The L'Aldea City Council has taken a decisive step to expand the public and social housing offer in the municipality by signing an agreement with the Generalitat de Catalunya. The agreement involves the recovery of the former RENFE building, a municipal property currently disused and abandoned, with the aim of renovating it and making its seven homes available to citizens.
The agreement, signed by the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, and the Mayor of L'Aldea, Xavier Royo, at the Palau de la Generalitat, will allow the regional administration to seek a developer to carry out the comprehensive renovation of the property. This action is necessary to adapt the seven homes before they can be used.
This initiative is part of the Generalitat's Plan 50.000, which aims to increase Catalonia's public housing stock to 50,000 units by 2030, primarily for rent. The plan promotes collaboration between administrations to mobilize municipal land and properties for the construction and renovation of affordable housing.
In this regard, the Generalitat has already signed 91 similar agreements across Catalonia, 58 of which are part of a new batch that will enable the construction of 1,529 homes on municipal plots. The recovery of the RENFE building in L'Aldea is an opportunity to utilize an existing space and address residential needs, particularly for young people and vulnerable groups.
Mayor Xavier Royo thanked the Generalitat for its collaboration, highlighting the importance of joint work: “I thank the Generalitat for enabling this agreement and for all administrations to work together to create public housing, both for social entities and for young people. With this agreement, the L'Aldea City Council reaffirms its commitment to housing policies and to finding solutions that facilitate access to affordable housing.”
