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Region 8

region-8
2 snapshots · latest May 5, 2026
Pioneer

Region 8 is Aldea Zama's overflow — 229 establishments, 78.9 sophistication score (high for a Pioneer zone). 17 real estate companies in inventory. Luxury short-stay closures (KAAB, ZATARA, Solemn Ocean Living) thinning the high-end rental supply.

53.0
Composition score
229
Establishments
5% first-wave
1.29%
Closure rate
3 permanent
Pioneer
Emerging
Developing
Established
Largely unbuilt or local-serving. Highest upside, longest hold.

This zone's trajectory

The strongest historical comparable in our dataset. When the matched snapshot is older, the comparable's path projects Region 8's likely direction.

Trajectory match · 99.4% similar
Region 8 todayRegion 15 today
Region 8 todaycomp 53.0
Region 15 · May 2026comp 60.6

What this means for you

How Region 8's current state translates into a position for each stakeholder. Decision anchors grounded in the zone's data + Tulum market context — not financial advice.

Buyer
Aldea-Zama-adjacent at Pioneer pricing. Trajectory match is Aldea Zama today (99.2% similar) — same fingerprint, lower entry.
Developer
Active acquisition zone. 17 real estate companies show peers are entering. Differentiate on product (eco, design, wellness) rather than commodity stock.
Operator
Avoid luxury short-stay — multiple closures (KAAB, ZATARA, Solemn Ocean Living) show oversupply at the top end. Mid-tier hospitality has room.
Investor
Pioneer with developing-zone fingerprint. Asymmetric upside if the Aldea-Zama match converges; downside is the soft top-end rental market.

What's here

145
Hospitality
46
Other
17
Real Estate & Development
7
Wellness & Retreat
6
Food & Beverage
5
Cowork & Creative

Churn & closures

What's exiting the zone, and the rate at which capital is rotating out — the inverse signal of new openings.

Churn signal
1.29%
permanent closure rate
3
permanent
4
temporary
What's exiting
Real Estate & Development
2
Food & Beverage
1
Recent closures
TEMPKAABReal Estate & Development
PERMSolemn Ocean LivingReal Estate & Development
PERMLa veleta, TulumFood & Beverage
TEMPCasa GiancarloHospitality
PERMZATARA by DK del CaribeReal Estate & Development
TEMPAtman VillageReal Estate & Development

Velocity

+0.34
Composition / 30d
+1.26
Sophistication / 30d
-0.59
Review accel.
+14.76
Net openings / 30d
Methodology & detail↓ expand

Score breakdown

Sophistication30%
78.9
Weighted establishment-tier score. Yoga and galleries score high; banks and gas stations score low.
Diversity25%
41.6
Shannon index across category mix. High = balanced; low = monoculture.
Density20%
64.2
Establishments per km², log-scaled. Captures urban concentration.
Review depth25%
24.2
Avg reviews per establishment, log-scaled. Proxy for market attention. Becomes review velocity once we have multiple snapshots.

Composition fingerprint

Hospitality
63.3%
Other
20.1%
Real Estate & Development
7.4%
Wellness & Retreat
3.1%
Food & Beverage
2.6%
Cowork & Creative
2.2%
Health & Fitness
0.9%
Retail & Shopping
0.4%

Cohorts by month of arrival

Cohort
Count
Mean rating
Mean reviews
First-wave
Mean tier
2025-07
75
4.67
16
5%
2.63
2026-05
154
4.79
8
5%
3.42