Sevilla is set to gain almost 1,500 new homes under plans for a major residential development that will help connect two neighbourhoods currently separated by a vast empty plot of land.
The project, which will be built between the districts of Palmete and Padre Pio in the city’s Cerro-Amate area, will deliver 1,499 homes, with almost 90% of them designated as affordable housing.
According to planning documents published by Sevilla’s Urban Planning and Environment Department, a total of 1,294 properties will be classified as VPO (subsidised housing), making it one of the city’s largest affordable housing schemes in recent years.
The development is expected to bring around 3,600 new residents to the area.
The homes will be spread across a series of eight-storey apartment blocks, while the wider project will also include commercial premises, community facilities and extensive green spaces.
The estimated investment stands at €32.6 million.
The land involved is largely owned by Andalucía’s Housing and Rehabilitation Agency (AVRA), which controls more than 83% of the main development site.
The largest plot covers almost 250,000 square metres and sits between Calle Barrios Unidos and the A-8028 motorway that links the SE-30 ring road with the A-92.
A second site, measuring around 58,000 square metres and located closer to the Parsi industrial estate, will be dedicated to public facilities and green areas.
More than half of the total land area will be reserved for public infrastructure, parks and community services.
Plans include over 23,000 square metres of public open space as well as more than 11,000 square metres dedicated to roads and transport infrastructure.
The project brings together two previously separate development areas that have remained largely unused for years.
Under the plan, one site will become the residential heart of the development while the second will serve as a green and service hub supporting the growing population.
The scheme has also been designed to strengthen links between Palmete and Padre Pio, two neighbouring communities that have long been divided by a large undeveloped tract of land.
Speaking earlier this year, Andalucía’s Housing Minister Rocio Diaz described the development as much more than a housing project.
‘The uniqueness of this project goes beyond building new affordable homes,’ she said. ‘It will also serve as an element of social cohesion by connecting two Sevillano neighbourhoods separated by a huge empty plot.’
The announcement comes amid a wave of major housing developments across Sevilla as authorities attempt to tackle growing demand for affordable homes while expanding the city into large areas of underused land.
Recent projects have included a 2,500-home development in Higueron and a new residential district planned between Pino Montano and La Rinconada.
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