Mackerel Tower

Amenities

Pools. Two pools are planned: an infinity pool and a separate family pool.

Fitness and wellbeing. A gymnasium is specified, with areas set aside for yoga and meditation and a zen garden.

Shared space. Residents are to have a club room, barbecue facilities, a play area for children and a garden on the roof.

Parking. Charging stations for electric vehicles are included in the specification.

Dubai Islands

Dubai Islands is a waterfront master development by Nakheel, made up of man-made islands formed from what was left of the Palm Deira project when that scheme was cancelled early in its construction. Until August 2022 the development was called Deira Islands; Nakheel rebranded it that month. Its road link to the mainland runs from Abu Hail Road (D91) in Deira.

Several parts of the islands are already open:

• Night market. Finished in 2018 under the old Deira Islands name, it holds almost 100 cafés and restaurants along the quay and 5,300 shops.
• Resorts. Centara Hotels & Resorts runs a beachfront resort and waterpark of 600 rooms here, the group's first in the UAE, under a joint venture with Nakheel agreed in September 2017. A second resort, a 33-storey hotel and water park with 800 rooms built by Nakheel with RIU Hotels & Resorts of Spain, opened in December 2020.
• Marina. Nakheel Marinas Dubai Islands opened in May 2023 on the northern coastline. Its 248 wet berths take boats of up to 47 metres, its dry berths, numbering 40, take trailers of up to 20 metres, and it can hold as many as 13 superyachts at one time.
• Beaches. Eight Nakheel beaches hold Blue Flag accreditation, at least one of them on Dubai Islands. A stretch of the eastern beach is set aside for dogs, which are allowed to swim there.

Around Mackerel Tower

Beaches and parks. Dubai Islands Beach is 1.9 km from the building. On the mainland, Al Mamzar Beach Park is at 4.3 km and Maritime City Park is at 5.4 km.

Hotels. Centara Mirage Beach Resort is the closest hotel, at 1.2 km. Sea Point Hotel is at 1.4 km and Hyatt Regency Dubai is at 2.3 km.

Old Dubai. Dubai Museum and Dubai Heritage Village are each at 4.1 km, and Dubai International Bowling Centre is at 3.7 km.

Cinemas and malls. The nearest cinemas are at Al Shindagha Mall, at 4.6 km; BurJuman Mall, at 4.9 km; and Deira City Centre, at 5.3 km.

Schools. In Al Waheda, The Elite English School lies 2.5 km away and Sabari Indian School lies 2.8 km away. Little Flower English School, in Hor Al Anz, is at 3.0 km.