The launch of the construction of the first entrepreneurial and business center of Punta del Este, the services free zone WTC Punta del Este Free Zone.
The event took place on the site where —in approximately 32 months— the tower will be located, in the intersection of Juan Gorlero Avenue and 23rd Street and was attended by national and departmental authoritiesamong which stood out President Luis Lacalle Pou Vice President Beatriz Argimón and the Mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antía.
After this meeting, the construction of a tower of offices of more than 28 thousand square meters distributed in 27 levels in charge of SACEEM that —during the process—, will employ more than 200 people.
The first corporate and business center in Punta del Este will have plants with a surface area of 750 square meters that will maximize the use of space, in which it is estimated, More than 1,200 people will work.
WTC Punta del Este Free Zone
WTC Punta del Este Free Zone
The businessmen in charge of the WTC Punta del Este Free Zone hope that install national and foreign companies to provide services to the world.
“In recent years, Punta del Este has established itself as a destination to live all year round, with an important range of services and infrastructure for those who decide to settle there. We have had a very good response from foreign companies that see Maldonado as a good destination to set up their offices in a free zone for services.“explained the businessman Carlos Lecueder, director of the Luis E. Lecueder Study, promoter of the project.
For his part, the architect Ernesto Kimelman assured: “This new tower, like those located in Montevideo, meets all the requirements in terms of technology and services that companies today seek to install their offices, meeting the highest standards of sustainability.” In fact, will have LEED certification (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) referring to what the tower will be built with eco-efficiency standards and meets sustainability requirements.
Municipality of Maldonado
Beatriz Argimón, Luis Lacalle Pou, Ernesto Kimelman and Carlos Lecueder at the launch of the construction of WTC Punta del Este Free Zone
To carry out the project, the entrepreneurs will disburse a full investment which will be around US$65 million.
The occupation of skilled labor and the export of services to the world that generates a free zone of services, It will boost the growth of Punta del Este and its consolidation as a global service center.
