Dubai Properties has appointed ART Marine, the region’s largest 360-degree leisure marine enterprise, as the exclusive operator of its marina at Culture Village.

Culture Village is one of Dubai Properties’ defining mixed-use developments, located along Dubai Creek, says the UAE developer. It brings the sought-after waterfront living experience to the UAE emirate’s property market with two distinct neighbourhoods – Dubai Wharf and Manazel Al Khor.

The marina overlooks the Canal Promenade fringed by a verdant double grass lawn, as well as a park with a wooden playground that has been popular with its youngest visitors. Spanning over 46,000 sq m, the all-new public space features granite-paved piazzas to match the opulence of the adjacent Palazzo Versace Dubai.

Located between Garhoud Bridge and Business Bay Bridge, the 60-berth marina can accommodate 50-m-long vessels and also includes larger berths for charter yachts, according to Dubai Properties.

As per the deal, ART Marine will manage the entire premises, including water and onshore areas as well as complementary marina facilities and services, such as private parking, club car transfer for members and full staff assistance, it adds.

Marwan Al Kindi, the executive director of sales and sales operations at Dubai Properties, says: “We aim to strengthen Dubai’s reputation as a city of the future and help drive its transformation into a major maritime tourism hub.”

“In line with this priority, we are proud to expand our maritime portfolio as we officially launch operations at the Culture Village Marina which, in addition to Marasi Marina, is the first fully operational jetty on the Dubai Water Canal,” he notes.