Turnkey new builds in Selvazama: design, permits, foundation, structure and finishes under one contract, one site manager and one fixed price.
Recrea has been building houses in Selvazama and its surroundings off Avenida Cobá 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 | $3.5M – $5.9M MXN | $193,000 – $326,000 USD |
| 200 m² house | $4.6M – $7.8M MXN | $254,000 – $431,000 USD |
| 300 m² house | $9.7M – $17.5M MXN | $536,000 – $967,000 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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Nearby zones: Tankah Bay · Tulum Centro · Tulum Country Club · the Tulum Hotel Zone
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.
Tulum is the strictest municipality on the coast. On top of land use and the municipal licence with a DRO, most projects need environmental authorisation from SEMA (and an MIA where there is land clearing or proximity to cenotes or mangrove). The PDU caps density and height by zone and requires a minimum permeable green area. Budget 3 to 5 months for permits.
Fractured limestone with frequent cenotes and caverns, especially in Región 15 and La Veleta. A geophysical survey is not optional here: finding a cavern under the footprint after the foundation has started costs weeks of delay and hundreds of thousands of pesos.
Selvazama is Tulum’s largest master plan: roughly 200 hectares of urbanised land off Avenida Cobá, with water, power, drainage and fibre, concrete roads and bike paths, plus single-family, multi-family, mixed-use and macro lots. It is exactly what La Veleta does not offer: finished infrastructure. That shortens the build and removes feasibility surprises, though Tulum’s environmental process still applies.
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