Overview
- The Consorcio de la Zona Franca publicly presented the proposal on Friday, July 10, 2026, to redevelop roughly 62,000 square metres between Guixar and Santa Tegra into a mixed‑use neighbourhood.
- The scheme would deliver about 600 homes with roughly 450 (around 60%) designated as protected housing offered under an accessible‑rental regime to target young people and older residents.
- Technical plans divide the site into seven parcels with commercial ground floors, residential above, preservation and conversion of protected industrial naves into more than 3,000 m² of tertiary space, and a design that favors vertical blocks to free surface land for public use.
- Zona Franca aims to roughly double existing public green space (now about 7,000 m²), create accessible plazas and public routes, and run PERI and urbanization approvals in parallel with land acquisition on an estimated 36‑month timetable.
- To control long‑term rents and manage development, Zona Franca is pursuing public‑private mechanisms including land purchase offers and long‑term surface concessions that would bind developers to provide protected rental units.