The Salvadoran state acquired an internal street of the private complex “Los Sueños” for the exclusive use of the new presidential residence, which is being built around the Bukele family home.

Los Sueños is a residential complex which is exclusive and private on the outskirts of Nuevo Cuscatlán, the municipality where Nayib Bukele was mayor between 2012 and 2015.

Although the president’s main headquarters, according to Salvadoran law, is the Presidential House of El Salvador (CAPRES), located in the capital, Bukele decided to maintain his permanent residence in Los Sueños.

Between September 2023 and May 2024, the Presidency of El Salvador acquired three plots of land in Los Sueños for a total of $1,443,000 USD for the construction of a new presidential residence project.

The acquired lots border Bukele’s residence. In February 2025, the President’s private secretary sent a letter to the board of directors of Los Sueños to negotiate the purchase of a street that would serve as private access to these new properties.

After months of negotiations with the neighborhood associations, the Presidency acquired the street for its exclusive use and agreed to pave another internal road within the private complex as compensation. They also offered a barbecue to the other residents as a token of their appreciation.

Due to the complete secrecy surrounding public information and spending in El Salvador, it is not possible to know the cost of the new presidential residence project. However, the Office of the President has requested a $50 million increase for 2026.

According to the measurements, the land acquired is equivalent to the space that would be occupied by about 50 social housing units, that is, those that are currently being promoted by the Salvadoran State for low-income families.

In May 2025, nearly 300 farming families from the El Bosque cooperative held a peaceful protest 500 meters from the entrance to Los Sueños. The families were asking for Bukele’s help to prevent their eviction from their homes, which had been ordered by a court of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador.

In response, Bukele sent in the Military Police, who arrested Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, two human rights defenders who, to this day, remain in prison for accompanying the protest.