Puerto Madero: Fragata Sarmiento & Buildings 2
'Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a district of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank and representing the latest architectural trends in the city of Buenos the 1920s, port facilities were relocated to Puerto Nuevo (the 'new port' 1 km to the north) and most of the older red brick warehouses were all but abandoned. In the 1990s, local and foreign investment lead in a massive regeneration effort, recycling and refurbishing the west side warehouses into elegant houses, offices, lofts, private universities, luxurious hotels and restaurants that conform to a gallery of options for this new district in a city that grew up turning its back to the river. State-of-the-art multiplex cinemas, theatres, cultural centres, luxurious hotels and office and corporate buildings are located mostly in the east side. Puerto Madero breathes international flair, one of the new trendy barrios of Buenos Aires, it has become habitat of young professionals and there is an increasing interest as a destination for foreign buyers, particularly those with high income who are looking for premium properties' Source:
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