Jumeirah Beach Residence
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Jumeirah Beach Residence (also known as JBR) is a 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long, 2 square kilometre (0.77220431718507 sq mi) gross floor area waterfront community located against the Arabic Gulf in Dubai Marina
in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. It is the largest single phase residential development in the world and contains 40 towers (36 are residential and 4 are hotels). JBR can accommodate about 15,000 people, living in its apartments and hotel rooms. The Project has 6,917 apartments, from 900 sq ft (83.6 m²) studios to 5500 sq ft (511 m²) penthouses.
The developer, Dubai Properties
(a subsidiary of Dubai Holding
), launched JBR in August 2002. This 6 billion dirham
project was completed in 2007.
"The Walk at JBR" restaurant and shopping strip, which is adjacent to the beach behind JBR, is a very popular location for Al Fresco dining
.
There are four hotels, rated as 5 star or 4 star.
, and was completed by 2007 and opened officialy in August 2008., currently there are Around 330 occupants at The Walk, covering a wide range of services and venues, from a number of world renowned brands strewn across the stretch, to many franchised and local venues, including restaurants, clothing stores, boutiques, department stores, cafes and gyms, among many others, located over two levels Ground and Plaza.
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has become known as "new Dubai" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is a canal city, carved along a two mile stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in...
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. It is the largest single phase residential development in the world and contains 40 towers (36 are residential and 4 are hotels). JBR can accommodate about 15,000 people, living in its apartments and hotel rooms. The Project has 6,917 apartments, from 900 sq ft (83.6 m²) studios to 5500 sq ft (511 m²) penthouses.
The developer, Dubai Properties
Dubai Properties
Dubai Properties is a subsidiary of [Dubai Properties Group] which is a member of the Dubai Holding group and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
(a subsidiary of Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai . It manages and controls 20 companies, which operate in real estate, hospitality, finance, healthcare, energy, research, education, entertainment, media, internet, tourism and biotechnology...
), launched JBR in August 2002. This 6 billion dirham
United Arab Emirates dirham
The dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The ISO 4217 code for the United Arab Emirates dirham is AED. Unofficial abbreviations include DH or Dhs. The dirham is subdivided into 100 ....
project was completed in 2007.
"The Walk at JBR" restaurant and shopping strip, which is adjacent to the beach behind JBR, is a very popular location for Al Fresco dining
Al fresco dining
Al Fresco dining is eating outside . In temperate climates it is especially popular in the summer months when temperatures and weather are most favorable. It is a style of dining that is casual and often party-like in its atmosphere...
.
There are four hotels, rated as 5 star or 4 star.
The Walk
The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7-kilometre strip at the ground and plaza level of the complex, it was developed by Dubai PropertiesDubai Properties
Dubai Properties is a subsidiary of [Dubai Properties Group] which is a member of the Dubai Holding group and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
, and was completed by 2007 and opened officialy in August 2008., currently there are Around 330 occupants at The Walk, covering a wide range of services and venues, from a number of world renowned brands strewn across the stretch, to many franchised and local venues, including restaurants, clothing stores, boutiques, department stores, cafes and gyms, among many others, located over two levels Ground and Plaza.