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Cabonuba Apartment Property Development

North of the Vila Farol on the Riu road

The area just next to the Riu Holiday Camp in south-western Sal is to be developed into a concentrated series of apartment blocks. No less than eight apartments of either one or two bedrooms are to be arranged in eight-flat blocks. These draw their inspiration from British Colonial architecture although the developer is Spanish and connected to Cabocan which provides the ewater and electricity to Santa Maria.. The imposing blocks with pillars and verandahs could have come straight out of the Raj. Buildings are limited to two stories.

The site is positioned 200m inland from Santa Maria beach and will have hotels between it and the sea. It is on the Western outskirts of Santa Maria, a couple of miles from the town centre. It is indicated in red on the aerial view. Buiilding is well under way..

Only flats will be built in the four corners style, with one on each corner of two storeys. There will be 30 blocks in all, eventually with one bedroom flats of 59 sqm and two bedroom of 76 sqm, a more generous size than the generality of Italian-designs, which can be as small as 26 sqm. Prices are £90,000 for the one bed room flats up to £143,000 for the two bedroom flats. .On the upper floors, apartments will have a small verandah and on the lower floors a small garden. The area will be landscaped with the usual palm trees and communal swimming pool.

D from London cannot find other owners.
"Has anyone bought here. I cannot find anyone interested in setting up friends list for change of info etc"