The newest gated community in Tamarindo — a planned 220-home village in the reforested hills between Tamarindo and Langosta, designed by Richard Müller.
Tamarindo Park is the newest of Tamarindo's gated communities, carved into the reforested hillside that connects Tamarindo to Playa Langosta - the last large piece of undeveloped land between the two.
The site covers about 37 hectares (91 acres), and the developer has committed to keeping roughly 75% of it natural, leaning on reforestation, permaculture and regenerative-agriculture practices rather than maximum-density planning. The master plan calls for around 220 tropical-contemporary homes, delivered in phases.
The first phase sits at the community's entrance, perched on a hilltop with ocean views and about a ten-minute walk from the beach and downtown Tamarindo. It launched with 32 homes plus a first release of building lots, and the developer reports the first thirteen homes already delivered.
Every house is designed under Richard Müller, one of Costa Rica's most established residential architects. His homes here run four to eight bedrooms and are tailored to each homesite - often designed around existing trees rather than through them. KRAIN, my brokerage, has represented turnkey homes in the Hilltop collection, so I have seen the build quality up close.
The plan includes a wellness and fitness center, a sports club, an ocean-view sunset club, paddle courts, a community garden, hiking and mountain-bike trails, and a small commercial space. As with any young community, these arrive in stages - my advice is always to buy on what is delivered plus what is contractually committed, not on renderings.
Position and design pedigree. The site sits between the two beaches, so you are minutes from both Tamarindo's energy and Langosta's quiet - and because it is a ground-up master plan under a single architect rather than an accumulation of lots, the finished community will have an architectural consistency closer to Senderos or Las Catalinas than to an older subdivision. The 75% preservation commitment is also unusual at this scale.
Early buyers who want new construction at pre-build-out pricing in a location that cannot be replicated - there is no more undeveloped hillside between Tamarindo and Langosta. Also buyers who care about the sustainability posture, and families: Tamarindo's international schools, Educarte and Journey School, are both a short drive away.
This is a young development: you are betting on execution. That bet has upside - early phases of successful communities on this coast have historically been rewarded - but it is a different risk profile from buying into a 20-year-old neighborhood. Delivery timelines, HOA structure and rental rules come from the current developer documents; I walk through them with buyers before any commitment.
Senderos for the more established version of the same idea, Playa Langosta itself for finished beachside homes, Hacienda Pinilla for resort-scale maturity.
In a young community, the questions matter more: what is delivered versus planned, what the developer documents commit to, and how lots compare with turnkey homes. I help you ask them, tour the Hilltop, and bring in the independent professionals when an offer takes shape.
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