Loíza (Santurce)

Loíza, is one 40 subbarrios of Santurce, a barrio in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The land area measures 0.32 km² (323,012 m²), with a resident population of 2,073 as of 2010 United States Census.[1] It is bound in the north with the Loíza street-calle Loiza- (integral part of a section that dates back to the 18th century), the south with Expreso Baldorioty de Castro, the east with Betances and Añasco streets, and to the west with the San Jorge street.

Loíza
Subbarrio
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	San Juan
Barrio	Santurce
Population
• Total	2,073
	(US Census Year 2010)

The urban pattern of this area has been eroded by the construction in its south side of the Baldorioty de Castro freeway which separated this area of Villa Palmeras neighborhood. Before its construction many of the perpendicular streets south of Loíza continued ascending without interruption all the way to Avenida Eduardo Conde.

Although several institutional structures of architectonic value and historical importance are located mainly throughout calle Loíza, the community of Loíza is characterized by colorful homes of the populace, with some very good examples with front concrete verandahs, almost all consists of one or two floors. The concentration and quality of these residences characterize Loíza as one of the best examples of vernacular “Santurce” architecture of intimate Caribbean influences. Loíza has been subject to gentrification in the past decade.[2]