The Dubai Marina is what started the Dubai freehold real estate market, featuring the first freehold projects to ever be released to expatriate investors. Since 2001 the Dubai Marine landscape has changed, seeing many impressive low-rise and high-rise towers erected at an impressive pace that has continued to the present day. Dubai Marina began as a manmade port outside Dubai, but has become established as a destination very popular with both Dubai residents and tourists. It lies at the heart of the Dubai property boom into an area that is called New Dubai and features a fantastic new marina for boating enthusiasts.
Dubai Marina, along with its towers, first emerged on the market in the form of several towers next to a marina developed by Emaar. Due to all the fanfare as the first property being offered for sale to expatriates, the Dubai Marina tower units sold out within a few days. Once the project was complete, the investors were not disappointed. The tower units offer amazing views of the Marina, and the town houses and apartments are in an great location with abundant facilities and the popular Marina Walk complex down below which features many cafes and restaurants. As the Dubai Marina has become more populated due to the many freehold property projects, both finished and ongoing, Dubai Maria has become a self-contained community and offers among the best views of the Dubai Waterfront and overlooks the Palm Jumeirah as well.
Emaar, the premier developer for freehold property in Dubai, earned the reputation as a high quality developer with the Dubai Marina development. Emaar has since added more freehold property developments across all of Dubai next to the original development, Dubai Marina, which started all the freehold development.
Dubai Marina offers a wide array of properties, mostly comprised of apartments in all sizes and shapes, but also townhouses as well, although they are harder to find. Dubai Marina projects currently include: Marina, Al Sahab, Al Fattan, Azure, Ary Marina, Cascade, Belvedere, Dorra Bay, D.E.C Tower, Emerald Tower, Eden Blue, Infinity Tower, Horizon Tower, Jewels, La Residencia del Mar, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Lighthouse, Le Reve, Majara, MAG, Manchester Tower, Marina Diamond, Marina Crown, Marina Heights, Marina Park, Marina Mansions, Marina Pearl, Marina Promenade, Marina Pinnacle, Marina Quays North, Marina Quays East, Marina Quays West, Marina Sail, Marina Residence, Marina Suites, Marina Star Tower, Marina Towers – Al Anbar, Marina Terrace, Marina Towers – Al Fairooz, Marina Towers Mesk, Marina Towers – Al Mass, Marina Towers Murjan, Marinascape, Marina View Towers, Marina Towers Yass, Marina Wharf, Park Island, Ocean Heights, Princess Tower, Royal Oceanic, The Waves, Riviera, Trident Grand Residence, Time Place, Trident Waterfront, Yacht Bay and Westside Dubai Marina