The City Council of Logroño on 14 October 2026 in the Junta de Gobierno Local approved new calls for grants to renovate buildings in the Casco Antiguo and for accessibility measures. A total of €480,000 is available. A total of €350,000 is earmarked for improving accessibility in residential buildings. According to the announcement by the Logroño City Council dwellings used for tourist accommodation (viviendas turísticas) are expressly excluded from the grants.
The city says the exclusion is intended to ensure that the funds specifically support housing stock and its use as homes. This is intended to encourage owners in the historic centre to carry out maintenance, energy-efficiency improvements and accessibility works, without subsidising investment in individual dwellings used for tourism.
A total of €210,000 has been allocated to the accessibility scheme for communal areas of buildings; the maximum grant per application is €12,000. Eligible applicants include owners’ associations, owners of entire buildings, owners or usufructuaries of commercial premises in horizontally divided properties, and tenants of commercial premises, provided they meet the relevant requirements.
Applications open at 9 am on the first working day after official publication. Details of deadlines, documents and prioritisation criteria will be set out in the city’s notices. Grants are generally awarded according to formal and technical criteria, such as contribution to preserving architectural heritage, energy efficiency or accessibility.
The measure reflects an urban development policy aimed at upgrading Logroño’s historic building stock while also improving accessibility in residential areas. The city introduced similar programmes in previous years. What is new is the explicit exclusion of tourist use, which has increased considerably in parts of the centre in recent years. The city administration and local politicians hope this will more closely tie renovation incentives in the Casco Antiguo to residential use.
The final number of projects funded will depend on demand and the assessment of submitted proposals. The technical requirements set out in the calls for grants and the funds available under budget rules will be decisive. The decisions apply to the city of Logroño and will take effect after publication in the Boletín Oficial de La Rioja .
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).