Once is a part of Balvanera that is heavily commercial and also has a significant Jewish community, with synagogues, shops and kosher restaurants. The best thing about renting in Balvanera and Once is the feeling of a typical Latin American city because of the amount of people in the streets, the street vendors and the Peruvian restaurants.

In the center of Plaza Miserere is the mausoleum of Bernardino Rivadavia, created by sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia and designated a National Historical Monument. There is a concentration of public transportation where several bus lines begin their routes, in addition to a station of A Line of the subway and the Sarmiento Train. The main Avenues are Corrientes, Pueyrred�¿�n, Rivadavia, Callao and Independencia, among others.