Anwa

Anwa is a completed residential tower by Omniyat, positioned on the waterfront of Dubai Maritime City and delivered in Q1 2022. At 44 storeys, it holds the distinction of being the first and tallest building to complete in this developing maritime district, offering large-format three-bedroom residences with direct views across the Arabian Sea.

# The tower and its place in Dubai Maritime City

Maritime City sits on a man-made peninsula between the historic Creek and the open Gulf, a district that has spent years in gestation and is only now beginning to densify. Anwa arrived early and alone, which means its upper floors enjoy unobstructed sea and city sightlines that later towers may not be able to replicate. The building reaches 44 floors and houses 229 residences, a scale that keeps the community selective without being a boutique low-rise.

Omniyat is the developer behind a number of Dubai's more considered residential projects, and Anwa reflects that positioning. The architecture responds to its coastal setting rather than ignoring it, with the building oriented to maximise water views across the majority of units.

# Residences: scale, specification and finish

The available unit data points to generously proportioned three-bedroom residences. Two configurations exist: one at 4,515 sq ft and another at 6,148 sq ft, the latter approaching the footprint of a mid-size villa. These are serious floor plates, suited to buyers who want the security and simplicity of apartment living without accepting the compromises in space that most towers demand.

# Specification

Ceiling heights reach 3.3 metres in standard living areas, rising to 6.6 metres in double-height units. Floors throughout the front-of-house living areas are marble stone. Bathrooms are finished with Travertino ceramic tiles, with tapware and sanitaryware sourced from Bagno Design. Kitchens are fully fitted European installations by Porcelanosa, with integrated appliances from Gorenje covering oven, hob, dishwasher, refrigerator and washer-dryer. Wardrobes and doors use American timber-look HPL with ironmongery from Euroart.

Two and three-bedroom units include staff accommodation with natural light, a practical detail that matters to GCC and Asian buyers accustomed to live-in household staff. Kitchens come fitted; the wider residence is unfurnished, giving owners freedom on interior fit-out.

The service charge is set at 19 AED per sq ft.

# Amenities within the building

Anwa's amenity offering is focused rather than exhaustive. The building provides a gym, an infinity pool, a dedicated kids' pool and play area, and a yoga and pilates room. For a tower of this residential count, that ratio of amenity to unit gives each facility genuine breathing room. There is no overcrowding at the pool on a Friday morning.

# Getting around from Maritime City

Dubai International Airport sits 13 km away, a 22-minute drive under normal conditions. Downtown Dubai is reachable in roughly 20 minutes. City Centre Al Shindagha, the nearest large retail destination, is 6.5 km and 14 minutes by car.

Jumeira Public Beach is 7 km west, a 14-minute drive. Ambassador School, relevant to families with school-age children, is 5.2 km away at around 13 minutes. The district is car-dependent for now, as public transport links to Maritime City remain limited, though infrastructure in the wider area continues to develop.

# Who Anwa suits and where it sits in the market

Anwa is a completed, fully constructed asset in a district that is still maturing. For a buyer who wants to own ahead of the area's full build-out, that combination carries a certain logic: the building is delivered, the views are banked, and the surrounding neighbourhood has room to appreciate as more infrastructure and amenity arrives.

The floor plates and specification align with buyers at the upper end of the owner-occupier market: families relocating to Dubai, GCC nationals seeking a primary or secondary residence with Gulf frontage, and European or Asian buyers prioritising scale and finish over proximity to the busier parts of the city. At prices of AED 16.3 million and AED 24.8 million for the recorded three-bedroom configurations, these are long-term holds rather than short-cycle investments.