BARCELONA - 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 ...

A block of flats, which is under threat of eviction, is photographed in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Barcelona's city hall purchases the Casa Orsola apartment block to prevent tenant evictions amid Spain's housing crisis. Acquired for about 9 million euros, the building will be turned into social ...

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 ...