Overview

• The Ministry of Defense and Invied signed the sale contract on July 23, fulfilling a 2020 budget pact between Pedro Sánchez’s government and the PNV.
• San Sebastián plans to convert the 17.5-hectare former military site along the Urumea River into a new district with 1,700 VPO (viviendas de protección oficial).
• The contract grants the military four years to relocate most units to Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Araca base while retaining a battalion on city-ceded land.
• A July 7 Supreme Court ruling annulled the Basque High Court’s heritage protection order, enabling redevelopment while preserving the main facades.
• City planners led by Nekane Arzallus will immediately begin designing infrastructure, public spaces and services for the forthcoming neighborhood.