Guayaquil Properties
With well over 2 million inhabitants, Guayaquil is Ecuador´s largest city and its commercial capital. Because of this, it is not typically viewed as an expat retirement destination, but if you are relocating to Ecuador for work reasons, this is probably where you´re heading. Guayaquil used to have a reputation as run down city, but the city has undergone a Renaissance in the past decade. The riverfront area now has become a center for international business with 4 star hotels and convention centers lining the Malecon.
Because of Guayaquil´s size, buyers should work with a real estate agent in order to get to know the many neighborhoods that Guayaquil has to offer. Sanbarandon has long been home to Guayaquil´s upper class elite, but neighborhoods like Los Ceibos are growing up which represent Guayaquil´s growing upper-middle class. Additionally, if you don´t mind living a little bit out of town, there are dozens of new developments sprouting up along Via de la Costa.
Playa Coral: Beautiful Condo on the Pacific
- Price
- $98,000
- Status
- Sold
- Listing Type
- Residential Sale
- Images
- 13
- Property Type
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths
- 3/2
- Beds
- 3
- Baths
- 2
- Location
- Playas, General Villamil (Playas), Guayas, Ecuador
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type
- Beach View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size
- 2,000.00 m² (21,527.74 sq ft)
- Total Living Area
- 95.00 m² (1,022.57 sq ft)
Playas is THE beach if you want to be in the water in an hour's drive. It is also the SUNNIEST beach in all of Ecuador (I live there...and speak from experience...it's like Southern California without the HIGH cost). This great condo is just 200 yards from the sand and offers an incredible beach view. The unit has three bedrooms and 2 baths. You have a living area of 1,000 sq. feet and a wonderful sized deck for your outdoor living area (which you do a lot here thanks to the consistent temps and breeze coming off the Pacific. The condo comes furnished as shown in the photos so it is ready to move in and enjoy and allow you time to add your "touch" to the unit. This is on the 4th floor and comes with a parking spot (covered) and storage bodega (closet) for your beach toys or whatever you wish. This place is very peaceful and just 3 miles from town and the new On Beach shopping mall in Playas. HOA fees are only $100 per month and your Internet service is $28 a month... water AND power about the same amount per month. Living here is extremely affordable. If you don't wish to have a car or scooter for transportation...the bus lines run just out the back door on a 15 minute basis (cost 25 cents to get to town). Playas is fast becoming a haven for expats and we have a great group to socialize with if you wish. The locals are great people also...very personable and love to make friends with us. The building was just completed so you have a well maintained NEW dwelling to call home. We can set an appointment to see the unit with just a short notice when you are ready.
Big Project Lot 2 1/2 acres ON Beach - SOLD SOLD SOLD
- Price
- $710,000
- Status
- Sold
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 6
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Playas, General Villamil (Playas), Guayas, Ecuador
- Location Type
- Oceanfront
- View Type
- Beach View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
Over 10,000 square meters of Opportunity! This 2 1/2 acre plus lot ON BEACH lot could be your retirement plan in just ONE move...yes, it is a lot of land and a fair amount of money, but what potential it has. This lot has over 160 feet of beach front and well over TWO football fields of depth to it. The lot is backed by the major road between Playas and Posorja...just one hour and 15 minutes from Guayaquil. This area is developing faster than any other beach town on the entire coast of Ecuador. You have power and water right on the street at the rear boundary of this land. You have the sunniest beach in all of Ecuador...you have a brand new On Beach mall just 3 miles away...you have MILES of beach to roam and enjoy...what more could you ask for. So let's do some numbers on this. Yes, it will take some "deep pockets", but this IS what would come of this....This stretch of highway has about 10 gated communities on it...they all have been selling like hotcakes and they are buying up plots like this and just duplicating the process. With this size lot of over 10,000 square meters of land (a hectare...2 1/2 acres plus) you could build 75 homes of 1,400 square feet each...and have the buyers lining up to pay you for those homes. This is NOT Pie in the Sky numbers...this is factual information that is taking place in all the other communities that are being built in this area. So the math...75 homes of this size...finished would be $52,000 each or $3,900.000.00. The land will cost you approximately $700,000.00...so you have $4,600,000.00 as costs, but you don't have to come up with ALL that at one time...you sell the lot/home packages and build as you receive the payments to do so. The homes sell for a minimum of $95,000.00 up to $150,000.00 for the front line homes (which there would be 5). Just to keep it simple let's say ALL of the homes behind the first row of homes sell for $95,000.00 each (which is NOT what they would all sell for...the closer to the beach they get the higher the price), that would be $6,650,000.00 and the front five would sell for a total of $750,000.00 (five times $150,000). You now have a total of $7,400,000 as a gross profit. Your infrastructure would cost you approximately $400,000.00 for roadways, power, water and sewer for the project and your homes cost you $3,900,000.00 to build...that is $4,300,000.00 expenses...okay who has the PROFIT figured out yet???? Yes...you with your hand waving WILDLY in the air...what is the profit on this project???? Over $3,000,000.00!!! Can you retire on that amount?? Yes, you have to have vision and probably a "little" experience to take on such an endeavor, but it can be done and these are conservative numbers seriously.
Project Lot in Playas ON Beach: Operation Playas Project!!! SOLD SOLD SOLD
- Price
- $300,000
- Status
- Sold
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 8
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Playas, General Villamil (Playas), Guayas, Ecuador
- Location Type
- Oceanfront
- View Type
- Beach View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size
- 4,400.00 m² (47,361.02 sq ft)
Walled in property on the beach! SOLD SOLD SOLD If you have a little investor in your blood you are going to like this BIG lot on the beach. We scouted the area just a couple of miles from the new On Beach shopping mall in Playas and came across this outstanding property. This lot goes from the main beach highway all the way to the sand (the road is BEHIND the lot...not on the beach in front of it). This is an incredible opportunity for someone that wants to build a gated community or high rise. It would also make a great family and friends complex for the right person. This lot is large enough to do numerous things with. It is over one acre of land directly on the beach just a few miles from the heart of Playas...Ecuador's fastest growing beach town and it is only one hour from Guayaquil. If you have read other listings I quite often add this is THE sunniest beach in Ecuador also...making it a perfect beach for YEAR round tourism or just soaking up the rays on your beach front property. You have 4,400 square meters all walled in and gated with power and water to the property. Your imagination is the only limit as to what could be done with this. The price is below the surrounding market at $300,000.00. I look at it this way especially if you have family and friends that might go in on this....you have four people with $75,000 each and you own a huge chunk of beach front...not a time share, not renting, but owning your place on the beach. You can construct beautiful homes for $40 to $60 a square foot depending on your taste. So gather up your bathing suit, some sun screen and come check this place out...I have a home in this area and really enjoy the year round sunshine. Playas reminds me of Southern California where I grew up in Huntington Beach.
Mega View....Mega Deal...on last view lot JUST REDUCED $10,000 !!! SOLD SOLD SOLD VENDIDO!!!
- Price
- $29,900
- Status
- Sold
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 1
- Property Type
- Home Construction Site
- Location
- Playas, General Villamil (Playas), Guayas, Ecuador
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type
- Beach View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size
- 500.00 m² (5,381.93 sq ft)
Panoramic View of the Pacific "Best Deal of the Day" In the new gated community project of Terrazas del Mar in Playas, Ecuador...there truly is only one prime view lot left at the best vantage point in the project. If you were standing and looking at this in California...you would tear your pants pocket...ripping your checkbook out of it to write the $29,900.00 check for this incredible view lot. JUST DEDUCED $10,000.00 The lot is 500 square meters of land (over 5,000 square feet) and has a sweeping view of the Pacific below. The pictures do not do it justice. You can feel the breeze and literally hear the waves crashing below when standing on the lot. It is pretty breath taking and definitely if this lot was in Southern California you could expect to pay at LEAST 8 to 10 times the price. The project is new and all the streets and utilities are just being finished up now. There will be a club house and pool...plus if you wished you could put a pool on your lot. Playas is the sunniest beach in all of Ecuador and the closest to the International Airport in Guayaquil so you can be there in an hour. There is a brand new On Beach Shopping Mall in Playas so that is very convenient for your shopping needs...they also have a 4 screen theater (that shows movies in English) and the Food Court looks directly over the beach just outside the doors. Playas is the fastest growing beach town in Ecuador also, but the project is just 5 minutes from the heart of town so it seems like you are "further out" than you really are. The area of the project is considered the more exclusive properties in Playas. You have 24 hour gated security in the project. So pack your bags and come check out what might just be your future home! Oh....construction costs are in the $40 to $60 per square foot range...depending on the finishes you choose. If you are at the $60 mark you have high end EVERYTHING...granite, marble, hardwood cabinets, high end plumbing fixtures and more. The artist concept of the home is an example of what could be built upon the lot...it is not included in the price. Are you ready for the price?? This is being offered for $29,900.00. This won't be on the market long at that price....like communities have this priced at $49,900.00 or higher.
