> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Company backs down on Gràcia flats purchase - URL: https://barna.news/company-backs-down-on-gracia-flats/ - Published: 2026-11-05T08:31:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-05T08:37:07.000Z - Description: Nomar withdraws from buying two residential blocks in Gràcia, leaving 40 residents urging Barcelona City Council to step in. - Author: Barna.News News Desk - Tags: Housing The company Nomar has withdrawn from acquiring two apartment blocks in Barcelona’s Gràcia district, known collectively as La Rosa, located at Ros de Olano, 20 and Planeta, 11\. The move ends a months-long uncertainty for 40 residents across 17 homes and three commercial units, who learned in August that the properties had been sold to a real estate fund. Residents had mobilised in response, calling on Barcelona City Council to exercise its right of pre-emption and redemption, a legal mechanism allowing public authorities to prioritise the purchase of housing for social use. Under this framework, the council can intervene to redirect housing into affordable or cooperative ownership models. The residents aim to form a housing cooperative, but say the project is not financially viable without municipal support. "In September, the Tenants’ Union alerted us that our two blocks, owned by the same large landlord, had gone on sale and that a real estate fund was the buyer. Faced with the threat of losing our homes, we decided to join forces and fight to stay," residents said in an Instagram statement, as reported by Línia Xarxa. --- ## Call for city council action by year-end The residents have set a deadline: they need the council to act before the end of 2026\. "We have until the end of the year for Barcelona City Council to get involved in the purchase of the buildings," they specified, describing La Rosa as a commitment to "cooperative, affordable, and rooted" housing. On 27 October 2026, residents presented their case during the Gràcia District Council plenary meeting, urging officials to apply the pre-emption right. The full council session, documented on the Ajuntament’s website, included discussions on housing and flood prevention but did not record a decision on La Rosa. > "La Rosa is a commitment to another housing model: cooperative, affordable, and rooted in the neighborhood." > , Resident statement, shared via Instagram Nomar confirmed to Línia Xarxa that the purchase "will not go ahead after all," though the reason for the reversal remains unexplained. The Barcelona City Council has not yet announced whether it intends to activate the pre-emption mechanism. The city’s Info Barcelona portal outlines the legal basis for this tool, designed to expand social housing under the municipal housing policy. Residents are now waiting to see if the council will take ownership and support their cooperative bid. --- *Sources:* [*Línia Xarxa*](https://liniaxarxa.cat/noticies/empresa-volia-comprar-dos-blocs-pisos-gracia-viuen-40-veins-es-fa-enrere/?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Ajuntament de Barcelona*](https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/gracia/sites/default/files/plenari/ordres/Ordre%20del%20dia%20Consell%20del%20Districte%20del%2027-10-2026.pdf?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Barna.News News Desk*](https://barna.news/esquerra-to-propose-flood-prevention/)*.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [TSJC Backs Council on Tourist Flat Licences](https://barna.news/tsjc-backs-council-on-tourist-flat/) - [33 Affordable Homes to Rise on Poblenou Plot](https://barna.news/33-affordable-homes-to-rise-on-poblenou/) - [Promusa Residents Demand Action from Sant Cugat Council](https://barna.news/promusa-residents-demand-action-from/) - [Updated: €495m for 5,000 Public Homes in Catalonia](https://barna.news/495m-for-5-000-public-homes-in-catalonia/)