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50 meters from the Cathedral. In the epicenter of the city that leads hotel profitability in the province.
Jaén is not an emerging destination: it is a destination that has arrived. In 2024, the province achieved the best tourism year in its history with nearly 765,000 travelers, a growth of 7.29% compared to the previous year, consolidating a trend that does not stop. And in that growth, the capital exerts hegemony. The city of Jaén has positioned itself as the destination with the highest hotel profitability in the province, leading in the number of travelers and overnight stays, with occupancy rates exceeding 75% per room during peak season.
The driving force behind all this has a name: the Cathedral of the Assumption, a masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance projected by Andrés de Vandelvira, a source of inspiration for cathedrals across Latin America and considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance in Andalusia. It is a monument that is currently advancing its candidacy to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, a recognition that, if realized, would radically transform the international tourism flow towards the city.
This reality is complemented by a strong institutional commitment to the cathedral environment. Recently, an investment of over 1.7 million euros in European funds has been executed for the rehabilitation of historical buildings, renewal of pavements, undergrounding of infrastructures, and improvement of the monumental lighting of the historical complex. The center of Jaén is being revitalized. And whoever occupies the best meters of that center today will arrive first.
50 meters from the Cathedral, in the heart of the historic center, this building is undergoing a complete rehabilitation currently in progress, with a projected completion date for 2026. It is not a project on paper: it is an intervention already in execution, where every construction decision is being made with the rigor that such a location deserves. The smallest details are taken care of because this building is designed to become a reference, a living heritage of the city.
The current configuration projects four high-end apartments plus a commercial ground floor, with the possibility of adapting the property to achieve a total of 7 residential units, offering total flexibility to the investor depending on their business model: luxury tourist apartments, boutique accommodation, seasonal residence, or mixed residential-commercial asset.
UNESCO recognition acts as a catalyst for the economic revitalization of the environment, with a direct effect on hospitality, transportation, and local commerce. The scarcity of quality products in the historic center of Jaén makes such operations increasingly rare. The market is responding: investment groups with hospitality experience have already acquired properties in the historic center with the intention of enabling boutique hotels, demonstrating a growing investment appetite for a city that has taken time to be discovered but is now not going unnoticed.
Investing here is not just about acquiring square meters. It is entering into an asset with identity, history, and projection; a building that, when completed, will be part of the urban landscape of Jaén for future generations.
With a sale price of €1,800,000, this building offers an estimated net yield of 6.66% annually under a realistic vacation operation scenario, considering an average occupancy of 65% and a rate of €120 per room per night, consistent with the current tourist accommodation market in the historic center of Jaén. With its 4 apartments and a total of 6 rooms, the asset generates projected gross income of over €171,000 annually, placing the net return above €119,000 after operating expenses, positioning this operation well above the average yield of traditional residential rentals and in the high range of the Andalusian vacation market.
*Information available for interested investors and operators. Technical and project documentation is provided upon request.
**Synthesis images. The graphic representations are renders of the architectural project and are for illustrative purposes only.
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