The largest public-private cooperation project in Andalusia in the field of housing will be built in eastern Seville. Developer Lagoom Living will build 691 apartments for rent protected On a plot of land next to the Conference Palace. In the year that … Filled with the start of the works, this will be the first and last stone to be laid within the Emvisesa 2024-2027 plan (in the last two years there have been sixteen) and with funding of 330 million euros, of which 150 are provided directly by the city council.
The land became municipal property after the Vibes expansion. This work destroyed the Public Housing Company, which spent 20 million of the $100 million needed to carry out said work for this work. Emvisesa was compensated with two adjacent plots of land; R1, where the houses will be built and R2, which adjoins the Vibes plot and will be allocated to expand the complex. The first is rectangular in shape, with an area of 17,550 square meters and is located next to the railway lines and behind the new car park. While the smaller building, with an area of 10,300 square metres, forms a triangle bounded by the oldest buildings of the Palace of Congress, Miguel Ríos Sarmiento Street and the canal.
The developer’s investment amounts to 14 million euros to take over this land that has been abandoned for more than a decade. The City Council, for its part, has contributed more than $130 million to the project. Moreover, it is about It is the Council’s largest investment in promoting 2,200 housing units included in the Housing Promotion Program general. As the city’s mayor himself, José Luis Sanz, has emphasized on several occasions, Seville will be behind only Madrid in promoting public housing.
The publication of Decree-Law No. 1/2025, of 24 February, on urgent measures in the field of housing, increased the population of Seville from 4,600 people to 5,454 people. Of these, 2,200 people were directly promoted by Emvisesa. The latest data provided by the Public Housing Corporation to this newspaper indicates that 221 homes have already been delivered, 1,290 homes are under construction, and 689 homes will be awarded soon.
“smart city”
The plot has eCustomizability 54206 meters. Although the project is still in its early stages, and so the complex’s characteristics are unknown, the developer told this newspaper that it will “follow the Lagoom Living style”. This is characterized by its prioritization of energy efficiency and its commitment to urban transformation. The company is currently immersed in a promotional campaign in the Costa del Sol capital, which is scheduled to end next year. The houses to be built in the Malaga University area are scheduled to be the first “Smart City” by VPO From Spain. The project consists of 530 homes with between 1 and 4 bedrooms in buildings rated for energy efficiency.
The previous municipal government wanted to transform these lands into a large business center dedicated to convention and conference tourism (MICE). Furthermore, an agreement was signed between Emvisesa and the Fibes manager to raise it. Intended project Construction of two multi-functional buildingsone in each plot of land, to complement the competitiveness of the convention center and to serve as a link between the separate old and new parts. Possibility of allocating part of the land to Hotels, restaurants and trade activityDiversifying the offer in the vicinity of the Conference Palace. The goal of the investment was to generate profits that could be reinvested in public housing. Finally, the project never saw the light of day and the government of José Luis Sanz decided to zone it for housing.
currently Registration of housing seekers It exceeds 20,000 people, of whom about 12,000 are under the age of 35. In order for users to access Emvisesa housing, they must fulfill a series of requirements to be part of the public housing applicants; Such as being of legal age, not owning a home, and having an income not exceeding 7 times IPREM – a limit that will later depend on each specific development. One of the criteria that is taken into consideration is registration in the capital of Seville for the last two immediate years or five years at any earlier time. Or you must have an approved job or professional relationship in Seville during the three years immediately preceding the application. This request must be submitted directly to the citizen service points in the various directorates or electronically, noting that this path is currently unusable due to maintenance work on the website.