In this sense, he stressed that the tax exemption and equalization granted gave him the possibility that the work would be viable. Rozemblun said he felt a sense of happiness and a semi-accomplished mission, because they still have ahead of them to continue delivering apartments, at a rate of 3 to 4 apartments per month.
He added that it is a pleasure to reach this moment to give a gift to Punta del Este and therefore, good news.
Luis Wolfsohn, a resident of the Tower, added that they arrive emotionally strengthened at this instance and said that the presence of President Lacalle, the mayor and the authorities is a finishing touch that reflects support for the project.
He stressed that the building will be of the highest category and ultra-luxury in South America.
To all this, the Argentine businessman Jorge Garber stressed the importance of what construction implies for a destination and what it generates in the economy.
In that sense, he mentioned the dynamization of it, the promotion of employment and the support for a place that produces tourism.
He argued that the Trump Tower will be an icon of the city.
Meanwhile, Mayor Enrique Antía added that, thanks to the support of both governments, it was possible to recover what would have been a skeleton in the middle of the Rambla de la Brava.
He interpreted it as a very good sign for the promotion of construction in Maldonado, an element that has been a catalyst for the departmental economy.
Antía, Lacalle, national and departmental authorities toured one of the units before the ribbon cutting.
The work required an investment of more than 100 million dollars and the sale price of the apartments fluctuates between US$5,500 and US$6,000 per square meter, depending on the type of unit and orientation.
26 floors and 160 units
With 26 floors and 160 units, the Trump Tower is a residential project that required an investment of more than 100 million dollars and is estimated to generate more than 100 jobs.
Lacalle Pou inaugurated a building with regional projection
President Lacalle Pou participated on Friday in the inauguration of Trump Tower. There, he was accompanied by the Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, Álvaro Delgado; the Minister of Tourism, Tabaré Viera; the undersecretary of that portfolio, Remo Monzeglio; the mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antía, and the mayor of Punta del Este, Javier Carballal.
