Santo Domingo Este Accounts for 34% of Registered Construction Projects in Metro Region

A business congress reveals that Santo Domingo Este leads construction in the metropolitan region, with figures that are drawing investors' attention.

Santo Domingo Este accounts for 34% of the construction projects registered in the Metropolitan Region, according to the Registro de Oferta de Edificaciones (ROE 2026-1) from the National Statistics Office (ONE). The figure was presented at the Second ACOSDE Business Congress 2026, which highlighted the municipality's role in the country's construction sector and economy.

Perla Matssiel Rosario Fabian, director of Economic Statistics at ONE, said during the event that Santo Domingo as a whole holds 49.8% of the province's businesses.

Housing Minister Jean Luis Rodríguez proposed creating a permanent working group to follow the sector's needs and opportunities in Santo Domingo Este. He also reported that construction permits dropped from 192 in 2024 to 151 in 2025, according to preliminary data. The average price of apartments on offer was RD$80,197, a mid-range level for the region.

In a panel on major projects, executives Paulo Herrera (City Center), César Latrilla (Coralia), and Pedro Molina (Pemoca) explained why they chose the municipality for their developments. They also discussed the boom of Alma Rosa 1 as an area of investment interest. The panel was moderated by Mayor Dío Astacio.

Speakers agreed that urban growth could position the municipality in international real estate tourism, and noted that construction contributes 14% of national GDP. ACOSDE president Riubell Montes de Oca called on players in the sector to join the association to drive new investment, better infrastructure, and public-private collaboration.