Caldas Medellín Rezoning: 180 Hectares Approved for Development

Medellín’s planning department filed rezoning documents on June 28 that would reclassify 180 hectares in the northern section of Caldas from rural reserve to mixed-use urban land.

The move arrives while Medellín’s overall apartment sales rose 19 percent in the first half of 2026, driven by buyers priced out of El Poblado and Envigado. Caldas sits directly south of Sabaneta along the same Metroplús corridor, yet it escaped the price surge that lifted average values in those two municipalities above 4.8 million pesos per square meter.

Local detail centers on two corridors already drawing quiet site visits. Along Carrera 49 between Calle 10 and Calle 14, former flower farms sit within 400 meters of the planned Caldas Norte station. A second cluster runs beside the old railway right-of-way that parallels Avenida Regional Sur, just east of the Universidad Católica de Oriente campus.

Price Signals and Timeline

Current listings show bare lots in those two strips trading at 1.95 million pesos per square meter, according to the Cámara de Propiedad Raíz Antioquia June report. That figure sits 37 percent below the median for Sabaneta’s western edge and has held steady since March 2025. The same report recorded only 42 formal sales in Caldas proper during the first quarter, compared with 287 in Sabaneta.

City records list the next public hearing for August 4 at the Alcaldía de Caldas. If the council approves the change, the new zoning rules would take effect in January 2027 and cap building heights at eight stories along the two corridors while allowing ground-floor retail.

Next Steps for Buyers

Anyone considering parcels should first confirm the exact boundaries on the planning department’s interactive map and then schedule a pre-application meeting with the Secretaría de Planeación before the August hearing. Early submissions for concept approval can still be lodged under the existing rural rules until December 31.