The event will be chaired by the Undersecretary of the Treasury and Public Administrations, Pilar Platero
The completion of the rehabilitation of the main cloister of the convent as a business building is a milestone for the business fabric of the city
This action, which has included the redevelopment of Puerto Street, has a total investment of six million euros, co-financed by Funds requested within the Framework of the FEDER Operational Program of Andalusia 2007-2013
This important business complex, also made up of the Las Caballerizas annex building completed in spring, has a total of 55 offices
Next Monday, October 19, the Undersecretary of Finance and Public Administrations, Pilar Platero, presides over the inauguration ceremony of the Convento de San Agustín Business Center that the Cádiz Free Trade Zone is developing in Jerez. The completion of this important business complex is a milestone for the revitalization of the city's business fabric and is a reflection of how collaboration and institutional loyalty are key to achieving projects that encourage economic growth.
It is worth remembering that this facility came to light thanks to an agreement signed in September 2012 between the Ministry of Finance, the Free Zone of Cádiz and the City Council for the rehabilitation of the old convent of San Agustín, in a dilapidated state, as a Center Business and building for companies. The objective of this collaboration agreement was twofold: on the one hand, to enable the architectural recovery of dilapidated facilities and, on the other hand, to revitalize them with modern equipment, a new productive space in the heart of the city available to entrepreneurs and self-employed workers. , to create economic activity and employment.
That was the starting signal for the start of a major project that has involved a global investment of six million euros and that has also included the redevelopment of Puerto Street. The work is co-financed by Funds requested within the Framework of the ERDF Operational Program 2007-2013.
The completion of the works in the main cloister has formed a large business complex – also integrated by the Las Cabellizas annex building, completed last spring – with a total area of 4,500 m2 in which 55 offices are distributed, with measurements that adapt to the needs of entrepreneurs.
In parallel with the development of the works, since this summer the Consortium has been advancing in the marketing of the Business Center, which has aroused the interest of entrepreneurs and liberal professionals who value the strategic location of the property, as well as the fact that it is a modern and functional.
It should be noted that the rehabilitation works of the San Agustín Convent, which began in January 2014, were awarded to the UTE Nacimiento, Infraestructura y Medioambiente SA-Vimac SA – Constructions Francisco Manzano S.L. in November 2013, as the culmination of a public tender in which 24 companies participated. The drafting of the execution project was previously awarded to Puyol y Cruz Arquitectos.
