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Cibeles

Cibeles 1 and 2 are two identical 28-storey residential towers in the district around the new court buildings. They were built by Ecisa, the company that also put up Neguri Gane and the town hall.

Benidorm skyline drawn from building data: heights to scale, west to east Poniente Levante TM Tower · 230 m Intempo · 187.1 m Gran Hotel Bali · 186 m Gran Delfín · 158 m Torre Lúgano · 158 m Sunset Sailors Tower 1 · 151 m Neguri Gane · 148 m Edificio Kronos · 140 m Benidorm Beach · 126 m Edificio Don Jorge · 124 m El Mirador del Mediterráneo · 123 m Torre Levante · 120 m Costa Blanca I · 116 m Miragolf Playa 2 · 115 m Gemelos 26 Torre I · 114 m Gemelos 26 Torre II · 114 m Torre d'Oboe I · 114 m Torre d'Oboe II · 114 m Sunset Sailors Tower 2 · 113 m Sol de Poniente 2 · 112 m Beni Beach · 110 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 2 · 106.2 m Miragolf Playa I · 105 m Playa Azul · 105 m Torre Pinar · 105 m Residencial Islamar 2 · 104 m Residencial Islamar 3 · 104 m Torre Poseidón · 103 m Sunset Waves I · 101.5 m Sunset Waves II · 101.5 m Hotel Port Benidorm · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 1 · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 2 · 101 m Torre Doscalas · 100.4 m Gemelos 22 Torre 1 · 100.2 m Gemelos 22 Torre 2 · 100.2 m Coblanca 41 · 97 m Delfín Tower · 95 m Hotel Flamingo Oasis · 95 m Gemelos 20 Torre 1 · 94 m Gemelos 20 Torre 2 · 94 m Torre Coblanca · 94 m Sol de Poniente 1 · 92.7 m Tropic-Mar · 92.6 m Edificio Ónice · 92 m Sunset Drive East · 92 m Sunset Drive West · 92 m Londres II · 91 m Torre Sakura · 91 m Costa Blanca II · 90 m Coblanca 40 Torre 1 · 89.3 m Coblanca 40 Torre 2 · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm Torre 2 · 89.3 m Principado Marina · 89.3 m Edificio Circo · 89.2 m Torre Benidorm · 89 m Cibeles 1 · 88 m Cibeles 2 · 88 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 1 · 86.7 m Balcón de Poniente 1 · 86 m Balcón de Poniente 2 · 86 m Coblanca 37 · 86 m Eagle Tower · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 1 · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 2 · 86 m Sierra de Bernia 1 · 85.9 m Sierra de Bernia 2 · 85.9 m Torre Capri · 85.9 m Torre San Remo · 85.9 m Gemelos 12 Torre 1 · 85 m Gemelos 12 Torre 2 · 85 m Las Damas · 85 m Sandos Benidorm Suites · 83 m Residencial Miranda 1 · 82.6 m Residencial Miranda 2 · 82.6 m Hotel RH Victoria · 82 m Parque Europa 1 · 82 m Parque Europa 2 · 82 m Parque Europa 3 · 82 m Torre Europa · 82 m Coblanca 32 B · 81.1 m Old town

The story

The two towers were completed in 2002, each 88 metres tall with 28 floors. In the list of tallest buildings in Benidorm they rank 52nd. They stand on Avenida del Municipio, close to Avenida de Europa and the tram stop, around 600 metres from Levante beach. One estate agent gives 2001 as the year of construction; the databases say 2002. The difference is probably between start of construction and completion.

Built by Ecisa

The contractor was Ecisa, founded in 1968 by Manuel Peláez Castillo and his brothers in the Canary Islands and later based in Alicante. According to El Español (2022), the company has built more than 30 high-rises of over 25 storeys in Benidorm, among them Neguri Gane, Don Jorge, Gemelos 26, Sol de Poniente and the town hall. In that list, ‘Residencial Cibeles’ appears as ‘two identical blocks’. At the start of every project the founder is said to have called out: ‘¡Vamos directos al triunfo!’ In 2021 Ecisa passed to the Urbas group.

The design

The firm Pérez-Guerras Arquitectos lists the ‘Apartamentos Cibeles’ in its portfolio, without a year and without naming the designer. Roberto Pérez-Guerras designed Neguri Gane and In Tempo in Benidorm, among others. That Cibeles came from his office is therefore plausible, but not expressly confirmed. The complex is gated, with a communal pool, porter, children’s area and garage. The ground floor on Calle Oviedo houses commercial premises.

For Neguri Gane the same pairing, design by Pérez-Guerras and construction by Ecisa, is confirmed by the skyscraper database CTBUH.

Good to know

  • Two identical towers, 88 metres and 28 floors each, completed in 2002.
  • Contractor Ecisa – the same as for Neguri Gane, Don Jorge and Benidorm town hall.
  • Address: Avenida del Municipio 4 / Calle Oviedo 1, Juzgados area.
  • A 90-square-metre apartment on the 2nd floor was offered for €255,000.

Open questions

  • Year of construction 2001 (estate agent) or 2002 (databases)?
  • The architect is documented only through the Pérez-Guerras portfolio, not expressly.
  • Developer and number of apartments are not documented.

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