How much is it to build a house in Placencia, Belize?
Frik De Meyere
The cost to build a home here in Placencia is between US $90 to $120 per square foot. In order to keep your cost towards the lower end of this scale, you would have to use mostly local products. If you wanted to import lots of items, the cost would rise. (Some people use their Qualified Retired Persons Program duty exemption to bring down items for their home.) So, if you purchased a lot for $85,000, you could build a 2,000 square foot house for $180,000 to...
The cost to build a home here in Placencia is between US $90 to $120 per square foot. In order to keep your cost towards the lower end of this scale, you would have to use mostly local products. If you wanted to import lots of items, the cost would rise. (Some people use their Qualified Retired Persons Program duty exemption to bring down items for their home.) So, if you purchased a lot for $85,000, you could build a 2,000 square foot house for $180,000 to $240,000, and you would have your complete house for $265,000 to $325,000.
You can buy a lot for around $85,000 (even though there are some for sale for $65,000), which would be a road front property (not beachfront) perhaps with a lagoon in the back so you could kayak or boat out. You could walk across the road, where there are public easements with access to the entire public beach. The lot would have a great sunset view over the lagoon and the Maya Mountains. You would be about 100 meters from the beach. The lot would be around a quarter of an acre, perhaps a bit less.
Posted December 1, 2014
Wayne Robbins - The Placencia
The cost of the home in Placencia depends on the number of floors and the type of finishes. You can get a beautiful home for somewhere between $100 to $150 US per square foot in our development, without the lot. If the lots are included, the prices range from $100,000 to $800,000 USD. When we build our projects, we use concrete and rebar as well as travertine. These are optional in the United States. Our developer-builder is the largest builder in...
The cost of the home in Placencia depends on the number of floors and the type of finishes. You can get a beautiful home for somewhere between $100 to $150 US per square foot in our development, without the lot. If the lots are included, the prices range from $100,000 to $800,000 USD. When we build our projects, we use concrete and rebar as well as travertine. These are optional in the United States. Our developer-builder is the largest builder in Belize. We own a construction company and we’re 100% vertically integrated. We build to the Miami Broward Code Plus, which is the toughest building code in the States.
(Master suite in La Placencia, Placencia, Belize, pictured.)
Posted November 16, 2015
David Keener - Vision Properties Belize
While the labor used to build a house is cheaper in Placencia than in the US it is certainly not as efficient and the cost of certain materials like appliances, lighting and plumbing fixtures are significantly higher than in the US. All homes we build are 100% concrete construction, which significantly reduces maintenance, and are designed to withstand a large hurricane, which significantly reduces the cost of insurance. However, the initial cost for a high quality...While the labor used to build a house is cheaper in Placencia than in the US it is certainly not as efficient and the cost of certain materials like appliances, lighting and plumbing fixtures are significantly higher than in the US. All homes we build are 100% concrete construction, which significantly reduces maintenance, and are designed to withstand a large hurricane, which significantly reduces the cost of insurance. However, the initial cost for a high quality concrete structure is significantly more than a simple wooden home but is designed to last and all that we build. Access to quality building materials at reasonable prices is also a major issue that can drive up the cost of a custom home. We have addressed this problem by having our own warehouse in Texas where we consolidate the materials that are not practical or possible to buy locally and ship full container loads of materials in monthly for our projects.
(Great room in the Villa Lazy Gecko, Placencia, Belize, pictured.)
Posted February 16, 2016