
HEIGHT
178.1 m
CTBUH
FLOORS
46
ABOVE GROUND

CTBUH dates the start of construction to 2016. In January 2017 Kerzner, with Knight Frank as sales agent, launched formal sales of The Royal Atlantis Residences; Gulf News reported delivery due in the third quarter of 2019. The work was carried out by BESIX with its South Korean partner Ssangyong: six towers on a podium, linked by a 45-metre, 1,260-tonne sky bridge that was lifted into place by strand jacking. CTBUH gives 2022 as the completion year.

03Opening and recognition2023 · OPENING

Atlantis The Royal was officially inaugurated in January 2023 with a celebration featuring a Beyoncé performance, and opened to the public on 10 February 2023. In October 2023 it won the Best Tall Building – Middle East and Africa award at the CTBUH International Conference in Singapore.

— Architecture and construction

Main contractor
BESIX and Ssangyong Engineering & Construction

— Standards and finish

— BRANDED PARTNER
Atlantis
— LAYOUTS
2BR3BR4BR5BRPENTHOUSE

— Timeline and status

2014
PROJECT ANNOUNCED
2016
CONSTRUCTION START
2017
SALES LAUNCH
2022
COMPLETION (CTBUH)
2023
PUBLIC OPENING · 10 FEBRUARY
2023
CTBUH AWARD

— Sources

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

  1. 01Atlantis The Royal Resort - The Skyscraper CenterCTBUH · 2026-10-09
  2. 02Atlantis The RoyalKohn Pedersen Fox · 2026-10-09
  3. 03Investment Corporation of Dubai and Kerzner International to redefine luxury in Dubai with The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences on The Palm (press release, 18 September 2014)ICD / Kerzner International (via Le Journal des Palaces) · 2026-10-09
  4. 04Investment Corp. of Dubai & Kerzner International Plan $1.4B Expansion of Atlantis Resort in Dubai (15 September 2014)Hotel Online · 2026-10-09
  5. 05Dubai's next Atlantis property to start apartment salesGulf News · 2026-10-09
  6. 06Kerzner launches sale of Royal Atlantis units in Dubai (25 January 2017)Middle East Construction News · 2026-10-09
  7. 07Global buyers flock to Dubai to purchase at The Palm's most exclusive new residential addressArabian Business · 2026-10-09
  8. 08In pictures: Dubai's Atlantis The Royal to open on February 10 (11 January 2023)Gulf News · 2026-10-09
  9. 09BESIX in the Middle East delivers Atlantis The RoyalBESIX · 2026-10-09
  10. 10Atlantis The Royal Wins at 2023 CTBUH International Conference (19 October 2023)Kohn Pedersen Fox · 2026-10-09
  11. 11Atlantis The Royal, DubaiWikipedia · 2026-10-09

— About the developer

Kerzner International / ICD

Resort developer and operator that created Atlantis, The Palm and operates Atlantis The Royal in Dubai; the Investment Corporation of Dubai took a 46% stake in it in 2014.

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