That would have to be some astronomical pre-planning prior to some multi million condo/hotel towers breaking ground. That's just not how it's done.
They'll get knocked down just like the rest of them. People invest stupidly and waste money all the time. Sosua Beach is no different.
Agreed ! Considering the new bar is 100 % Dominican in terms of a very small clientei and ambiance , the owners could be unsuspecting gringos with pie in the sky high hopes being victimized by a quick money grab before the Tonka trucks level the freshly painted dry wall . Heck of a way to " pay your dos " and a costly lesson but it has happened to many American dreamer down here , and take into consideration they have no more rights to land than anyone else the logic makes more sense even in pesos.
That said , if the blissful theory and gossip about a newly renovated Sosua beach with fewer but newer and nicer store fronts has any doubtful truth to it then I prefer and would accept that version of change over the proposed staus quo.
To put a half bit cherry on top of it , there really is no sense in erecting a Dominican style hood willy bar with a tux on to cater to and bait the Jones family from Wisconsin staying at Marriott or new high end condo and bluxury boutique hotel next door..