During 2018, 345 environmental impact studies were presented for the construction of commercial buildings in Central American countries, with Costa Rica and El Salvador representing the largest share of the estimated investment.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
Plans are underway to build 3 buildings of 3 levels each, in Belen in the province of Heredia, for use as offices and commercial premises.
Polan Assets S.A.presented an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) on November 29 for the construction of three mixeduse buildings.
An Environmental Impact Study has been presented for the construction of basic infrastructure to develop a residential and commercial complex 20 kilometers from Tocumen airport.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was introduced byEverblue Development Corporation, INC.to the Ministry of Environment in August 2016, and describes the main objective of the project as "... developing a real estate complex with high quality scenery, balanced between city and nature and with a combination of residential and commercial recreational facilities which consolidate a node of integration between Panama City and this region.
Plans have been made to build a 12-story tower in Punta Pacifica with space for medical offices, shops, and offices, with a total construction area of 52,000 square meters.
The project sponsor is Sutherland Mortgage Corp., which submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study to the Ministry of Environment on August 24, 2016.
An environmental impact study has been presented for the construction of a 13 story mall and 103 shops in the city Las Tablas, province of Los Santos.
The company GOLF REALTY INC. presented to the National Environmental Authority of Panama an environmental impact study to develop a commercial building on 13 levels containing 103 shops, called Hacienda Plaza.