Homes for sale and homes for rent in Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica | Newsletters

No sales--Buyers are few and far between and all projects that we're aware of.

SETENA:  We received a letter of commitment.  It's a long, complex document which we have yet to fully analyze. That review will occur on  Monday with the consultants.

Water: The pumping station design is yet to be completed.

Black water Treatment Plant:  The first stage of the design is complete

Erosion Abatement:  still no rains so no scattering of grass seeds or planting of bamboo.

Principal Consultant:  The main consultant wants his contract extended until the end of June at which time he fully expects to have all permits. We will but we will set some specific conditions. This is not to be a gravy train with no end.  In the Monday meeting, we will determine the yet missing information required.

Rentals: May 25, Unit 124 and Possibly Unit 112 mid May.

For Sale:  Numerous shows of 107, 109. 

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1716
Total area (Sq M): 158
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor(s): 2 Story
Type: Detached
Furnished: Yes
 

This 1,716 sf. (plus parking for one car) two story, detached house, with three terraces, two bedrooms (one on each floor) and upstairs master suite is a beautiful home. This home consists of two VERY large bedrooms (one on each floor) with en-suite bathrooms and a powder room, each with large closets with extensive built-ins for personal organization. The vaulted living room and ground floor bedroom ceilings as well as the master bedroom on the 2nd floor, provide a feeling of grandeur while allowing the warmer air to rise and exit through the ceiling ventilating system. There are three TVs (one in each bedroom and one in the living room.) This is a beautiful home. There is a rough-in for a dishwasher in the kitchen area.







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Unit #120 - For Sale--$185K /Leased  at $1,450mo.

Total Area (Sq Ft):1312
Total area (Sq M):122
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2
Floor(s):1 Story
Type:Semi-Detached
Furnished:Yes

This 1,312 sf single floor home includes a 300 sf front terrace plus parking for one car. It is an end unit and therefore attached on only one side providing ample lighting and views. The 6 inch cement demising (common) wall prevents sound transfer. This is a very nicely furnished and accented home.






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Unit #108 --For Sale-$245,000; Leased at $1,600 mo. to March '10

Total Area (Sq Ft):1716
Total area (Sq M):158
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2.5
Floor(s):2 Story
Type:Detached
Furnished:Yes  

Unit #109 --For Sale $214,900 -  FURNISHED (Leased until August 1, 2009 - $1,550 pr month)

Total Area (Sq Ft):1506
Total area (Sq M):140
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2
Floor(s):1 Story
Type:Detached
Furnished:Yes

Total Area (Sq Ft): 662
Total area (Sq M): 61
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms:1
Floor(s): 2nd Floor
Type: Semi-Detached
Furnished: Yes

 

This 662 sf, + covered parking for one car, is a one bedroom home on the 2nd floor overlooking the large pool. It is ideal for a single person or couple.

May 03, 2009
Costa Rica Seizes More Than 1.5 Tons of Cocaine
SAN JOSE – Police confiscated more than 1,560 kilos (3,436 lbs) of cocaine found inside a truck in this capital and arrested a Colombian and a Costa Rican as suspects, Costa Rica’s Security Ministry said Friday.
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April 28, 2009
First Phase Of The Caldera Highway To Be Inaugurated Next Week
After some 30 years in the making, the road to Caldera that will take minutes to travel between San José and the Pacific port, is finally taking shape and the first phase of the highway will be inaugurated by the current ministra de Transportes, Karla González.
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April 28, 2009
PLN Candidates Still Ahead of PAC in Costa Rica
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Laura Chinchilla of the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN) remains ahead of her rivals in the early stages of Costa Rica’s presidential race, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 36 per cent of respondents would support the former vice-president in the 2010 election.
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April 28, 2009
Firestone opens new plant in Costa Rica
(The Tico Times) The U.S. economy's loss is Costa Rica's gain.
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April 27, 2009
Central America Battles Swine Flu
(Inside Costa Rica) Managua - Nicaragua is adopting measures to prevent contagion with the swine fever outbreak affecting Mexico and the US that also reports human-to-human transmission.
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