RIO DE JANEIRO OLYMPIC VILLAGE

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

PROJECT NAME

LOCATION

STATUS

START YEAR

BUILT YEAR

LAND SIZE

MAIN PROGRAM

PATRON

BUILDER

COST

 

PROJECTED POPULATION

ACTUAL POPULATION

SALE PERCENTAGE

AVERAGE SALE PRICE

OCCUPANCY RATE

Rio de Janeiro Olympic Village

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Built

2011

2016

0.22 sqkm

Residential

Brazilian government

Odebrecht and Carvalho Hosken

US$700 million

 

17,905 for 3,600 units

less than 2,000

7%

US$2200/sqm

less than 7%

       Rio 2016 has essentially become a financial disaster, with the games costing $13 billion in a mix of private and public money, according to a June Associated Press report. Much of the Olympic infrastructure is abandoned or underused, including the $700 million athletes village that was supposed to be turned into luxury condos once the games were over. Stephen Wade of the Associated Press recently reported via Twitter that the athletes village was "shuttered" and that only 7% of the condos had been sold.

Construction of the Olympic Village began in 2013 on a stretch of approximately 800,000 square meters of land in Barra da Tijuca, called Ilha Pura (Pure Island). The site was considered ideal for the athletes’ village, being accessible to most of the major competition hubs, including the biggest Olympic site, Olympic Park. The entire village is 31 17-floor towers that include 10,160 bedrooms. The city of Rio planned to convert them into 3,600 luxury apartments after the Olympics, with prices up to $700,000, according to an Associated Press report.

        As reported in February of 2007, the City of Rio is in discussions with government-owned financial institution, Caixa EconĂ´mica Federal (CEF) and construction company, Carvalho Hosken, to sell the Olympic Village. Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella has struck an agreement with the CEF to provide low-rate financing to sell the units to civil servants. The same report indicated that representatives of the Brazilian Navy have already met with Mayor Crivella and CEF president, Gilberto Occhi, to discuss financial terms of purchasing units for the Navy.

 

 

RELATED MEDIA COVERS

REUTERS: Rio risks empty Olympic legacy as real estate stalls

THE RIO TIMES: Rio Officials Negotiating Sale of Olympic Apartments to Civil Workers

BUSINESS INSIDER: Rio's $700 million athletes village was turned into luxury condos but is now reportedly 'shuttered' and 93% vacant

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RIO DE JANEIRO OLYMPIC VILLAGE