El Puertito Boating Village

El Puertito is a happy rarity: a boating neighborhood of just nine hectares and 23 lots on the shore of the Laguna del Sauce, at km 3,5 of Route 12. Its heart is the private harbor with a floating marina and boat storage, which gives owners access to 6.000 hectares of clean water for sailing, rowing or boating, with sunsets falling behind the Pan de Azúcar as a daily spectacle. The clubhouse on the lagoon's shore, with a bar and a wood-burning stove, extends the sailing days; the single access point with round-the-clock control and low building fees do the rest. In an area declared of touristic interest and a nature reserve, it's the obvious choice for those who understand life with a boat nearby.

The neighborhood is made up of just 23 exclusive lots, a minimal scale that sets it apart from any other proposal in the area and explains its spirit: here every neighbor knows every other, and the yacht club is, literally, the club down the block. The plots sit high, with unobstructed views of the lagoon, and the single entrance is marked by two buildings —administration and round-the-clock access control— that order the arrival. The architecture of the development leans toward serene modernity: well-designed houses in dialogue with the coast, with no showiness. The building fees, kept low as a direct result of the scale, make ownership light even for owners who don't live there year-round. It's the country-club format reduced to its purest nautical essence.

El Puertito occupies nine hectares on the shore of the Laguna del Sauce, at km 3,5 of Route 12, within an area declared of touristic interest and a nature reserve. The lagoon is the great protagonist: 6.000 hectares of clean, transparent water, with exceptionally rich flora and fauna, available for sailing, rowing or fishing with silence as your only company. From the private dock, sunsets fall behind the Pan de Azúcar in a spectacle unmatched anywhere else on the east coast. The area's top-tier hotel infrastructure and the Club del Lago golf course — where owners are preferential members, exempt from the joining fee — complete a neighborhood that's hard to improve on.

The heart of the community is its private marina with a floating dock, fully serviced for the exclusive use of owners, with dry storage for small boats, a launch ramp and stone steps leading down to the water. The clubhouse, right on the waterfront, offers a large terrace, a lounge area with a bar and a fire pit, and the logistical support for the complex's social and nautical activities. It is the first and only nautical gated community in the Punta del Este area, a niche with no direct competition: anyone with a boat who wants it steps from their bed won't find a comparable alternative anywhere in the department. For that buyer, El Puertito isn't just another option — it's the only possible address.

• First nautical country club in the Punta del Este area
• Direct access to the 6.000 hectares of water of Laguna del Sauce
• Floating marina and boat storage for owners
• Only 23 lots with low building fees (HOA)
• Sunsets over Pan de Azúcar from the pier
• In 2023 the Junta Nacional de Drogas ordered the official auction of 12 plots in the complex, seized in the money-laundering case against businessman Osman Naim Kaya (the CitlikBank virtual gambling fraud)
• Nautical neighborhood with lots over 2.000 m2 and the option to join adjoining lots
• Exclusive low-density neighborhood (23 lots) with direct access to Laguna del Sauce