Compostela

Compostela is a residential lot development in Mérida — 74 plots averaging 600 m² across roughly 0.1 km². Larger average plots than most of the city’s gated developments, which is what shapes the architecture that follows.

The distinction between Compostela and comparable schemes is the service layer rather than the amenity list. Alongside the expected concierge and front desk, the development runs its own refuse collection, resident transport and a shared library of things — provision that reads as designed for people who actually live there year-round rather than for seasonal owners.

Amenities include three pools (adults, children, and a semi-Olympic), a café and restaurant, a bar and cigar room, a private bar with terrace, a gym, sauna and steam, a massage room, a business centre, a 200-person event hall, an outdoor yoga area, and courts for pádel, tennis, basketball and seven-a-side football. There is a kids club and a juniors club.

As with any lot purchase, what you are buying is the plot, the master plan and the covenants — the house is a separate commission and a separate budget.