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Boost for Trinitat Vella: 75 buildings to be renovated and community center to reopen

Barcelona's neighborhood launches a plan to improve 432 homes and reopens its Community Life Center after three years closed due to contamination.

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The Trinitat Vella neighborhood in Barcelona is launching an urban regeneration plan to renovate 432 homes and 29 premises, coinciding with the reopening of its Community Life Center.

Trinitat Vella, a neighborhood in Barcelona, is undergoing a significant urban transformation with the launch of the Compromís per la Trinitat Vella (Commitment for Trinitat Vella). This initiative's primary objective is the renovation of 432 homes and 29 commercial premises across 75 buildings suffering from severe structural issues. This problem is not isolated to this neighborhood; across Barcelona, approximately 8,000 apartments have serious deficiencies, according to data from the Federació d’Associacions de Veïns i Veïnes de Barcelona (FAVB).
In parallel with the regeneration works, the neighborhood celebrates the upcoming reopening of the Centre de Vida Comunitària (Community Life Center). This emblematic facility had been closed for nearly three and a half years due to the presence of toxic formaldehyde. Following specific treatments, including the application of a capturing paint and improvements to ventilation systems, the City Council assures that formaldehyde levels are safe for users and staff, with periodic monitoring planned.
The councilor for Sant Andreu, Marta Villanueva, highlighted that Trinitat Vella's housing stock is "aged and affected by decades of lack of maintenance," deeming the renovation "a priority and urgent matter." The initiative includes establishing a monitoring committee with neighborhood associations to align reforms with the territory's real needs. The president of the neighborhood association, Manoli Martínez, estimates that 35% of the blocks have pathologies, many built during the Franco dictatorship.
The president of ERC in the City Council, Elisenda Alamany, recalled her November 2025 commitment to promote urban regeneration in the neighborhood. ERC's support for the Generalitat's budgets will enable investments for Barcelona, including funds for housing renovation in Trinitat Vella, a "debt this City Council had carried for years," according to councilor Jordi Coronas.
From Junts per Barcelona, the spokesperson for Sant Andreu, Ximena Gadea, emphasized the importance of "pressure, perseverance, and sustained work from the neighborhood movement" to resolve the situation. Gadea pointed out that Trinitat Vella exemplifies "clear urban inequality" with dozens of buildings suffering from aluminosis, dampness, and cracks.
The Community Life Center, with an initial investment of 6.7 million euros, will resume its activities on June 1st with cooking and sewing workshops. The women's center will move in July, followed by other services in September, including social services, the Youth Hall, and information points.

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