Stella Maris Tower in Dubai Marina
Stella Maris Tower, a finished residential skyscraper of 53 storeys, stands in Dubai Marina, with six further levels below ground given over to car parking. This brief is for owners of units in the tower, for buyers looking at it on the resale market, and for anyone setting it against other Marina buildings.
The building and units
The tower holds apartments from 1 to 4 bedrooms, together with penthouses and townhouse units. Both the townhouses and the penthouses were specified with private terraces and private pools, and each penthouse also with a cinema room of its own.
Shared facilities named for the building are:
- a concierge
- a club house
- a spa and a gym
- swimming pools
- a lounge and a games room
- a children's room
- a multi-purpose hall
The facade was designed to be lit so that it reads as a breaking wave.
At street level the tower opens onto the Marina walk.
Design consultancy was by LACASA Architects & Engineering Consultants, and General Construction Company carried out the main building work.
Project history
The Dubai Marina masterplan first allocated the site for a building of 30 floors. The scheme began under Bloom Properties, a developer based in Abu Dhabi; by 2019 that company's name had come off the site signboard and the project had left its website.
Location
Dubai Marina, master-developed by Emaar Properties, is a man-made waterway of more than 3 km in length, lined by a wide landscaped promenade used by walkers, runners and cyclists. Restaurants and cafes face the water. Dubai Marina Mall has more than 130 shops, along with a supermarket and a cinema with six screens.
Around the Marina sit several established communities. Jumeirah Beach Residence is a line of towers on a 1.7km strip between the Marina and the sea. Jumeirah Lakes Towers sets its towers in clusters around artificial lakes and a park, mixing offices, apartments, hotels and shops. The Meadows is a villa community of over 1,800 villas among lakes and tree-lined streets.
Measured from Stella Maris Tower, Roxy Cinema at The Beach is 0.7 km away and Marina Beach is 0.8 km away. The Walk JBR and Reel Cinemas at Dubai Marina Mall are each 1.1 km away. Ain Dubai and Madame Tussauds lie 1.4 km off, and Bluewaters Island and JLT Park lie 1.5 km off. Emirates International School Meadows is 2.5 km away. The nearest golf course is 3.6 km away at Emirates Golf Club, with Montgomerie Golf Course at 4.5 km.