Development of 57 social housing rental homes on Carrer Cuba, 7 Es Molinar de Palma

Development of 57 social housing rental homes, day centre and four social premises, on Carrer Cuba, 7, Es Molinar-Palma, on the island of Mallorca

What does it consist of?

Article 47 of the Constitution stipulates the right to decent housing. Nonetheless, this right is subject to the law of supply and demand, which sets market prices. Prices, therefore, have been seriously affected by pressure from tourism, leading to an average 22% annual increase in rents, and to the Balearic Islands region having the worst “housing accessibility index” in Spain.

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PROJECT TITLE IN THE CALL
Development of 57 social housing rental homes on Carrer Cuba, 7 Es Molinar de Palma
LOCATION
Mallorca (Palma de Mallorca)
Entity submitting the PROJECT
Govern de les Illes Balears
Entity that executes the project
Institut Balear de l'Habitatge (IBAVI)
Project code
ITS2019-047
Total project amount
5.163.434 €
ITS granted amount
5.163.434 €
Executed amount
2.295.525 €
Call year
2019
Execution status
In execution
Purpose
Social welfare
Budget execution
Executed: 44.46%
Last data request
04.03.2025

The project

The aim of the Public Rental housing programme is to alleviate the collateral effects of tourism, which makes it harder for residents to access housing.

In terms of the supply and demand of publicly-subsidised housing, the Balearic Islands Housing Institute (IBAVI) manages a total of 1,768 homes, 20 of which are currently available and in the process of being allocated.

The demand for housing continues to rise. As of 9 August 2019, a total of 5,896 requests have been made to be put on the Public Register of Social Housing Applicants on the island of Mallorca, 611 in Menorca, 2,521 in Ibiza and 217 in Formentera, amounting to a total of 9,183 applications for all four islands.

Furthermore, in environmental terms the main causes of deterioration are the industrial categories of production and consumption. This also occurs in the construction industry. In the case of the Balearic Islands, buildings create more pollution than all transport by aircraft, cars, trucks and boats combined.

They pollute when they are built and when they are used. Accordingly, all housing developed by IBAVI have close to zero energy consumption (nZEB) in order to comply with the EU’s 20/20/20 energy goals, which in Spain equates to an A-class rating for residential buildings.

This project to provide elderly people with housing on a site with socially oriented infrastructure is linked to a day centre that services the homes.

The day centre and the premises are on the ground floor, with the homes located on the first, second and third floors. The proximity of the sea and the possibility of being able to enjoy the views from a certain height led to the homes being designed with a layout to ensure that they all have sea views. They are also ideally oriented to take into account the sunlight and dominant sea breezes in summer.