On 18 September 2025, TM Grupo Inmobiliario presented TM Tower at a launch event in Benidorm attended by roughly 400 clients, agencies and regional authorities — a 64-floor, 230-metre residential skyscraper that will become the tallest residential building in the European Union. Eight months on, the project is no longer a render. Cranes are on site, the foundation pit has been excavated, and 56 reservations averaging close to a million euros have already been placed.
The aerial photo at the top of this article shows the scale of the work: TM Tower's plot sits directly between the established Sunset towers and the unmistakable silhouette of INTEMPO, the 198-metre building that has held the title of Spain's tallest residential since its 2021 completion. From summer 2028, the title will pass to the building rising on this site.
This article walks through where construction stands today, the chain of TM Grupo projects on Playa de Poniente that led to this moment, what makes TM Tower different from INTEMPO, and what 230 metres of vertical residential architecture means for the western half of Benidorm.
Where the project stands today
The image above was taken in April 2026, roughly seven months after the September 2025 launch. The site has been fully cleared, the foundation excavation is complete, and a primary tower crane has been positioned for the main structural phase.
Commercial response has been notable for a Spanish project at this price point:
- 25% of homes reserved within the first days of the September 2025 launch
- 56 reservations placed with an average value close to €1 million
- €140 million total investment by TM Grupo
- Completion scheduled for the second half of 2028
The headline numbers — 64 floors, 230 metres, 260 homes — are simple. The technical execution is not. At this height, on a coastal plot 50 metres from the Mediterranean, every floor above 40 has to be engineered for wind loads that change the geometry of the structural core. The project was designed by Bakpak Architects, the Spanish-Austrian studio behind several of the most discussed mixed-use towers of the last decade in Europe and Asia.
From Sunset Drive to TM Tower — a decade on Playa de Poniente
TM Grupo did not arrive in Benidorm with this project. Over roughly ten years the company has built — or is currently building — four named residential towers in the same Plan Parcial 2/1 zone of Playa de Poniente, all close enough to walk between in under fifteen minutes. Each project added something the next one inherited: amenity philosophy, beach-frontage layouts, sea-facing orientation, and the relationships with regional banks needed to finance large-scale residential at this height.
Sunset Drive
The opening chapter of the Sunset series. Two towers of 23 floors each, around 265 apartments. Sunset Drive established TM Grupo's signature mix on this beach: frontline location, generous communal areas, and a comparatively traditional architectural language that prioritised view orientation over visual statement.
Sunset Waves
Less than 200 metres from the beach. Predominantly 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apartments with two bathrooms and a smaller penthouse program with private jacuzzis. Three pools, expansive gardens, and the first project where TM started to move the architectural language towards the curved, wave-influenced shapes that would later appear at Cliffs and Sailors. Marketed from 2020.
Sunset Cliffs
Two towers — 24 and 30 floors — with 280 apartments and over 12,000 m² of common areas distributed at different heights. Designed by Morph Studio (César Frías). This is the project where TM committed to full vertical amenity programming: communal floors at the base, mid-height and rooftop rather than concentrated at the base. The architectural reference is direct — the two towers are shaped to evoke the limestone cliffs of the surrounding coastline. Investment: €86 million.
Sunset Sailors
The project immediately before TM Tower, and the one closest in scale. Two towers of 30 and 40 floors, 286 apartments, located 50 metres from the beach — the same frontline distance as TM Tower. Construction started in 2023. Phase I delivery: end of 2025. Phase II completes in 2026. Sunset Sailors is the testing ground for almost every operational decision visible in TM Tower: ducted climate, smart-home pre-installation, large communal gym with sea views, beach-side cinema room.
"TM has a strong history on Playa de Poniente — Sunset Drive, Sailors, Cliffs and Waves. TM Tower becomes the final chord of that work and at the same time a new landmark for Benidorm: 230 metres, Europe's tallest residential building. Behind that step lies a decade of experience on this coastline. This is a real chance to enter such a project on the Costa Blanca."
— Arsenijs Berzins, Co-Founder & CMO, Bravos Estate
The previous building of this kind on Playa de Poniente — and until now Spain's tallest residential — is the one already next door: INTEMPO.
About TM Grupo Inmobiliario
For readers new to the developer, the short version: TM Grupo Inmobiliario was founded in 1969 in Torrevieja, on Costa Blanca's southern coast. Across more than five decades the company has delivered over 25,000 homes, primarily along the Mediterranean arc — Costa Blanca, Costa Cálida, Costa del Sol, the Balearic Islands. It employs around 1,700 people and runs hotel operations in Riviera Maya, Mexico, alongside the residential business.
Two things matter for a buyer reading this in 2026:
- The company is financed and self-built. TM Tower is being executed with internal liquidity supported by long-standing relationships with Spanish banks, not a single project financing line that would be at risk if reservations slowed.
- Resale liquidity exists. Sunset Drive, Waves, Cliffs and parts of Sailors are already on the secondary market. A buyer at TM Tower can look at how earlier TM projects on the same beach trade for resale — a check that simply doesn't exist for first-of-its-kind developments.
In May 2025 TM received the ASPRIMA-SIMA ESG award for best progress on sustainability practices among Spanish developers. The land bank stands at roughly 12,000 homes across the Mediterranean coast.
INTEMPO — the previous chapter of Benidorm's vertical story
If you stand on the beach in front of TM Tower's plot and look up, the building immediately to your right is INTEMPO. Two symmetric towers — 47 floors each — joined at the top by an inverted conical structure that everyone in Benidorm calls "the diamond". For more than a decade this was the most photographed silhouette in the city.
The full INTEMPO story is worth understanding because TM Tower is a deliberate response to it:
- Designed in 2006 by the Alicante studio Pérez-Guerras, in collaboration with Olcina & Radúan and structural engineer Florentino Regalado.
- Construction began in 2007, intended completion 2009.
- The 2008 financial crisis hit mid-construction. The developer changed hands, work stopped and restarted multiple times.
- An urban legend — that the architects forgot to design a lift to the upper floors — circulated in 2013 (it was inaccurate; the issue was a mid-project lift redesign).
- Finally completed in 2021, fourteen years after groundbreaking.
- Final height: 198 metres, 47 floors — the tallest residential building in Spain until TM Tower tops out.
INTEMPO is a great building. The view from its upper floors is unmatched on this beach, and resales there have appreciated steadily since handover. But the story is also a reminder of why a large-cap, self-financed developer with a 55-year track record matters when the project is this complex.
Where TM Tower fits in Benidorm's skyline
Benidorm has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in Spain and one of the highest per-capita in Europe. The chart below shows the seven tallest existing or in-construction structures in the city, drawn to scale:
A few things stand out on this chart. First, three of the seven are residential towers by TM Grupo or its predecessors on Playa de Poniente — TM Tower at 230 m and Sunset Sailors at 151 m, with Sunset Cliffs (97 m) and Sunset Drive (75 m) just below the cut-off. Second, the only buildings above 150 m that are not residential — Gran Hotel Bali (186 m) and Torre Lugano (158 m, mixed-use) — are also on Playa de Poniente. The western beach is where Benidorm builds tall. Third, Gran Delfín at 158 m is also currently in construction, near INTEMPO — confirming that Poniente's vertical phase is not finished even with TM Tower.
TM Tower vs INTEMPO — what's different
| INTEMPO | TM Tower | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 198 m | 230 m |
| Floors | 47 | 64 |
| Homes | ~270 | 260 |
| Designed | 2006 | 2024 |
| Started | 2007 | 2025 |
| Completed | 2021 | H2 2028 (target) |
| Architect | Pérez-Guerras | Bakpak Architects |
| Top feature | "Diamond" sky lounge | Sky bar + astronomical observatory (floor 63) |
| Common areas | ~5,000 m² | 10,000+ m² |
The architectural language is also different in a way that will matter once both buildings are up. INTEMPO is two solid masses joined at the top — heavy at the base, lighter at the crown. TM Tower is a single, slim, tapered profile that narrows continuously upward, with curved balconies that rotate slightly between floors. From the beach the two buildings will read as paired but contrasting: INTEMPO as the established landmark, TM Tower as the higher, slimmer companion.
What this means for Playa de Poniente
Benidorm has two beaches separated by the Castillo headland. Playa de Levante, the eastern beach, is the historic tourist core — the high-rise hotel wall, the nightlife, the British and Dutch package-tour density. Playa de Poniente, where TM Tower sits, is the western beach — quieter, with a wider promenade, lower hotel density, and a residential rather than tourist orientation. The marina, the Aqualandia and Mundomar parks, and the IMED Levante private hospital all sit closer to Poniente than to Levante. Alicante–Elche Airport — the regional gateway — is roughly 45 minutes south by car.
The construction sequence on Poniente over the last ten years — Sunset Drive, Waves, Cliffs, Sailors, now TM Tower — is the single largest concentrated investment in residential height on the Costa Blanca. The cumulative effect is structural: Poniente has shifted from a quieter beachfront with mid-rise hotels to a recognisable, planned high-rise residential corridor with a coherent architectural identity (curved, light, white).
For pricing context, frontline apartments in the Sunset projects now trade on the secondary market at €5,500–€7,500/m² depending on floor and view, against entry prices in TM Tower starting at €607,000 for a 1-bedroom and rising past €2.1 million for a 4-bedroom penthouse. Resale precedent on the same beach is the most useful price reference for a buyer considering early entry at TM Tower.
How to enter the project
TM Tower is sold off-plan at five unit types: 1-bedroom apartments, 2-bedroom apartments, 3-bedroom apartments, larger 3-bedroom apartments, and 4-bedroom penthouses. The 64th floor is shared communal — a sky bar with an astronomical observatory open to all residents. Every apartment includes private parking and storage.
Floor plans, full price list per type, the architectural renders and our Bravos video on the project are all on the property page:
→ TM Tower Benidorm — full project page with prices and floor plans
Bravos Estate video on TM Tower — what the project looks like and where it fits on Playa de Poniente.
The early-stage reservation process for TM Tower is straightforward: a small reservation fee holds the unit, followed by a 30% deposit on contract and the balance against construction milestones through 2028. Buyers from outside Spain are eligible — the Spanish Golden Visa was abolished in April 2025, but residency through the Non-Lucrative or Digital Nomad routes remains straightforward for TM Tower buyers.
If you want a personal walkthrough — site visit, floor selection, full price breakdown, comparison with the Sunset resale market — contact Bravos Estate directly. We are working with TM Grupo at TM Tower and can also organise viewings at the completed Sunset projects on the same beach so a buyer can physically see what TM's finish standards look like before committing to an off-plan unit in the new tower.
