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Tropic-Mar

The Tropic-Mar stands on Calle Bonn, 150 metres from Levante beach in Rincón de Loix. With 28 floors it is one of the few tall buildings from the early nineties.

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 finished in 1991, with 92.6 metres and 28 floors. The year makes it special: the big towers of the first wave, Torre Coblanca and Torre Levante, had long been built, and the boom with Neguri Gane and the Gran Hotel Bali only began at the end of the decade. In between came a small building wave in the early nineties: Londres II (1990), Costa Blanca II (1991), Gemelos 12 (1992), Costa Blanca I (1993).

The complex is let as Apartamentos Tropic Mar. It lies two minutes from the beach and from the promenade with its bars and restaurants, within walking distance of Aqualandia, the casino and the Benidorm Palace. Its facilities include a garden with a seasonal pool, a tennis court, an underground garage and terraces with sea views.

Nothing more is documented. Developer, architect and contractor appear in no available source, nor does the number of apartments. The technical data come solely from Spanish Wikipedia, which relies on an entry in the now defunct Emporis database.

Good to know

  • One of the few Benidorm high-rises over 90 metres from the early nineties.
  • Levante beach and promenade around 150 metres away, tennis court in the garden.

Open questions

  • Address: Calle Bonn 4 (Frommer’s) versus Calle Bonn 18E (ViaMichelin/Booking).
  • Developer, architect, contractor and number of apartments are unknown.
  • Height, floors and year rest on a single source that is no longer available.

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