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Collingwood
Creative industries and individuals from near and far are flocking to the renovated factories and warehouses of Collingwood.
The Junction
With its well-preserved streets and redbrick housing, the Junction is home to small shops and galleries and a new generation of residents.
Malasaña (north)
With Madrid promoting financial and social change, the relaxed Bourbon style of the Malasaña neighbourhood is the ideal place to start your ‘Madriz’ property portfolio.
Desert Dream
Once a provincial backwater, the Jordanian port town of Aqaba is in the midst of a vast regeneration programme that will reposition it as the ‘gateway to the Levant’.
Noga
Tel Aviv’s Noga is home to a multicultural, creative community. Foreign buyers and modern luxury developments are moving in but it hasn’t lost its original feel. And it’s close to the beach too.
Les Batignolles
Once the stamping ground of Impressionist painters, this 17th arrondissement neighbourhood is attracting a new wave of residents fleeing the overpriced centre and seeking some old-fashioned charm.
Buena Vista golf club
Cuba hopes to revive its economy by opening up to tourism, approving a string of new golf resorts. But how can the country develop without diluting its character? Monocle has the story.
Lucca
For those who want to breathe in the Tuscan air but avoid sharing it with too many tourists, Lucca’s old town could be just the ticket.
Katong
Katong on Singapore’s East Coast is a foodie neighbourhood full of hot property that’s attracting new residents.
The secret is out
The design vernacular of Comporta has remained intact for decades. Today it’s providing rich inspiration for new developments too.
