Soleil

Soleil occupies a hillside plot in Altos de los Monteros, the terraced residential belt that rises behind Marbella's eastern beaches. It is a gated scheme of 80 homes arranged across eight low blocks, with two and three bedroom apartments of 97 to 124 m² and duplex penthouses crowned by private solariums. Planning permission has been granted and completion is scheduled for January 2029, which places it firmly in the delivered-with-certainty category rather than the speculative one.

The architectural idea is simple and unusually well executed. Every home is a corner unit, so each residence gets two aspects, cross-ventilation and neighbours on one side only. Living rooms and bedrooms all open directly onto the main terrace, which faces east towards the sunrise and south to the sea.

Interiors are open-plan with integrated kitchens and the terraces are sized to be lived on, not looked at. Between the blocks, the landscaping uses wild olive, lavender and rosemary, so the gardens smell of the hillside they sit on.

Prices run from €540,000 to €1,050,000. Our data shows 12 homes remaining from the 54 units released to date, against 42 already sold and the developer markets 80 in total. That pace, in a market where resale stock in Marbella averages 236 days to sell, tells its own story.