23 Marina

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23 Marina
General information
Type Residential[1]
Location Area 392-Block Marsa Dubai
Dubai
Construction started 2005[1]
Estimated completion August 2011
Opening 2011
Height
Roof 395 m (1,296 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 90,[1]plus 4 basement floors[2]
Design and construction
Architect International Engineering Center[1]
KEO International Consultants[2]
Developer Hiranandani Group[3]

23 Marina is a residential skyscraper in Dubai and was built by the Hiranandani Group based in Mumbai, India. The tower has 90 floors and is 395 m (1,296 ft). It is the world's Tallest all-residential building.[3][not in citation given] The tower has 57 swimming pools and each duplex in the tower is equipped with its own private elevator.[3] The tower is composed of 291 apartments.[4]

The building was 79 per cent sold before construction started.[5] The raft was completed on April 30, 2007.[6]

In June 2011, 23 Marina topped out and became the second tallest building in the city and the tallest residential building in the world.[7] The handing over of the apartments commenced in August, 2011.[8][9]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "23 Marina". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36289. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 
  2. ^ a b http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=247
  3. ^ a b c "23 Marina". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=230723. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 
  4. ^ "CTBUH database listing". CTBUH. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=247. Retrieved 26 May 2010. 
  5. ^ Sharma, Manu (October 4, 2006). "Hircon sells 79pc of 23Marina before commencement of work". Khaleej Times Online. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=business&xfile=data/business/2006/october/business_october109.xml. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  6. ^ "Raft completed for 23 Marina tower". Khaleej Times Online. May 1, 2007. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=business&xfile=data/business/2007/may/business_may6.xml. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  7. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/index.php?do=building&building_id=247
  8. ^ http://www.emirates247.com/property/new-record-for-dubai-23-marina-is-the-world-s-tallest-residential-tower-2011-05-01-1.387403
  9. ^ http://www.emirates247.com/property/real-estate/dubai-home-to-4-tallest-residential-towers-2011-05-09-1.390556

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