Overview of the Region

Sabana
Rohrmoser		Escazú
Santa Ana		HeredaAlejuelaAtenas
Grecia		Puriscal,
Orotina areas		CartagoCurridabat
Keywords Pleasant suburbs Expatriate Haven Pretty Coffee Town Convenient and less pricy location Becoming popular Investment potential with highway Relativly undicovered beauty New infrastructure, new demand
Existing Size Large, established suburbs Small cities

Big city
(Costa Rica's No.3)

 Big city
(Costa Rica's No.2)		 Rural towns Rural towns Small city Suburbs with large housing
Pace of development Not much space left for building new Extremly fast paced Surrounding countryside being developed at a reasonable pace. Surrounding countryside being developed at a reasonable pace. Surrounding countryside being developed at a reasonable pace. Not much development yet Slow development in surrounding countyside. Reasonably paced but very evident
Main real estate type Single family homes Gated communities, mid-rise condominium towers Gated communities and single family homes Gated communities and single family homes Gated communities and single family homes Developers still buying land Some gated communities and single family homes Gated communities, single family homes and new condominium towers going up
Road Quality Good with some potholes Good with some potholes but cannot contain the traffic, particularly Escazú Good with some potholes, traffic can be terrible at rush hour.

 

 Good with some potholes, traffic can be terrible at rush hour. Good with some potholes Mainly good with unpaved minor roads Mainly good with some unpaved minor roads Good with some potholes
Planning Regulations Yes Yes, and Santa Ana being revised at the time of writing Yes in areas. In San Rafael area don’t want any more subdividing of land. In some areas In some areas No Not in some countryside areas Yes, and a new one in Curridabat, that prevents anything being built over 3 stories.
Pending Legal Issues Not that aware of

Possible building moratorium in Escazú

 Not that aware of Not that aware of Not that aware of Not that aware of Not that aware of Not that aware of
IDA land No No Possibly further out into the countryside Possibly further out into the countryside Possibly further out into the countryside Yes Possibly No