Turnkey new builds in Petempich Bay: design, permits, foundation, structure and finishes under one contract, one site manager and one fixed price.
Recrea has been building houses in Petempich Bay and the coast south of Puerto Morelos since 2008 — 196+ completed projects across the Riviera Maya. Our architecture, electrical, carpentry and ironwork crews are in-house, so your build does not depend on subcontractors who appear and vanish.
Real budgets for a completed build, excluding land and furniture. The range depends on the finish level: economy, mid or premium (chukum, hardwood, designer kitchen, infinity pool).
| House size | Construction cost | Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m² house | $2.0M – $3.2M MXN | $110,000 – $177,000 USD |
| 150 m² house | $3.4M – $5.8M MXN | $188,000 – $320,000 USD |
| 200 m² house | $4.5M – $7.7M MXN | $249,000 – $425,000 USD |
| 300 m² house | $9.5M – $17.4M MXN | $525,000 – $961,000 USD |
Want the exact number for your lot and square metres? Use the cost calculator or ask us for an itemised quote.
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Permits: Construction permits, licences and DRO
The construction process is the same one we run across the Riviera Maya: lot review, concept design, construction documents, permits, foundation, shell, services and finishes, then turnkey handover. See the full process with per-stage timings.
The breakdown of what the price per m² includes and excludes is common to all our projects.
Petempich Bay belongs to the municipality of Puerto Morelos, independent since 2016, and sits within the influence area of the Puerto Morelos Reef National Park. Land use and the building licence with a DRO are processed there; beachfront lots require a ZOFEMAT concession and, in practice, always an environmental authorisation, with conditions on clearing, runoff, beach-facing lighting and wastewater treatment. This is one of the areas where the environmental file sets the entire construction calendar.
Coastal limestone with a very shallow water table facing the reef. The soil study sets the foundation and the finished floor level, and the structure is designed with marine-grade cover and admixtures. Drainage is solved with a treatment plant or biodigester — never a simple septic pit — because any badly resolved discharge reaches the reef.
Petempich Bay is the strip of beachfront residences south of Puerto Morelos, inside the protected natural area and facing the reef barrier. It is the most discreet stretch of the northern corridor: few lots, a lot of privacy, calm sand and a rulebook that revolves entirely around the reef — mandatory wastewater treatment, runoff control and an environmental file handled carefully from the first drawing.
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