Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Housing Crisis

Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by rad_gruchalski on Saturday February 22, 2025 @04:12PM (#43143277)

And turn beautiful historical cities into American downtown copies?

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by J_Shelby_J on Saturday February 22, 2025 @04:49PM (#43143618)

Woah, I wish and dream of a city in America with a higher population density than Barcelona!

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by rad_gruchalski on Saturday February 22, 2025 @04:59PM (#43143703)

We dream about and wish for different things.

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by profeatur on Saturday February 22, 2025 @05:00PM (#43143717)

Someone hasn’t seen what Spanish cities look like outside the casco viejo…

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by lentil_soup on Saturday February 22, 2025 @05:13PM (#43143811)

Not the case of Barcelona, though. The areas surrounding the old town are specially beautiful

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by rad_gruchalski on Saturday February 22, 2025 @05:46PM (#43144067)

And skyscrapers are going to make it somehow better?

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by dumbledoren on Sunday February 23, 2025 @12:43AM (#43146972)

Yes. Because apparently, Europe has to meet the bloated housing demand that is being caused by American and foreign investors so that they can arbitrage and make $$$ by gentrifying the locals...

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