The municipally-owned land designated for the Sotrac and Empriu cooperative developments is located in La Bordeta, in the area around Can Batlló, and for the Abril cooperative, in El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou. In addition to providing land for the three cooperatives, the City Council has contributed €900,000 in repayable grants to help finance these projects.

All three developments are designed according to bioclimatic criteria to reduce energy consumption, utilising high thermal inertia during winter and effective cross-ventilation in summer.