South Residences: new apartments in El Higuerón, Fuengirola
Two and three bedroom apartments · Complete
from €790,000Before IVA
Two and three bedroom apartments on the El Higuerón hillside at the eastern edge of Fuengirola, in curved buildings that step down the slope towards the sea. Each one has a terrace, two parking spaces and a storeroom, from €790,000 before IVA.
The lowest-priced home, a two-bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, works out at €8,831 per built square metre. Fuengirola as a whole averaged €4,451 a square metre on idealista’s asking prices for 2026, so this is roughly twice the town figure. The rate is worked on the rooms inside the apartment. It leaves out the terrace, the two parking spaces and the storeroom, and the share of the pools, gardens and shared rooms that every owner pays towards. The price table for the area is on the Fuengirola & Mijas Costa page.
What is being built
South Residences is a finished group of curved apartment buildings on the slope below the Sierra de Mijas, a short walk from the hotel at the centre of the Higuerón resort. The homes come in four types: garden villas on the lowest level, deluxe apartments, sky villas and, at the top, sky penthouses. Each type is built with two or three bedrooms. The terraces are deep and follow the curve of each building, and several of the larger ones carry a plunge pool or a hot tub of their own. The rooms are finished in oak on parts of the walls and floors, and the kitchen arrives fitted and furnished.
Shared between the homes
Swimming pools for adults and for children, set in the gardens
Mediterranean gardens with an orchard and fruit trees, a picnic and barbecue area and a park for dogs
A wellness area with an outdoor sauna
A business centre with meeting rooms
A cinema and an events area
A concierge service run through a residents’ app
A charging point for an electric car at every home
The pool in the gardens, with the curved buildings rising behind it.A shared lounge indoors, with sofas, a wood-lined ceiling and a wall of glass onto the gardens.
The specification
What comes with every home.
Kitchen
Delivered fitted and furnished by the Italian maker Lube, with a Dekton worktop and cabinet doors in colours you choose. The appliances are Bosch or AEG and run from the fridge, oven, microwave and hob to the dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, each with a three-year guarantee.
Heating and air conditioning
Air conditioning that heats as well as cools, run from an aerothermal system that draws its energy from the outside air. The sky villas and sky penthouses have underfloor heating throughout. The garden villas and deluxe apartments have it in the main bedroom and the bathrooms.
Walls and floors
Plasterboard walls painted off-white, with oak cladding on parts of the walls and floors in the living room and the bedrooms. The bathrooms are tiled.
Bathrooms
Baths by Kaldewei, basins by Duravit and taps by Hansgrohe.
Windows and wardrobes
Technal window frames, chosen for how well they keep out heat and noise. Fitted wardrobes by Santa Lucía, with hanging rails, drawers and shelves.
Security and home automation
An alarm and a safe in every home. Depending on the type of home, sensors watch for smoke, floods and power cuts, shut the water off when they find a leak, and let you control the heating and air conditioning from your phone.
Certification
Built to the Spanish building code, with BREEAM certification for the environmental standard of the buildings and WELL certification for the health of the people who live in them.
A living room and kitchen in one open room, with oak on one wall and the kitchen along the back.
The location
Where South Residences is.
On the lower slopes of El Higuerón, the hillside estate at the eastern end of Fuengirola, between the Higuerón hotel and the beach at Carvajal.
Costa del SolEstepona to Nerja
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The homes are built to the developer’s specification and can be seen before you commit, so the purchase runs in two steps: a reservation and private contract, then the deed at the notary, where the balance is paid and the keys are handed over. As the first owner you pay 10 per cent IVA and stamp duty on the price, not the transfer tax a resale would carry.
Here that means seeing the home you would actually buy rather than the show flat, reading the community budget, since pools, gardens and a concierge all have to be paid for each year, and checking the licence that allows the home to be lived in and the ten-year structural guarantee before you sign.
Get in touch and I will talk you through it. Buying with me sets out how I work.
Questions
Common questions about South Residences.
How much are homes at South Residences?+
South Residences has two and three bedroom apartments, priced from €790,000 before taxes.
When will South Residences be finished?+
South Residences is finished, and the homes are ready to move into.
How far is South Residences from the beach?+
Carvajal beach is 8 minutes by car.
How far is South Residences from the airport?+
Málaga airport is 18 minutes by car.
What shared facilities does South Residences have?+
Swimming pools for adults and for children, set in the gardens
Mediterranean gardens with an orchard and fruit trees, a picnic and barbecue area and a park for dogs
A wellness area with an outdoor sauna
A business centre with meeting rooms
A cinema and an events area
A concierge service run through a residents’ app
A charging point for an electric car at every home
What taxes are paid when buying at South Residences?+
A new build carries 10% VAT (IVA) and 1.2% stamp duty (AJD), both worked out on the price. At the starting price of €790,000, that is €79,000 in VAT and €9,480 in stamp duty. Notary and land registry fees come on top.
Ask about South Residences
Tell me what you’d like to know.
What the homes without a published price cost, what the yearly community charge is, and what the membership of the resort’s sports club and beach club includes. Send me the question and I will put it to the sales team.