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[Marco-Culiacan]

Veo que en Mexico cada vez son mas ciudades que le apuestan al turismo...

[VIRUS]

Originally Posted by rik026

de la misma manera que se abastece tijuana tecate mexicali y san felipe , del delta del rio colorado

San Felipe, se abastece de POZOS....

[Al Encinas]

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/12/0...v8LQ569ts4Nktw

[SuperDog]

La invasion gringa continua!

[volare]

alguna fuento o pagina donde podamos ver mas informacion?

[DRAKKO]

impresionante la gran cantidad de proyectos que se estan construyendo por aquel rumbo, me dejó la impresion de un Dubai pero en menor escala, la verdad esto es mas impresionante que lo que he visto en Los Cabos.

[Al Encinas]

Originally Posted by volare

alguna fuento o pagina donde podamos ver mas informacion?

Por supuesto, te dejo estos enlaces que son los que más frecuento, mayoría en inglés:

http://www.puertopenasco.gob.mx/
http://www.rockypoint.com.mx/
http://www.rockypoint-mexico.com/
http://www.stirlinglaw.com/rockypoint/
http://www.tcgpenasco.com/
http://www.rockypointonline.com/
http://www.rockypointonline.com/
http://www.rockypointres.com/
http://www.puerto-penasco.com/
http://www.oceano-rentals.com/
http://www.seasidemexico.com/
http://www.rockypointdirectory.com/
http://www.rockypointmexico.com/
http://www.bajaquest.com/penasco/


Google:

http://www.google.com/search?q=rocky+point+mexico
http://www.google.com/search?q=puerto+penasco+sonora

[volare]

muchas gracias

[matrixdesigner]

Recuerdo haber visto una vez que preguntaban como eran las playas.. he aquí unas fotos...

...... alrato las pongho...
saludos!

[MEXICANA]

QUE BELLEZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mas de 2 millones de turistas al año ???????????es una gran cantidad, CANCUN cuantos recibió alguien tiene el dato ????

[VIRUS]

si es bastante cantidad....2 millones es muchisimo... Me pregunto en 10 años que sera de Peñasco.

[Border]

Ummm pues las playas no se ven asi como sumamente cool... pero me gusta como los edificios parecen surgir de la arena, como flores.

[matrixdesigner]

Aqui estan las fotos..saludos!

[Al Encinas]

Project: Plaza Meli del Sol
Location: Fremont Av & 11th St
Use: Commercial Plaza
Developer: Rocky Point Investments
Status: Under construction, 2006-2007






Project: Plaza Melanie
Location: Sandy Beach
Use: Commercial Plaza
Developer: Rocky Point Investments
Status: Under construction, 2006-2007

[Al Encinas]

Project: Villa Cortez
Location: Morua Estuary
N. Buildings: 5
N. Floors: 8 to 15
Use: Condominiums
Developer: Manchester Homes / Moran Architects
Status: Under construction, 2006-2008





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[Aneox]

Niche for Vacation Home Market Grows in Mexico


Dan Harwood, an Idaho developer, is building condominiums and villas in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico for vacationers and retirees from Arizona.


Sun Development, a small builder/developer based in Idaho, is building affordable luxury condominiums and villas along the beaches of Puerto Peñasco, which, at about three hours from Tucson, is the closest beach resort to Arizona — and growing.

Puerto Peñasco, in northwest Mexico on the Gulf of California, began as a tiny shrimping village more than a century ago. Known as “Rocky Point” to many visiting Americans, it has been quietly attracting Arizonans to camp on its sandy beaches and enjoy the warm, clear waters for 50 years.

But all that changed about five years ago. Now, vacationers stay in condos, and in addition to swimming, sunning and sport fishing, they enjoy snorkling and golf.

Dan Harwood, CEO of Sun Development, began building the Casa Blanca golf villas and condonimiums in Puerto Peñasco in 2003, and he expects to complete his 225-unit project next year.

"It's always been thought of as a 'locals only' recreational area where you 'roughed it' in a tent on the beach," Harwood said. "2000 is when the tide began to turn, in large part due to the cost of similar vacation properties in the states, dwindling inventoiry in the states and modern building and landscping techniques." Harwood is selling his 1,300-square foot condos for $350,000.

NAHB’s International Department caught up with Harwood to see how his project was progressing. Here’s what he had to say:


Harwood's project at Casa Blanca under construction.

More Profit South of the Border

Q: As a small builder from Idado, how profitable do you find it in Mexico?

A: Sun Development’s experience has been that gross margins in Mexico run around 10%-15% better than similar projects here in the United States. That is a substantial increase to the bottom line.

Q: What is Mexico’s lure for a small builder who is only interested in the bottom line?

A: Mexico represents incredible untapped profit potential for anyone who is willing to sort through the multiple opportunities and come up with a project that is well suited to their organization.

Q: Give us a ballpark figure on the cost of building the same unit in Mexico vs. the U.S.? And include your risk factor.

A: We estimate that if an organization identifies solid, competent management for the project, it will realize cost savings of around 10% on inputs, labor and management. You have to be very careful, though, because those saving can easily disappear if you mismanage distance and communication.

I also believe that is why a smaller developer has an advantage in these situations. They are lean and can react readily!”


Harwood's project is part of a growing bearch resort area in Puerto Peñasco, which is less than three hours from Tucson, Ariz.

Getting Started

Q: Did you do a market viability analysis for this project? And if so, what stood out the most?

A: You will need to conduct an in-house viability study. Unfortunately, there is a lack of qualified consultants that conduct this sort of study south of the border.

A critical part of Sun Development’s strategy is to have first-hand knowledge about the target market we’re catering to. In our market analysis, the one thing that stood out the most was the millions of Americans in Phoenix and Tucson. Many already vacation frequently at Rocky Point, the closest beach to Arizona.

Q: You work with a Mexican partner. How did you find your partner and what gave you the confidence to go into business with them?

A: There are a myriad of developers in Mexico who are capable, dynamic, determined to succeed — and who are looking for American investors. Once you find a potential partner, verify his or her credentials and make your decision based on past performance and past projects.

Q: How does a small- to medium-sized developer acquire financing in Mexico?

A: Once a builder is established in Mexico, a project can attract the attention of local banks. For our particular development, we used private U.S. financing and in-house funds.

http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/20...International/

[Al Encinas]

Project: Haciendas del Carmen
Location: Downtown
Use: Gated Community
Developer: ?
Status: Under construction, 2005-2006

[Al Encinas]

Mexico's Rocky Point rising faster than developers can say, "Sold!"

By Emily Hughey, Special Contributor


Scoff all you want. Call it the "poor man's Cabo." Chuckle at the beach filled with tents, RVs and underage spring-breakers partying without consequence. Rocky Point will have the last laugh.

Drive one hour south of the Arizona-Mexico border and, out of nowhere, framework for high rises emerge from the flat, sandy cauldron of Mexico's Sonoran Desert. Seemingly amid a wasteland, Puerto Penasco has become one of the hottest real estate tickets in Mexico, and Steve Barger has one word to explain why: "Blue."

"This is Arizona's ocean," says Barger, part owner and developer of Las Palomas Seaside Golf Community, a development slated for condos, single-family residences and an 18-hole championship golf course, which set to open late spring.

Located on the 5,000-acre area known as Sandy Beach, Las Palomas is one of at least seven high-rise condominium projects that are selling out before completion.

"There's a demand," Barger says. "And there's only so much beachfront."

If Frank Jackson's James Bond ring tone is any indication, he and other brokers like Barger are on a mission. As CEO of SBR Realty, the brokerage arm of Sandy Beach Resorts, Esmeralda condominiums and Casa Blanca Golf Villas, Jackson is part of the mass of investors rushing across the border to stake a claim on oceanfront parcels that have appreciated an average of 100 percent the past three years.

"We're starting to believe our own hype about becoming the next Cabo or Cancun," Jackson says.

Or the next San Diego? A Dec. 4 New York Times travel story, titled "Puerto Peñasco, Mexico: Boom time for 'next San Diego,'" made just that comparison.

Some say development is going too fast, but with Rocky Point's first international airport, a highway connecting to San Diego, and at least five golf courses on the horizon, Peñasco looks to be just getting started.

"The growth and performance of Peñasco - I've never seen anything like it," said Geoffrey Becker-Jones. "It is evident that this growth is not going to stop."

Laguna del Mar will be a significant part of the Rocky Point boom. The first nine holes of the Jack Nicklaus Signature Design course opened in January of 2004, but the 650-acre, golf and residential community is temporarily closed until a transfer of ownership.

"It's equivalent to having a Ferrari sitting in your driveway waiting for the ignition key," says Becker-Jones, who has development experience in Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico and the United States.

In terms of master-planned communities, Laguna del Mar is in good company. The visionaries at Mayan Resorts snapped up 20,000 acres and five miles of beach 30 minutes east of town and plan to add condos, villas, single-family residences and estate homes to the 170-unit timeshare resort are already open. Anchoring the development will be three Jack Nicklaus golf courses, one of which will have an unprecedented seven ocean holes. Luna Blanca's style-concious high-rise condos and villas, also located in the Mayan Resort development, promise low-density living with modern flair. and is expected to open late spring.

Las Palomas, too, will be a boon for golfers looking to break up beach time by hitting the links.

"Right now they bring their jet skis, they bring their quads, and soon they'll be bringing their golf clubs," says Barger.

Bruce Greenberg, a Tucson real estate appraiser for 35 years, says Puerto Peñasco is the third hottest market in Mexico, behind only Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta.

"People can go to San Diego and spend a lot of money or they can go to Tijuana or Ensenada where there's a lot of crime and cold water and winds," Greenberg says. "Or, they can drive down into the Sea of Cortez where it's warm and very affordable."

Affordability isn't all of it. For most of the two million annual visitors, it's proximity.

"It's a drive-in destination market," says Mitch Creekmore, senior vice president of Stewart International. "The reason it's so popular because you leave Phoenix and three and a half hours later you're on the Sea of Cortez. It is truly one of the very interesting markets in Mexico because of its proximity to Arizona."

The highways are wide and have ample shoulders, many road signs are in miles instead of kilometers, and very few of the 40,000 expatriates who live there speak Spanish.

Other similarities to America come in the food, which is more comparable to southeast Texas than to Mexico; stuffed flounder and bacon-wrapped shrimp are on almost every menu in town.

The best margaritas can be found at Hacienda Las Fuentes, a restaurant created by Rocky Point developer Larry Large. It will have competition next year when Chicago-based Coobah restaurant opens at Bella Sirena, another luxury condo, villa, and beach house project.

More casual dining options in the Old Port area include: Coffee's Haus (try the mixed berry muffin); The Point (unbeatable views rule); Lappa Lappa (prime cuts of Sonoran beef from the family ranch); and Mary's Tacos (scallop tacos to die for). By night, El Capitán, situated at the top of the town's namesake, is the best place to watch the sun set over a couple of beers.

And if you want to party like you're on spring break, go ahead. Just leave the RV at home.


http://www.travelgolf.com/department...state-2184.htm

[Al Encinas]

Project: Estrella Las Dunas
Location: ?
Floors: ?
Use: Condominiums
Developer: ?
Status: Under construction, 2005-2006

[Al Encinas]

Project: Casa Blanca Villas
Location: Sandy Beach
Buildings: 5
Floors: 3 - 12
Use: Condominiums
Developer: SB Developments, Inc.
Status: Under construction, 2005-2007


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