Santo Domingo East accounted for 17 of the 39 licenses issued in September in the province

Apartments accounted for 22 licenses and 45.1% of provincial investment; two projects concentrate 54.8% of the amount

SANTO DOMINGO. – The province of Santo Domingo led the issuance of construction licenses in September, with 39 of the 203 registered in the country, one more than the National District, according to the 2022-2026 registry of issued licenses published on the website of the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (MIVHED), which records a total investment of RD$11,816 million for those 39 authorizations and accounts for 192,448 square meters.

The municipality of Santo Domingo Este accounted for 17 licenses, 43.6% of the province's total, with a value of RD$5.386 billion and 87,442 square meters. It was followed by Santo Domingo Oeste, with 8 licenses and RD$437 million; Santo Domingo Norte, with 6 licenses and RD$1.001 billion; Boca Chica, with 4 licenses and RD$251 million; and Pedro Brand, with 2 licenses and RD$1.177 billion. Los Alcarrizos and San Antonio de Guerra each registered one license, for RD$332 million and RD$3.231 billion, respectively.

By sector, Prado Oriental, in Santo Domingo East, had three licenses, all for apartments, totaling 3,268 square meters and RD$201 million. Los Frailes II, also with apartments, had two licenses, totaling 3,442 square meters and RD$212 million.

In Boca Chica, the Andrés sector registered two projects, one for commercial and office use and another for special structures, totaling RD$164 million. In Santo Domingo Oeste, Las Caobas had two commercial and office projects, one of which had no registered square footage or investment.

By type, the registry records 22 apartment licenses, totaling RD$5.334 billion, or 45.1% of provincial investment; 10 commercial and office licenses, totaling RD$1.572 billion; 3 special structures, totaling RD$1.182 billion; 2 warehouse licenses, totaling RD$427 million; one recreation and sports center license, totaling RD$3.231 billion; and one gas station license, totaling RD$71 million. Of the 17 licenses issued in Santo Domingo East, 13 were for apartments.

More than half of the provincial amount corresponds to two licenses: the one from September 30 for apartments in Cancino Afuera, Santo Domingo Este, with 52,580 square meters and RD$3,239 million, and the one from September 29 for a recreation and sports center in El Toro, San Antonio de Guerra, with 52,449 square meters and RD$3,231 million.

Together they total RD$6.47 billion, 54.8% of the province's investment. A third, for special structures in La Guáyiga, Pedro Brand, issued on September 7, covers 19,100 square meters and is valued at RD$1.177 billion.

Licenses without project data

Six of the 39 building permits in the Santo Domingo Este province appear in the Excel document downloaded this Wednesday, October 21, from the Mivhed website, but without square footage or investment information: three for apartments, two for commercial and office buildings, and one for special structures, located in Ensanche Ozama, Residencial Marañón, Santa Cruz, Las Caobas, Lechería, and La Guáyiga. The registry does not indicate why this data is missing.

The Director of Processing and Valuation, Miguelina Altagracia Santana Báez, explained during the Mivhed en Marcha meeting that residential buildings maintain the greatest dynamism among the licenses for 2026.

Housing Minister Jean Luis Rodríguez announced on October 11, during a meeting with the Association of Developers and Builders of La Altagracia (ADECLA) in Punta Cana, that September closed with a national record of 203 building permits, as reported by El Inmobiliario on October 14. At the same event, he announced the strengthening of the Single Window for Construction 2.0 and the goal of reducing the permit issuance time to 30 days for projects that meet the requirements. He clarified that the simplification of procedures will not imply a reduction in safety or quality standards for buildings.

Building permits issued in September 2026, by type

Santo Domingo Province

Source: record of issued licenses.

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