Warehouses in the Central Valley

Warehouses available for rent and sale

In the Central Valley of Costa Rica

Warehouses are not just storage spaces; They are articulators of processes for the logistics of their users.

In Costa Rica, specialized warehouses have increased and are part of the companies that need adequate infrastructure to distribute their products. The operability, storage capacity and quality of a product may depend on the use of a good warehouse.

There are different types of warehouses and their uses vary according to the needs of the owner. Before choosing a warehouse, you must take into account:

Strategic location: The movement, accessibility and logistics of a business depend on the objects to be stored being close to all operations.
Size: The second important aspect is size. Warehouses can be used to store merchandise, personal items, raw materials, and much more. For this, the size must be adequate and with the possibility of occupying all the space without damaging the products.
Types of product: The input and output flow will depend on whether they are unfinished products or not. It is necessary that raw materials are close to the production spaces to speed up the process.
On the other hand, the finished products need to be ready to be delivered to the customer and for this, good storage should be near the delivery point that allows them to be disposed of immediately.

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The industrial market is very important for the country since in one way or another it managed to survive the pandemic by reinventing its future. Our focus at Nativu Comercial & Desarrollo is to solve the needs of companies that require industrial buildings, adapting our services to customer requirements.

Experience makes us innovative and proactive where we can provide our clients with the best real estate options for their business. We have the best options for industrial spaces in the Costa Rican territory.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Construction and engineering of logistics warehouses

The Central American region is an emerging market with modern industrial infrastructure. Below we list the characteristics mentioned by our experts during the 1st Commercial Real Estate Summit, Trends 2021, around the latest trends in logistics warehouse engineering:

Durable and resilient. The construction must use high quality materials and strength. As for floors, the use of macro-slabs prevails, and super-flat floor systems.
Multifaceted. What has been changing are the uses of customers, so the design must prove to be multifaceted; warehouses that can house all kinds of merchandise and product.
A lot of height. The trend is to go to a free height of 12 meters to take advantage of more cubic capacity. In this sense, it is complemented by the incorporation of logistics equipment to work these heights.
Air conditioning. In the case of housing products that need a controlled environment, the warehouses must have the space and technological structure in such a way that they have the ability to automate the facilities if required by the operation.
Location and accessibility. Customers require large containers to be in and out without going through congestion, so direct access to a road artery is transcendental. In addition to proximity to ports and airports. As for the operation to the ships, there must be wide access streets and sufficient parking for customer fleets. The number of docks for loading and unloading, must aspire to have at least a distance of 500 meters.
Loading and unloading efficiency. The optimization of maneuvering areas is one of the resources developers should pay attention to. The inefficiency of these spaces unexpectedly consumes time that delays the rest of the operation.
Establishment of personnel. The management of personnel has become an issue, according to the requirements of certain companies such as those responsible for the production of chemicals, the personnel must be contained within the same industrial warehouse, as they can carry contaminants if they leave it, so a recreation area must be contemplated for the personnel that operates the cargo.
Operation of the park. Access controls with good security and a stable connection to energy are transcendental, in this sense, the presence of electrical micro grids is noted. Wastewater treatment, periodic garbage collection and waste recycling must comply with sustainability seals.

Prices & types

The warehouses for rent range from 300 meters in size, with prices starting at $5 per square meter throughout Costa Rica. For sale from $ 700 per square meter.

We have the warehouses that fit your requirements and budget with some of these features for more security in your investment:

Condos with 24/7 security or independent
All types of warehouses for any business or industry
From good to excellent finishes
Heights from 4 meters depending on the type of business
Best locations in Costa Rica
Three-phase power if required
Office Warehouses, Industrial Buildings, Built to Suit, Triple Purpose (Warehouse, Office, Premises)
With electricity, water, telephones, offices, bathrooms and parking services.
Manoeuvring yards and platforms
Warehouses for storage, distribution and manufacturing.

Free Trade Zones

The Free Trade Zone is an incentive that allows industrial, commercial and service activities to be developed, under special regulations, in exchange, tax, customs and foreign trade matters. The benefits of the free zone are tax exceptions: extraterritoriality.

Requirements for companies in Free Trade Zones in Costa Rica:

Minimum investment of 10 million dollars for a commercial activity considered as a “megaproject”, regardless of its location. Manufacturing companies must maintain a minimum of 200 employees on the payroll at the start of production operations.

The Free Trade Zone regime is defined in Costa Rica as the set of incentives and benefits granted by the country to companies that make new investments and comply with local requirements and obligations. This regime is regulated by the Free Zones Law No. 7210 and its regulations.
Benefits: At the highest level, free zone companies provide the country with hard currency capital, jobs generally more modern than those available locally; development of high-value chains for local suppliers; access to new markets to which these companies will export their goods and services.
How do they operate?: The Free Trade Zone regime represents approximately 50% of Costa Rica’s commercial shipments abroad, but companies that benefit from the status and jurisdiction of free zones, and that can benefit from the incentives, must comply with the legally stipulated requirements.
How many free zones are there in Costa Rica? The regime in Costa Rica has existed since 1990. There are currently 41 Free Trade Zones that house 375 companies generating 115,161 direct jobs and almost 57,441 indirect jobs. Additionally, these companies generate 120,000 direct employees and 57,000 indirect jobs for a total of 172,000 jobs. To those 120 thousand people that the Free Zones directly employ they pay $ 2,117 million in salaries and $ 786 million in social charges per year

Industrial Zones

An industrial zone is a certain area in which industrial activity can be carried out, such as: production and manufacture of electronics, food products, cosmetics, raw materials for construction, among others.

The main industries in Costa Rica are: manufacturing (food, beverages and tobacco; textiles, leather and footwear; wood; paper, printing and publishing; chemicals, plastic, rubber and pharmaceuticals; concrete, ceramics and glass; metalworking, others).

Industrial parks have the particularity of having a series of services, such as: electricity supply, water supply with various types of treatment, depending on the use you want to give it, such as, for example, for drinking use, for boilers, or for cooling, etc.

Zoning & projects

In recent years storage projects in Costa Rica have increased. In the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM), projects totaling 133,300 square meters (m²) are under construction.

In Costa Rica, warehouses can be classified into three different categories according to their characteristics: A, B and C. These last two have more limited dimensions and even lack some elements of the most modern warehouses, such as the platforms.

Projects outside the GAM:

New project highlighted in lemon: In a 30-hectare plot located five kilometers from the Moín Container Terminal in Costa Rica, the “Plataforma Logística Caribe” (PLACA) project is under development and will be located near Route 32, a road section that goes from Limón to San José. It has complete environmental viability approved by SETENA, with a Free Trade Zone operating license.