About Playa Negra Realty

The best Beach Properties in Costa Rica

We are a full service real estate agency. We sell homes, condos, large plots of land (farms), condominiums, development projects, hotels and resorts, and businesses.

Our associates are in the areas surrounding Playa Negra which is situated on the beautiful Northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica. We are here to help you realize your dreams. We are dedicated to offering our customers the highest quality service.

Meet our team

of Real Estate Agents

Larry J. Graziano

Owner, Playa Negra Realty

Larry J. Graziano

Owner, Playa Negra Realty

Apart from being one of the master franchise owners for Coldwell Banker for the entire country and broker of his own office, Larry is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the ethics officer of the Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors (CRGAR), and has the NAR “Certified International Property Specialist” (CIPS) certification. He is one of the few in the country that are bound by standard ethical professionalism. He is a founder of the non-profit organization SalveMonos which helps area Howler Monkeys.

Matt Rosensteele

Real Estate Broker

Matt Rosensteele

Real Estate Broker

Matt Rosensteele has lived and worked in Costa Rica since 2008, first coming to fulfill a two-year commitment as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer. After finishing his Peace Corps service, he returned to Costa Rica to direct an environmental non-profit organization called Restoring Our Watershed (ROW).

Dimitri Casadei

Real Estate Agent

Dimitri Casadei

Real Estate Agent

Dimitri Casadei was born on June 14, 1996, in the German speaking part of Switzerland. Growing up in a rural village in the north of the country, Dimitri always enjoyed the beautiful nature around him. He completed his education in “insurance and risk management” and worked as an “VBV”-certified insurance agent in Switzerland’s financial sector for five years. In 2020, he visited Costa Rica for the first time and was instantly captivated by the country's beauty, culture, and way of life.

Camille Bourlette

Real Estate Agent

Camille Bourlette

Real Estate Agent

Camille Bourlette is originally from France but has been living abroad in multiple countries for 2 decades which allows her to be fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

Jurgen Chinchilla

Real Estate Agent

Jurgen Chinchilla

Real Estate Agent

Jurgen is a Costa Rican industrial engineer and has a postgraduate degree in project management. After working for several corporations and industries, since 2002, he has been involved in the real estate business, both in San José and in Guanacaste...

Deborah Freddo

Real Estate Office Manager

Deborah Freddo

Real Estate Office Manager

Deborah is an Italian who fell in love after visiting Costa Rica for the first time on a family vacation in 2008. She was so impressed by the colorful laidback culture she found that she decided to spend a couple of months in 2010 to truly test her intentions.

Google Reviews

     Excellent  
     Based on 44 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Jeff Loosemore 
 2023-02-17
 
 
  For me, trust is the most important factor in buying a foreign property. From the beginning Larry won us over with his honesty and explained every detail in the buying process. If I had to do it all over again, Larry Graziano is the only real estate agent I would use.  Thanks Larry, we love our house!
  
 
       
   Doug Kearney 
 2022-10-24
 
 
  I can’t speak more highly of Larry and his team. From the first contact to solidifying the purchase of our home in the Play Negra area, Larry’s integrity and professionalism was exceptional. It was enhanced by the depth of his knowledge of the area and process of buying a house in Costa Rica. He provided us great advice on many issues that you face when moving from the States to Costa Rica. He even recommended an excellent   book on how to learn Spanish quickly. After we purchased the house we had a two month delay in arriving in Costa Rica. With most Real Estate the relationship ends when the commission is paid, however Larry and his associate Jurgen helped arrange services to care for the house for those two months.
Thank you again Larry and team for making the process as smooth as possible
  
 
       
   Luciana Padurean 
 2022-09-13
 
 
  I had a firm idea of the type of lot I wanted and a budget to fit in . And on top , all without me actually being there or having any idea of the process of buying property in Costa Rica. Larry helped me find exactly what I wanted and made it all seem easy with thorough explanations and assistance. Highly recommend using his services
  
 
       
   Olga Nadal 
 2022-09-06
 
 
  Larry is absolutely amazing. Found our dream land in one day and was super responsive from beginning to end. Highly recommend him
  
 
       
   Marc Davis 
 2022-09-06
 
 
  Playa Grande Realty and Larry Graziano were excellent to deal with.He sold our lot in Playa Negra and got us a good price.He handled all the "moving parts" of a closing in Costa Rica well:lawyers, surveyors etc.Sue and I give him our highest recommendation.Marcus Davis,Atlanta Ga.
  
 
       
   Ramon Feskens 
 2022-09-06
 
 
  Larry was awesome to work with. My wife and I sold everything in the United states and moved to Costa Rica. We found a few houses we wanted to look at and Larry was happy to pick us up (we didn’t even have a car yet) and tour us around. Everywhere we went, everyone knew Larry and you could tell he was a big part of the community. We found a house we loved and Larry and his associates made the whole process very smooth and easy (Easier than buying in the states IMO). Moral of the story save yourself the hassle and call Larry for all your real estate needs.
  
 
       
   Dan McLaughlin 
 2021-06-26
 
 
  A little over a year ago, I was faced with the dilemma of how to sell land I had purchased in Avellanas in 2011. It had been controlled by an option to purchase agreement but when the option expired in April of 2020 the owner of the option was unable to exercise it. This led me to contact Larry Graziano who walked me through a number of options but it was also at a time when Covid had just hit and the real-estate industry was facing a great deal of uncertainty. With no pressure to list my land with his office, Larry advised me to utilize my existing contacts to try and sell the land on my own and if unable to do so then he would welcome the listing. But Larry's advice and acumen of the local real-estate market didn't stop there  because as I worked through the process of updating the deed to my land, it became necessary, on a number of occasions, to have a representative meet at the site with local utility companies. With no commitment from me to sign a listing , Larry offered to  make himself available to  meet with the utility employees just to help me out. As it turned out, I was able to sell my property on my own but had that sale not gone through, I was ready to enlist Larry's services because of his knowledge of the local market, his integrity with the advice he had given me and the trust he had earned. If you are a person looking to sell a property or buy a property in Costa Rica, I don't think you can do better or feel more secure than dealing with a person like Larry Graziano.

Dan McLaughlin
  
 
       
   manolo ruiz 
 2021-06-15
 
 
  El trabajo de Larry ha sido impecable, prolijo y super profesional. Lo recomiendo a ojos cerrados! Vendió mi casa muy rápido y se ocupo de todo. Gracias Larry!