The construction of Cipriani Ocean Resort, Club Residences & Casino Punta del Este is advancing and the mayor of Punta del Este, Javier Carballalwas invited by the businessman Giuseppe Cipriani to supervise the works on the grounds of the former San Rafael hotel; Meanwhile, the mayor took the opportunity to file complaints from neighbors about the noise from the construction work.
For his part, Carballal said that he took advantage of the moment to communicate the neighbors’ complaints regarding certain inconveniences caused by the work and that the company quickly agreed to correct. For his part, the director of the work, Marcos Stephanthanked Carballal for his presence and for placing himself at the company’s command to facilitate the work.
When would the works be ready?
In mid-May, the mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antíaassured that the complex Cipriani Ocean Resort, Club Residences & Casino of Punta del Este could open its doors in 2025 to become a reference for tourism in Uruguay.
The idea is that by 2025 both the hotel and the casino of the complex will be completed, and that same year work will also begin on the platforms of the three residential and office towers that are part of the property.
During her conversation with the press, Antía commented that a budget adjustment had been presented to the Departmental Board and that excavations had already begun on the land where the emblematic Hotel San Rafael. Likewise, the mayor pointed out that those who had not believed in the completion of the project “they should bite their tongue.”
How much will an apartment in the ex-hotel cost?
The pre-sale of the complex’s apartments Cipriani Ocean Resort, Club Residences & Casinoin Punta del Este, opened at the end of last March. Priced between $6,500 and $7,850 per square meter, the units will sell for between $1,085,500 and $10,456,200.
After several twists and turns that included serious doubts about the possibility of the project being carried out, millionaire investors who abandoned the initiative halfway and even modifications to the architectural design of the complex; the excavation works on the property corresponding to the historic San Rafael hotel They started in January of this year.
He Cipriani Group acquired the hotel property for $50 million in 2018, located in the Stop 12 of Brava Beachand in 2019 it demolished the traditional enclosure due to its poor structural condition, a decision that earned several criticisms of the Municipality of Maldonado and the management company.
Source: Ambito
