According to elDinero, the National Statistics Office (ONE) found that 59.8% of 6,682 projects in urban Greater Santo Domingo were halted, slightly down from the previous survey.
According to elDinero, the first 2026 edition of the Buildings Supply Registry (ROE), prepared by the National Statistics Office (ONE), identified 6,682 construction projects in the urban area of the metropolitan region, which covers the Distrito Nacional and Santo Domingo province. Of these, 59.8% were halted at the time of the survey, versus 60.6% in the second half of 2025. Projects under way slipped from 20.4% to 19.3%, completed ones rose from 14.5% to 15.1%, abandoned ones grew from 3.2% to 4.3%, and projects not located rose from 0.3% to 0.6%. Stalling is more common among smaller projects. Buildings of up to 500 square metres make up 79.3% of all registered projects but only 11% of built area, while those above 5,000 square metres are 4.7% of projects and 71.8% of total floor area. The share of projects under way rises with size, reaching 78.8% among buildings over 15,000 square metres. Active projects total 7.84 million square metres of construction area; the share of area under way fell from 71.4% to 66.4%, halted projects' share rose from 23.4% to 25.6%, and projects still at the plans stage doubled their share from 3.3% to 6.6%. By number of projects, Santo Domingo Este leads with 34%, followed by Santo Domingo Norte (15.7%), Santo Domingo de Guzmán (13.4%) and Los Alcarrizos (12.3%). By area of active projects, Santo Domingo de Guzmán holds 40.8%, Santo Domingo Este 29.1% and Santo Domingo Norte 18.2%; together these three account for 88.1% of registered construction area. Boca Chica (73.5%) and Los Alcarrizos (73.3%) show the highest shares of halted projects, followed by San Antonio de Guerra (71.6%) and Pedro Brand (66.4%), while Santo Domingo de Guzmán has the lowest at 33.1%, with 47% of its projects under way. The report also notes that among projects under way, the structure and finishing stages account for 36.8% and 37.0% respectively, while 44.6% of halted projects are at the structural stage. This is general market statistics, not a guide to any specific project.