The eviction scheduled for Wednesday 15 July at Ca la Trava and the Gràcia Housing Union premises, at 154–156 Travessera de Gràcia, has been postponed for three months, according to the collective.

The delay keeps the community garden and the housing union's base in use for the next three months. For residents who use the garden and people seeking support from the union, the immediate consequence is that the premises will not be cleared on the scheduled date.

In a statement reported by betevé, the collective said the postponement follows a strategy to open negotiations aimed at a stable, long-term solution.

“We will never be luxury flats.”

The collective calls for a public purchase option

The union says it learned in May that the owner, La Llave de Oro, had found a prospective buyer, although it says the transaction remained subject to a right of first refusal. This information has not been independently confirmed in the material provided.

It has asked the Ajuntament de Barcelona, the city council, to use that mechanism to prevent what it describes as a speculative transaction and to pursue an outcome linked to social housing.

  • The affected premises are at 154–156 Travessera de Gràcia.
  • The eviction had been due to take place on Wednesday 15 July.
  • The postponement is for three months.
  • Ca la Trava has operated as a community garden for 10 years, according to betevé.

The collective has also started a signature campaign using the slogan quoted above, calling on the city council to use available powers to stop the properties becoming a luxury housing development. The information supplied does not name a public signing page or collection point; residents wishing to take part would need to contact the Gràcia Housing Union directly for campaign details.

Claim of interest in subsidised housing

According to the campaign manifesto, two social housing developers are interested in building subsidised homes on the affected properties. The source material does not identify those developers or set out any proposed scheme.

The three-month halt coincides with the 10th anniversary of the occupation of the property by the Gràcia Housing Union and the creation of the Ca la Trava garden for neighbourhood use.

Reported by Source Text Link, beteve.cat, Gerard Pruna, Luis Benvenuty, David León Himelfarb, Carla Stavraky, metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Miriam Rojas, SoporteKDM, perezllorca.com, rosa mari.