Small warehouses located in strategic locations that serve to quickly distribute the merchandise sold online, are the type of properties that in this context of new business reality have gained ground.
When analyzing the Guatemalan market, it is reported that one of the geographic regions in which the productive activity of this sector is increasing is composed of Villa Nueva, Villa Canales and San Miguel Petapa, municipalities of the department of Guatemala that are located south of the capital of the country. This area is a commercial node that has developed quickly in recent years.
On an area of approximately 43,000 square meters in Alajuela, Costa Rica, an industrial complex consisting of 41 office-warehouses is planned.
Pinto Lopez Hermanos LTDA submitted to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called, "Construction of 41 office-warehouses Las Cañas and parking in green areas, with treatment plant."
The expansion of a road in Panama, the construction of a tourist center in Costa Rica and an office-warehouse complex in Guatemala are part of the projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are expected to be built in the coming months.
In Costa Rica, it is estimated that rental housing with the best rates of return can be found in Escazú, Santa Ana, Sabana, Rohrmoser and the North of Heredia.
Estimates from Colliers Internacional detail that in the case of the office warehouses, the areas close to the Airport, the Coyol in Alajuela, and the Uruca, Heredia, Valencia, Lagunilla, San Francisco and Ochomogo, are the areas with the best profitability.
In the last year 69 environmental impact studies were submitted in countries in the region to build industrial warehouses and logistics parks.
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 in each country.
The segments of industrial buildings and office-warehouses, provided the most dynamism to the industrial real estate market in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica at the end of 2016.
From the report "Industrial and Logistics Property Market: An Overview December 2016"by Colliers Costa Rica:
A marine cargo dock and two office warehouse complexes, and expansion of storage in a maritime terminal, are some of the projects planned for the coming months.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the appropriate authorities in each country in November 2016.
The segments of industrial units and office-warehouses are dynamising the industrial real estate market with an increase in supply in sectors such as Coyol in Alajuela, Heredia and San Jose West.
From the quarterly report by Colliers Costa Rica entitled "Industrial and Logistics Property Market":
At the end of the third quarter of 2016, the Industrial Property Market in the Greater Metropolitan Area in Costa Rica experienced a lot of dynamism in the segments of Industrial properties and Ofi-warehouses.
An environmental impact study has been presented for the construction of an industrial complex composed of multiple warehouses and office spaces in the province of Cartago.
In the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted by Espirit International SA to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat in January 2016, it indicates that the development will be called "Parque Industrial Múltiple" (Multiple Industrial Park) and will be located in the district of San Nicolas, Province of Cartago.
The project Parque Industrial del Caribe in Costa Rica, includes the construction of an industrial free zone measuring 41,000 m2, an 8,300 m2 office center and an 11 000 m2 shopping center, as well as Ofibodegas and a hotel.
The companies behind the project announced plans to begin construction of the Caribbean Industrial Park (PIC by its initials in Spanish) in the first quarter of 2016.
It has been estimated that there are 80 million square meters of space in unmet demand for use as warehouses, industrial buildings and Office-warehouses by logistics companies.
In response to this lack of supply identified by Colliers International new projects have appeared west of the capital, near the logistics centers of companies which distribute their products nationwide.
New businesses will open in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose in 2012, with spaces of between 4,000 and 100,000 square meters.
The stores identified are: Lagunilla, Torre 202, Plaza Carolina (stages 1 and 2), Plaza Tempo, Trivium Center, Plaza Lincoln, Paseo Plaza Santo Domingo and Metropolis, according to information provided by Danny Quiros, Market Intelligence Manager of Colliers International , a `real estate consulting firm.