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LMD’s first Dubai building, completed in Dubai Marina: one to three-bedroom apartments and duplexes, now a resale market rather than a launch. The useful questions here are service charge, condition and what the building actually rents for.
LMD publishes no Dubai project literature or price list, and the listing portal does not carry this building, so there is no official price, unit count or completion date on record here. What is known is that Continental Tower is completed and trades as resale. Prices, service charges and availability must come from the building’s current owners and the Land Department register, not from a brochure.
Continental Tower is where LMD’s Dubai story starts. It was the developer’s first building in the emirate, delivered through Continental Investments LMD, and it sits in Dubai Marina — the densest, most liquid apartment market in the city and the training ground for most of the developers now selling waterfront towers.
The product is the Marina standard: one, two and three-bedroom apartments with a handful of duplexes, the largest running to around 3,150 sq ft. That duplex stock is the reason to look at a building like this rather than a newer one — Dubai Marina is one of the few places in the city where a genuine two-storey apartment can still be bought at a reasonable rate per square foot.
What to weigh. Completed buildings are bought on different evidence than launches. The four things that decide the value are the service charge, the sinking fund, the condition of the common areas and the rental record — and all four are obtainable before you offer, which is the advantage of buying here rather than off-plan.
Ask the owners’ association for the last three years of service charge budgets and the current sinking fund balance. In a Marina tower of this vintage, the lift modernisation, the chiller replacement and the facade water-proofing are the three costs that appear without warning, and a healthy fund is what stops them becoming a special levy. A building with a low headline charge and an empty fund is more expensive than one with a higher charge and a funded plan.
Second, the rental record. Dubai Marina rents are set street by street, and within a building by floor and view. Ask for three recent lets in the same stack, not the building average, and check whether the building has a short-let policy — some Marina towers allow holiday-home operators and others have shut them out, and that single fact changes both the yield and the neighbours.
Third, condition and paperwork. Ask for the title deed, confirm the unit is registered, and walk the apartment at a different time of day from the viewing — Marina traffic noise and construction on adjacent plots are the two things sellers time viewings around. If the apartment has been tenanted for years, budget for a refurbishment; a 2010s Marina kitchen is a 2026 refurbishment.
Compiled November 2026 from LMD’s published Dubai project statements and public register and listing information. LMD publishes no price list, unit count or completion date for Continental Tower, and the listing portal carries no listing; the figures on this page describe the building’s type and size range only. Every price, service charge and availability detail must be confirmed with the owners’ association, the Land Department register and the selling broker before publication or purchase.
The building’s published range is one to three-bedroom apartments plus a small number of duplexes, with the largest units around 3,150 sq ft. LMD has not published a unit count, a floor schedule or a type-by-type size list.
That matters less in a completed building, because you can see what you are buying. Ask for the floor plate and the stack plan before viewing: in Dubai Marina the difference between two apartments of the same size is usually the view corridor and whether the balcony faces the road or the water, and on a tower of this age some apartments have had their layouts altered by owners over the years.
The duplexes are the interesting stock. They are scarce, they appeal to families who want space without leaving the Marina, and they carry a lower rate per square foot than the equivalent two apartments would. Ask how many exist in the building and whether any are on the market — the answer is often none.
There is no developer payment plan: the building is complete and trades as resale. The costs to budget are the ones that apply to any Dubai resale.
| Cost | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|
| DLD transfer fee | 4% | Of the purchase price |
| Agency commission | 2% | Typical, negotiable |
| Service charge | Per sq ft, quarterly | Ask for the current year |
Ask for the seller’s service charge statement before you offer. Unpaid service charges attach to the unit in practice, and a seller who is behind on three years of charges is a seller who will not accept a clean price. The same applies to chiller or district cooling bills if the building is on a separate cooling provider — that is a second invoice, and in the Marina it is often the larger of the two.
If you are financing, a completed building is much easier than an off-plan one: most UAE banks will lend against a Marina apartment at up to 75% for residents and 50% for non-residents, subject to valuation. Get the mortgage pre-approval before you negotiate, because it changes what you can offer.
LMD has not published an amenity list for Continental Tower, and on a completed building the brochure is irrelevant anyway — what exists is what you get. Dubai Marina towers of this type typically include a swimming pool, a gymnasium, covered parking, 24-hour security and a lobby with concierge, and the building’s own schedule should be confirmed on a viewing.
Two things to look at while you are there. The pool deck is the first thing to deteriorate in a Marina tower and the most expensive to bring back; look at the tiles, the plant room and whether the water is clear. And check the parking allocation — one bay or two, and whether it is titled to the unit — because in the Marina a second bay is worth real money on resale.
Dubai Marina runs along the water between Jumeirah Beach Residence and the Emirates Golf Club, with the Metro Red Line stopping at DAMAC, Marina and JLT stations along its length. Continental Tower’s position within the Marina determines almost everything about its value: distance to the metro, distance to the walk, and whether the apartment faces the water, the road or another tower.
That is the practical advice for this address. Before you fall for an apartment, walk from the building to the metro and to the Marina Walk at the time of day you would actually make the journey. A ten-minute difference in that walk is worth more on resale than a refurbished kitchen.
The rental market is as deep as anywhere in Dubai: the Marina lets to professionals working in the Media City, Internet City and JLT clusters, and it holds up in downturns better than newer peripheral districts because the supply is finite and the location is fixed. Ask for recent comparables in the building and in two neighbouring towers before agreeing a price.
A completed residential tower by LMD in Dubai Marina, offering one to three-bedroom apartments and duplexes, and the developer's first building in Dubai.
LMD, through Continental Investments LMD.
No. The building is complete and trades as resale, so any purchase is from an existing owner.
LMD publishes no price list. Resale prices depend on floor, view and condition, so ask a broker active in the building for recent registered transfers rather than a from-price.
Not published. Ask the owners' association for the current budget and the last three years, plus the sinking fund balance.
Yes, a small number, with the largest units around 3,150 sq ft. They are scarce and rarely come to market.
Dubai Marina is a designated freehold area of Dubai. Confirm the title structure and registration route for the specific unit.
The Marina is the most liquid apartment market in Dubai and this building is established, which reduces the risks you take on a launch. Buy on the service charge, the sinking fund, the condition and recent rental comparables, not on the brochure.
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