FILE PHOTO: Residents and a tenants' union participate in a protest to prevent the eviction of a building called Casa Orsola, which has become a symbol of Barcelona's housing crisis, in Barcelona Spain, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's city hall said on Friday it would buy an apartment block known as 'Casa Orsola' to prevent the eviction of several tenants, including a teacher who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis and months of protests against over-tourism.
City hall, along with a social housing association Habitat 3 Foundation, was stepping in to buy the Art Nouveau building in downtown Barcelona for about 9 million euros ($9.35 million) from Lioness Investments, Mayor Jaume Collboni told reporters.
