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Edificio Neptuno

The Edificio Neptuno stands not on the beach but inland, near the bus station and the courts. At almost 96 metres it is one of the tallest residential buildings in the city, yet it is almost undocumented.

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

Spanish Wikipedia lists the building at 95.9 metres, 29 floors and built in 2002, relying solely on an entry in the now defunct Emporis database. The tower is missing entirely from the CTBUH directory and from the English list of the tallest buildings in Benidorm.

What can be found comes from property adverts. According to these, the Neptuno lies in the Juzgados district, the courts quarter, near the La Estación shopping centre with its bus station and supermarket. The complex stands on a 6,600-square-metre plot with a communal pool, tennis court, sports pitch, playground and green areas. An apartment on the 16th floor with a ‘panoramic view over Benidorm’ was offered for €190,900.

Developer, architect, contractor and number of apartments are not publicly documented. Nor is there anything on the origin of the name; Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, is a common building name in Benidorm. A tower of this height away from the beach zones is unusual, yet no press reports on it could be found.

The Alicante contractor Ecisa, according to El Español (2022), names a ‘Neptuno’ among its Benidorm high-rises – probably this building.

Good to know

  • Plot of 6,600 square metres with pool, tennis court and sports pitch (property advert).
  • Located in the courts district near the La Estación shopping centre and bus station.

Open questions

  • All building data (95.9 m, 29 floors, 2002) rest on a single source that is no longer available (Emporis).
  • Address and exact coordinates have not been established.
  • Developer, architect and number of apartments unknown.

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