Santa Maria, Sal Property

Santa Maria building boom

The old fishing village and salt port has undergone a very extensive building boom. Many of the old bungalows have been torn down and in their place are typically three and a half story apartment blocks, with large overhanging balconies. Building has extended from the eastern outskirts along Antonia Sousa beach, favourite of windsurfers. Hotels have also been converted into apartment blocks, or built on land alongside or behind. The old tuna factory and port has been torn down to make way for a development of rather cramped flats around the Papaya restaurant.

Santa Maria Hotel conversions and extensions

Leme Bedje Hotel, Santa Maria Beach

This failed Santa Maria hotel is being converted into flats. which have a good beach front location.

Santa Maria Morabeza town apartments and Belorizonte, Santa Maria Beach apartments

Both Santa maria hotels are building on empty ground inland of the Hotel Morabessa and between the two hotels on Santa Maria`s central plaza. The Morabessa is seling apartments facing Santa Maria`s main square. Just behind this is the Vila do Atlantico complex. The Belorizonte on Santa Maria Beachfront will be a time share operation with the hotel letting and paying 5% to owners.

Santa Maria Beachfront locations

The Porto Antigo buildings, eastern Santa Maria have been built without proper paper work reportedly. Phase 1 is complete, Phase II is building and Phasse IIi is starting

Santa Maria Oceano Azul

One of the few remaining beachfront locations in the Eastern side of the town, where a small bungalow has been pulled down to make of the regulation three storey Italian apartment block containig six rather small units. It will be painted bright blue - Azul in Portuguese, hence the name. Prices are from £100,000 to £120,000 for remaining one and two bedroom flats. The roof flats, that are a bit larger are mostly sold.

Santa Maria town centre locations

Turtle Bay

The Turtle Bay eastern Santa Maria was built by Turim a Cape Verdean developer but bought before completion by an Irish company. It is completed and gardens have started to grow.. it is three blocks back from the sea on the Eastern side of Santa Maria close to the post office.

Ilha do Fogo, Ilha do Maio

An Italian company with a better reputation than many is building the Ilha do Maio and Ilha do Gogo blocks on land cleared by knocking down local bungalows. The rooftop apartments lack standing headroom over much of the ground area. e

Santa Maria West Side Apartment Blocks

On the western fringe of Santa Maria, way out towards the Santa Maria Riu hotel is the Ponta Preta development and to the North of the Riu the oddly named Cabonuba apartment blocks.

The Djadsal western Santa Maria was built behind the Beloriozonte without planning consent and there have been dalys in getting deeds. The first Santa Maria block is occupied but owners are unable to get escrituras and so have difficulty in resale. Another 7 or 8 blocks are under construction leading in towards central Santa Maria on the Riu road.

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