Uno problemo… Construction firm builds 47-storey skyscraper in Benidorm but forget to fit a liftThe 200metre high InTempo towers in Benidorm were billed as ‘a vision of the future’ and a symbol of Spain’s reemergence from a crippling financial crisis.
With 47 floors of living space it was intended to be the tallest residential building in Europe.
But with only months until it is due for completion, contractors have hit upon a slight problem .
They forgot to build a lift.
The towers were originally designed to be only 20 floors high, but ambitious developers decided to double the scale of the project midway through.
A lift exists for the first 20 floors, but beyond that there is only the stairs. And reports seen by Spain’s El Pais newspaper suggest there is no more space for another lift or motor equipment.
Despite plans to open the twin towers to great fanfare in 2009, the block remains only 94 per cent complete. Only 35 per cent of the 269 units have been sold. It is now expected to be finished in December of this year, and the remaining flats will go on sale at a lower price.
