Urrutia, one of Urbas’ construction companies, has started work on the Anboto Dorrea residential development. With its 119-metre, 35-storey tower, it will become the tallest residential building in the Basque Country and the second tallest in Bilbao, behind only the Iberdrola office tower.
The construction of the skyscraper will cost 36 million euros. It will be erected a few metres from the San Mamés stadium in the Garellano area, one of the areas that has undergone the fastest new urban redevelopment of the city.
The building was designed by the British architect and Pritzker Prize winner Richard Rogers. It will stand out for its use of innovative, sustainable, and efficient technologies in residential housing construction.
Anboto Dorrea will house five basement floors with 239 garages and 166 storage rooms, three storeys for commercial use and community facilities (gym, swimming pool and sauna), and 166 homes with an A energy certification. The flats are on 32 floors with terraces and extensive views.