Warrens, Saint Michael, Barbados
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The town of Warrens located in the parish
of Saint Michael is one of the fastest developing areas in the country of Barbados
. In the span of a few short years beginning around the year 2000, the Warrens, Saint Michael area has become synonymous with new money flowing into the country and for the development in the form of newly constructed tall buildings.
Upon the completion of two new towers in Warrens it is estimated that roughly 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of the island's 860000 sq ft (79,896.6 m²). of A-Class office space will be located in Warrens.
Traditional building-height restrictions in the central Bridgetown
area, and the perseverance of Barbados authorities in not allowing full-scale conversion of Bridgetown's many traditional buildings into tall iron
and glass
works has led to many companies in Barbados choosing to locate in the Warrens area for their high-rise complexes.
In 2010 the government stated that road works were being conducted to mitigate the traffic problems in the area of Warrens.
Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is currently subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes. According to the Act of the Barbados Parliament they are officially styled as the "Parish of as opposed to the U.S. styled naming convention with the name "Parish" coming after the name...
of Saint Michael is one of the fastest developing areas in the country of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. In the span of a few short years beginning around the year 2000, the Warrens, Saint Michael area has become synonymous with new money flowing into the country and for the development in the form of newly constructed tall buildings.
Upon the completion of two new towers in Warrens it is estimated that roughly 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of the island's 860000 sq ft (79,896.6 m²). of A-Class office space will be located in Warrens.
Traditional building-height restrictions in the central Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
area, and the perseverance of Barbados authorities in not allowing full-scale conversion of Bridgetown's many traditional buildings into tall iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
and glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
works has led to many companies in Barbados choosing to locate in the Warrens area for their high-rise complexes.
In 2010 the government stated that road works were being conducted to mitigate the traffic problems in the area of Warrens.
See also
- BridgetownBridgetownThe city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...