Development Property for Sale in Atenas/Barrio San Jose, Alajuela, Costa Rica

15.8 Ha/39 Acre Near Atenas for Us$ 1,250,000

Atenas: Incredible property. Ideal for an upscale investment:
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15.8 hectares/39 acres near Atenas for US$ 7.90/m2!


Have a look at our Picture Tour!

o The farm
• Great farm of 15.8 hectares or 39 acres.
• Forest with huge native and pine trees.
• Fruit trees (mango, banana), coffee and pasture.
• 30 % of the farm is located inside a protected nature zone.
• The farm has many different ‘faces’. Have a look at the attached farm maps no. 2 and 4 with the pictures taken from each of the areas to get the best understanding of the possibilities for the property.


o The location
• 5 miles (8 km) from both Atenas and Palmares.
• 30 minutes driving from the international airport in Alajuela, and 50 minutes to San Jose.
• 45 minutes drive to the Pacific Ocean.
• Located in the fast developing area of The Central Valley.


o The climate
• In 1993 declared by National Geographic as “The best climate in the world”
• The year round daytime temperature is around 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) and the night time temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius (68 F).


o Investors’ corner
• Between 60 and 70 % of the property is build able (see farm Map 1).
• Great views of the Central Valley, Atenas and surrounding mountains
• Electricity and telephone on the property.
• Water springs on the property.
• 1,486 meters (0.9 miles) of public road frontage, which allows legal sub division into smaller lots.
• +/- 30 % (or 4.55 hectares/11.3 acres) of the property is inside a protected zone (where one can make lots of a minimum size of 5,000 square meter/1.25 acres).
• On the entire farm, over 35 building lots are possible.

Farm maps 2 and 4: Description and pictures.

The areas are ‘numbered’ by the letters A), B) etc. The pictures inside the areas are numbered 1 through 24.
A) Beautiful closed forest (pictures # 1).
B) Pine tree area (# 3 – 23)
C) Pasture area with a few picturesque (over 10 feet/3 meter) rocks with midsized and larger trees (# 2)
D) Steeper area of mainly pasture (# 4)
E) ‘Open area’ with huge Guanacaste trees (# 6)
F) The ‘plantation’ area with 2 water springs (# 5 – 7 – 8)
G) Forested area with a mix of incredibly beautiful huge trees and coffee (# 10 – 20)
H) Steep area not suitable for development (17 – 18 – 19 – 21 – 22 – 24).
I) Coffee area (# 9 – 15 – 16)
J) Mango area (# 11).
K) Pasture with Central Valley view (# 12 – 13 – 14).

The farm can be bought as one, or in parts (see farm map no. 3)

a) The upper 6 hectares/15 acres consist of the following parts on the map:
A), B), C) and almost all of D) plus half of H). This includes approximately 4.55 hectares/11.3 acres of protected area, where the minimum size for building lots is 5,000
square meters or 1.25 acres. For a sub division 6 to 8 lots are possible.

b) The middle +/- 6.5 hectares/16.2 acres consists of:
E), F), G), most of I) and J) and a small part of D) and half of H). Electricity and water (springs) are on the property. For a sub division 15 to 25 building lots are possible.

c) The lowest part of +/- 3.2 hectares/8 acres consists of K) and very small parts of both I) (both parts of I below and above K) and J). This part of the farm has the highest density of public road frontage per square meter of terrain, which allows you to develop many smaller lots, all with great Central Valley views. For a sub division between 10 and 15 lots would probably be the optimum. Next to the middle part of the farm (the above mentioned part b)), also this part of the farm has electricity.


• Pricing:
o The entire farm is US$ 7,90/m2, or
o US$ 1,250,000

• a) The upper 6 hectares is priced at US$ 500,000
• b) The middle 6.5 hectares is priced at US$ 540,000
• c) The lower 3.2 hectares is priced at US$ 500,000
• a) and b) together are US$ 940,000
• b) and c) are US$ 940,000.