NEW BUILD APARTMENTS IN ISTAN New Build residential complex in Istan, near Marbella, is made up of 22 apartments with 1 and 2 bedrooms, distributed in three blocks with large terraces and panoramic views of the sea and the Embalse de la Concepcion. Most of the properties have parking space and storage room. The communal areas include a communal swimming pool and garden areas to enjoy the warmer months. Residential complex surrounded by a spectacular natural environment. Istn is a town and municipality in the province of Mlaga in Andalusia in southern Spain with an estimated population in 2005 of 1400 people. It lies beneath the Sierra Blanca in the valley of the Rio Verde about 15 km to the northwest from Marbella and the Mediterranean coast. It is situated on the southern slope of the Sierra de las Nieves. It is also near the large reservoir created by the Presa de la Concepcin dam, built in 1972 to provide drinking water to towns all along the Costa del Sol.