Last 9th october the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, presided over the inauguration of the new private residence hall built by the MelonDistrict group in the 22@Barcelona district.

The MelonDistrict-Marina residence hall has 21,200 square meters divided in four interconnected buildings with room for 533 students (427 single rooms, 33 double rooms and 40 studios) 4 pools, common areas and 134 parking spaces.

The project, developed by BCA Blanch+Conca Arquitectura, is a new concept in student housing. It cost more than 50 million euros and has received backing from Catalonia Gebira developers, which is made up of a financial partner, Caixa Terrassa, and an industrial partner, Gebira Grup Immobiliari.

Local and foreign students (mainly from North America and Europe) studying long degrees at private or public universities make up the majority of the residents, although the center also houses students on shorter stays.

This new residence hall is currently 85% full, with residents from 50 different countries. 68% of the students are from abroad and 32% from Spain. These figures contrast with the nearly 25,000 foreign students living in Barcelona, mainly with the Erasmus program.

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