3.5 hectare/8.75 acres, 4 (bed) rooms, 4 bath mansion, big pool,  caretakers house, river front, great views, in La Garita: US$ 795,000

Great Property – Ideal Climate - Fantastic views – Central Location 

The property is partly flat and slightly rolling down to the river with tropical landscaping, trails, several platforms to build apartments or more houses, fruit trees etc… All offering stunning most expansive views!!!! A completely private setting,

After passing your private electric gate you will be led over a 10 meter (33 feet) wide and 200 meter (700 feet) long drive-way/access, beautifully bedded into a flower garden.

This impressive property is tranquil, away from the street noises, no other houses in sight.

This 450 m2 (4,840 square feet) mansion has:

A living room opens to an enormous terrace overlooking the inviting swimming pool. Enjoy a cool drink from your tropical bar with full bathroom facilities.
There are terraces all over, letting the green tropical surroundings be part of your living spaces. The master suite is huge with again a nice terrace and stunning wide open views!!! Modern bathroom and spacious walk-in closet.  It has direct access to the pool area through sliding doors.  Two more bedrooms for your guests with a shared bathroom.

Your private theater can be found next to the entrance/hall-way.  There is a kitchen with pantry and extra storage room.

The main house also harbors a separate apartment with a large living/dining area, bedroom and bathroom. The apartment has plenty of space to build a second kitchen.

The pool is 9.5 by 4.5 m and with an average of 1.75 m deep, completely in mosaic tails

You will also find a bar/BBQ area next to the pool. A bathroom, toilet room and pool-utility room are strategically located behind the bar/rancho, near the pool.

A large work-shop annex ideal for the hobby person needing comfortable space where nobody cares if some paint or tools are not always neatly in place.
Also storage and laundry rooms complete the main house.

The main house has Satellite TV (SKY) and fast internet connected.

The carport is big enough for a large sized car. Next to the carport you will find an additional work-shop.

This 2^nd house (80 m2 or 860 square feet) is strategically located near the entrance of the access of the property. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a large living area.

The property has its own water supply for the garden. From a small creek, which runs trough the property, water is being distributed with a water pump and irrigation system, which both are in place, and guarantying water year round.

This beautiful property has many options of use.

According to the zoning plan the area is residential and touristy  (zona de corredores turisticos, comerciales y de proyectos especiales)

It can be used as your private mansion, or it could to be turned into for instance a resort, hotel, spa, yoga retreat, convention center and so on.

You could build up to 30 % of the land, max. 3 floors not to exceed 10.5 m.

Segregation could be possible as long as you have a min of 5.000 m² per lot.

Even 30 condominiums per hectare could be built on this great property as long as you respect 10 condominiums per hectare on the ground floor.

The owners recently did a thorough soil study and the whole property has a topographical plan showing the differences in altitude throughout the property. Both studies are available to buyers.

La Garita, an upscale, fairly small size town (+/- 10,000 inhabitants) is located at only 10 minutes from the international airport in Alajuela, 30 minutes from the capital city San Jose and at 60 minutes from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. Located 4 km from the autopista General Cañas and will be close to the new autopista which will bring you in 20 min to Escazu/San Jose and in less than 40 min to the pacific (2009)