U.S. plans new consulate at Via Montejo complex in north Merida

Consul General and Chief US Officer in Merida, Courtney Beale, announced that her country will build a new, larger consular facility on the Vía Montejo site because there is a high demand for diplomatic services in this region.

She said more than 10,000 Americans live in Mérida, and a large number of Yucatecans travel to the United States for different reasons, so they need larger consular offices.

“This modern building will be the symbol of bilateral relations with the Peninsula,” said the US official. “It’s a pleasure and pride to be part of this wonderful project.”

No dates were announced for starting construction or projected opening of the new consulate, which would replace the current facility on Calle 60 near Merida’s northern hotel zone.

Beale made the announcement at a grand opening ceremony held Thursday evening for the Via Montejo mixed-use project.

Present at the event were Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, the mayor of Mérida, Renán Barrera Concha, the founding partners of Inmobilia, Emilio Díaz Castellanos, Roberto Kelleher Vales and Oswaldo Millet Palomeque; and investors Elías and Jaime Fasja, and Jimmy Arakansi, general managers of Grupo Inmobiliario GFA, The Harbor and Thor Urbana. These officials led a tour of the gardens of Vía Montejo, cut the ribbons of The Harbor and Gran Chapur and were the main speakers.

The builders and investors of The Harbor reported that this modern three-level building will feature 120 commercial premises, 55,000 square meters of commercial areas. Construction cost more than $ 2 billion pesos000, generated 3,000 jobs in its construction phase and now will employ 1,000 and 1,200 indirect workers.

Sources:

yucatan.com.mx

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