Franck Muller Vanguard

Franck Muller Vanguard is a single residential tower in Dubai Marina, developed by London Gate in collaboration with the Swiss watchmaking brand Franck Muller. The building offers fully furnished studios and one-bedroom apartments, with handover scheduled for September 2027. Construction is approximately 40 per cent complete.

# The tower and its position in Dubai Marina

Dubai Marina remains one of the city's most consistently traded residential addresses, a man-made waterfront district built around a kilometre-long canal with a skyline dense enough to feel genuinely urban. Franck Muller Vanguard sits within this grid, a single tower rather than a phased community, which keeps the project tightly defined.

The collaboration between London Gate and Franck Muller is less a licensing exercise than a considered design brief. The watchmaker's identity, shaped by unconventional dial geometry and a rejection of classical symmetry, appears to have informed the architectural language of the building itself. The result is a tower with a visual character distinct from the more formulaic residential stock that lines parts of the Marina.

Eight units remain available at the time of writing, across studios and one-bedroom configurations.

# Residences, layouts and specification

Studios range from approximately 657 to 767 square feet, priced from AED 1,721,888. One-bedroom apartments span a wider band, from around 758 to 1,426 square feet, with pricing from AED 1,978,888 to AED 2,441,888. The range in size within the one-bedroom category is notable: the largest unit at 1,426 square feet offers proportions closer to what many markets would classify as a two-bedroom.

All residences are delivered fully furnished. Kitchens are equipped with Teka appliances, and electrical fittings run to Siemens sockets with LeGrand switches. Floor-to-ceiling glazing is standard across the building, and the orientation of upper floors offers views across Dubai Marina, Media City and towards Palm Jumeirah.

Service charges are set at AED 16 per square foot annually.

# Amenities across the building

The amenity floor covers practical fitness infrastructure alongside more considered leisure spaces. A gym, tennis court, swimming pool and running track handle the active requirements. A sauna and steam suite sits alongside a Zen Garden and a dedicated Zen Room, both geared toward recovery and quieter use.

# Social and working spaces

A co-working space addresses the reality that a significant proportion of Marina buyers either work remotely or maintain a Dubai base alongside other residences. The Franck Muller Lounge adds a brand-specific social space, consistent with the overall positioning. A kids' play area and sitting areas round out the shared facilities.

# Location: what is close and what requires a journey

Dubai Marina Mall is 2.6 kilometres from the building, walkable for most residents. Marina Beach sits at 3.5 kilometres, and Jumeirah Lakes Towers Park at 4.5 kilometres. Regent International School is 5.8 kilometres away, relevant for families with school-age children.

Downtown Dubai is 21.1 kilometres by road. Dubai International Airport is 32.9 kilometres, which places it roughly 30 to 40 minutes from the building depending on traffic and time of day. Neither is on the doorstep, but both are standard journey times for Dubai Marina residents.

The district is served by the Dubai Metro red line and the Marina Tram, both within close reach of most towers on the waterfront.

# What this project represents for international buyers entering the Marina market

At AED 1,721,888 for a furnished studio of 657 square feet, the entry point is competitive for a branded address in Dubai Marina. For buyers from the UK or Europe accustomed to paying a premium for any kind of branded or design-led residential product, the pricing reflects a market where that premium is still relatively contained.

The eight remaining units also mean this is not a mass-inventory project. Buyers are acquiring into a building with a fixed, small community of residents rather than a tower of several hundred apartments with the management complexity that implies. For buyers treating this as a second home or an income-producing asset in the short-term rental market, the combination of full furnishing, a recognisable brand name and a Marina address carries practical commercial logic.

Completion in September 2027, with construction at 40 per cent, places handover within a credible near-term horizon.