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Marina Cove
Dubai Marina · Emaar Properties
Project factsheet
Storeys 32
Units in the building 226
Developer Emaar Properties
Status Under development
District Dubai Marina
About the building
32-storey residential building in Dubai Marina. Developer — Emaar Properties.
What the building has
- Shops
Specifications for Marina Cove per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
About the project
Marina Cove is a 32-storey residential building in Dubai Marina, currently under construction.
The developer is Emaar Properties.
The building holds 226 apartments in total.
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 2 300 000 AED.
A 32-storey, 226-residence Emaar development under construction. Two listings in our own stock at AED 3.2 million (~$870K) and AED 3.3 million (~$900K), with handover stated for October 2029 — the longest horizon of any of the developer's buildings in the district.
What it is
Marina Cove is a multi-building Emaar residential complex of 32 storeys and 226 residences in Dubai Marina. Status: under construction.
Our own stock carries two listings: two-bedrooms around 1,320 square feet at AED 3.2 million and AED 3.3 million, with handover on 30 October 2029.
Three years to keys is a long horizon even by off-plan standards (buying before construction is complete). It changes the arithmetic: payments are spread out, but the money is tied up for that much longer.
Emaar's buildings in the Marina
Marina Cove is the second of the developer's two active builds in the district after Marina Shores, and it hands over three years later.
| Building | Storeys | Residences | Handover | Our lots | Range, million |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Shores | 53 | 433 | under construction | 19 | 1.95–8.5 |
| JW Marriott Hotel Marina | 38 | — | 2013 | — | — |
| Marina Tower | 33 | 202 | 2006 | 2 | 5.2–6.99 |
| Marina Cove | 32 | 226 | Oct 2029 | 2 | 3.2–3.3 |
| Marina Quays | 11 | — | 2012 | 2 | 3.0–3.1 |
| Dubai Marina Towers | — | — | complete | 11 | 3.38–14.0 |
Storeys and residence counts — propsearch building records; lots and ranges — our own stock as of 28 August 2026. Dubai Marina Towers is the developer's first phase in the district, listed as separate towers in the building records.
Buying on a three-year horizon
Dubai Marina in our database — 266 lots, median AED 3.7 million (~$1.0M) at an average of AED 2,588 per square foot. Both Marina Cove listings sit below the median.
On a horizon like this, the main risk isn't price, it's timing. What needs checking isn't the promise but the mechanics: the project's registration with the Land Department (the Dubai Land Department, DLD, which registers the sale), the escrow account (funds held by a regulator-approved trustee and released only as construction milestones are met), a payment schedule tied to construction milestones, and what the developer is contractually bound to deliver.
The second question is the surroundings by 2029. Eleven active builds are underway in the Marina right now, including the 125-storey Six Senses. Nobody today knows what the view from the window will be at handover, and that has to be accepted as a given, not treated as a risk you can check off in advance.
propsearch building record: 32 storeys, 226 residences, developer Emaar Properties, status under construction. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 2 lots (sizes, bedrooms, stated handover, prices), the roster of Emaar buildings in the district, and the median and price per square foot for Dubai Marina.
What the complex has
Shops
Where it is
Handover payment
A mortgage covers the final instalment
The final payment on this building falls in 2029 — under off-plan plans that is 40–60% of the price in one go. A UAE bank closes it: the flat becomes the security, and nothing is added on top of what the developer has already been paid.
- Up to 80% of the appraised value, no extra down payment
- 3.99% fixed for three years, up to 25 years in term
- 6–12 months before the keys — the bank wants six months of income history
Already been invoiced, or missed the date? That is not a dead end either — write and we will look at what the developer will accept.
Ask on WhatsAppFrequently asked about Marina Cove
Who is the developer of Marina Cove?
Emaar Properties.
How many floors does Marina Cove have?
32. The building has 226 apartments.
When is Marina Cove handed over?
Construction is ongoing; the key-handover date for the unit you choose I check in the contract before you sign.
Where is Marina Cove?
Dubai Marina. The original high-rise waterfront: a dense forest of towers around a man-made marina, and still the busiest rental market in the city.
How much does an apartment in Marina Cove cost?
The database currently holds 1 lot in this project, from 2 300 000 AED. Prices move every day, so it is worth asking for the current list for this building.
In the news
What has been written about the building, its developer and Dubai Marina
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Orra Real Estate Development: JLT or the Marina, two districts a road apart
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Halcon Real Estate: how to spot a building where nobody is in charge
A Dubai Marina tower from 2011. In buildings owned mostly by absent investors, decisions stop being made — and the symptoms are visible in an afternoon if you know them.
Condor Group: buying a just-finished flat from someone who never lived in it
A Dubai Marina tower completed in 2023. Much of the stock in a newly delivered building is sold on by off-plan investors — and buying from one is its own transaction.
Scope Investment: a 2022 tower, and the first wave of resales
A Dubai Marina tower completed a few years ago. Buildings at this age go through a predictable event that shapes their prices — and it is a buying opportunity if you can see it.
ABA Real Estate Development: building on the last plots of a finished district
A tall branded tower under construction in Dubai Marina. Infill development in a built-out district has a particular economics — for the buyer and for the neighbours.
ETA Star: an engineering group that built apartments
The property arm of a large regional engineering and contracting group, with towers in the Marina and on the Palm. What an engineering parent means in a delivered building.
32Group: how to value a Marina tower nobody has heard of
A smaller developer with a mid-2000s Dubai Marina building. Most towers are not landmarks, and valuing an ordinary one is a different exercise — here is how it works.
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