I’m Laura Leyshon and I’m Las Palmas’ resident property expert. I work for RE/MAX Cony Overseas, one of the city’s oldest estate agencies and the first RE/MAX office to open in Europe. Cony Overseas has an excellent local reputation and has helped hundreds of foreign buyers and sellers in Las Palmas and all over Gran […]
Las Palmas Plans To Ban Cars From The Garden City
Las Palmas has big plans for Ciudad Jardin or the Garden City. It wants the area to become a tourist attraction that gives people something to look at between the beach and port districts, and old town Vegueta and Triana.
The Garden City, with palm-lined streets, old detached houses, and more than a few Rationalist and Neo-Canarian gems, is one of Las Palmas’ prettiest areas. It began in the 1880s around the Anglican Chuch (the first building in the area). Nowadays, it’s a quiet and upmarket residential area.
Over 100 homes are listed, many by famous local Rationalist architect Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre.
Las Palmas city council plans to remove the pavements from almost all the streets in the area and restrict traffic to residents. Traffic will be rerouted out of the neighbourhood and onto existing busy streets such as Paseo de Madrid, Pío XII y León y Castillo.
Garden City residents have given a guarded welcome to the pedestrianisation plan. They welcome the idea in principle but want to have a say in how it is implemented in order to reduce inconvenience to a minimum. At least 100 chalets in the area don’t have private parking places.
I'm Laura Leyshon and I help foreign property buyers and sellers in Gran Canaria. I work with RE/MAX Cony Overseas, one of the island's oldest and most prestigious agencies, and I offer a complete, professional service with a personal touch. If you want to buy or sell property in Gran Canaria and want to work with one good agent, please get in touch.
