Habitat Inmobiliaria is a longstanding Spanish real estate developer, founded in 1953, with roots in Barcelona. Over the decades, the company has delivered more than 60,000 homes, establishing itself as a significant presence in Spain’s residential development sector. Habitat’s history includes ownership by the Figueras family until 2015, followed by acquisition by investment funds, notably Bain Capital Credit in 2018. This period brought changes to management and strategic direction, including discussions about transferring its headquarters from Barcelona to Madrid, especially during the Catalonia independence crisis.
The company’s focus is on the promotion and sale of large-scale residential projects, operating across Spain’s main cities. As of 2018, Habitat managed one of the country’s largest portfolios of homes under development, with over 1,000 units at various stages of completion. Typical project locations include Madrid, Valencia, Andalusia, and metropolitan parts of Catalonia such as Cornellà de Llobregat, with recent expansion into areas like Las Palmas and Portugal.
Habitat Inmobiliaria is supported by a considerable land bank—approximately 2.5 million square meters—ensuring a pipeline of future developments. In the years following the Bain Capital acquisition, the company set ambitious targets, aiming to deliver around 2,000 homes annually from 2021 and develop 9,000 new homes in the subsequent years. The workforce consists of specialized professionals in land acquisition and project management, reflecting the firm’s role as a large-scale, professional residential property developer in Spain.