Madrid City Council confirms that it is responding to entities interested in the Palace of Infanta Carlota, closed for five years. Locals fear its privatisation.
The City Council of Madrid acknowledges that it is in talks with several entities interested in the Palace of Infanta Carlota, an 18th-century residential building located on Luna Street in Malasaña, which has been closed for about five years. According to elDiario.es, the council states that "it is attending to" these interested parties, without specifying what offers it has received or from which companies or organisations they come.
The property has more than 4,800 square metres spread over five floors. The City Council expropriated it during Gallardón's tenure to protect its heritage value, and in 2021 it managed to evict the last irregular tenants after 14 partial evictions that affected more than 200 people.
The Maravillas Neighbourhood Association claims that the presence of the Urban Planning delegate, Borja Carabante, alongside the director of La Razón, Francisco Marhuenda, in front of the building last Friday anticipates a privatisation. The entity demands that the space be allocated for social housing or an intergenerational space.
The neighbourhood fabric is clear: the Palace of Infanta Carlota must have a public residential use, serving those who need decent housing in our neighbourhood.
The City Council argues, according to the locals, that rehabilitation is very costly due to the special protection level of the building. Carabante's visit does not appear on his public agenda, despite the fact that the Transparency Law of the Community of Madrid requires senior officials to register meetings with interest groups.
Today the palace remains closed with no defined purpose. The City Council has not yet specified the format it will give to the building.
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