The building boom goes on

This is the block next to ALDI. Looks complete, in fact a couple show signs of being occupied, but there's no proper access road etc.

Not far away, another new construction which you can see if you look up from the 'entrance' to the old town at the roundabout. These are being sold by Century 21.

A lot of new building under way between the main road and the marina.

This is the one near me, nearing external completion but work seems to have stopped

But men were working on this one, Finisterre, on the hill up from the marina on the way to the old via the cliff.

while (supposed to be for self-build) down south of the main road at Marina one company has bought quite a few plots, calling themselves   https://www.algarnor.com/

and above the harbour is Finisterra Residence ... https://www.buymeprestige.com/detail/luxury-pool-top-floor-algarve-albufeira-sea-view-sun_78400

opposite the tax office is now Albufeira Prime   http://albufeira-prime.libertas-projects.pt/

opposite ALDI is Malpique Residence   https://www.orbial.pt/en-gb/development/malpique-residence/7423070

quinta da correeira is being finished  https://casa.trovit.pt/listing/lotes-de-para-construcao-albufeira-correeira.Q1T11Pj1s12_

and just behind the worms pingo doce is Albufeira Deluxe ... rua beato vicente ... finished a while ago and now available for hols, etc ..  

up top of there and right of stadium is the huge apartamentos vale pedras development and

and opposite that between RCI and the old swimming pool is over 16,000 m2 proposed ..

I was told developers can merely return the properties to the Bank and carry on trading hence the number of Bank owned properties at the last downturn. The Banks then take the loss and developer keeps the worthwhile properties.

Lets hope it doesn't come to this. 

The block almost opposite me looks to be substantially complete. This morning, gardeners were busy laying in ornamental shrubs. I wonder who is going to buy them.

 

 

Across the way, work continues on yet more.

The Finisterre apartment building opposite the Arte Bar. if you saw how these were flung up, would you spend upwards of €250,000?

The standard brick type here. I am fairly certain it is mainly to reduce weight. Steel frames are the load bearing elements, the bricks just fill in the spaces. They will be covered with a layer of concrete, which will then be painted. Looks nice when finished, but no substance. There should be a double wall with cavity for some degree of insulation.

I found a slightly learned paper on the evolution of Portuguese construction techniques, in English, at https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB11011.pdf

Talks about different types of brick and building techniques,with mention of the problems associated with poor project management and low quality workmanship.