They started in the 90s, just in the midst the Real Estate Boom, in Spain. Now, in the “Ensanche de Vallecas” (“Widening of Vallecas” ), Madrid, live 100.000 persons, in 28.000 houses. Half of the houses are protected, housing design.
"Ensanche de Vallecas", Madrid, Spain, by besos y flores, at flickr.com
There are a lot of buildings, all different, with different colors.The people who live there pay a few rent –around 200 or 300 Euros or perhaps less--.
"@Ensanche de Vallecas", Madrid, Spain, by inthesitymad, at flickr.com
But some of those houses are brought.The owners pay about 100.000 Euros.
One of the buildings is very original, because it is metal siding, on its facade.
One of the conditios to buy a flat of those is to have about 600 or 700 Euros, each month, at least.
One of the buildings is everything with green color.It is a famous building even out of Spain, through some magazines of Architecture.
Another way to get a house with protection is through Caritas.This ONG has some houses from inheritances or from donations.Caritas rent this houses on 100, 150, 200 Euros, per month, for poor people.Even many families do not pay anything.
Some weeks ago, it was held an auction of social housing and 9500 people showed up to 30 homes.
There are homes from developers who could not pay the banks and the banks have given them as social housing.
In Barcelona there are also 7000 social housing.
In Madrid there is a colony built in the 50s, by the IVIMA (Institute of Housing in Madrid), named “San Cristóbal”, for workers of the Municipal Transport.There were built 800 houses.
In Madrid there is also another area, named "Pegaso city", where, in the 50s there were built a lot of houses for workers of the Company PEGASO (a company of buses.There were 1500 houses, built among 1956 and 1958.
"Pegaso Latino", Madrid, Spain, by Júbilo- haku, at flickr.com
(This horse was the company Anagram).
Till soon, kind regards,
Luis.
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