Madrid’s new business district aims to learn from global rivals


Wary that areas like London’s Canary Wharf are losing tenants as remote working grows, developer Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte has tried to future-proof by studying 16 similar projects. — Reuters

MADRID has broken ground on a new business district three decades in the planning, but with similar zones in London, Paris and New York struggling as more people work from home, critics see a risk the project could become a giant white elephant.

With a first phase due to be completed by 2035, Madrid Nuevo Norte (MNN) will add 1.6 million 17 million sq ft of office space to the capital, including Spain’s tallest skyscraper.

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