The Marina Torch

The Marina Torch, also known as Dubai Torch, Dubai Torch Tower, and The Torch, is a residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The tower is 336.8m tall, with 79 floors above ground. It became the tallest residential building in the world in 2011, surpassing Q1 in Gold Coast, Australia. It lost the record in 2012 to Dubai's Elite Residence.The Marina Torch was damaged by fire on 21 February 2015 and again on 4 August 2017, while it was undergoing restorative work.HistoryThe original concept design by architects Khatib & Alami was 74 floors, with three basement levels and a four-storey podium, and had a total planned built up area of 111,832 m² . It was to have 504 apartments ranging from one to three bedrooms and four duplex apartment suites. The three basement floors and part of the podium were to hold car parking for 536 vehicles, while floors five and six were to contain a swimming pool, health club, gymnasium, cafeteria, aerobic rooms and sit-out cover seal terraces.However, the original developer of the project for the proposed tower, Al Rashideen Trading Company, transferred ownership of the project to a new developer, Select Group. Select Group then appointed a new consultant, National Engineering Bureau, who amended and modified the concept design and, following delays, eventually secured the necessary approval from Dubai Municipality.