Makai

Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is about 15 minutes by car from Makai Residences, and Playa Caracol — the new white-sand beach inside Cap Cana — is roughly a 1,600 ft walk from the door. Playa Juanillo, the Cap Cana marina and two championship golf courses are all a few minutes further inside the gates, with the new Las Iguanas course running directly behind the community.

Makai projects a 7-11% annual return, based on the developer proforma at 60% to 85% occupancy. What drives it is the operator: the building runs as a single hotel operation under Dolce Hotels & Resorts by Wyndham, so bookings, housekeeping and guest services are handled centrally, and occupancy leans on Wyndham's distribution and loyalty demand rather than on an owner marketing one unit alone. Joining is the default rather than a requirement — a small number of owners opt out and live at Makai year-round — but an owner who does rent, rents through the Wyndham program rather than independently. These are projections, not guarantees; actual performance varies with season, demand and nightly rate.

Yes — Makai is registered under CONFOTUR, the Dominican Republic's tourism-incentive law, which means no 3% property-transfer tax at purchase and exemption from the annual property tax (IPI) for 15 years. The exemption attaches to the approved project rather than the buyer, so it applies regardless of nationality or residency. The 15-year clock runs from the project's approval date, so ask your advisor how much of the term remains.

Makai is delivered in two phases: Phase 1 hands over in Q2 2028 and Phase 2 in Q2 2029, completing the full 216 residences. Both phases sit within the same M-shaped building and share every amenity, so the community operates as one address from the first handover.

Yes — foreign buyers hold Dominican property in their own name with the same rights as a citizen, and Makai is sold in US dollars. There is no residency requirement and no local partner or corporation needed; title transfers by deed and the residence can be sold, willed or held indefinitely. A purchase above the minimum set by Dominican law also qualifies the buyer for residency by investment, should you want it, and your advisor can confirm the figure in force.

The ongoing cost at Makai is the homeowners association fee, which funds the common areas, security, landscaping and the shared amenities serving the 216 residences. It is charged on the total area of a residence, terrace included, rather than by bedroom count — so two homes with the same number of bedrooms can carry different fees, and a larger one-bedroom can pay more than a smaller two-bedroom. For owners in the Wyndham-managed rental programme, that fee and the programme's operating costs — housekeeping, upkeep, electricity, water and internet among them — are settled out of rental revenue before owners are paid, which is why the projected return is quoted net of them. An owner who opts out of the programme and lives at Makai year-round pays the association fee directly. Your advisor can send the current fee schedule for a specific residence.

Makai offers 17 layouts across 216 residences, from about 759 sq ft for a one-bedroom up to 1,489 sq ft for a top-floor two-bedroom. Sizes are quoted as total constructed area — interior plus terrace — and the top-floor homes add a private rooftop of roughly 1,034 sq ft on top of that, about 2,523 sq ft all in; the most common tier is a one-bedroom with a family room at about 1,166 sq ft. Register to see the full plan set with dimensions and availability.