Arrecife: new build apartments in Casares Costa, Casares
Two, three and four bedroom apartments · Under construction
from €398,000Before IVA
Two, three and four bedroom apartments and penthouses on the hillside of Casares Costa, facing south-east towards the sea. The buildings are going up now, with handover estimated for 2026 and prices from €398,000.
Arrecife is 144 apartments and penthouses on Calle Concepción Arenal in Casares Costa, set in white buildings across a slope that looks south-east over the coast. Ground-floor homes have a private garden as well as a terrace. The top floor takes the penthouses, each with a four-person spa on its terrace. Every home comes with parking and a storeroom in the garage below.
Shared between the 144 homes
Two outdoor pools, one with an infinity edge and one with sun loungers set into the water, both lit at night
A heated pool and a relaxation area
Two landscaped green areas with walking paths, a children’s play area and an outdoor fitness park
A gym and a yoga room
A gourmet room for cooking and eating with friends
A coworking space and a reading area
A fenced perimeter with a security post, CCTV, a video entry phone and smart parcel lockers
An underground garage with lift access, storerooms and pre-installation for electric car charging
The infinity-edge pool, looking out to sea, in the developer’s image.The gourmet room, laid out with tables for residents to cook and eat together.
The specification
What comes with every home.
Heating, hot water and air conditioning
Ducted air conditioning heats and cools the living room and the bedrooms, controlled from a thermostat in the main bedroom. Hot water comes from an aerothermal system, which draws heat from the outside air instead of burning gas. The main bathroom has underfloor heating.
Kitchen
Fitted wall and base units under a compact quartz worktop. The extractor hood, glass-ceramic hob, electric oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine are included.
Bathrooms
Wall-hung WCs and flat shower trays with fixed safety-glass screens, with Hansgrohe taps. The main bathroom has a thermostatic rain shower and a basin over a two-drawer unit. The second has a wall-hung basin.
Windows, doors and wardrobes
Lacquered aluminium frames with a thermal break, an insulating strip that stops heat passing through the frame, and double glazing. Insulated aluminium roller blinds in the bedrooms, motorised in the main bedroom. An armoured entrance door with a security lock, white fluted internal doors, and white wardrobes lined in fabric with a hanging rail and a shelf.
Floors and ceilings
Porcelain tiles on the floors and non-slip ceramic tiles on the terraces. Plasterboard ceilings throughout, lowered in the bathroom where the air conditioning unit sits. Walls are finished in smooth paint.
Between the homes
The walls between one home and the next are brick and laminated plasterboard with rock wool in between, which keeps sound down. The drainage pipes are the quiet, acoustic type.
The penthouses
Each penthouse has a four-person spa on its terrace, with aromatherapy and coloured underwater lighting.
Power, television and telephone
Television, radio and telephone points in every room except the bathrooms, and a television point on the main terrace. A recessed LED strip lights the bedroom corridor, and the terraces have sockets and wall lights.
Choosing finishes
Buyers can choose from a range of finishes within set dates during the build, and any home can be adapted for reduced mobility.
The kitchen opening onto the living room, with white units and the oven and microwave built in.
The location
Where Arrecife is.
In Casares Costa, between Estepona and Manilva, with Finca Cortesin and the La Duquesa marina a short drive along the coast.
Costa del SolEstepona to Nerja
New developments
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Building work began in December 2024, so this is bought off plan with the buildings already going up. A €10,000 reservation holds the home, 20% is paid at the private contract, a further 20% during the build and the remaining 60% at the notary. The developer’s specification states that payments made before completion are guaranteed by a bank.
Here my part is to compare the homes on what you actually get for the money, a garden on the ground floor against the height and spa of a penthouse, and to read the bank guarantee before the 20% at contract is paid. I then follow the build through to handover and check the finished home with you.
Get in touch and I will talk you through it. Buying with me sets out how I work.
Questions
Common questions about Arrecife.
How much are homes at Arrecife?+
Arrecife has two, three and four bedroom apartments, priced from €398,000 before taxes.
When will Arrecife be finished?+
Building work on Arrecife is under way. Handover is estimated for 2026.
How far is Arrecife from the airport?+
Málaga airport is 70 minutes away.
What shared facilities does Arrecife have?+
Two outdoor pools, one with an infinity edge and one with sun loungers set into the water, both lit at night
A heated pool and a relaxation area
Two landscaped green areas with walking paths, a children’s play area and an outdoor fitness park
A gym and a yoga room
A gourmet room for cooking and eating with friends
A coworking space and a reading area
A fenced perimeter with a security post, CCTV, a video entry phone and smart parcel lockers
An underground garage with lift access, storerooms and pre-installation for electric car charging
What taxes are paid when buying at Arrecife?+
A new build carries 10% VAT (IVA) and 1.2% stamp duty (AJD), both worked out on the price. At the starting price of €398,000, that is €39,800 in VAT and €4,776 in stamp duty. Notary and land registry fees come on top.
Ask about Arrecife
Tell me what you’d like to know.
How far the building work has got, which floor and outlook suit your budget, and what the community fee is likely to be with two pools and a gym to run. I can put any of these to the developer for you this week.