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Bilbao confirms 'partial demolitions' at Virgen Blanca clinic for conversion into residence

The City Council approves a detailed study to increase the building's volume for its new purpose.

Facade of a traditional stone town hall in Bilbao, with an ornate iron balcony and railings. Warm afternoon sunlight casts shadows on the sandstone walls. Blue sky.
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Facade of a traditional stone town hall in Bilbao, with an ornate iron balcony and railings. Warm afternoon sunlight casts shadows on the sandstone walls. Blue sky.

The Bilbao City Council has approved a detailed study for partial demolitions at the Virgen Blanca clinic, which will be converted into a residence.

The Bilbao City Council approved last Thursday the detailed study that will allow for increased buildability at the Virgen Blanca clinic, sold by IMQ to a real estate fund. The objective is to transform the building into a residence, either for students or the elderly. The plot has a dotational use, preventing its conversion into housing or tourist apartments.
The project is not yet fully defined, as the study does not specify the business model. It only indicates that there will be rooms. However, the Council has confirmed that the purchasing real estate fund has requested a demolition license to carry out "partial" demolitions.
The Councilor for Urban Planning stated that parts "not compatible with the new volumes" will be demolished. The approved project plans to build two new blocks, adding 2,050 square meters to the existing 9,000. The new construction would be attached to the building's rear and one side.
Although the councilor maintains that "the objective is not to demolish the entire building," he clarified that "it could be done" if it were not protected. For its part, EH Bildu, which abstained from approving the study, criticized the lack of information regarding the demolition license at the previous week's Planning Committee meeting.

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