Sabaneta Medellín Real Estate: Metro Growth Corridor 2026

Property listings in Sabaneta climbed 28 percent in the first half of 2026 after the Medellín Metro opened its southern extension to the suburb in December 2025.

The line now runs from Itagüí through Envigado and terminates at the new Sabaneta station on Carrera 50, cutting commute times to central Medellín from 45 minutes to under 25. Local agents report that buyers from El Poblado and Laureles have driven most of the recent purchases, citing lower land costs and direct rail access.

The upgrade forms part of the city’s southern corridor plan, which also includes widening of the Autopista Sur between the Sabaneta toll plaza and the new Parque Industrial Sabaneta. Construction crews finished the first two lanes in April, with the remaining carriageway scheduled for completion by October.

Named projects reshape daily routes

Residents now use the expanded Avenida Regional connector at Calle 77 Sur to reach the Mercado de Sabaneta without crossing the older two-lane bridge over the Río Aburrá. The municipality also opened a 12-classroom annex to the Institución Educativa Sabaneta in March, funded by a 4.2 billion peso allocation from the Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá.

These works sit inside the 1,800-hectare growth zone designated in the 2023 Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial, which caps residential density at 120 units per hectare while requiring 15 percent of new projects to include commercial ground-floor space.

Prices and transaction volumes

Average asking prices reached 4.1 million pesos per square metre in June, up from 3.2 million in the same month last year, according to the Cámara de Comercio de Medellín. Apartment sales totalled 312 units between January and May, compared with 241 in the same period of 2025.

Developers have submitted plans for three mid-rise projects along Carrera 48 Sur, each required to dedicate ground-level retail space to serve the expected 8,000 new residents by 2029.

Buyers considering entry should review the latest lot prices at the Alcaldía de Sabaneta planning office before the next metro fare adjustment scheduled for January 2027.