P.H. Arts & YOO: Building Market Snapshot

What the Registry Holds on Arts & YOO

P.H. Arts & YOO is one of the most actively traded buildings in our Avenida Balboa dataset. Every figure below comes from transactions recorded in Panama’s Registro Público — actual registered sale values, not listing prices. All amounts are in Panamanian Balboas (B/.), which trade 1:1 with the US Dollar.

• 552 verified transactions recorded since 2014, 182 of them in the last three years
• Unit sizes range from approximately 93 m² to 603 m², with most recorded sales between 121 m² and 181 m²
• Most recorded sale prices fall between roughly B/.224,000 and B/.464,000, around a midpoint near B/.300,000

A steady two- and three-bedroom market

Arts & YOO's registry record is unusually consistent. Most recorded sales sit in a tight band of two- and three-bedroom layouts between roughly 120 and 180 m², which makes it one of the easiest buildings on the avenue to comp: a buyer looking at a specific unit can usually find several recent closings of the same size within the same tower. The full report separates the two towers, tracks how the premium for bay-facing units has moved, and shows which floors have achieved the strongest price per square meter.

Why Arts & YOO stays liquid

The building has recorded well over a hundred sales in the last three years alone, a pace few Avenida Balboa towers match. Part of that is the YOO branding and Starck-designed common areas, which keep it on the short list for foreign buyers; part is the unit mix, which suits both owner-occupiers and long-term landlords. Liquidity is a feature for buyers as much as sellers — it means the registry always holds a fresh, directly comparable closing.

Buying or Renting Here? Check the Real Numbers First

Listing prices on Panama’s property portals are asking prices — what a seller hopes to get, not what buyers actually pay. The gap between the two can be substantial, and in a building with a resale record as deep as Arts & YOO’s, the registry tells you exactly where real deals have closed. Walking into a negotiation with verified comps for the specific tower, floor band and unit size is the single biggest advantage a buyer can have in Panama City.

What the Full Report Includes

• Every verified sale since 2014, with dates, unit sizes, and price per m²
• Floor-level premium analysis: which floors achieve the highest price/m² — and by how much
• Year-by-year price trend and closing velocity
• Mortgage data (lender, amount, rate), plus lien and foreclosure records
• Avenida Balboa comparison: how Arts & YOO’s pricing stacks up against neighboring towers
• Full text of every registry filing, per folio, a downloadable PDF, and 12 months of dashboard access

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About P.H. Arts & YOO

P.H. Arts & YOO comprises two residential towers on Avenida Balboa, Arts Tower and YOO Panama, the latter developed with the YOO design brand co-founded by Philippe Starck. The complex was delivered around 2013 and faces the Cinta Costera waterfront park, with the banking district a short ride inland.

Figures on this page are high-level ranges derived from transactions recorded in Panama’s Registro Público and will change as new sales are registered. Sale prices reflect actual registered transaction values, not listing prices. Ranges exclude nominal transfers and outliers. For informational purposes only — does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice.

— The Panacomps Team