Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate, Dubai Marina
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate is an off-plan residential tower in Dubai Marina, developed by London Gate Real Estate Development in a brand-licensing partnership with Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller. The 34-storey building will hold an estimated 722 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments plus ground-floor retail. Construction began in November 2024 and handover is targeted for the third quarter of 2027. Royale Stays manages Dubai holiday homes from a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
London Gate, with Franck Muller
Storeys
34 (+4 basement levels)
Units
~722 (studio to 3-bed)
Handover
Targeted Q3 2027 (not yet complete)
Starting price
From AED 1.25 million (2024 launch)
About Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate is a 34-storey residential tower under construction in Dubai Marina, developed by London Gate Real Estate Development. The project is built in a brand-licensing partnership with Franck Muller, the Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1991, whose Vanguard watch collection inspires the tower’s design language and interior detailing. This is a standard Dubai branded-residence arrangement: the developer licenses a recognised luxury brand to shape design, amenities and market positioning, not a hotel or hospitality operating agreement. London Gate remains the sole developer and Franck Muller is not a co-owner, builder or building manager.
The building will hold an estimated 722 apartments across studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, plus ground-floor retail space, with construction rising above 4 basement parking levels, a ground and retail level, and 3 podium levels. Construction began in November 2024 and handover is targeted for the third quarter of 2027, meaning the tower is still an active construction site as of this guide’s publication, not a completed or handed-over building.
Not to be confused with Franck Muller Yachting, a separate branded residential project at Dubai Maritime City with a different developer, a different area, and a different targeted handover (Q4 2028). Franck Muller has licensed its name to more than one Dubai project; Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate, the subject of this guide, is specifically the Dubai Marina tower developed by London Gate. On storey count, sources vary: three independent listings agree on 34 storeys (the figure used throughout this guide), while two others cite 38 and 39; 34 is used as the corroborated majority figure. On pricing, three sources agree on an original 2024 launch price from around AED 1.25 million, while one portal's more recent snapshot shows a starting price of AED 1,727,888; this reflects a listing captured closer to the present day as the project nears handover, not a conflict in the launch figure itself.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate sits within Dubai Marina (administratively part of the Marsa Dubai area), one of Dubai’s most established waterfront communities, with the Marina Walk promenade, JBR beach and Sheikh Zayed Road all close by. Royale Stays’ Dubai Marina area guide covers the wider district and its many other towers.
Other individually guided Dubai Marina towers nearby include Al Mass Tower, The Zen Tower and Marina Heights Tower, each a separate standalone building within the same waterfront district.
Unit Types
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from roughly 414 to 1,862 square feet, alongside ground-floor retail units of roughly 452 to 1,511 square feet. Units are marketed as fully furnished, with interiors and facades drawing on the design language of Franck Muller’s Vanguard watch collection.
Amenities
Planned amenities include a rooftop swimming pool, a gym, a children’s playground, a co-working space, a running track, tennis and padel courts, a basketball court, a sauna, a zen garden and a dedicated “Zen Room,” plus a branded “Franck Muller Lounge” residents’ space. 24-hour security is also part of the building’s standard offering. As the tower remains under construction, these amenities reflect the developer’s published plans rather than a completed, independently inspected facility.
Transportation & Access
Like the rest of Dubai Marina, Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate has walking access to the Marina Walk promenade and Dubai Tram, with the closest Dubai Metro Red Line stations (DMCC and Sobha Realty stations serving the Marina/JLT area) a short tram or drive away, and quick onward access to Sheikh Zayed Road for the rest of the city.
Rental & Price Trends
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate launched in 2024 with prices from around AED 1.25 million, sold on a staged payment plan with roughly 30% paid in installments before handover and the remaining 70% due on handover. As the project has neared its targeted Q3 2027 completion, at least one current portal listing shows a higher starting price of AED 1,727,888, consistent with the price appreciation typically seen on in-demand off-plan projects as handover approaches. Because the building is still under construction, it does not yet have a completed-unit resale or rental history. Owners comparing this purchase against other Dubai Marina options can model scenarios with Royale Stays’ Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including a unit at Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate, requires a DTCM holiday home permit. London Gate is a standard private freehold developer, not a hotel brand or serviced-apartment operator, and the Franck Muller partnership is a design and branding license rather than a hospitality management agreement, so once handover completes the usual direct-owner DTCM permit process would apply, the same routing used at other freehold Dubai Marina towers. Read more in Royale Stays’ holiday home permit guide.
Royale Stays does not currently manage a property at Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate, and because the tower is still under construction ahead of its targeted Q3 2027 handover, no building-specific short-term rental listing or earnings data exists yet anywhere. For owners planning ahead, Royale Stays’ real Dubai Marina-area track record and Airbnb management services, furnishing, photography, dynamic pricing, guest communications, check-in and maintenance coordination, are available from a management fee starting at 15%. Owners can submit their property for a free assessment ahead of handover.
Franck Muller Vanguard by London Gate-specific performance data does not exist yet; the project has not been handed over as of this guide's publication (targeted Q3 2027).
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