Data from the Municipality of Guatemala detail that between 2017 and 2018, the number of square meters authorized in vertical construction projects increased by 41%, going from 2.69 million to 3.8 million.

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Javier Ruiz, president of the Chamber of Construction, explained to Elperiodico.com.gt that "... the vertical works sector has been growing since 2015, when the promotion of apartments to all market niches began. He added that the current offers start from Q280 thousand to Q300 thousand with areas from 24 square meters."

The article reviews that ".... The Single Window last year approved 55 licenses for vertical housing complexes that total 1 million 917 thousand 226.68 square meters. Of these 28 are concentrated in zone 15, one of the areas with the largest expansion in office and apartment building in the last three years. Then it is followed by zones 10, 14 and 16."

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Regarding the behavior of the sector, at the beginning of the year it was reported that in 2018 national construction registered a year on year growth of almost 4%, which reinforces the upward trend that has been reported since 2011.

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

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