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Torre Doscalas

The Torre Doscalas stands a few metres from the Gran Hotel Bali at the western end of Benidorm. At just over 100 metres it is one of the tallest residential buildings in the city, but one of the least documented.

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 tower was built between 2001 and 2003 and inaugurated in 2004. According to Hispanopedia the plans are by the architects Víctor García and J. Gonzálbez. The concrete building has 31 or 32 floors, depending on the source, and measures 100.4 metres. On completion that placed it among the tallest buildings in the city, before the building boom of the following years pushed it down the rankings.

Its most striking feature is the façade: the north and south sides are each divided in the middle by a red column that runs like a stripe over the full height. Otherwise the building is a typical residential tower of its time, with glazed terraces and sea views from the upper floors.

The complex lies in the La Cala zone, about 600 metres from Poniente beach. Its facilities include a communal pool with a children’s area, open in summer, a garden, a padel court and an underground garage. Many apartments are now let as holiday apartments, often under the name ‘Torre Doscalas Poniente’.

Nothing public can be found about the developer, the contractor and the number of apartments. The name is not explained either; ‘Dos Calas’ means ‘two coves’, and a reference to the position between the Cala de Benidorm and the Cala de Finestrat is the obvious reading, but it is not documented.

Good to know

  • The address is given differently: Calle Asturias 1 (SkyDB) or Carrer Torre Les Mancanes (CTBUH).
  • Rank according to CTBUH: 25th in Benidorm, 69th in Spain.
  • The communal pool is open from 15 June to 15 September.

Open questions

  • Floors and year contradict each other: 31 floors and 2003 (Spanish Wikipedia) versus 32 floors and 2004 (CTBUH).
  • Developer, contractor, number of apartments and origin of the name are not documented.

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