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Gemelos 22

In the list of tallest buildings, Gemelos 22 is the second-tallest twin pair in the ‘Gemelos’ series after Gemelos 26. The two towers on Avenida L'Ametlla de Mar are less a residential block than a holiday complex with three pools and two tennis courts.

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 first tower was finished in 2003, the second in 2004; both measure 100.2 metres with 32 floors. The towers stand side by side in upper Rincón de Loix, around 450 metres from Levante beach, with the market hall and a bus stop outside the door. All apartments face south and look out over the garden and pools.

The complex is tailored to holidaymakers: two outdoor pools, an indoor pool heated to around 30 degrees, a children’s pool with play equipment, two tennis courts, a football pitch, mini-golf, pétanque, a gym and a library. The apartments are small, 57 square metres with one bedroom, 67 with two. Letting is through operators such as Siroco and Fincas Benidorm, with their own reception.

In 2024 a large package came onto the market: the company CCI took over exclusive sales of 111 furnished apartments in the complex, all with tourist licences, advertised as investment properties. Who the seller is, the report does not say; the property services firm Servihabitat is tagged on the page.

Nothing public can be found about the developer, architect and contractor. ‘Gemelos’ is a brand in Benidorm under which twin towers have been numbered in sequence for decades; the 22 is a number, not a house number. The towers are not to be confused with Gemelos 28 at Punta Llisera, which has been the subject of court battles for years.

Good to know

  • Indoor pool with water at around 30 degrees, plus two outdoor pools and a children’s pool.
  • Rank according to CTBUH: 26th in Benidorm, 70th in Spain.

Open questions

  • Floors and year contradict each other: 33 floors and 2002 (Spanish Wikipedia list) versus 32 floors and 2003/2004 (CTBUH).
  • Developer, architect and total number of apartments are not documented. Brainsre speaks of ‘three buildings’, although the complex consists of two towers.
  • Address: Avenida L'Ametlla de Mar 17 (Siroco) or 29 (hoteles.net).

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