Flat prices in the corresponding DLD community sit close to the Dubai median. Check what has opened and compare buildings on their own sales records.
How to read these figures. Sales are for the corresponding Dubai Land Department community, which is used here as a proxy for the named master plan. The boundaries may not match exactly. Flat prices mix buildings, ages and off-plan with completed homes. A price difference is not evidence that the master plan or its anchor caused it.
Prices and sales: BUY DUBAI facts cube from Dubai Land Department registrations (registration basis, every sale procedure), 12 months to 28 October 2026. Flat price per sq ft is a median; the Dubai median uses the same filters. Cube c2c1f2e1bffc.
The Dubai Marina master plan
Dubai Marina was the first master-planned community sold to foreign buyers. Emaar held its opening ceremony on 17 October 2000, before ground was broken, with a plan for about 120,000 residents modelled on Vancouver's False Creek.
The first tower sold out on 99-year leases. On 28 May 2002 Emaar announced freehold ownership for all nationalities at Dubai Marina, Emirates Hills and Arabian Ranches.
Other developers also built towers on plots inside Emaar’s plan.
Anchor: The man-made marina and the beach at JBR. Opened: Built with the first towers.
Sources: The National, When Dubai Marina broke ground, Oct 2019; Gulf News, 28 May 2002: Emaar announces freehold ownership; Gulf News, Investors snap up Dubai Marina real estate.
Prices compared year by year
Flats in the corresponding Land Department community sold at 43% above the Dubai median in 2015 and 29% above in 2025. The chart shows each year as a multiple of the Dubai median (1.0x); the mix of homes sold can also change the median.
Years with fewer than 30 flat sales are left out. Medians move when the mix of homes sold changes.
What to check before you buy
The Marina is the oldest high-rise master plan, so building age and upkeep vary more here than in newer plans.
- Who built the tower: the master developer, or another developer on a plot?
- Is the anchor open, and if not, who delivers it and by when?
- What did the same layout in the same building sell for in the last six months?
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Questions about Dubai Marina
Who is the master developer of Dubai Marina?
Emaar. It built some of the homes itself and sold plots to other developers.
What is the anchor of Dubai Marina?
The man-made marina and the beach at JBR. Built with the first towers.
Do homes in Dubai Marina sell above the Dubai average?
Flats in the corresponding Land Department community sold 15% above the Dubai median price per sq ft in the 12 months to 28 October 2026. The community boundary may differ from the master plan.