Órgiva will have its first VPO’s next year. VPO stands for Vivienda de Protección Official; i.e., government subsidized housing for low-income families.

All told, 20 flats will be built in Calle Fuente Mariano for renting out with an option for purchase. Fifteen of them will be 2-bedroom flats, and two will be 3-bedroom ones. There will also be three 1-bedroom flats, one of which will be designed for an occupant with mobility problems.

The site, if you know the street, is where the old slaughterhouse stood (matadero municipal)
At the moment the contract is open for bidding until the 10th of this month, after which it will be awarded so that construction can begin in October and be completed within 18 months. Hmmm… that’s what the original article states, but if it doesn’t start until October, then 18 months later will be April 2012 – certainly not next year.