Construction began on the Plaza Bella Vista, being promoted as the largest in the country. Going up on a 15,600 square meters lot in Bella Vista, a suburb west of Santo Domingo, the mall is built by the García Armenteros firm. This firm has undertaken several malls in Santo Domingo in recent years. Engineer Jorge Abreu is in charge of the construction. El Nacional has announced it will open a supermarket on the premises. This will be a first time that a major mall with multiple stores incorporates a supermarket. The new mall is going up in front of the Instituto San Juan Bautista as reported in Hoy newspaper. It will have three levels, including a 1,000 parking level on a first level.
