The success of the first new housing development of the Zorrotzaurre Regeneration Project has been notable. Data supplied by Jaureguizar, the firm managing the development through ‘Vive Zorrotzaurre’, shows that 88% of the 360 new dwellings that will be built under a cooperative arrangement have already been sold.

12 years ago today, (October 29th, 2004) the press conference in Bilbao to present the Zorrotzaurre Master Plan took place. The document, drawn up by Zaha Hadid Architects, included as its most important innovation, the complete opening up of the Deusto canal, transforming the Zorrotzaurre península into an island and thereby guaranteeing a flood-free area. In parallel, and on that same day, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum opened a detailed exhibition on the Master Plan (models, photos, graphs, informative panels) that remained open, for one month until November 28th, to companies, neighbours of the area and the general public. The…

The Zorrotzaurre Contracting Board has awarded the contract to draw up the project for the strengthening of the riverside quays on the Bilbao river estuary within the Zorrotzaurre Execution Unit 1. The winning company offered 90,508 euros (VAT included) to undertake the work and has a period of 4 months to deliver the project. 8 offers were presented after the call for tenders with a budget set at 102,850 euros (VAT included).