Montessorian
Tierra LLana is getting a lot of advertising as a panacea for affordable housing near the centers of Santo Domingo. I am not going to give you an opinion on the particular developer, but most large developments in DR are having big time problems with services, such as water, electricity, crime, sewers, green areas and maintenance.
Ciudad Satelite for instance has become a nightmare for some of the buyers. Recently there was a protest by a group of homeowners who were promised many things and never got it.
On the part of location, all I can say is that Carretera Duarte is as bad as you can get in terms of location for housing. That whole area and sorroundings are mostly business and ghetto areas. That part of Carretera Duarte is one of the dirtiest, noisiest and abandoned areas near Santo Domingo. Public transportation syndicates own the streets and everything. They have no respect for private property. They park their vehicles everywhere and the area is a mad house everytime there is a holiday with traffic and commuters, who are very low class people.
I hope all goes well with your purchase, but I am not positive about it. Another area you or anybody should stay away from is anything near Autopista de Las Americas(the entire lenght) and for miles around it. Carretera Mella and Sanchez are two other areas that call my attention as to poor desirability. In fact, any highway here is bad. Major avenues such as Kennedy, 27 de Febrero, Maximo Gomez, Tiradentes(north of 27 de Febrero), Lope De Vega, Churchill(south of 27 de Febrero and north of Charles Summer) Nu?ez de Caceres north of Sarasota Avenue the entire lenght north and Lincoln Avenue south of Sarasota Avenue are not fit for housing.
Always drive around the area at all hours of the day before you buy to see the reaction of the community at different intervals. What may appear quiet to you at a certain hour could be the entrance of hell at another hour. Pay a visit when it rains heavy to see the sewer conditions. Stay away from any area with easy access to public transportation, specially conch and voladora transit. If you notice a lot of motorcycles at any hour, leave as soon as you can and never return. If you have a colmadon nearby, forget it!! If chimichurris have a habit of stopping by don't even think about buying. If the cars parked in the streets and lots are older than 7 years you got problems. If you see people hang drying clothes from their balcony you are in deep sh=it.
TW