#APPROVED:MADA'IN HOTEL AND SHOPPING MALL (DUBAI MARINA)

Marina Arcade

3B+G+64 , retail mall+residential+serviced apartments

16/Oct/2007

Dubai Marina

#APPROVED:MADA'IN HOTEL AND SHOPPING MALL (DUBAI MARINA)

finally :)

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so , the hotel is between the MAG218 and Marina Pinnacle

Did they say how far it goes is it the road where torch is ???

LOL, Pentominium is such a waste, they should have build at the Waterfront :lol:

so , the hotel is between the MAG218 and Marina Pinnacle

NO, between 23Marina and Al Seef Tower ... totally blocking any possible view for the half lower floors of Pentominium. :D

NO, between 23Marina and Al Seef Tower ... totally blocking any possible view for the half lower floors of Pentominium. :D

yes,right:)

LOL, Pentominium is such a waste, they should have build at the Waterfront :lol:

very bad location for the Pentominium but if you see the dvd and catalogues they have just small towers around the Pentominium.
somebody pays lot of money and will get blocked views there:)

Will the general public have access to the roof gardens / park or is this only for the hotel guests ?

Any interior renders yet of the shopping arcade ?

Not really done much for me those models of the Mall.....Just look dull not sure why

Not really done much for me those models of the Mall.....Just look dull not sure why

the outside of the mall doesn't matter much, it's covered by the skyscrapers of the tallest block. The only things you'll see are the entrences of the mall and the interior.

^^ yes i know that, and once inside your not going to see exterior, which is why some interior renders would have been nice

Any info on when this will be built?

Great news in terms of convenience for the residents of this area ...

I counted around 65 floors on the hotel ... will completely dwarf Al Seef and block any kind of view on that side!!

^^ They are doing some preparation work on site, but rest assure that nothing will be done here (except for the hotel) unless also Marina101 is off the ground, and untill the Mall itself will be off the ground nothing will happen on the remaining plots ... and that includes the Pentominium also. :runaway:

Will be interesting to see how they will do it.

I would think the mall will be built adjacent to the towers' basments, i hope so.

In fact i love it like that, a pity it won't go over the stress to TT and MH. we'll see what they have in store for us there.

And i agree. poor Pentominium.. that hotel there is really a tough one.. and the same will happen between MH and TT..

so does the pentonium take up two plots?

btw.. very nice!

NO, between 23Marina and Al Seef Tower ... totally blocking any possible view for the half lower floors of Pentominium. :D

im confused about the hotel towers location; would it not block 23 marina views if it were between 23 marina and al seef tower?

^^ Of course it will block the views, but 23Marina buyers would have not spent as much money as the Pentominium ones which will have only clear view of ... nothing really.

so does the pentonium take up two plots?

btw.. very nice!

Why would pentominium take two plots?


The plot on the extreme right is 23Marina, the one on its left and Mall entrance's right, is the Pentominium plot.

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yep very true, plus 23 marina has no tower immediately to the right of it allowing for good views. Well I guess pentominium is good for its sqaure footage in the apartments and the interior but you wont get a view unless youre high up.

The plot on the extreme right is 23Marina, the one on its left and Mall entrance's right, is the Pentominium plot.

so nothing yet is between the mall entrance and MAG?

^^ TWO "nothing yets" actually. Marina Gardens was supposed to go in one of those two plots.

that's right

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^^ Trying to get my bearings on this one. Is the hotel side away from or towards the marina?

^^ Away.

Awesome

Perfect. Just as expected. :D

^^I was expecting your first comment on this thread to begin "I told you so...":)

I hope it doesn't become like this 10 years from now:

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^^ Exactly. The mall is rather Sharjahesque and totally uninspiring. Even if it is surrounded by towers the various entrances are totally drab--like an architecture student, or maybe an English student had to come up with a design for his term paper in 24 hours. It doesn't do anything at all for the rather modern, chic style of the tallest block. If I compare it with Emaar's Marina Mall and hotel, that one get's a 10 while this one gets a 2-.

I would bet anything this design will be totally redone when all is said and done. That said, the tower's design is trendy whlle at the same time conservative. It has the sort of design that I think will always look contemporary. I give the tower a 7.5.

Thank God the mall--if they keep this disign will be hidden among the towers. On the other hand, the roof garden will be a much, much needed addition to the area.

I don't think this mall will be at the same level as The Walk or Marina Mall. It's going to be more along the lines of the shopping center on the basement of Emirates Towers or a up-sized Marina Walk.

no idea how the roof gardens will really end up..

i don't know why u guys are complaning about the mall.. the entrances could look like anything in real life judging from the model. the walls will be directly adjacent to the towers.. no need to worry..

I don't think this mall will be at the same level as The Walk or Marina Mall. It's going to be more along the lines of the shopping center on the basement of Emirates Towers or a up-sized Marina Walk.

:ohno: Unfortunately, it seems the designer may have been thinking along these lines. But that makes no sense. This is a prime piece of real estate in a highly upscale setting. I'm not an architect but give me a few weeks and a few hundred dollars and I'll come up with something both functional and stylish. Like I said, this looks like something the most talentless student in the architecture class would have come up with.

what Hot news up there ;)

This reminds me of the connecting pathways between hotels in Las Vegas, for example between the Luxor hotel and Mandalay Bay. Looks like there are at least 2 floors of shops but I do not think there would be enough shops or facilities to service all the towers / units in this block. I think a larger mall will still be needed next to it.

My initial reaction to this mall was great because of the roof garden and the (persumably) shopping arcade with glass ceilings looking up and the tallest block. But I suppose the entrances could've been made more spectacular to add to the look and feel of the extremely upscale neighborhood it's in...

Can't really see how they could have made it more exciting myself, considering they obviously want it enclosed so it functions all year round.

I agree with Steve, it isn't big enough for a big Carrefour or similar which residents of the 'tallest block' really need. Spinneys is coining it in despite not having the choice customers need. It simply could not cope when there are 4/5 more 60-floor+ towers completed!

Can't really see how they could have made it more exciting myself, considering they obviously want it enclosed so it functions all year round.

^^ There are lots of things they could have done. You could have something like a pyramid-style entrance between MAG and Pinnacle or something concave or other geometrical design. You could have columns, fountains cascading from the roof-top. You really could have countless things that would make this entrance something outstanding and it could be done similarly at the other two entry points. Remember, the main entryway is quite wide when you view if from the ground. What they have designed here is just BORING, lacking in even the least bit of imagination. You could have used glass and steel for something ultra-modern, or given a classical Romanesque look. There are ways in architecture to create illusions. You basically have a long t-shaped area where none of the side walls are visible. Those are the parameters or constraints, but one could certainly create illusions of a completely different form. A little imagination here could go a long way.

To add further... I'm just brainstorming ideas here. I'm not suggesting something over the top that could be just as much out of character for the neighborhood. Obviously, they want to keep things simple. In line with that they might use canopies of some sort, which could add color, accent and be even more functional than the matchbox design they have here. They could even extend the design elements of the hotel tower with its irregularly shaped and spaced window patterns and combination of concrete and glass elements. That could have been done at the entrances and on top with irrugularly placed sculpture-like elements in the same form rising up in different places. That would make the rooftop garden even more interesting while still letting in light--like for example the Louvre museum design for Sadiyaat which filters the light in quite an incredible fashion. Speaking of the Louvre (in France), the glass pyramid used there could inspire something here as well.

Yeah. "The mall" is boring. That's it. :sleepy:

GoDubai just relax.. most of what u mentioned might still happen, u r getting to excited about this model.

It's not only the position of that tower, but also its shape that makes it an absolute pain for the pentominium. I'll explain later with renders.

^^ Well, my first reaction to the model was: Oh Pentominium's views are gone. :D

hotel name (or the whole project name?) is Marina Arcade

I don't think there's anything really wrong with the mall, apart from jazzing up the entrances there's nothing you can do.

The tower on the other hand, is not only butt-ugly and ruins the views of and from two much better towers. It's also out of scale with the rest of the towers there. How can it be out of scale with towers twice as high? Well, it's really wide on one side and will look like a giant slab on that side. I don't know how the hell they got approval for it to be that wide, I thought all towers had to be at least 20m away from each other. Comparing the tower to the pentominium model we can see this is definitely not the case.

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It seems like the architect of this thing has paid no attention whatsoever to what's being built around.

^^ Or the developers are so arrogant not to care. Next generation realty (their slogan) my arse.

Has anyone checked if all of the developers at Cityscape have registered with RERA and set up their escrow accounts? It's impossible that all have done so, and yet, its is now illegal for them to advertise and promote themselves until they have done so.

I wasn't there, but if I was, I'd have loved to walk around with a notepad and pen asking each of them their RERA registration number, just to see the look on their faces! :lol:

A job for Flo Towmorrow maybe

Marina Arcade is a monumental waste of prime space IMO.

It doesnt make any sence to use that much floor space in such a way when the whole of district 10 is so tall.

This still leaves the Marina without any additional parking for visitors to the area.

At least the roof garden will be shaded i suppose...

^^ There will be lots of parking under the mall / arcade, forcing you to walk through the mall to get to the marina.

The roof garden is for hotel use only.

^^ It was not explicitely mentioned but i am pretty sure.

There is parking in the basement of the mall, indeed.


btw.. www.marinaarcade.com i did this for you Steve in a few minutes.. also put the video on it ;)

Thanks flo ! watching it now

Funny how their 64-story tower is around the same height as the 84-floor 23 Marina!!!

They left the Torch off the renders, bastards!

"The Marina Arcade Mall is a sprawling array of some of the world's most exclusive, expensive and high-end brands.

Not for the light-hearted, the Mall has been designed for experienced connoisseurs who are accustomed to the highest quality of products and services.

The arching glass dome of the mall brings the cobalt blue sky to the heart of the shopping experience making it one of the few shopping destinations in Dubai that fundamentally incorporate the outdoors to its internal environment."

Cobalt blue sky? Maybe once or twice a year :lol:

hey - i found the weather and the sky to be quite good the past weeks while i was here.

In the website the floorplans are available for the marina arcade www.marinaarcade.com

They show 3 basement levels of parking

1 Convenience store @ 9,978 sq ft
1 Mini Department Store @ 15,204 sq ft
2 Coffee Shops
1 Sea Food Bar
1 Restaurant @ 2,064 sq ft
1 Restaurant @ 2,410 sq ft
1 Restaurant @ 1,949 sq ft
1 Restaurant @ 2,410 sq ft

Rest are mostly beauty and fashion shops and a few small pharmacies/travel agents/money exchange etc.

No public areas on the roof / hotel only

hey - i found the weather and the sky to be quite good the past weeks while i was here.

Since Monday it has been perfect, right? :D

One of the best development websites i have ever seen

High class projects so far ....

It is an excellent website--I'd say the best development site out there. Lots and lots of images, quick loading, very easy and straightforward to navigate. If websites are any indication of quality of planning and design, then these guys are on to a good start.

On seeing the Citiscape model first hand and all the details on the website I have to withdraw most of my earlier concerns. The mall is tastefully designed, including the street level entrances.

My only concern now is that it will be so upscale that it won't provide many really conveniences to residents on a budget. It looks like one will have to take the tram to Emaar's super mall which will probably have the only giant supermarket for the Marina.

It also appears that there is a running track atop the arcade. Excellent, except for the fact that an expensive membership plan will certainly be required. What's unusual about the renders on the website is that the arcade is not shown as attached to the surrounding podiums, but instead has a gap all around. Could this really be the case. I'm rather doubtful, but if it were then perhaps nearby residents could have a free jog in the dark cavern surrounding the base.

I get the whole concept of this project and it makes a lot of sense. The tower is positioned in such a way to allow one side a narrow central park style view between the beautiful towers with the waters of the Marina off in the distance.

Finally, why don't the authors change the thread title to something like Marina Arcade, Apartments and Hotel?

Do we know what star rating the hotel will be and if you buy an apartment will hotel rent that out for you, as it does seam a decent investment dependent on prices of course. Yes it may not have all views but still the vidoe makes it sound quite exclusive.

^^ It will be a 5* hotel. I think prices will be very expensive.

The marina arcade is really just a glorified hotel with attaching high fashion mall + department store.

Not much in way of shops for residents as GoDubai says.

perhaps nearby residents could have a free jog in the dark cavern surrounding the base.

Sounds dangerous to me!

the video on the website looks amazing, when everythings finished i definately want to go to that mall sometime. also in the video the hotel looks quite tall, almost as tall as 23 marina?

^^ Or they made 23 marina deliberately short so that their own tower doesn't look overshadowed (and while they're at it they just happened to forget a 500m tower is also next door)

They deliberately made 23 Marina look shorter ... and spaces between towers are larger. The Torch was converted into a low-rise, etc. etc..

The Palm also looked nice and green and not the palm-shaped ghetto it currently looks like from a distance!

Awh well, we know we can't believe anything anyone tells you in dubai if they're trying to sell you something!

I asked today, this going to be a serviced apts (freehold), launch coming soon , price starts from 1900 AED/sqfeet.The whole project name is Marina Arcade.

18/October/2007


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I was told of a December launch--no details were given, however, about a pre-launch. I would say this is less hotel than serviced residences. Floors 6-28 (or so) are referred to variously as apartments and hotel suites, and looking at the layout one finds a mix of studios and 1- and 2-bed flats. It definitely is set up more like a condo complex than a hotel. I would not say as Dubai_Steve that it is a glorified hotel with attached mall. Considering the size of the complex (3 floors of underground parking running the full length of the complex, for example) and the fact that the tower is more a condo than a hotel, I'd say it is clearly geared at the larger upscale neighborhood. The huge spa facilities are certainly aimed a very large affluent population and not simply the few hundred guests who might be on short stay at the hotel.

Bring on the super-affluent towers and developments to further drive up prices in the tallest block! :)

Considering the introduction of the Pentominium with upto 200 super luxury spreads this neighborhood is already destined to go super-affluent. The Marina Arcade tower has at its top (floors 60-62) a so-called sky villa. That will likely be home to one of the world's several hundred billionaires.

Or some smelly drug dealer from Oldham.

Or both :D

I don't know if this was the case before, but the plot is almost completely fenced and machinery is on the site as far as I could see when passing by today.

Yesterday there was a post somewhere on this forum, with a picture of the Arcade's model with named plots, accompanied by bird's eye view of Malec's model and some plot map with names. I can't find it now... Any assistance which thread was it?

^^

by Malec

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Thanks, imre. There seems to be a change from this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=13687501&postcount=1109) - the Pentominium has moved. It's correct location is right next to 23 Marina, right? Also, from the left, there is Marina Pinnacle, Marina 101 and Sulafa Tower. Is that correct? I'd like to use this image, add captions and post it in Marina Plot Map thread.

EDIT: Ha, you have already answered the Sulafa Tower Question, don't bother ;)

^^The Pentominium is NOT moved. It has always been on the plot where it is now and that was very clear from the Architect's presentation of the tower.

Why peoples here were thinking otherwise, that's another story.

Why peoples here were thinking otherwise, that's another story.

Please elaborate :D

^^ I don't know why many forumers were thinking it will not be adjacent to 23Marina ... but I honestly don't remember if you were one of them.

Yesterday there was a post somewhere on this forum, with a picture of the Arcade's model with named plots, accompanied by bird's eye view of Malec's model and some plot map with names. I can't find it now... Any assistance which thread was it?

I beleive that this is now accurate

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I always thought the yellow plot was Pentominium. If not then Marina Arcade and Pentominium must share the blue plot accordinging to the model.

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Okay this angle helps...holyshit some people are really going to be looking into each other in this block :lol:

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I your picture bottom right is Mag218 after which we have to spare plots according to Marina Arcade Picture and you have coloured 3 plots but those three must be 4 One for Pentominium, one for the T arm of Arcade and two plots in front......Seams awfully cramped.

I always thought Pentominium took two plots.

what i hope (the video suggests otherwise though) is that all the basements will be joined together. we will see about it ..

i don't know how you people got the idea the pent. will take two plots.. the basement is very very small, a very small pool also, see the model pictures.

altin i think i actually was one of the first to say that pent. is next to 23m.

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Yesterday there was a post somewhere on this forum, with a picture of the Arcade's model with named plots, accompanied by bird's eye view of Malec's model and some plot map with names. I can't find it now... Any assistance which thread was it?

Blizzy,

Here is a more accurate version with more info on

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09/November/2007

Marina Arcade, soil testing

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24 October 2007
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Marina Arcade project in Dubai

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Quantity surveyors from Mott MacDonald’s Dubai office are working with Mada’in Properties on the new Marina Arcade development in Dubai. The team will be providing cost management consultancy services on the new multi-million dollar development in the heart of ‘new Dubai’.

Designed to meet the increasing demand for high-quality serviced apartments in Dubai, the 64 storey residential tower will sit on top of a three storey basement car park and 300m long retail arcade. The arcade will be roofed with barrel-vaulted skylights to provide plenty of natural light.

Mott MacDonald’s Project Director Simon Dove said, “This is a great opportunity to work with Mada’in Properties on their first real estate project in Dubai. Mott MacDonald’s quantity surveyors are working on many significant projects in the Middle East from world-class residential and retail building developments such as this to the unique Jumeirah Golf Estates development where the company is also providing project management and engineering consultancy services.”

Source (http://www.mottmac.com/newsandpublications/newslist/?id=41901)

great news

any one knows about residential prices ? are they sold out ....any info about it...thnx

BTW FROM 30-65 FLOORS it's residnetal .....
5-29 floors it's hotel apartments....n the 1st 5 floors spa n sports.

they told me at the Cityscape that price apr. 1900 AED/sqft , and launching soon.

much thnx mate :)

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^^ Interesting image. That tower, however, is in the gap between the Torch and Marina Heights. Althought its facade resembles that of the planned Arcade tower it isn't quite the same. But it looks great--timeless. Could it be that something like this gets built in that spot?

I was told the Arcace tower launch will take place in December. Very high prices at Dhs 1900, but this could be a prize possession for those who can afford it. They even have one-bedroom duplex apartments. Unlike Damac's projects which also like to charge around Dhs 2000 per square foot, this one has more intrinsic value I'd say--being part of the Arcade complex.

Kick ass render. I doubt the tower will look anything like it, though.

That tower is NOT the Hotel of the Arcade.

It is completely different project proposed for the Marina by BMG Group and it is called Swarovski Tower. I have no idea about the reson behing the random posting of it in this thread.

^^ I thought Svarovski was that thing consisting of smaller and larger cubes stacked on top of each other, with that triangular contraption at the top (posted somewhere in the "plot in fornt of TT" thread.

Anyway, as I was saying, kick ass render, even if completly off-topic ;)

^^ No, that's Marina Crystal

28/November/2007

Marina Arcade,plot

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Any new on this and when construction might be able to start ?

^^ The work on the Pentominium plot should partially affect their ability to do anything in theirs.

MARINA ARCADE PROMO-VIDEO by Macina

http://www.macina.com/

finally the board is there

03/February/2008

Marina Arcade

3B+G+64 , retail mall+residential+serviced apartments

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Still can't believe they're going to squeeze this tower in that not so large space.
In the video the tower looks quite nice since it has good details. Hopefully they'll stick with this when building it for real.

Not really good looking, but it's 65 floors, that's nice and ok!!

good news

and a third mall in the marina area !

22/February/2008

MArina Arcade

new board at the Marina side

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On the board it looks not so bad.

Can you add it to emporis Krazy?? Thx

only board progress LOL too fast not bad

Good looking tower but its gonna be hard to see it when its squeezed between all the other supertalls in the area.

Please edit title with 65 floors. Thx

this one will be a small one compared to the others around...

cant belive they gonn asqueeze a towetr into the tiny gap between seef and marina 23

Same here, this is just ridiculous..

Too bad..
However the project itself is gonne be nice i think.

When will this baby start? It was supposed to pre-launch in December, but nothing. Its beautiful website has been unchanged since it was activated in October. Is it the case of another inexperienced developer trying to take on more than it can handle? I can understand the construction being hampered by all the ongoing construction on surrounding plots, but I would have expected the pre-launch by now. It could be that they are stalling to be able to sell for higher sq.ft rates. At Citiscape in October they were talking about 1800 or 1900 psf. I'd bet they are planning to revise that to 2500 or 3000.

Board is up and they preparing the site!!! Coming soon!!

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Mada'in launches Marina Arcade
By Suzanne Fenton, Staff Reporter
Published: April 01, 2008, 00:41

Dubai: Mada'in Properties yesterday launched their Dh1.25 billion flagship project Marina Arcade in Dubai Marina as the first step in building a Dh3 billion portfolio in 2008.

"The Marina Arcade is a fitting tribute to the vision of the marina development, as well as Dubai's meteoric ambitions," said Abdul Aziz Al Awar, chief executive officer of Mada'in Properties.

The tower

Marina Arcade will comprise one 60-storey tower connected to a glass-roofed shopping arcade.

The project will cover a total of 950,125.68 square feet, including seven townhouses with gardens and Jacuzzis on the rooftop of the Marina Arcade. There will also be a range of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, duplexes and penthouses.

There will also be parking space available for 850 cars.

Facilities

Recreational facilities include a gym, sprawled over three floors and each floor over 38,000 square feet.

There will also be a rooftop garden with a jogging track and a wide range of designer stores and cafes.

The project is due for completion in June 2011 and prices will start from Dh2,050 per square foot from the sixth floor upwards.

Marina Arcade is the first of four projects to be launched this year with a combined value of Dh3 billion.

Marina Arcade is the first of four projects to be launched this year with a combined value of Dh3 billion

great news indeed :)

Prices Start from AED 2000.

Looks like this is starting price for tallest block these days

Yes, but only for these days.........:lol:

Edit title with 65 floors. Board says 65 floors. Thx to a mod!!! :master:

Yes, but only for these days.........:lol:
Where will it go to in future right apts in torch/pinnacle will be 3k psf by completion if arcade is 2k now - nice project though I think shops will be very busy with the captive audience nearby (10 supertalls at least !)

Marina Arcade is a very nice project which should add value to the Marina.

Night render

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A jewel in the crown of Mada'in, Marina Arcade is the first of a series of major iconic developments to be launched this year.

Located at the heart of the picturesque Dubai Marina, Marina Arcade is an exclusive precinct that offers residents ultimate shopping experiences, coupled with an enviable mix of residential and leisure facilities of the highest international standards.

Marina Arcade's 950,125.68 square feet of sprawling area will encompass freehold residential units, as well as a podium building that includes the most premium retail space and recreational facilities.

The range of residential units of stylish apartments, duplexes, first of its kind townhouses with their very own gardens and Jacuzzis, palatial penthouses and the most premium Sky palace will be in a league of its own, making it the apt haven for the homeowner.

While each apartment will be designed most aesthetically, Mada'in believes in leaving room for their residents to add personal touches.

There will be 7 exclusive townhouses on the rooftop of the Marina Arcade. Each townhouse is a delightful property with private gardens, roof gardens with Jacuzzis and sauna rooms and enough privacy with 2 dedicated lifts for the cluster. Townhouse residents can also use an exclusive gym and well-being facility.

The duplexes are located on the fiftieth floor and have beautiful private roof terraces making for the most memorable view.

The duplexes, penthouses and the Sky palace offer convenience features such as an exclusive fitness centre, ample service quarters, laundry room, increased basement car park and again dedicated elevators that ensure easy access to and from the arcade.

What's more, the Sky palace comes with its very own secluded gardens, swimming pools and 3 levels of designer luxury unmatched by any standard.

Marina Arcade promises splendid maritime living with the best views, water features, gymnasiums and unique landscaping.

The Marina Arcade Mall also offers residents and shoppers the world's most exclusive, expensive and high-end brands and designer stores.

An exclusive choice of cosmopolitan cafes which open its doors for the first time in UAE will add to the Marina Arcade's leisure quotient.

Complementing the Marina Arcade's endless features and facilities is the range of leisure amenities.

Marina Arcade will include the most advanced and expansive gymnasium and spa in Dubai (spread over three floors and in excess of 38,000 square feet each) with access to the best fitness equipment, a well-equipped outdoor
tennis courts and a large sized swimming pool with diving instructors and lifeguards.

The recreation area accommodates a total gym and spa facility with a large outdoor pool deck, a specially landscaped rooftop garden with a jogging track and the most premium fitness facilities perfect for families and recreational enthusiasts.

In addition, the recreation area will all be home to the finest dining destinations known to Dubai.

'With exceptional style and sophistication, the Marina Arcade is a fitting tribute to the vision of the Marina development, as well as Dubai's meteoric ambitions. With this architectural masterpiece we wish to provide exclusive offerings to the regional market and bring a truly unique experience to those who require luxury, space and want a vast range of amenities,' says Abdul Aziz Al Awar, CEO of Mada'in Properties.

Night render is WOW :omg: :eek:

Marina Arcade is a very nice project which should add value to the Marina.

Night render

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^^ Awesome roof garden. Should be a great view from my Torch Apartment :cheers:

^^ Awesome roof garden. Should be a great view from my Torch Apartment :cheers:

:bash::bash: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Anyone think the mall could partially open before the completion of the Tower? The Marina side entrance is well away from the tower hence any ongoing construction? Just a thought.

^^ Personally, I doubt it. I think they will probably start construction on the tower first and get to the mall plot later--with all the adjoining tower works sort of in the way.

Did anyone notice the changes at launch (http://marinaarcade.blogspot.com/)--as opposed to what was released in October last year? It will no longer include a hotel, there will no longer be any studio flats, the starting price will be AED 2050 psf as opposed to 1900 psf, there is a new (even better) video on the developer's site, the roller-skating track is being referred to now as a jogging track, and the arcade is referenced in the video as a public space. Have I missed anything?

A lot of subtle changes. I'm glad it's being referred to as a public space, and I think the absence of a hotel will make it a nicer home for residents.

http://faculty.nmu.edu/ims/images/Jenga/6c.jpg

That's a model of Rockefeller Center in New York. It definitely evokes the plan for Marina Arcade. So we could think of the Marina Arcade as the Rockefeller Center of Dubai.

See more images of this model (http://faculty.nmu.edu/ims/rockefeller.htm). That tower is similar to the planned Marina Arcade tower in that it is very broad on one side but with a very narrow profile as it rises above the arcade.

nice one :)

Tower is 64F

^^Yes, edit title please!!!!!!!!

Al Basel Real Estate Brokers achieves AED 500 million sales revenue in first year of operations

Facilitates AED 75 million in sales for Mada'in's Marina Arcade within just two weeks of appointment as well as AED 100 million for Tonino Lamborghini Tower




Al Basel Real Estate Brokers, a leading property sales intermediary, has announced today (Thursday, May 15, 2008) that its sales revenues have topped AED 500 million in only twelve months since its establishment in May 2007, following its appointment as sales agent for a number of high profile projects in the UAE, the most latest of which include Mada'in, Fakhruddin, and Tonino Lamborghini.

The company has already facilitated more than AED 75 million in sales for the Marina Arcade, Mada'in Properties' AED 1.25 billion flag ship project in Dubai Marina, within just two weeks its appointment as sales agent. Furthermore, Al Basel has also generated sales of over AED 100 million for the Tonino Lamborghini Tower, as well as substantial sales for Fakhruddin's Maimoon Twin Towers, the prestigious residential project located in Jumeirah Village South.

Al Basel's strategy of showcasing the economic potential of Dubai's booming property market has also attracted several first-time elite investors, including H.R.H. Prince Sultan bin Fahed Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family; and Mohamed Fathi, owner of the largest AC manufacturer in Egypt.

"Our growing portfolio of high-profile clients has been boosted by newly sealed partnerships with renowned developers Mada’in, and Fakhruddin. These new elite clients reflect the quality of services we offer and the extensive and diverse markets that we cater to," said Basel Alkasem, CEO, Al Basel Real Estate Brokers.

"Moreover, Al Basel Real Estate Brokers’ strategic partnership with Mada’in, one of the most prolific and well-known developers in the region, will help us provide a rich array of choices to satisfy various client preferences, as Mada'in boasts an impressive line of high-quality and unique property development projects," added Alkasem.

Al Basel's sales success with the Marina Arcade is a key element to Mada'in Properties' ultimate goal of launching four projects this year with a combined value of AED 3 billion. The Marina Arcade comprises a 60-storey tower connected to a glass-roofed shopping arcade. The project also includes a range of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, duplexes, penthouses and seven townhouses with gardens and Jacuzzis on the rooftop of the Marina Arcade.

To achieve similar success next year, Al Basel continues to intensify its operations across various high-end market segments, taking advantage of aggressive government-led investments in public and private sector projects, which economists have estimated to be worth over USD 1.25 trillion.

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a new website and movie...

http://www.marinaarcade.com/

It isn't new, but different from what they had about a half-year ago.

a new website and movie...

http://www.marinaarcade.com/

^^Great video, however I love how they leave out all the buildings which will be built around it. Many people will look from their balconies and flats' windows into the private gardens of the town houses above the arcade.

^^Great video, however I love how they leave out all the buildings which will be built around it. Many people will look from their balconies and flats' windows into the private gardens of the town houses above the arcade.

no nude sunbathing there... :lol:

http://www.estatesdubai.com/uploaded_images/marina-arcade-dubai-738304.jpg

Isn't there any ground work going on?

Mada'in invites tenders for its Dh1.2bn project

on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Mada'in Properties has invited tenders for the construction of their Dh1.2 billion Marina Arcade project at Dubai Marina. The contract will be awarded by the end of next month.

The initial tender documents for the main construction package were released in March this year.

According to BNC Networks, the tenders might be awarded by October 2008.

The project is expected to be completed by June 2011.:ohno:

According to a senior industry expert, work has to start by this year if the 2011 deadline is to be maintained. "Initially when the project was announced in October 2007, it included a hotel, which is no longer a part of the plan. The plans for studio flats have also been cancelled," said the official.

Arc International is the design architect for the project, which is a 60-storey tower, connected to a glass-roofed shopping arcade. Spread across 950,125.68 square feet, the project also includes seven town houses.

Quantity surveyors from Mott MacDonald's Dubai office have been working with Mada'in Properties and providing cost management consultancy services on the project. International Project Management have been appointed as the project managers, while Arc International Engineering consultants are the lead consultants for the architectural works.

Gemac Engineering Consultant is the MEP consultant, while RJ Crocker and Partners have been appointed as the civil engineering consultant.

Dutch Foundation Group is the piling contractor.

The soil testing was completed in December last year. Shoring and piling work is in progress and is expected to be complete by the first week of September.

The Marina Arcade is the first of the four projects likely to be launched this year with a value of Dh3bn.

via business24-7.ae

title: Ground work??

title: nothing until we have pictures, you know that.

Interesting that the hotel was cancelled. I wonder why?

Hmm i wonder how not having the hotel changes the design, maybe little interest or pressure from elsewhere

piling started at the hotel plot, drillers there

^^ Good. Anything happening on the pentominium plot?

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Any progress happening here? is the mall still going ahead?

02/December/2008

Marina Arcade site


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In terms of architecture, aesthetics and for what it adds to the Marina district, this is my favorite project. Now, does anyone know if it is still on track? There doesn't appear to be very much work going on.

.....

The ice tower is a small tower in the marina (not by Mada'in) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=725396

^^ wrong tower :dunno:

^^Where is this list from?....It makes no sense that they would cancel falcon city of wonders seeing that it is one of the few projects in dubailand that actually has stuff going on...That list doesn't seem very accurate

They will probably cancel all the exciting stuff like theme parks, eiffel tower, 7 wonders etc. and just finish the few villas on their own in the dessert.

So what you saying dubailand going to be desertland. Might be a good chance to get rid of all the stupid ideas and balem the credit crunch and then launch better thought out projects latter

I would prefer the 7 wonders and entertainment projects now than desert for anther 10 years followed by something less ambitions along with more villas. :bash: Dubai needs some entertainment projects!

Who should pay for that funny stuff in the dessert? Believe me, "on hold" will change into "cancelled" very soon...

29/January/2009

Marina Arcade

still pumping the concrete

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I'd hate for this one to get cancelled. It's a great addition to the tallest block. But I have wondered who would really be buying into this tower. I enquired a year ago and they were selling at 2500 AED psf and higher and indicated at that time that few units, especially those in the 1000 sf range, were available. Now, how many people are really going around spending 2.5 million AED on a flat that wouldn't be available for probably 5 years? The answer, speculators. So, this project is probably plagued with a lot of speculative buyers, i.e. people with no intention or ability to in fact see a purchase through.

Madain are now offering 80% finance on all their projects......

Mada'in have reduced prices by up to 30% on all their projects, including Marina Arcade:

http://www.uaerush.com/2009/03/04/madain-reduce-prices-by-30/

^^ Really good step and news for investors .

08/March/2009

MARINA ARCADE & MADAIN HOTEL

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Are there any renders available that will show what this looks like with all the completed towers in the surrounding plots?

ON HOLD

oh my.... just called Mada'in properties to inquire 'bout the project.... it sez' ON HOLD!... NO TIME TABLE YET TO RESUME...:ohno:

Why "Oh my God"? It would be stupid to go ahead with that project... with so many empty appartments in the Marina, even the Marina Mall is empty. So it is quite logical that they put it on hold or cancel it.

Damn, that is very bad news for the tallest block. That means no local shopping arcarde! :bash:

May 08

The company has already facilitated more than AED 75 million in sales for the Marina Arcade, Mada'in Properties' AED 1.25 billion flag ship project in Dubai Marina, within just two weeks its appointment as sales agent.

Jan 09

Madain are now offering 80% finance on all their projects......


March 09

Mada'in have reduced prices by up to 30% on all their projects, including Marina Arcade:
http://www.uaerush.com/2009/03/04/madain-reduce-prices-by-30/

April 09

oh my.... just called Mada'in properties to inquire 'bout the project.... it sez' ON HOLD!... NO TIME TABLE YET TO RESUME...:ohno:

09/April/2009

Marina Arcade

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maybe never ever built!!

they should just downscale it

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^^ Are there workers onsite ? No Longer on hold ?

Those are Marina 101 workers I suppose.

^^ Yes they are. You can see that they are doing the basement floors of the tower.

ZERO chance of this going ahead now. I suspect the spaces in between the towers will be roads as they should be.

^^
Why? Any new news on this project???

Have you been living on a different planet for the last year Paul ? :)

I dont knw anything official, I am just basing my opnion on being in business for a long time and understanding economic indicators.

The world is in recession.
Dubai is technically bankrupt (as are many more countries in the world)
Dubai is full of empty completed appartments
Dubai is building many more appartments (which will remain empty)
Dubai has lots of completed malls
Shops are closing down everywhere

Unless a developer has SOLD OUT a development OFF PLAN, it is no longer financialy viable to build a project. No Bank on the planet would lend money to a developer who presented this project as a business plan to borrow funds.

It simply is not viable.

I suspect the Tallest Block will be redesigned to allow the space designated for this project to be used as a road for traffic flow. This will be a good thing in the long run. Marina Mall up the road is stuggling to sell it's retail space and if you talk to the shop owners who are there, most of them are worried about ther businesses surviving.

no need more retail area in Dubai Marina ,Marina Mall failed ,empty.

Just walk from the Phase 1 to the Marina View Towers, totally dead , most of shops will never rent out or open there.

Podium of the JBR and some areas of JBR dead, only 2-300m of The Walk is ok.

Without people many shops will close soon.

ZERO chance of this going ahead now. I suspect the spaces in between the towers will be roads as they should be.
^^
I thought that with such a "matter of fact" comment as this that there might have been something official announced, not just your opinion....

Perhaps you should investigate the meaning of the word "suspect" then. :)

no need more retail area in Dubai Marina ,Marina Mall failed ,empty.

Just walk from the Phase 1 to the Marina View Towers, totally dead , most of shops will never rent out or open there.

Podium of the JBR and some areas of JBR dead, only 2-300m of The Walk is ok.

Without people many shops will close soon.

That's right imre actually this stuation will guide "Decision-makers in Dubai"to release some good plan to recover this case like for example residential visa will be more comfortable then 6 months only ...

How can they make Dubai rocks all time ...i guess right now in UAE workers are more then resident peoples .

let's wait till next year alot of ghost town ready to handover for unknowns " no life no sh** just nothing but wasting of money " or they can rent it for building workers lol " , basic investment is the best solution for personal mortgage " Retail investors" to build new cafeteria new supermarket new Landry.... NOW WHAT a caffe shop is that it oh nooo i forget about new hotel coming soon ....

07/July/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel

piling still going on, workers there

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why is this on hold when work is ongoing?

ZERO chance of this going ahead now. I suspect the spaces in between the towers will be roads as they should be.

Looks like this IS going ahead still. Someone please change the title ! :banana:

yes, lot of staff there

10/July/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel

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^^
ZERO chance of this going ahead now. I suspect the spaces in between the towers will be roads as they should be.

^^
I thought that with such a "matter of fact" comment as this that there might have been something official announced, not just your opinion....

Perhaps you should investigate the meaning of the word "suspect" then. :)




Perhaps you were wrong with your "ZERO chance of this going ahead now" comment??? :)

Perhaps you were wrong with your "ZERO chance of this going ahead now" comment??? :)

As i said it is only my opinion that this project will not go ahead as originaly dipicted. I have not heard anything official from any sources.

It appears that some kind of preparation for piling is taking place and i may well end up being wrong and it goes ahead. I would actually love it to happen as i will benefit from it's use.

Dispite the photo's, i still dont think this ARCADE will go ahead. At least not until economic conditions improve greatly.

17/July/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel

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As i said it is only my opinion that this project will not go ahead as originaly dipicted. I have not heard anything official from any sources.

It appears that some kind of preparation for piling is taking place and i may well end up being wrong and it goes ahead. I would actually love it to happen as i will benefit from it's use.

Dispite the photo's, i still dont think this ARCADE will go ahead. At least not until economic conditions improve greatly.

But the facts show the opposite.

^^

I may be wrong.

The facts show some piling going on i agree. Thats a very long way from a 65 floor hotel and shaopping arcade.

Time will tell i suppose. I hope i am wrong. I just dont see this as viable at the moment. Building more retail space in this area is a non starter when there is so much retail space that is empty and so few customers around.

But then again this is Dubai and my previous sentence seems to be precisely what Dubai is doing

hotel is ok but I still dont know the point of the another shopping mall in this area.

walkway and retail area u/c around the JLT , so more than 1000 shops will be available in Marina and JLT, still need more ? for who ? :)

Hello!

I assume the project is ongoing if the piling is in progress. I tried to contact the company but couldnt get through.

Would anyone know if the main contractor was appointed or when the tendering for the main construction contract will take place?

28/July/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel

massive piling test, hopefully they will have more floors:)

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31/July/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel

piling test

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So what is going on here then?

Are they having a big game of jenga or what?

Whats with the big concrete blocks?

piling test for the hotel

if they start any works there ,The Pentominium and Marina 106 sites will have pronlems because of the limited access.

Still no idea about the future but works still going on.

hotel is ok but I still dont know the point of the another shopping mall in this area.

walkway and retail area u/c around the JLT , so more than 1000 shops will be available in Marina and JLT, still need more ? for who ? :)

At time of completeion I think the Arcade shops will do OK. Especially the small supermarket and coffee shops, banks etc. They will be convenient for the tallest block residents. Also the pentominium WAGs will like the high end fashion shops :)

14/August/2009

Marina Arcade

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04/September/2009

Marina Arcade and Madain Hotel site

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Any updates?

Nop :D

Imre will post if he take pictures...

another project to be finished by 2014

If this is enough time...

I think the furniture looks poor quality

What you mean this chair? :lol:

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I think they stole it from the pool area of The Point.

any new updates on this one?

26/November/2009

Marina Arcade

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26/November/2009

Marina Arcade


Hi Imre, is this board new? They build this board or deconstruct it in this pic?

One of my friends has received a RERA notice on behalf of Marina Arcade's developer as he had only paid 10%. DO you know if the construction is still on for this project since my friend thinks it is unreasonable of them to send him a notice since the construction is so excessively delayed.

Hi Imre, is this board new? They build this board or deconstruct it in this pic?

Only the pic is new.

29/November/2009

Dubai Marina tallest block

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Piling still in progress there

12/February/2010

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23/February/2010

Marina Arcade and Madain Hote site

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i was near by takin some more pics of this and pentominium but some workers shot me down:bash:...but what i saw was good progressing

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ACC is moving the site offices of the Pentominium to the site opposite MAG 218 Tower, so maybe the main construction will start soon here.

07/May/2010

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04 June 2010

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I have gone legal on this. Has anyone else considered an action too?

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This clearly shows that these reports are totally ficticious. But I suppose by them saying works are in progress, it will stop investers being able to make claims. I assume Screampoint are paid by RERA, or the government or the developer.

I saw the site yesterday, piling still going on, driller was working behind the Marina 101 plot.

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good news. I hope for the main contractor to be appointed.

This will turn the entire tallest block into a gigantic construction site again.

how many billion dollars it cost ?

any new ideas on this one? ;last pictures were from 8 months ago

Thanks to Flashing Lights

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First store in the new mall is open! They're selling these huge concrete cubes, and have plenty of them in stock from what I can see on the picture. I wonder how people are supposed to push their shopping cart through the sand though with one of those heavy boulders loaded. Which way is the cash counter, left or right?

This one also ON HOLD.

First store in the new mall is open! They're selling these huge concrete cubes, and have plenty of them in stock from what I can see on the picture. I wonder how people are supposed to push their shopping cart through the sand though with one of those heavy boulders loaded. Which way is the cash counter, left or right?


LOL

I dont see this one starting anytime this year or next year... 5 floor apartment buildings have been put on hold because their is too much oversupply, I dont know how anyone can afford building a 65 floor tower with market prices 70% off peak price

Funny thing is that the developer is still around and they have actual construction updates on their website


http://www.madain.ae/marina-arcade-construction.html

The hotel might survive but who is going to rent the retail space?

Maybe they are hoping that the market will be better in 5 - 10 years so take their time and do it like a Spanish build. Work for 6 months of the year with 20 men avoiding the afternoon sun.

The hotel might survive but who is going to rent the retail space?

Maybe they are hoping that the market will be better in 5 - 10 years so take their time and do it like a Spanish build. Work for 6 months of the year with 20 men avoiding the afternoon sun.


LoL:bash:

A little bit of ground work and what looks to be dewatering that small lagoon which has been sitting there a while.

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Might just be filling it in for safety.

Might just be filling it in for safety.

or to prevent pinnacle residents to use it as private beach? :nuts:

thanks for the update FL

It seems they are just cleaning the site and will be back after 5-10 years :)

At the moment no point for another shopping mall in Dubai Marina..

The main problem here is time of Project launch and direct depend on other projects to get finished first .........given us a conclusion of zero progress ... lack of storage area on tallest block area lead to a huge delayed on there side which is out of there management + it seems they rent it out there land for some storage time LOL huge land with huge time !

fmIMneLHOic

01/June/2011
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Project: Expanding the beach facilities for Al Marsa residents :smug:

I have some inside information from Rera which is hinting at cancelling all projects across dubai which are not started, these involve mostly tall towers , I dont know how true this information is as rera has been saying this for 3 years but I beleive over the next 6 months some sort of action will be taken by rera.... the bad news is that investors of developments will probebly get only a portion of the money that is in escrow... meaning if you paid before escrow you probebly will get nothing