A 29 storey tower containing 126 apartments in the center of the capital San José confirms the trend towards high rise housing with easy access to urban services.
The project which is by Grupo Inmobiliario Del Parque is part of the second phase of the project Torres de Paseo Colon. It involves an investment of $18 million and will be ready in about two months.
The profitability of businesses installed in the main avenue of the capital of Costa Rica outperforms those installed in traditional malls.
In 1986, 12 blocks of the Central Avenue were paved in cobblestone, car traffic quickly turned into pedestrians and the boulevard and became what is today a large shopping center in the heart of San Jose.
These days is has 220 stores, which from their privileged location, benefit from pedestrian traffic and proximity to the offices of financial institutions, and government agencies like the Social Security Department and the Ministry of Finance among others.
During the season December 2012 - April 2013, Sunwing Airlines will fly every Friday between Toronto, Canada and San Jose, Costa Rica.
The Canadian company Sunwing Airlines, which has already connected Canada with Costa Rica through its operations in Liberia Airport in Guanacaste province, announced the addition of the air route Toronto - San Jose, operating from the San Jose International Airport.
The Controller has endorsed a proposal to create street names in the city of San Jose.
The initiative includes the installation of 16,000 name plates throughout the canton bearing the number of the street and avenue, which will be attached to facades or on poles, said Mayor Johnny Araya.
The signs would be installed in 2013 and would show the logo of the Municipality as well as Banco Nacional and Banco de Costa Rica, sponsors of the project.
Starting January 2009, the corporate offices of Wal-Mart Central America will be set up in Costa Rica.
The Executive Committee of the company will have their headquarters and corporate offices in Costa Rica.
Since 2001, when the alliance between La Fragua Guatemala and the United Supermarkets Corporation of Costa Rica was made, the company has kept the corporate offices of both of the original companies while it continue to integrate them into one regional company.
Real estate developers are betting that they can transform the capital city into the newest center for investment in the nation.
The plan to give San Jose a new face and make it a new investment center has convinced construction companies and project developers alike to get on board.
The proposal was strengthened by the recommendations included in the framework of the National Construction Congress, which took place June 4-6.