Parque Pinares

About

Parque Pinares is a small gated community of houses in the Pinares district at the entrance to Punta del Este. It occupies a pine wood of just over three hectares (the official site mentions 35,500 m²) and is fully fenced. Although one portal lists it as a "building", it is a group of detached and semi-detached duplex houses with private gardens; the official site describes it as completed and operating, with the last plots for sale.

The entrance is on Camino a la Laguna, at the level of stop 34½ on Playa Mansa, about 150–200 m from the beach, close to Maldonado and roughly 5 minutes from central Punta del Este.

About a third of the land is given over to green areas and amenities: two outdoor pools (one with a jacuzzi), soft-surface tennis and padel courts (Lisonda), a club house with barbecue and function room, indoor and outdoor gym, children's playground, pergola-covered squares and wifi in common areas. Each house has two parking spaces, a barbecue and a wood-burning stove.

Security is provided by Prosegur: individual alarms in every unit, 24-hour monitoring, cameras across the site, a 2 m perimeter fence and a single entrance with guardhouse and barrier. Streets are private and visitors enter only with an owner's authorisation. Fibre optics are available.

Plots range from about 237 to 856 m², and the larger ones allow two duplex houses. It is an alternative to an apartment for families who want a house with a garden near Playa Mansa.