Alausa is where a great many working days in Lagos begin. Very few of them end nearby. Lasaco Gardens is a straightforward proposition: put well-built homes within minutes of the secretariat, and give back the hours that the bridge takes.
The two blocks are arranged around a planted courtyard, which keeps the traffic noise out at the perimeter and gives the ground floor something worth looking at.
The mix runs from two-bedroom flats to four-bedroom maisonettes, so the same development holds a first home and a family one — and you can move between them without leaving the street.