A BRIT holiday hotspot will soon be home to an enormous new skyscraper that will be the tallest of its kind in Spain.
Benidorm’s skyline will reach new heights with the tallest residential tower of its kind in the country – standing an incredible 754ft across 64 floors.
TM Grupo InmobiliarioBenidorm is giving itself a makeover with a new €27.5 million skyscraper[/caption]
TM Grupo InmobiliarioThe new project is aimed at upmarket residents, with more than 64 floors[/caption]
GettyThe TM Grupo Inmobiliario project will be the tallest residential building in Spain when complete[/caption]
It is the latest major development as the resort town – which welcomes more than 832,000 Brits every year – tries to give itself an upmarket makeover.
The seaside resort, which already lays claim to the most skyscrapers per capita in the world, has received approval to build its tallest building yet.
The council gave the green light for the construction of the luxury skyscraper.
Property developer TM Grupo Inmobiliario is heading up the project.
The building plans outline various facilities for residents, including gyms, pools, a private cinema and a sky bar with an observatory for star-gazers.
Construction has been slated to begin this year with a completion date of 2028.
The luxury building comes with a €27.5 million (£23,907,950) price tag.
The high-rise will also mark the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Benidorm.
Prior to the 1950s, the Spanish coastal town was little more than a fishing village.
Once complete, it will be the fourth-tallest building in Spain, relegating TM’s previous project Intempo (202m) to fifth spot.
The building falls behind Madrid‘s Torre de Cristal (816ft), Torre Moeve (813ft) and Torre PWC (774ft).
Despite being labelled as “brash and overbuilt” by critics, Benidorm has developed Manhattan-inspired zoning laws, which reward slenderness with height.
Since the 1960s, the skyline has been nicknamed Beni-York and has been celebrated by urbanists for its efficiency.
José Luis Camarasa, the city’s chief architect from 1981 until 2024, told El Pais about “building coefficients”.
“The slimmer and more slender a building, the higher it can go,” he explained.
“That is why our current reference is New York.”
TM Grupo InmobiliarioThe new skyscraper will include 260 flats[/caption]
TM Grupo InmobiliarioBuilding plans show gyms, pools, a private cinema and a sky bar[/caption]
Under a recent urban plan, 65 per cent of Benidorm’s land must be public and only 10 per cent can be developed.
“It’s the famous anecdote of the pack of cigarettes placed lengthwise,” Camarasa said.
“If you lift it and stand it up, it has the same density.”
Once described as “hugely high-rise and vaguely Vegas” in a guide book, Benidorm has one of the densest collections of skyscrapers in Europe, reducing urban sprawl.
“In these 50 years, 30,000 homes have been built,” Camarasa said.
“That figure, during the boom years, would have been reached in just a few years in any coastal town in Alicante.
“My dream has always been to beat the record of the Shard in London (1017ft),” he added.
The new TM tower will not beat the Shard, but it will add a new peak to the skyline for sunset lovers to enjoy.
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