In the metropolitan region, the report highlights that 77.4% are for own use or rental.
By Gissel Taveras
El Inmobiliario
SANTO DOMINGO - The Building Supply Registry (ROE) of the National Statistics Office (ONE) revealed yesterday, Monday, that up to mid-2023, 7,015 construction projects were registered throughout the urban area, which includes the National District and Santo Domingo.
Piantini leads the list, with the largest area of active construction works, having 542,702 square meters (8.4%) of construction at the time of the visit, followed by Los Paredones and Los Guaricanos, with 7.7% and 6.6% of the area, respectively.
Santo Domingo Este also stands out with the highest number of registered works, representing 35.1% of the total, followed by Santo Domingo Norte (SDN) with 17.3%, and Santo Domingo de Guzmán with 16.1%.
In SDN, Villa Mella leads the list with the highest number of active construction projects, followed by Sabana Perdida and Los Paredones.
The total construction area of the registered active works amounts to 6,438,850 square meters, with Santo Domingo de Guzmán having the highest percentage at 42.9%.
Boom in private construction
The landscape is marked by the boom in private works in the construction sector, accounting for 94.6% of the total.
In contrast, public works barely represent 1.3%, while the public-private partnership model only accounts for 0.3% of the overall picture.
In other news, a significant 62.3% remain unchanged, while 36.8% are in the process of expansion, and only a marginal 0.9% are in the remodeling phase.
Regarding the type of construction system used, it maintains that confined masonry-frames is the preferred option, used in a solid 47.4% of the works, followed by structural masonry with 39.3%, and the frame structure with block walls with 8.7%.
Breaking down the status of the works, it can be seen that 20.3% are in the execution stage, while 57.6% are paralyzed.
The report indicates that only 16.8% of the works have been completed and a mere 0.8% are in the planning stage.
Regarding the destination of these constructions in the metropolitan region, the report highlights that 77.4% are for own use or rental, while 12.6% are for sales and 0.3% for both purposes.
The report corresponds to the second edition of the past year 2023 and presents information
related to the characterization of the current state of the buildings according to their destinations and location.
