Santa Cruz de Tenerife improves accessibility in Añaza with four new elevators

The C-13 community in the Añaza neighborhood benefits from a million-euro investment to modernize 97 homes and enhance their energy efficiency.

Image of a residential building in Añaza, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with newly installed elevators.
IA

Image of a residential building in Añaza, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with newly installed elevators.

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council has completed the installation of four elevators in 97 homes of the C-13 community in the Añaza neighborhood, enhancing the accessibility and energy efficiency of the buildings.

The project, part of the Programmed Residential Environments Rehabilitation (ERRP) and funded by European Next Generation EU funds, has focused on four residential blocks of six and seven floors. Implemented improvements include the adaptation of elevator control panels in braille, facilitating their use for visually impaired individuals.
The works, designed by architect Víctor Cabrera Febles and executed by VVO Construcciones, are nearing completion, with an expected finish date before the end of summer. The Mayor of Santa Cruz, José Manuel Bermúdez, highlighted the importance of these upgrades for residents' comfort, particularly for the elderly or those with reduced mobility.
The total investment for this rehabilitation amounts to 2.56 million euros. In addition to the elevators, the work included facade conditioning with natural cork thermal and acoustic cladding, roof waterproofing, and insulation installation to optimize the buildings' energy performance. Telecommunication systems have also been modernized, and solar panels have been installed for domestic hot water production.