Unfavorable Conditions
René Ammann | 12. Oktober 2025
According to Reuters, the building on Calle de la Hileras underwent technical inspections in 2012 and 2022 that deemed it “unfavorable” due to “the general condition of the facade, exterior, partition walls, roof, roof terraces and plumbing and sewage system.” (Photo of Calle de la Hileras by Asqueladd, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
Number of people who died, including the architect, in the collapse of a six-story building in Madrid that was erected in 1965, had stood empty for at least ten years, and was being turned into a luxury hotel: 4