Under the concept of cities within cities, the megaproject will be built Aqua Gardensfrom Pronobis and Coloncorp, which will have five towers with 358 apartments, a shopping center, a 5-star hotel and even a landing strip for drones.
These and other characteristics will be built with a investment of $130 million and it will be precisely at km 6.5 of Avenida del Bombero, in Los Ceibos, in Guayaquil.
Felipe Bernal, general manager of Pronobis, mentions that this location was decided because it is an avenue with wide circulation and access. And also of needs to satisfy. “For people who have to go to different hospitals, they already have a place like a hotel,” he says.
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This multi-use project, of 100,000 square meters and with more than 300 apartments distributed in five towers, will have between one, two and three bedrooms.
“Because it is a large project, we are taking 40 months to deliver the first apartment, this means that the entrance, which is the 30% of the value of the solution It can be paid in 40 months. For example, a unit of $150,000 if the down payment is $50,000, you have 40 months to pay it off. So, for any family that has the capacity to save $1,000 a month, they can have an apartment”, explains Bernal.
The cost of one suite roomwhich is 65 square meters, with a bedroom and another space, where an additional room can be adapted, plus the garage and storage, It is offered at $145,000. While, larger bedrooms with parking and access to a warehouse cost $240,000. Bernal indicates that there is already a list of interested parties, but he hopes that the reserves will increase.
“The construction term gives buyers enough space so that they can put together the down payment and, obviously, when it is finished, the bank that finances the construction and grants long-term loans,” says Bernal, who adds that The reservation is with 7% of the value of the property and can be canceled in three months.
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Another of the buildings will be a 5-star hotel, whose façade will be made of screen-printed glass with colored lighting that will change during the night. It will have 120 rooms. Both guests and those who buy the apartments will have access to a shopping center, which will be located under the infrastructure. In addition, citizens in general will also be able to enter commercial premises.
Throughout the project there will also be offices, parking lots, gym, swimming pools, music room, coworkingfields, cinema and others. Construction is expected to be completed in five or six years, but the apartments will be delivered earlier, Bernal says.
Regarding employment, Between 400 and 500 jobs are activated just for construction. Added to this are indirect jobs that will be around 1,000 jobs.
Acqua Gardens was approved in compliance with the requirements of the green ordinance of the Municipality of Guayaquil and Bernal highlights five aspects. First, they will have 300 places for bicycles so that people use this means of transport and thus avoid vehicular contamination.
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Second, there will be spaces to charge electric vehicles. Third, the taps, toilets and bathroom accessories will have a system of saving water. fourth, the lighting will be led and rooftops will be installed on the buildings with photovoltaic panels.
And, finally, the orientation of the towers will allow the wind “to cross through the buildings, speed up and end up affecting the temperature of the living spaces, reducing the use of air conditioning,” says Bernal.
The green areas of this project are 10,000 with endemic species and colorful gardens. The design of the megaproject belongs to the architectural studio of José Ribas, Ribas & Ribas, a studio based in Barcelona, whose most emblematic works are the remodeling of Real Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium and the Larco hotel in Lima. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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