P
uerto Aventuras, Q.R. - The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) has given the go-ahead for the construction of the Caleta Maya real estate project. This three-tower condo project will be built within the tourist complex of Puerto Aventuras, located south of Playa del Carmen.

    The project, promoted by Ricardo Federico Santibañez Cepeda, is backed by a trust from Banco Santander. It was given the green light on August 30 and will consist of ten apartments distributed between three four-story buildings.

    The Caleta Maya real estate project will offer common areas such as a rooftop solarium, swimming pool, parking, and garden areas. These common areas will occupy 40% of the land, while 55% will be used as conservation areas. An additional 5% of the land will be used as modified green areas which will involve the removal of local vegetation.

    The project will be built on a total area of 1,604.01 m2, representing 40% of the property, and an area of 2,205.51 m2, which is 55% of the property, will be maintained as conservation areas. An area equivalent to 5% of the property (200.50 m2) will be designated as modified green area, where herbaceous vegetation and coastal scrub will be removed.

    This is not the first time the developer has requested building permission from the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat). Their first attempt was rejected due to issues with the submitted Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental (MIA).

    After a recent reevaluation with a newly submitted MIA, Semarnat approved the project. According to their publication in the federal Ecological Gazette (Gaceta Ecológica de la Semarnat) on September 6, the company will have five years to build. Once constructed, they have been granted a 100-year operational lease.