Dubai · Branded Residences + Mansions
Area guide · DubaiWaterfront High-Rise District
Dubai Marina
The man-made marina district — the deepest secondary apartment market in Dubai, anchored by the JBR beachfront.
- Master developer
- Emaar+ multiple tower developers
- Built out
- 2003–2015Now mature secondary
- Asset mix
- High-rise apartments+ JBR beachfront
- From DXB airport
- ~35 kmSheikh Zayed Road
The place in plain English
Understand the address before the offer.
Dubai Marina is one of the world's largest man-made marinas, master-developed by Emaar from the early 2000s and now fully built out across a dense cluster of high-rise residential towers. It connects to Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) on the beachfront and Bluewaters Island via footbridge. The market here is almost entirely secondary — continuous turnover of one- to four-bedroom apartments plus a small penthouse tier. It's the most liquid apartment submarket in Dubai, which makes price discovery transparent and rental demand consistent from the tenant pool working in Media City, Internet City, and JLT nearby.
- Area type
- Waterfront High-Rise District
- Developer context
- Emaar + multiple
- Guide updated
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Emaar Properties
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