Luxury homes: The 2022 projects in Zaragoza

While the promoters and construction companies analyze the economic changes and do the math, this year some 1,000 brand new homes will be delivered in Zaragoza and another as many in 2023, many of them luxury, such as the skyscraper in the AVE neighborhood, Torre Zaragoza, with apartments suitable for a few pockets and prices that range between 254,000 and 850,000 euros. Projects with high-end homes are also going to start, such as those that will begin to be built in the old Pignatelli warehouses this year, where Aedas Homes will put 107 homes up for sale (77 free and 30 public rentals) with prices above the 300,000 euros for the smallest.

Plaza Europa, Paseo María Agustín or the so-called AVE neighborhood are some of the locations that developers and builders have chosen to create luxury homes. And they will not be the only ones to be made in the consolidated city, which is once again among the priorities of companies in the sector. Investors also have their sights set on the green corridor; in Valdefierro, in the area closest to the Madrid highway, Paseo de la Ribera, in the Jesús neighbourhood. In these cases, with more affordable prices.

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Taking into account the new construction licenses granted by the Zaragoza City Council, a change in the trend can be seen and the consolidated city is once again the objective of the construction companies. After years in which they had opted for newly created neighborhoods, of the 70 approved during 2021 to add 1,420 apartments to the real estate park, 24 are concentrated in traditional districts and only one corresponds to Arcosur for a promotion of 66 homes.

For the director of Real Estate Market Studies at the University of Zaragoza, Luis Fabra, this change is "a wise decision". He explains that for companies it is much cheaper to opt for buildings in consolidated areas because urbanization costs are saved and they have sales guarantees, since future tenants can enjoy all the necessary public services, such as schools, civic centers, toy libraries. or outpatients.

The case of Arcosur stands out since today it is the only one with an affordable land price that would allow the promotion of construction for young people and social housing (VPA). The latter would allow, in turn, to regulate the price of the district.

The president of the Association of promoters and builders, Juan Carlos Bandrés, explains that with the high construction costs it is no longer profitable to bet on social housing. An example of this is that in 2021, of the 1,420 authorized, only 9.15% (130) are. “We have spent decades with the same cost price per square meter, without adapting it to the current ones,” says Fabra, who agrees with Bandrés about the need to update them.

Since 2020 in Zaragoza only 19,499 VPA licenses have been requested, while the free ones amount to 68,542. They represent only 28.45%, many of them promoted between 2005 and 2009, when authorizations were approved to make 14,909.

On Paseo María Agustín: Live in the center and enjoy an 'infinity' pool on the roof

On Paseo María Agustín, at number 40, the promoter Gestihabitat is waiting for the Heritage Commission of the Government of Aragón to give it the go-ahead to start building the 114-story luxury housing development with two , three and four bedrooms, as well as penthouses on the ground floor and duplexes.

During the excavations, archaeological remains appeared, including human bones, which have delayed the start of the works and raised the cost of construction, affecting the final cost.

As explained by the promoter, between the study carried out to exit the door of the old Cavalry Barracks, the previous excavations and the tastings carried out that must be done whenever an action is taken in the Historic Center of the city as it is cataloged as an Asset of Interest Cultural (BIC), the start of some works that will continue for another two has been delayed for more than a year. For now they do not know when they will have the approval of the DGA, but from the promoter they assure that the commercialization of the apartments, which began in June, is going very well and almost half of the apartments have already been sold, from two to four bedrooms and all with a terrace, highly demanded from the residential confinement.

Prices vary between 187,000 euros for the cheapest and 525,000 euros in the case of duplexes, 185 square meters. As announced on its website, "the project will have an innovative facade of avant-garde design, paying special attention to thermal and acoustic insulation, while the homes will be equipped with the latest technology in heating and air conditioning." On the top floor, a common area will be created, with a landscaped roof that includes an infinity pool, a gym and a large solarium, as well as children's play areas.

Center: High-end flats revalue the Pignatelli warehouse area

The old Pignatelli warehouses are going to be converted into a luxury development at the foot of a large park. The developer Aedas Homes is going to build 65 free homes with a price of 361.00 euros, the cheapest, and another 30 publicly owned rentals at the confluence of Santiago Guayar and Maestro Estremiana streets.

The project does not stop at the construction of this luxury development, but is accompanied by a comprehensive action in the old warehouses, which will become a new green lung of the capital. It is going to act in 27,688 square meters of free space that includes 23,609 of green area.

The future tenants will live next to a gigantic green area that will be divided into three zones. Thus, there will be a large pond where recreational navigation is planned; an intermediate pool with gardens, aromatic plants, fruit trees and children's games, criss-crossed by canals; and a large space in the shape of an amphitheater.

It also includes the construction of equipment to mitigate the deficiencies that this area of ​​the Aragonese capital presents, which will be located at the rear of the plots on Carrer del Maestro Estremiana, and along a promenade that will link the Pignatelli park with the Calle de Santiago Guallar, which will also be reformed.

The urbanization works of the future homes began in June 2021 and are scheduled to be completed in the last quarter of this year. The promoter is managing the request for the construction license and they plan to start the works in the first quarter.

From Aedas Homes they assure that the rate of sales is being very positive. The interest in these homes was already confirmed by the barrage of requests for information received after the project was announced.

La Almozara: The new 'Skyline' on the banks of the Ebro becomes an icon

The first steps taken by Ebrosa to build the Skyline of La Almozara were involved in controversy since there was a part of the residents of the neighborhood who opposed such a tall building in an area with low houses, such as the area around the square. Europe. Also because of the visual impact that it entailed and because it is located in a flood zone, as it is located next to the banks of the Ebro. Two reasons why the Ecologists in Action Association came to present eleven allegations to the project that finally received the municipal approval by complying with the normative.

This urbanization consists of a total of 216 4-bedroom homes with prices ranging between 340,000 and 509,200 euros, very high when compared to the rest of the homes for sale in the area. As it is a neighborhood with parking problems and taking into account that most families have two vehicles, the construction company projected up to 300 spaces in the private garage.

Built on a 3,921-square-meter plot between Plaza de Europa, La Almozara bridge and Calle del Guadiana, it is expected that the keys for the second phase will be handed over this summer.

The building is the most peculiar and has different heights, 7, 10, 14 and even 20 floors on the side that faces the Ebro river. The urbanization has an indoor swimming pool, a gym, a common area with views of the river and a space with children's games.

The promoter obtained the license in 2017, two years after the detailed study was approved. As a result of the controversy, the municipal government at the time, led by Zaragoza in Common, came to request reports from the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation, as it was located in a flood zone, and from Heritage on its impact. In this case, it was not necessary because Plaza Europa is not in the Historical Quarter, cataloged as a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC).

AVE neighborhood: The skyscraper in the AVE neighborhood receives 2022 with its first neighbors

The skyscraper in the AVE neighborhood does not go unnoticed. Of 30 heights and 106 meters, the construction company is finishing off a work for which 70 million euros have been invested in a block that houses 285 luxury homes. With prices ranging between 355,000 and 850,000 euros plus VAT, they have been very well received and there are barely a dozen flats left to sell.

Its first tenants will soon open the housing tower and while the construction company Dragados finalizes the details, the developer Plaza 14 plans to hand over the keys to 140 homes in the coming weeks. Torre Zaragoza is going to be the tallest building in the Ebro valley, and in the capital only the Telefónica lollipop will surpass it in height.

It will not be the only development in the AVE neighborhood and a few meters away is ADN Residencial, with 168 flats, at the confluence of the Ciudad de Soria avenue with Fray José Casanova and Iriarte Reinoso streets. In this case, the joint venture formed by LMB and Castillo Balduz will deliver the flats starting in the summer.

Also during the summer period, tenants will be able to arrive at the Casanate de Aedas Homes urbanization corresponding to the first phase, the second will not be ready until the end of 2023.

Together with ADN Residencial, Antonio Martínez will expand the housing stock in the AVE neighborhood with another 258 apartments that he will begin to build over the last four months.

These promotions will allow to end this scar of the undeveloped city, adjacent to Navarra Avenue. These are luxury urbanizations, energy efficient and with enviable common spaces that differ from the surrounding buildings.

This area of ​​the city will undergo a major transformation in the coming years. A few meters away, the municipal swimming pools of La Almozara or the new hotel center of the city will be built.

María Agustín: The first phase of the Averly flats will be ready by the end of 2024

The old Averly factory will host a development that arises with the aim of providing its neighbors with all the necessary equipment to create a "mini-city" within the residential complex.

Brial still does not have a date to start erecting the first buildings of an urbanization that will have 144 homes. You have the permissions. Urbanism authorized in April 2021 the license to build the first two blocks of 124 floors. The third will house 20 more and the three buildings will be distributed in a 'U' shape.

This last block results from the purchase of an adjoining piece of land between Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer avenue and Trovador street. In the first phase, which will begin in the coming months, two of the three buildings will be built, one with 53 homes and another with 20 (a total of 73), not yet commercialized.

From Brial they are finalizing the project, which they have modified to meet the needs arising from the pandemic. Thus, the apartments will have between two and four rooms and have been designed to live together, with common spaces, such as living rooms and kitchens, larger and brighter.

This urbanization will have a swimming pool, children's areas, a space to practice sports and multipurpose rooms that can be used for coworking (common offices). There will also be space to be able to hold meetings between neighbors, family or friends and, as a culmination, a romantic garden will be created in the center of the urbanization, where there will be a central pond. From the promoter they explain that the design of the façade is being finalized and that they will soon begin to market the flats.