Fundació Hàbitat3

Social housing across Catalonia

Fundació Hàbitat3 is a social sector organization that manages social housing in Catalonia. It finds apartments, renovates them, and makes them available to public agencies and social service organizations, which then assign rentals to people and families experiencing vulnerability.

Services

• Finding homes for social rental housing
• Renovating properties with social employment companies
• Providing social support to tenants
• Managing the properties it administers
• Housing programs with public agencies and social service organizations, as well as its own programs

Projects and developments

Its initiatives include Sant Eloi, Pisos Buits, Llar Casa Bloc, Compra social i col·laborativa, and developments and major renovations such as Llar Barceloneta, Nous Aires i Llar Les Maresmes, Edifici Social Sant Pau, La Sibèria, and Mont Ral-Letamendi.

Recognition

The foundation holds the CVS certification from the UNESCO Housing Chair at URV and received the 2019 World Habitat Awards Gold Award.

Contact and office hours

Headquarters: Llar Casa Bloc, 10 C/ Residència, 08030 Barcelona.

• General phone: 935 393 999
• Email: habitat3@habitat3.cat
• Press: 672 99 98 10, comunicacio@habitat3.cat

Summer office hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and 3–5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

How housing is assigned

The foundation does not accept direct housing applications. It provides apartments to city governments and social service organizations, which assign them to tenants.