The Torch, also referred to as the Marina Torch and Dubai Torch, is being built as one of the many freehold residential towers located at the Dubai Marina, which is opposite to the Jumeirah Lake Towers and next to the American University of Dubai. It is located on the southern shore of the Marina, just two buildings away from the Dubai Marina Towers. The tower was designed by dubai-based architects Khatib & Alami The 345 meter (1,132 feet) high building will have a total built up area of 111,832 square meters (1.2 million square feet) and be elevated by 3 basements and a 4-storey podium block. The Torch tower will have 74 storeys and contain 504 apartment units with 128 1-bedroom, 128 2-bedroom, 68 3-bedroom, and 4 duplex apartment suites ranging from 904 to 1,712 square feet (84 to 159 square meters). The three basements and four podium levels of the Torch tower will provide car parking for 536 vehicles, while floors 5 and 6 will contain recreational amenities including a swimming pool, health club, gymnasium, cafeteria, aerobic rooms and sit-out cover seal terraces.