Treetop-Oriented Development

Finca Bellavista is a development on the southern coast of Costa Rica with 5 houses and 24 other buildings, all sustainable treehouse structures.

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February 20, 2011, 5:00 AM PST

By Tim Halbur

Nigel F. Maynard at Builder Magazine pays Finca Bellavista a visit:

"Today the community consists of 300-plus acres (the couple [Erica and Matt Hogan, the founders] sold lots to pay for the purchase of additional land) of secondary rainforest and reclaimed pasture and is billed as the world's first planned, modern, sustainable treehouse community. The real estate adage about location still applies, as the site is situated near national parks, beaches, whitewater rivers, hiking trails, and 'mountainscapes.'"

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