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Barcelona City Council says the disused Llac building at Les Tres Xemeneies on Avinguda del Paral·lel will be turned into a new emergency coordination centre, bringing together the Mossos d'Esquadra regional police, city firefighters, the SEM emergency medical service and the Guardia Urbana city police. For residents in Poble-sec and nearby neighbourhoods, the project matters because it will repurpose a long-empty landmark and centralise emergency command operations in one site, with construction now scheduled to run until the end of 2028.

According to reporting confirmed by Europa Press and La Vanguardia on Monday 7 July, the works will cost €37 million and will adapt around 5,000 square metres inside the concrete Llac structure, which is currently empty and has no internal partitions. The facility is intended to operate as a CECOR, the city's emergency coordination centre, replacing and concentrating services that are now spread across different locations.

The new emergency coordination centre of Barcelona will be a reality by the end of 2028.

That timetable has been reported by La Vanguardia, El Nacional and Europa Press, all citing the latest presentation of the scheme.

Four emergency services in one building

The planned hub will house command and coordination functions for four bodies:

  • Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia's regional police force
  • Bombers de Barcelona, the city fire service
  • SEM, Catalonia's public emergency medical service
  • Guardia Urbana, Barcelona's municipal police

The aim is to improve joint decision-making during incidents that affect more than one service, particularly major fires, civil protection events, security operations and large-scale emergencies. Barcelona City Council has already linked the project to its wider Bombers strategy, presented in April 2026, to adapt services to urban, technological and climate-related risks.

For people living or working around Paral·lel, the immediate practical effect is not a new frontline station open to walk-in visitors, but a high-level operations centre inside a prominent industrial site that has stood vacant for years. Residents who want to follow works and any street-level effects should check updates published by the Ajuntament de Barcelona press office, which is the official city channel named in the available source material.

Works budget, timetable and the wider Paral·lel site

Europa Press reported that the conversion works are budgeted at €37 million. El Nacional and La Vanguardia reported that the CECOR is due to be activated by the end of 2028.

  • Site: the Llac building at Les Tres Xemeneies, Poble-sec, on Paral·lel
  • Size: around 5,000 square metres
  • Budget: €37 million
  • Expected completion: late 2028

The emergency centre forms part of a broader redevelopment of the Les Tres Xemeneies complex. Separate reporting in ARA, TOT Barcelona and other named outlets said the future of the site had been stalled in the past by disagreements between the Ajuntament, Barcelona's city council, and the private developer. Those reports describe an agreement that allowed the transformation to move forward, including office uses in other parts of the complex.

Other reports cited in the verified materials, including El Periódico and Batlleiroig, place the wider redevelopment on a longer timeline, with office elements and tower works proceeding separately from the emergency hub. The confirmed point for residents now is narrower and clearer: the city's emergency coordination centre is planned for the Llac building, with a stated end date of 2028 and a stated cost of €37 million.

Primary sources: Servei de premsa Ajuntament de Barcelona. Reported by Source Text Link, EP, Jordi Palmer, europapress.es, Jordi Ribalaygue, Estela Alvarez, Anton Rosa, La Vanguardia, Germán González, Maria Ortega, metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, lavanguardia.com, Barcelona Secreta.