Barranquilla was not satisfied with the Gran Malecón to face the Magdalena river. Now, his plan continues with ‘Vive Río’, a real estate project that will be built at the foot of this public space, the most visited in the country.
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It is the first housing complex to be built in this sector of the capital of the Atlantic, where until now there is only a pedestrian and vehicular corridor parallel to the tributary, which is provided for locals and visitors to taste national and international food, entertain, exercise or participate in cultural events.
There is no possibility of living inside a residential building that offers all the benefits that the Malecón has
Pedro Otero, manager of the Inciti company, which led the structuring and sales of the project, explained that they were looking for an initiative that would bring together the idea of enjoy and live in front of the Magdalena river and the Gran Malecón.
“It is an opportunity that we have never had and that is given to the people of Barranquilla. There is no possibility of living inside a residential building that offers all the benefits that the Malecón has. If people travel every day to jog in this public space, the advantage of Vive Río is that you will be able to go down the elevator and reach it,” said Otero.
The details of the Vive Rio project
Future work is planned candle shaped with two buildings made up of 33 floors each, with a traditional structure and where it is estimated that materials resistant to factors such as wind and salinity are used.
It is divided into two modules that are aimed at two types of public: both for those who want to invest, and for the person who sees Vive Río as their final home or to live the experience for a long time.
Regarding the characteristics of the apartments, these can be summarized in three types: The first is a 36-square-meter studio apartment, designed for a single person, for a couple or to rent it and serve as accommodation for guests.
The other typology is 67 square meters, with two bedrooms that, in addition to working for the above types of users, could also apply to a family.
While typology type 1, premium, as it has been called, is an apartment that can have three bedrooms, located in the front part of the tower, ensuring a panoramic view of the river, the sea and Salamanca Island. Its dimension is 99.5 and 133 square meters
The design of the project, with a concept in the form of a sail.
Investments and job creation
This phenomenon of living in front of the Malecón has already been experienced in other parts of the world, as in the case of Puerto Madero
According to official figures, the initial investment is 300,000 million pesos, about. As for times, they project the first stage (sales) to last one year, and later a three-year construction. One hundred percent of the project would be ready within five years.
In this sense, those responsible for Vive Río assured that 1,200 jobs could be generated, between direct and indirect, with exclusively local human resources.
“This phenomenon of living in front of the Malecón has already been experienced in other parts of the world, as in the case of Puerto Madero (Argentina), in Barcelona (Spain), where something similar happened. And here it did not have to be different, the answer that it could be something similar we already had with the acceptance that the project has had, “said Luis Carlos Nader, partner in the construction company Alianza YDN.
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The availability of apartments in front of the Malecón
After the launch of Vive Río, which took place this Wednesday, February 23, they recorded 85 percent of sales in the first stage of the housing units, and in the second stage approximately 20 percent is accounted for, pending the closing of February.
“I know that it is part of the projections that the city had for several years, that the private sector is now the one that has to lead what is coming in the development of the city in this area,” added the partner in the YDN Alliance. , Juan Camilo Sabbagh.
In order to know more details of this initiative facing the river, they enabled the lines online, through the official website vive-rio.com.
Deivis Lopez Ortega
Correspondent of EL TIEMPO Barranquilla
On twitter: @dejholopez
Write me at deilop@eltiempo.com
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