The Socialist Municipal Group in the Granada City Council, led by former mayor and deputy spokesperson Paco Cuenca, spoke out this Saturday to demand that the Junta de Andalucía halt the sale procedure for the former youth center located in San Miguel Alto.

In a statement, Cuenca expressed his strong opposition to the intentions of the Andalusian Government, warning that this operation poses a "serious risk to the heritage and coexistence model of the capital." He therefore demanded that the property be transferred to the city for its "valorization" as a public and heritage resource for the district.

The PSOE's stance follows the publication in the BOJA on March 31, a document in which the Junta de Andalucía put this former center, covering a plot of 1,660 square meters, up for auction.

Although the property is classified as community SIPS-religious equipment, the PSOE indicated that the Heritage department requested a change of classification to tertiary hotel use from the Granada City Council in 2024. This process is currently being processed within the Pepri Albaicín, a situation that the socialists had already denounced at the end of 2024.

The former mayor criticized the sale of this historic site for speculative purposes, arguing that it "adds a new factor of touristification that directly attacks our own heritage and the sustainability and coexistence of our neighborhoods." In this regard, the socialist reiterated his group's commitment to protecting the environment and addressing neighborhood demands.

Cuenca urged the autonomous administration to transfer the property to the city so that it can be used as a cultural space or as a citizen participation center, as requested by the residents themselves.