The district was transformed into an emerging area around the Prada Foundation and the former railway yard: Scalo Romana is now one of the most fashionable districts of Milan thanks to the redevelopment that took place through avant-garde buildings and converted factories that host the most disparate cultural projects.

Much loved by young people and artists, it has been chosen to become the hub of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, with the creation of the largest of the Olympic Villages planned in Italy.