Tulum, Q.R. — The Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat) has denied building permits for two Tulum real estate projects. Both the Maiim and Adamar condominium projects have been denied their environmental building permits after starting construction without them.
The Maiim Condominium is a 38 unit building by company Promotora de Incentivos México SA de CV. The Adamar Condominium, its company name Desarrollos Tulum Dieciséis SAPI de CV, is a seven-story building with 16 apartments.
Both projects, which are well under development, submitted their environmental impact statements after repeated closures and fines by federal authorities.
However, last week in the federation’s Gaceta Ecológica, both projects were deemed resolved after the government denied their permits. Both real estate projects were built in Bahía Solimán of Tulum prior to submitting environmental impact statements for authorization, which is a mandatory process for construction approval.
When the companies finally did submit, both were denied authorization by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) for environmental damage already done.
Last month, a judge ruled in favor of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) to seize the Adamar property for building without permits and continuing to build after being closed.
