Tag: Construction
A look at Mérida’s new convention center
El Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán —The International Convention Center of Yucatán — has broken ground and is on track to book functions in the second half of next year.
Modern Music Palace coming to Centro
The sounds of traditional Yucatecan and Mexican folk music will be celebrated in the Palacio de la Música, which was formally unveiled Friday.
New private hospital due in 2017
Construction of a new, nine-story private medical facility will begin in January north of the periférico, a mile north of the of the City Center mall.
Via Montejo wins environmental approval
The old Yucatan Steel factory site appears little changed since an ambitious mixed-use complex was announced over a year ago, but the developer says the project is still moving ahead.
Mérida hailed as a travel ‘magnet’
Tourism growth in Mérida has been driven by the quality of life, greater air connectivity and educational opportunities, writes El Financiero, which reports on business to a national readership.
Assessing nature at conference center site
The downtown Mérida property that will be the site of a new convention center happens to have on of Yucatán's man cenotes on its grounds.
4 major building projects due in 2016
Four major projects announced last week will boost Yucatán's construction industry, just as it could use a lift.
Calle 62 lots purchased for convention center
The state government has just bought four properties on 62nd Street between Avenida Colon and Cupules, and taxpayers are paying a premium.
Mérida’s 6th Walmart, hotel, underway
Another Walmart, the city's sixth, will be in the shadow of the Altabrisa Mall in front of the Monumento a las Haciendas.
Merida’s condo boom, by the numbers
Condo construction permits more than doubled in 2014 with 3,000 new housing units planned so far.