Construction
What is happening each day in the industries that move Dominican commercial real estate. Headline, summary and a link to the source — the full story is read where it was published.
- September 17, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Agenda internacional de construcción, turismo e inmobiliaria hasta diciembre
A roundup of international trade shows and conferences from September to December 2026, in cities such as Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Paris and Barcelona, gives Dominican builders, hoteliers, developers and investors venues to track trends in technology, sustainability, financing and capital flows.
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- September 7, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El misterio del origen del dinero detrás de la construcción en Santo Domingo
A report by the ONE on active construction projects in Greater Santo Domingo shows that most do not disclose their funding sources or use of trusts, while regulations from the UAF and the Superintendency of Banks aim to oversee and prevent money laundering in the construction sector.
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- September 5, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Apenas 96 obras en el Gran Santo Domingo instalan cargadores para carros eléctricos
According to the ONE's ROE 2026-1 report, only 96 of the 5,398 active construction projects in the Metropolitan Region (1.8%) plan to install electric vehicle chargers, making it the least common amenity, while 69.3% of projects include no amenities at all.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Leonardo Reyes Madera revela ante tribunal carga techo del Jet Set superó cinco veces la prevista en el diseño original
An Onesvie expert testified in the trial over the Jet Set collapse that the roof failure resulted from structural overload, with a mortar layer of up to 37.5 centimeters versus the 7 originally designed and a weight exceeding 650 pounds per square meter versus the planned 160, ruling out earthquake, fire or explosion as causes.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Obras Públicas anuncia desvíos en la autopista Duarte por colocación de vigas en nuevo puente hacia Jarabacoa
The MOPC announced temporary traffic diversions on the Duarte highway near Jarabacoa due to beam placement on a new bridge, with alternate routes enabled and support from Digesett and Comipol.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
¿Dónde se están “muriendo” los proyectos de construcción?
The ONE's ROE 2026-1 report shows that abandoned construction projects in the Metropolitan Region rose from 3.2% to 4.3% of the total between 2025-2 and 2026-1, the category with the highest relative growth, with 78 of the 284 abandoned projects located in Santo Domingo Norte and 75 in Santo Domingo Este.
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- September 3, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Gobierno inicia revisión de 92 expedientes de contratistas del CIC y prevé validarlos antes de finalizar 2026
The Executive Commission of Law 16-26 began reviewing 92 CIC contractor files, with possible validation before the end of 2026 and payments depending on fund availability, while disagreements arose over the role of oversight monitors in the process.
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- September 3, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Menos de cien proyectos sostienen el “boom” constructivo de la Región Metropolitana
The ONE's ROE 2026-1 report shows that in the Metropolitan Region just 1.2% of active projects (80 developments over 15,000 square meters) account for 49.2% of built area, while half of small-scale projects remain stalled, attributing the growth in square footage to large state-led low-cost housing developments.
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Anuncian la XIII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de República Dominicana 2026
The Dominican Society of Architects, the Ministry of Culture and CODIA will officially launch the 13th Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism 2026 on September 3 at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, an event to promote national architecture and urbanism projects.
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Costo final de la vivienda no depende únicamente del salario, afirma ministro del MIVHED
Housing Minister Jean Luis Rodríguez stated that final housing costs depend not only on wages but also on land and materials, reporting that construction permits rose from 663 to 1,269 and authorized investment increased from RD$166,977 million to RD$460,000 million between January-August 2025 and 2026. In the same forum, the Public Works minister outlined progress on highways, mass transit and el
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Onesvie informa prepara personal del Palacio Nacional para responder ante posibles sismos
Onesvie and the Presidency's Administrative Ministry are training National Palace staff to immediately assess the building's structural condition after an earthquake, using technical protocols and tools such as ArcGIS Online.
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- August 31, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Cómo los precios del combustible afectan los costos de construcción en República Dominicana
Fuel price volatility in the Dominican Republic during 2026, driven by geopolitical tensions and shifts in refining margins, has affected the ONE's Housing Construction Direct Costs Index, adding pressure on a construction sector that was already showing signs of slowdown.
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- August 25, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Los primeros siete días de un edificio
An opinion piece explains the importance of concrete curing during the first seven to fourteen days after pouring, noting that in tropical climates like the Dominican Republic's, poor curing can reduce strength by 30% to 50% and cause structural failures years later.
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- August 16, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Supervisión, inspección y fiscalización: conceptos relacionados, pero no son lo mismo
The article explains the technical differences between construction supervision, inspection and oversight (fiscalización) in the Dominican Republic, based on Regulation R-004 and the institutional structure of the MOPC, highlighting their importance for defining responsibilities in construction projects.
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