FÉNIX AND ITS FIRST SKYSCRAPER
The building Majestic will be the first Bucaramanga skyscraper, behind this big project, Phoenix Constructions is, a company with high recognition in the stage of the regional construction. That’s why Phoenix makes part of this one special of the Carried Magazine.
Fenix Construcciones, a company with high impact in Bucaramanga and the region, was born 36 years ago thanks to an initiative of the family white Guarin. However, later, Horacio white Guarin became owner of the company.
The name of the company is due to the mythological bird that rose from the ashes; with reference to this issue, recently achieved the registration of trademark, since there are other construction companies with similar names that will have to change its name to avoid confusion.
In synthesis: this company generates more than 600 direct jobs in Santander and Cundinamarca more about 400 indirect jobs.
Homes of interest SOCIAL
in the beginning this company focused on social interest housing, part of the barrio El Carmen in Floridablanca is Phoenix, Barbosa and Aguachica we have projects of social interest, at the time also took place in Panama and Costa Rica. From 2001, they began the construction with 3, 4, 5 and 6 layers, so the brand was unveiled. «Phoenix today is focused on these recent strata, with special projects of great demand, but we do in Giron a package of free housing from the Government,» said Adriana Gisela Serrano Suárez, Vice President Phoenix commercial construction and industrial engineer.
MAJESTIC, the SKYSCRAPER
the largest of this construction project is Majestic, name which was also recorded and which seek to replicate this project in the main cities of Colombia. But what is Majestic, well, this important project is the tallest building in Bucaramanga, has works of engineering that are not common because of the topographic difficulty of the city, and on top of that, made a good environmental management.
The smallest apartment has 260 meters and the biggest 550 meters in average. In sales it is equivalent to 160.000 millions. It has 42 apartments, with 163 meters high expiring with the world characteristics of a skyscraper, since it has more than 152 meters. It is of stratum 6. One plans to do the delivery in June, 2015, completely talented and decorated.
THE SPECIALTY
Phoenix has specialized principally in conceptualizing projects, designing them and constructing them, particularly in the strata 4, 5 and 6, which are very demanding. In the same way the company comes specializing in deep foundations, bridges and bases of bridges, this like another business opportunity, also it is provided with a plant of concrete to lower costs and power to have competitive prices.
THE MARKET
For Adriana Serrano the market of the construction in Santander is very dynamic, “the last statistics locate it in the third place at national, this level it is a demanding market, what does that the struggle is strong, but it is necessary to keep on working hard for the fixed costs that we have. It is necessary to be careful and to be cautious, they recommend to themselves the presales, the problem there are the investors who buy to resell. We prepare for a macro project for ourselves in Sopó-Cundinamarca – the next year, where we hope to make 4 and 5 not less than 2000 stratum units, what it demands in the finished execution 10 years approximately. There will be 6 residential sets. There big development foci are growing”.
THE BUSINESS
In Fenix constructions almost all the projects give 30 months for the payment of the initial quota, a widespread term so that a person could buy, the banks finance 65 or 70 % according to the case.
Majestic: in sales it is equivalent to $ 160.000 millions. It has 42 apartments, with 163 meters high expiring with the world characteristics of a skyscraper, since it has more than 152 meters. It is of stratum 6.
