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The site of a former factory in Vallecas will house 1,400 apartments

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The site of a former factory in Vallecas will house 1,400 apartments

Rumor had it that this could be the new home of Rayo Vallecano, but the vacant lot where the old Borondo Tube factory stood already has a definite future. It will house at least 1,400 housing units, including 35% public protectionin addition to new green spaces, public and private facilities and places of economic activity. Today, the Government Council will approve the first modification of the General Plan of the Palomeras Sureste neighborhood (Puente de Vallecas) to transform the current industrial use of this land of 137,074 square meters into residential use, services and activities .

With this transformation, they explain from the field of Urban Planning, Mobility and the Environment, the deterioration of the area is resolved, since the uses currently implemented do not meet the needs of the environment. As things stand, the site of the old concrete factory had a negative impact on accessibility and communication within the neighborhood.

This is just the first area that will be changed as part of an ambitious urban and environmental plan called Demo Area 360 Vallecas, which will transform the entire area between the A-3, the M40, the railway network and Albufera Avenue.

At the urban planning level, between the South Campus of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Infanta Leonor Hospital, they point out from the area, there are several abandoned industrial lands that the municipality will revitalize throughout its mandate, as already indicated. did it in the region of Méndez Álvaro. In addition to the already mentioned Tubos Borondo, also included are Santa Luisa and the Vallecas substation, with a combined area of more than 360,000 square meters.

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The urban project also includes the regeneration of the surroundings of the Infanta Leonor hospital, which should be approved in 2025. In this enclave, the health space will be naturalized and the new Health Campus will be created. They will thus be valued free spaces for patients and the rest of the neighborsas well as its connection with the nearest urban area and Valdebernardo Park. Three large green spaces will also be created: a public park, another which connects this land to the Metropolitan Forest and a therapeutic space.

Vallecas Demo 360 Area Planning

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From the point of view of equipment, the construction of a student residence is planned on the South Campus following the winning project of the competition launched by the Madrid City Hall and C40 Reiventing Cities. In addition, they will install photovoltaic panels in the College of Special Education, the Palomeras Municipal Sports Center and the South Campus Sports Center.

In terms of mobility, They will allocate 13.8 million euros to open new paths for cyclists and pedestrians, build three new Bicimad stations and connect the entire area with Cercanías station and the metro station. In addition, they will reconfigure Arboleda Street, create a green route on Albufera Avenue and a sensory forest and forest island next to the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

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