Real Cariari puts a padlock on its shopping mall phase and is now betting on office space

(CRHoy.com) Victim of strong competition, the Real Cariari mall formally ended its stage as a shopping center, to now become a service center for offices and businesses.

This property was one of the first in the country to be developed under the "mall" model, but the arrival of strong competitors in nearby areas, such as Paseo de las Flores, Alajuela mall and more recently Oxigeno, led the place to go. gradually losing its initial function. The flight of shops and customers became unstoppable, until it was necessary to convert it.

The developer, Portafolio Inmobiliario, announced this Thursday that it had already completed the first two stages of remodeling the property, which consisted of conditioning and installing specialized areas for office and coworking centers.

In this they invested about $ 25 million

Now the third and final stage of the conversion process will begin, where the common areas will be remodeled.

In this, $ 11 million will be invested and approximately 4,000 new jobs will be generated in the different areas of operation.

The former Real Cariari will also now be called C3 Cariari Corporate Center.

It was developed under a mixed-use model; that is, it allows the main existence of offices, with some businesses that provide services to the public.

It currently has the companies and businesses WeWork, Blue Medical, Accenture, Health Prime, Crunch Fitness, Zodiac, Uno Sport, Spoon, Mc Donald's, Pop's, Quiznos, Satay, Tacobell, Óptica Munkel, Zipper, Element, Mia line, Don Colchón, Bazar Bauru, Farmacia Real Cariari, Banco Popular, GSCR Solutions, Aliss, Super Salón, Salón Baruk, Calderón and Daughters Jewelry, JK Accessories, Transport, Ocina Amerigan DG, Rebeca The Salón Spa, Ultra Sport, Arenas, Itech, Hello Mango and Chihouse.