Juan Dolio - South Beach of the Caribbean !!!

[STEVE G.]

The secretary of Tourism, Felix Jiménez, announced that within the goals to diversify the tourist supply of the country contemplates to turn to Juan Dolio to “South Beach” of the Caribbean or prepared zone to receive the visit of important personalities, specially of the jet-set international . In addition, he informed that two Marinas in the area will be constructed, and the one between Juan Dolio and the Higüano river, which will attract a greater number of tourists of high consumption. Jiménez offered the details during the Breakfast of DAILY newspaper LISTÍN Diario... Jiménez announced that in this period of government the construction of towers of up to 15 and 20 floors will be authorized in Juan Dolio. Nevertheless, it informed that they have unified the development norms, and consequently, buildings one next to the other will not be able to be constructed. It indicated that there will be a minimum of meters to allow people to walk by the inner streets, to see the sea and the gardens of the area. “They will not settle down more density of 400 rooms by hectare, if it is allowed: for example a rate of minimum occupying of terrain for projects would be a 40 percent of development, in that case would allow the construction of 10 floors”, explained the secretary of Tourism. It showed that when the rate of occupying of terrain is 30 percent will be equivalent to 15 floors, and that when it has a rate of 25 percent will have 20 floors. The new projects that would be developed in the zone will be of between 10 and 20 floors. Transformation From the past year in Juan Dolio the real estate tourism is being developed and many foreigners are doing of this country his second house, as far as investing in houses and apartments, explained Jiménez. It needed that due to the natural wealth in this zone and its enormous potential as destiny, has conquered to a segment of the tourist sector of high spending power…

[STEVE G.]

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[MommC]

Now if only they would build a sewage treatment plant so it doesn't start to stink like it did when all the resorts were open and full!!

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by MommC

...Now if only they would build a sewage treatment plant ...

it is coming too ...

[MommC]

So they've been saying for over ten years.......
I want to know -WHEN?????

[Kyle]

that's interesting...been to south beach and juan dolio is like light years behind. maybe the carribean version will be toned down a bit. i hope it won't be as high priced as south beach...

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by Kyle

that's interesting...been to south beach and juan dolio is like light years behind. maybe the carribean version will be toned down a bit. i hope it won't be as high priced as south beach...

They want to turn Juan Dolio to “South Beach” of the Caribbean ... that what it says in the newspaper and today it is not even 10% of what Juan Dolio will look like in the future ... it takes time

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by MommC

So they've been saying for over ten years.......
I want to know -WHEN?????

Was it the same you were asking me about beach regeneration ... and now it is done ... takes time ... you are in DR ...

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by STEVE G.

They want to turn Juan Dolio to “South Beach” of the Caribbean ... that what it says in the newspaper and today it is not even 10% of what Juan Dolio will look like in the future ... it takes time

i understand it takes time. hopefully it will be done before my time on this earth expires. is that possible ?

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by Kyle

i understand it takes time. hopefully it will be done before my time on this earth expires. is that possible ?

Do not worry it will not take the same time that for South Beach in Miami and it will never be the same to original one ... South Beach (also known as SoBe) is a section of Miami Beach, Florida that encompasses the lower 23 blocks of the island from the point south of 1st Street to 23rd Street. This area was the first section of Miami Beach to be developed starting in the 1910s ...
South Beach started as farm land. In 1870, Henry and Charles Lum purchased 165 acres (668,000 m²) for coconut farming. Charles Lum built the first house on the beach in 1886. In 1894 the Lum brothers left the island, leaving control of the plantation to John Collins, who came to South Beach two years later to survey his land. He used the land for farming purposes, discovering fresh water and extending his parcel from 14th Street to 67th in 1907.

In 1912, Miami Businessmen the Lummus Brothers acquired 400 acres (1.6 km²) of Collins, in an effort build an ocean front city of modest single family residence.

Carl G. Fisher, a successful entrepreneur who made millions in 1909 after selling a business to Union Carbide, came to the beach in 1913. His vision was to establish South Beach as a successful city independent of Miami. This was the same year that the famous restaurant Joe's Stone Crab opened.

On March 26, 1915, Collins, Lummus, and Fisher consolidated their efforts and incorporated the Town of Miami Beach. In 1918 the Mac Arthur Causeway was completed. The Lummus brothers sold their oceanfront property to the city from 6th Street to 14th, which was then and is now the area known as Lummus Park.

In 1920, the Miami Beach land boom began...
In the 1930s an architectural revolution came to South Beach bringing Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and Nautical Moderne architecture to the Beach. To this day, South Beach remains the world's largest collection of Streamline Moderne Art Deco architecture...