The
María
Jiménez
district
in
the
capital
is
set
to
commence
the
construction
of
37
publically-promoted
protected
homes.
This
project
has
been
awarded
to
VVO
Construcciones
by
the
Santa
Cruz
City
Council,
via
the
Department
of
Housing,
for
a
total
of
4,725,019
euros.
Funding
for
the
project
will
be
sourced
from
the
Government
of
the
Canary
Islands,
with
an
anticipated
completion
timeframe
of
16
months,
commencing
from
the
day
the
site
is
marked.
“The
project
has
faced
several
challenges,
and
we
hope
it
will
begin
before
the
end
of
this
year,”
remarked
the
mayor,
José
Manuel
Bermúdez.
The
mayor
emphasised
that
“we
are
thus
making
a
definitive
stride
towards
the
commencement,
as
soon
as
feasible,
of
this
public
initiative,
which
will
be
complemented
by
the
226
units
in
Cuevas
Blancas,
a
development
project
currently
in
a
very
advanced
drafting
phase.”
Bermúdez
also
indicated
that
“the
type
of
Publicly
Promoted
Housing
(VPP),
which
will
be
constructed
in
María
Jiménez,
stipulates
that
the
beneficiaries
are
individuals
or
family
units
recognised
as
housing
applicants,
for
which
they
must
have
registered
in
the
Public
Registry
of
Applicants
for
Protected
Housing
in
the
Canary
Islands
beforehand.”
Belén
Mesa,
the
Councillor
for
Housing,
added
that
“this
award
accelerates
the
commencement
of
the
works,
in
an
agreement
financed
by
the
regional
Government,
where
the
City
Council
supplies
the
land
valued
at
550,000
euros”.
She
highlighted
that
“this
execution
complements
the
specific
policies
in
this
sector
prioritised
by
the
local
government,
which
includes
other
initiatives
such
as
ARRUs
and
the
renovation
of
buildings
aimed
at
enhancing
sustainability,
as
demonstrated
in
the
case
of
the
381
in
Añaza,
which
is
already
in
the
drafting
stage
of
its
projects.”
The
Municipal
Housing
Department
has
specified
that
the
new
building
will
feature
two
one-bedroom
flats;
17
two-bedroom
flats;
14
three-bedroom
flats;
two
four-bedroom
flats;
and
two
two-bedroom
flats
adapted
for
accessibility.
Furthermore,
of
the
two
four-bedroom
flats,
one
will
be
supervised.
The
total
constructed
area
will
cover
approximately
3,200
m2
above
ground
and
1,418
m2
below
ground,
with
the
latter
designated
for
parking
facilities.