DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Abundance of permits for high rises has turned the National District into a concrete jungle. Santo Domingo East is following closely, with a boom in high rises, too.

The capital city is now a concrete jungle, or a high-density area of large, modern buildings with a perceived lack of greenery or “soul.”

N Digital reports that the National District (DN) continues to dominate the construction landscape in the Greater Santo Domingo area, accounting for a significant 2,859,389.3 square meters of active projects. In total, 6,601,066 square meters are currently under development across Greater Santo Domingo.

According to the second 2025 edition of the Building Supply Registry (ROE) from the National Statistics Office (ONE), this figure represents 43.3% of the total construction activity in the metropolitan region.

Following the DN, Santo Domingo East reports 1,780,977.0...