Houses for sale in Santo Domingo Norte

What Santo Domingo Norte is like

Santo Domingo Norte is the municipality north of the Distrito Nacional, across the Isabela river. Its historic centre is Villa Mella, and in recent decades it has grown with working-class neighbourhoods, housing estates and gated communities towards El Higüero, La Victoria and Sabana Perdida.

Jacobo Majluta Avenue, begun in 1990, has become its development corridor: apartment towers, gated communities and shopping plazas line it, and areas such as Ciudad Modelo have filled with new projects.

Metro, cable car and roads

Metro Line 1 has its northern terminus, Mamá Tingó, in Villa Mella, running elevated on this stretch; from there you reach downtown without touching the traffic. The Santo Domingo cable car (Teleférico) links Charles de Gaulle and Sabana Perdida with Gualey, where it connects with Metro Line 2 at Eduardo Brito station.

By car, Jacobo Majluta connects with República de Colombia Avenue, and the Santo Domingo ring road (Circunvalación) links the area with the Duarte highway. El Higüero is home to Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, used for domestic and private flights.

Who it suits

First-time buyers looking for a new apartment with amenities at a price they cannot find in the Distrito Nacional, families who want a house with a yard, and people who work in the north of the city or along the Duarte highway.

What to check before buying

Many Jacobo Majluta projects are sold off-plan: ask for the payment schedule, delivery date and legal structure (trust or promise-of-sale contract), and visit the developer's finished buildings. Ask whether the project qualifies as affordable housing (bajo costo), as that can unlock the ITBIS bonus. And time the trip to Jacobo Majluta or the metro at rush hour.