La entrada The APB sees «positive» the reduction of buildability in Marina Ibiza and assumes the prescriptions of the City Council se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The president of the APB, Javier Sanz; the director, Toni Ginard; and the maritime captain of Ibiza and Formentera, Luis Gascón, were the ones who answered questions from the media.
The port agency explained that the document being processed already incorporates the municipal criteria, which returns Area 5 -the one corresponding to Marina Ibiza- to the parameters set in the first version of the plan approved in December 2023, leaving without effect the increase in meters and uses that the APB had proposed in the second version processed in 2024.
In response to a direct question from La Voz de Ibiza on whether the APB accepted the reduction of buildability and why, the head of the agency said: «We have accepted the condition set by the City Council, which is to reduce the buildability in Marina Ibiza. We see it as a positive development because it coincides with what the previous consistory had already approved and, therefore, there is a political consensus on this criterion».
The APB spokesman added that this acceptance allows «to continue advancing towards the final approval of the Special Plan», although he did not go into economic implications nor did he technically justify why the buildability foreseen in the second version of the document is now discarded.
The decision implies maintaining for Area 5 the values of:
2,905 m² of occupancy,
2,453 m² of buildable area,
and a limitation of uses similar to that of 2023, with no consolidation of existing expansions or activities related to nightlife.
In practice, Marina Ibiza will have less buildable area than at present and its complementary offer will be reduced, with less surface area for commercial and recreational uses and without the possibility of a discotheque, which means a more limited model compared to the one the concessionaire had been defending in its allegations.
The reduction of about 1,300 square meters mentioned in the allegations corresponds to the difference between what the APB came to propose in the second version of the Special Plan (3,902 m² of buildability) and the 2,453 m² to which the City Council forces to return. The real reduction with respect to the Marina Ibiza that exists today is even greater, because in recent years the marina has grown beyond what was allowed in the first version of the plan.
The reduction has generated an open conflict with the concessionaire. In September, Marina Ibiza publicly denounced a «discriminatory» treatment in the Special Plan, understanding that the reduction of buildability in its area -33.3% less than the parameters introduced by the APB in 2024- has no equivalent in other areas of the port.
That same day, the company requested the nullity of the second initial approval of the Special Plan, considering that it was processed without all the necessary documentation and that there is a lack of clarity between the proposals of the APB and the requirements of the City Council.
The concessionaire argues that the updated restrictions «devalue» its concession and hinder the competitiveness of the marina as a high-level nautical-sports infrastructure.
Despite Marina Ibiza’s objections, the APB closed its position on Thursday regarding the buildability of Area 5. With this statement, the agency confirms that it maintains the most restrictive line for the final version of the Special Plan, whose final approval is still pending.
The decision is part of an urban planning process that accumulates numerous adjustments, allegations and revisions, and that has made the Marina Ibiza area one of the most sensitive points of the future development of the port.
La entrada The APB sees «positive» the reduction of buildability in Marina Ibiza and assumes the prescriptions of the City Council se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada End of the contract: Lío Ibiza has to leave the emblematic Marina Ibiza headquarters. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>Both Marina Ibiza and Lío Ibiza have declined to give further details of the end of the contractual relationship they have maintained since the disruptive concept created by Ricardo Urgell was installed in what was formerly El Divino. The end of the relationship comes as no surprise. Marina Ibiza’s resistance to renew the contract and its desire to get involved in the business, as it does with other entertainment venues located in the luxury sports dock, fueled the hypothesis. So much so that in recent times there have been numerous groups that have sounded out the possibility of being the new tenants of the coveted space. Moreover, according to La Voz de Ibiza, the management of Lío Ibiza had given up the option of continuing in the location and, despite having no official communication, had begun an intense search to find a new location months ago in view of the fact that the renewal of the rental contract had not materialized. In an interview with La Voz de Ibiza, Marcos Marí, CEO of Insotel Marine Group, a division of Grupo de Empresas Alonso Marí SA that owns several concessions in the port of Vila, including Marina Ibiza, had advanced this possibility in February last year . «Trilantic (the investment fund that bought Pacha) has a contract with us until the end of 2025. What I can tell you is that we are not ruling anything out. In fact, we are in talks with Trilanticwho have expressed their willingness to renew. Obviously, we have had many approaches from different groups, but for us 2025 is a long term and we are not in a hurry. Our idea is to make a decision by the end of 2024. We have the Marina Ibiza concession until 2032,» he explained.
In the interview with La Voz de Ibiza, Marcos Marí ruled out managing the premises of the Lío directly, but not participating in its management by the hand of a partner. » We directly and alone, I can assure you categorically that no. We have had invitations to associate or participate in some way in the management of the premises. We have had invitations to associate or participate in some way in the business from different groups. We are very much a » cobbler to your shoes» and we do not have a know-how in high-level restoration, so we always go hand in hand with people who know much more than us and we accompany them, «he explained.
One of the possibilities that is gaining strength points to Grupo Vivir Descalzo, who are already partners of the Marí family in several businesses. The businessmen Miguel Sancho and Andrés García-Prado are the representatives of Grupo Vivir Descalzo, the company that manages Roto and Filin, in Marina Ibiza and in partnership with the concessionaire, Playa Soleil, in Playa den Bossa, in partnership with the Marí family and Ushuaïa Entertainement. Last summer it returned to its origins by opening Cala Duo in Formentera. It also opened Marina Village, a complex located on the golden mile, just a few meters from Marina Ibiza. There have also been contacts with Empresas Matutes which, to date, have not come to fruition.
Months of negotiations are coming for both Marina Ibiza and Lío Ibiza. The former have to select the future tenant with the challenge of ensuring that the leisure and restaurant offer of Marina Ibiza does not lose value with the departure of the emblematic cabaret restaurant and nightclub. «We have learned in Marina Ibiza that the management of a marina can be compared to the management of a hotel to the extent that in a hotel you rent a space for someone who knows more than you to manage a sports facility, a spa or a restaurant and in the end the client does not know who is behind each service, but their experience depends on all the actors, which impacts the hotel brand. At Marina Ibiza, the customer does not know who manages the Lío, the Cappuccino or the stores, but everything influences their perception. That is why we have learned that it is essential to have links with the businesses under the same umbrella to guarantee the quality of the service. This was the reason why we started to enter into some activities. And for this reason we are analyzing the interesting proposals made to us by very reputable and credible people to decide if we do any activity in those premises,» Marcos Marí explained last year in the aforementioned interview in La Voz de Ibiza.
For its part, Lío Ibiza must find a location in line with its level of service that will allow it to offer a dinner show to more than 400 diners every night. All this while a sale offer satisfactory to the interests of the investment fund that bought the Pacha Group is being finalized. Since then, Trilantic has sold the nightclub and the hotels linked to the mythical cherries and Casa Formentera, which was bought by two former executives of the two cherries group. It maintains the Lío brand in its portfolio, with fixed premises in Ibiza, Mallorca, Mykonos and London. The project to open in Dubai by the buyers of Pacha, Five Holdings, finally did not go ahead.
He recently completed his Christmas foray at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
And his vocation is to end up selling Lío as well.
La entrada End of the contract: Lío Ibiza has to leave the emblematic Marina Ibiza headquarters. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada Adrián Bedoya shines at the Finn class European Championships with an outstanding performance se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The Finn class, historically recognized as an Olympic discipline from Helsinki 1952 to Tokyo 2020, is famous for its high physical and technical demands, being a real challenge for the sailors. The competition in Cannes has once again demonstrated the very high level required in this type of event. Adrián Bedoya, with his consistency and skill in adverse conditions, has been one of the great revelations of the championship. His 39th place among the best sailors in the world reinforces his projection in international sailing. For their part, Cardona and Tur also left a great impression with their performance, standing out among such a competitive fleet. Marina Ibiza, sponsor of the three sailors, has shown its satisfaction with the results obtained in this tournament, reaffirming its commitment to the promotion of sailing on the island. «These results show that Ibiza has enormous potential in the world of sailing,» said the entity, highlighting the efforts of the athletes and their contribution to the growth of water sports in the Balearic Islands. With this performance, the Ibizan athletes consolidate Ibiza as a benchmark in the international sailing scene, leaving the name of the island high and projecting towards new top-level competitions.
La entrada Adrián Bedoya shines at the Finn class European Championships with an outstanding performance se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
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