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duplex for sale in Marbella Málaga e1496226388748 - Real estate sales in the Costa del Sol at their highest since 2008

The construction sector on the Costa del Sol is showing clear signs of revival, with more projects approved and a 13 per cent rise in ...continue reading "Real estate sales in the Costa del Sol at their highest since 2008"

Málaga 2 e1494248601417 - Number of planned new homes on Málaga coast shoots up by over 250 per cent in a year

The Costa’s real estate sector has got off to a strong start this year, new data shows.

In figures released this week by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos -the official body in Malaga that certifies architects’ plans for new buildings - its experts approved 1,397 new flats or houses in ...continue reading "Number of planned new homes on Málaga coast shoots up by over 250 per cent in a year"

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The only residential complex in Europe to be given an LEED Platinum certificate, one of the most prestigious sustainable building certifications in the world, is in the Madrid dormitory town of Tres Cantos.

Arroyo Bodonal Residential Complex 300x154 - Award-winning sustainable residential complex offers affordable, energy-efficient homesIn June, the USGBCI (US Green Building Council Institute) awarded the cooperative of developers behind the project, Arroyo Bodonal, with the international diploma, recognizing its ecological credentials and ushering it into a club of 21 Spanish buildings with LEED certification, including properties owned by multinationals such as Zara, Repsol and Iberdrola, as well as several public buildings and universities.

Consisting of 80 resource-efficient apartments, Arroyo Bodonal was begun 13 years ago and is now inhabited by 225 people, mostly in the 33 to 43 age bracket, who have paid between €127,000 and €350,000 for a home there.

Modestly priced, the project has succeeded in exploding some of the myths surrounding sustainable construction, while reopening the debate over whether building green homes is a viable option in Spain.
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A developer is planning to build the European Union’s tallest skyscraper in Madrid.

Madrid las cuatro torres 300x225 - Developer is planning to build the European Union’s tallest skyscraper in MadridThe 70-floor building would go up in the Chamartín district of the capital, and be part of a larger six-tower complex planned by Distrito Castellana Norte (DCN), has said company CEO Antonio Béjar.

The new buildings are slated for construction near four existing skyscrapers known as Las Cuatro Torres, whose 52-floor Torre Cristal, standing at 250 meters, is currently Madrid’s tallest tower.

Béjar said that the project “will redesign the city’s skyline and place Madrid among the main European capitals.”

According to Béjar, the six new towers “make up a balanced and sustainable urban setting.”

Béjar said the project has all necessary authorizations and technical approval reflected in 48 favorable reports. But it still lacks a municipal license. Béjar said that his company has not sent an ultimatum to city authorities, but that he hopes to get a reply before the end of this year.
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Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has said that the Chinese-owned Wanda Group still wants to refurbish the capital’s landmark Edificio España building and that it will Edificio España Madrid 300x227 - Wanda Group still wants to refurbish Edificio Españacontinue working with City Hall to come up with a viable solution to doing so without demolishing its protected façade and flanks, as the group had originally wanted.

The announcement, which came following a meeting between the leader of the leftist Ahora Madrid bloc and Wanda’s head in the capital, Michael Qiao, on Tuesday, contradicts recent reports initially published by Cinco Días newspaper saying that Wanda had on Sunday told Carmena that it was pulling out of the project.

The mayor denied that such a weekend meeting had ever taken place.

According to municipal sources, Wanda chiefs have communicated their intention to continue with the project and a “new round of negotiations” has been opened with City Hall technicians to solve the problems.
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