Our real estate practice provides comprehensive legal counsel to local and international clients investing in, developing, or acquiring property in Costa Rica. With decades of experience in the real estate sector, we have been involved in a wide range of projects—from individuals purchasing a retirement or vacation home, to developers structuring and executing large-scale residential, commercial, and condominium projects, among many others.
We also have extensive experience in advising multinational companies in the real estate aspects of establishing their facilities and plants in Costa Rica, being that by the means of leases or direct acquisition of the property, and including free trade zone compliance, when applicable. During such processes, we have dealt with most industrial parks and negotiated deals involving most of the relevant developers in the country.
We understand that real estate transactions often represent significant personal or corporate investments. For that reason, we provide immediate, attentive, and comprehensive client service, carefully addressing each client’s concerns and objectives, analyzing each project with its own characteristics and particularities. Our approach is practical, transparent, and business-oriented, ensuring that our clients make informed decisions at every stage of the process, and that they understand any risk that their business decisions may entail.
We strongly emphasize the importance of being involved from the earliest stages of negotiation. Early legal participation allows us to identify potential risks, structure transactions efficiently, and protect our clients’ interests before contractual commitments are made. Our team conducts thorough due diligence processes, including detailed title reviews, corporate assessments when properties are held through legal entities, analysis of encumbrances and liens, verification of zoning and land use regulations, examination of surveys, tax compliance status, municipal standing, water availability and regulatory compliance, among many others.
Our experience includes advising on property acquisitions and sales, project structuring, condominium regimes, subdivision processes, development agreements, leases, construction contracts, and financing arrangements. We have participated in multiple real estate developments, working closely with developers, investors, real estate agents, financial institutions, and escrow agents and consultants, to ensure that projects are legally and properly structured from inception through completion.
We maintain strong and long-standing professional relationships with reputable real estate agents and escrow agents, which facilitates smoother transactions and effective coordination throughout the purchase and sale process. This collaborative approach allows us to anticipate challenges, streamline communications, and provide integrated solutions that benefit our clients.
Our preventive and strategic counseling helps minimize contingencies, mitigate risks, avoid costly disputes, and ensure compliance with Costa Rican real estate, corporate, tax, and municipal regulations. Whether representing a multinational company, a first-time individual homebuyer, a foreign investor, or a large-scale developer, we provide the same level of diligence, responsiveness, and high professional standards.
Our goal is to provide confidence and peace of mind, allowing our clients to assertively invest and develop real estate opportunities in Costa Rica.
Protecting your interests. We help turn your Costa Rican project into reality while safeguarding your interests and mitigating legal and investment risk at every stage.
