Princess Tower by Tameer in Dubai Marina
Princess Tower is a completed residential skyscraper of 101 storeys at the northern end of Dubai Marina, Dubai, developed by Tameer. This brief is written for owners of units in the building, for buyers looking at a resale unit there, for sellers, and for anyone setting it against other Marina towers. It covers what was built, where it sits and what the Dubai Land Department register records.
The tower
The structure reaches 414 metres, or 1,358 feet, and its total built-up area comes to 162,580 sq m. Its first name was to be Al Ameera Tower; the English rendering of that Arabic name, Princess Tower, was adopted in its place.
The design grew during planning. The scheme began at 90 storeys, and a late redesign added 11 more floors to bring it to its present 101.
On its podium the tower is set a little seaward of the buildings beside it. The offset was chosen so that apartments on the side elevations look out towards the water, and it is why the tower looks off-centre on its base.
Units and layouts
The apartments run from one to three bedrooms, and the building also includes penthouses and duplex units. On the higher floors, the sliding balcony doors are fitted with a wind sensor that locks them automatically when wind speeds rise, so residents cannot step out in strong gusts.
Shared facilities
Residents have both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, a gym, a sauna, a billiards room, table tennis, a room for electronic games and a nursery for children. On the 97th floor a private residents' lounge gives a view in every direction across the city.
At street level the tower has its own row of shops and services: a pharmacy, a mini mart, salons for men and for women, a spa, a car hire desk and a restaurant.