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Building towers of apartment buildings at the beach as it would appear Concasa intends to, appears to be a growing trend of late. Such ugly edifices of six, seven and more stories will be regretted in years to come; when the coastline of Costa Rica resembles that of the Costa Del Sol people will say, this used to be such a beautiful place.
One Jaco place has to be about the worst yet, if people really wanted this kind of development they would go to Cancun. This kind of construction is destroying the very charachter of this country and I can only imagine that greed and corrpution are responsible for these ill thought-out projects.CONCASA and One Jaco Place are just two of what will de dozens of new towers going up in Jaco including the 6 ten story towers of the new Ramada Hotel condos.
None of them are what I would personally prefer however, our VIP Members have bought dozens of these apartments and seem to be thrilled with their investment.
I prefer the solitude of the mountains but many other people prefer the ‘hustle and bustle’ of Jaco. Your taste in architecture and mine are probably similar however, we can not judge them and say that our taste is better than theirs, it’s different!
As for “greed and corruption”, I can not speak for the other developers but I am as confident as one can be in business that the developers we represent and have researched thoroughly are going through the permit process in an honest and legal manner and can also assure you that they have planned their projects very carefully indeed.
And lastly, I am a little puzzled by your reaction here because aren’t you in the business if selling land in Costa Rica?
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“Land is yours to do with as you please, we recommend buying for investment and if you decide to retire somewhere warm then it’s there for you. Does an investment get any better?”
“Prices in Cost Rica have risen on average by more than 15% per year for the last twenty years. With Cafta about to be passed by the Government we see the country benefiting from massive investment from U.S companies. The result&a strong market for land prices.”
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Is that not a direct quote from your very own website or did you sell that business?
With this posting are you saying that you would refuse to sell land in Costa Rica to a developer?
Scott Oliver – Founder
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appropriate construction… simondg 9:42 AM Oct 17,2006
new Exactly, there are lots of newly approved, tower type proje . . . simondg 9:42 AM Oct 17,2006message Posted By
Posted Oct 17,2006 9:42 AM simondg
Exactly, there are lots of newly approved, tower type projects right behind the beach. I’m sure your clients are happy with these investments, but really it’s not about my taste or theirs, it’s about what’s appropriate, after all, if it didn’t matter why even bother having environmentally sensitive development here? Just build anything anywhere.The fact is that Costa Rica is popular because of it’s natural beauty, we can destroy it or defend it; the people building these places have made their choice and the end result of money in their pocket seems to be their guide. Perhaps they are locals and take their own country for granted and don’t appreciate the natural gift that this country was blessed with.
Let’s not kid ourselves about corruption, sure these guys went through the right channels, but let’s not deny what goes on here and how this country works. Things are still the same here as they were in the 80’s, nothing has changed, anyone can get anything approved with the right connections and enough grease.
If we want this place to look like downtown Miami then let’s all go along with this kind of construction and not say a word! Let’s support them in their efforts and then look at the results at the end of this decade and congratulate ourselves on a job well done! Where are the trees? Gone. Where are the little Tico houses? Gone. Where are the farmers, gone! Where’s the sun? Behind that tower block!
This kind of construction should not be allowed because it ruins the character of the country; it takes away the very reason that people want to come here. People will buy whatever they see, whatever is built, does that make it okay? Of course not. Have you ever been to the South of Spain? Is that the kind of – different – that would be okay here?
With regards to your last point, we are not selling land yet, however, it is our intention to do so but I truly would not want to sell to developers unless we had to. I am working on a different – modus operandi – that will still result in long term gains from land investment yet leave the land intact for people to remember why they came here in the first place. Ultimately we will develop one of our pieces in a manner that doesn’t blight the landscape.
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