River Island Punta Cana
Where it is, and daily life nearby
| Coast | 2.9km |
| PUJ airport | 7.8 km |
| Golf | 2.1km · Barceló Bavaro Golf |
Straight-line distances measured from OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-23 — not drive times. OSM's coverage of shops and clinics here is uneven: "not mapped" means nobody has mapped one, not that none exists. Shops, schools and clinics are being measured for this area next. See the Downtown Punta Cana area guide.
Hurricanes, earthquakes and elevation
| Hurricanes whose centre passed within 50 km, since 1980 | 4 |
| Strongest of them | Georges, 1998 · Category 3 · 49 km away |
| Most recent | Fiona, 2022 · Category 1 · 21 km away |
| Tropical storms or stronger, same window | 7 |
| Earthquakes of magnitude 5+ within 100 km, since 1973 | 33 |
| Largest recorded within 150 km | M7.8, 1946 · 92 km away (16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic) |
| Ground height at this location | 4 m above sea level |
History, not a forecast. These are counts of what has happened near this location, not the chance of it happening again or of how a particular building would fare. See hurricanes and insurance. Sources: NOAA IBTrACS v04r01, fetched 2026-11-05; USGS earthquake catalogue, fetched 2026-11-05; elevation from Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA).
What the same money rents for
| 2 bed long-let rent in Downtown Punta Cana, median | $1,450/mo |
| Owning this one: HOA, property tax and insurance | ≈ $567/mo |
| Gross yield if bought and let long-term | 5.1% |
Median of 15 measured monthly rents for 2 bed homes in Downtown Punta Cana (Q3 2026), commercial units excluded. The gross yield is rent × 12 ÷ this price — before costs, and it needs no occupancy assumption. Ownership costs exclude a mortgage and utilities.
Net yield — the real number
| Gross STR revenue (ADR $167 × 68% occ)† | $41,449/yr |
| Management (20%) | −$7,005 |
| Booking platform fee (15.5% of gross) | −$6,425 |
| HOA ($259/mo) | −$3,108 |
| IPI property tax | −$1,587 |
| Utilities, wifi, maintenance reserve† | −$3,780 |
| Insurance (incl. hurricane rider)† | −$2,108 |
| Net operating income | $17,436/yr → 5.1% |
† nightly rate, occupancy, utilities and maintenance, insurance are estimated, not yet sourced for this market. We mark them rather than hide them — see how we handle data.
How this market prices
| This unit | $2,519/m² |
| Asking median | $2,271/m² |
| Listings that left the market — last asking 87% of what live listings ask | $1,977/m² |
| Share of everything we have tracked here that has sold | 45.9% |
| This unit vs the asking median | 1% above |
Sold figures are last asking prices of units we watched leave the market, not registry prices — the closing price is private in the DR.
What the seller says
Punta Cana is, without a doubt, one of the destinations in the Americas with the greatest development in recent years, thanks to an infrastructure that allows immediate interconnection to any destination in the world. It has its airport, tourist ports and all the facilities to live to the fullest. An active life within nature, near the best beaches in the Caribbean and extensive vegetation. An area filled with a cosmopolitan culture, first-class restaurants, shopping centers and spaces where nightlife offers you a new experience at the end of each day. RIVER ISLAND has been conceived so that you can experience life to the maximum, exploring new paths, allowing you to enjoy the best of nature from a futuristic perspective. Conquering new spaces and emotions, with social areas and swimming pools where your day-to-day life is transformed into a collection of special moments. You will have for your enjoyment restaurants and various social areas to share with the family, as well as concentric pools, which will change the way you enjoy life. A structure that gives us independent environments, heights that do not break the horizon but rather redraw it, taking advantage of all its light to provide a perfect visual balance. RIVER ISLAND is a space consisting of various worlds that are connected to each other, keeping moments and spaces memorable, giving you the experience of living in the future with legendary magic. It has a large shopping area and extraordinary amenities, including a gym, beach club and bou- tique hotel. DETAILS:
- 534 apartment
- 1, 2 y 3 bedroom’s
- 18 miles m2 Pool
- Security 24h
- Terraces with panoramic views
- Private parking
- Elevator
- Hotel boutique PAYMENT PLAN
- Downpayment 20%
- During construction 60%
- On completion 20% CLOSE BY: RIVER ISLAND is located within the Bávaro, Punta Cana area in a really great location which makes it incredibly easy to access the main boulevard, which connects all Bavaro-Punta Cana. This means it is located only a 15 minute drive to the Punta Cana International Airport, and a 2 minute drive to Downtown Punta Cana and Plaza San Juan. Plaza San Juan and Downtown Punta Cana are basically the must-go-to places in the area. Shops and malls filled with restaurants, bars, Coco Bongo, Rad Park and many more! The El Cortecito zone, known for its great popularity and touristic vibes is only a 10 minute drive.
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