The ERDF funds are contributing greatly to the urban development of the municipality of La Rinconada (Seville). One of the most relevant lines within this strategy is the Rehabilitation of the Business Fabric, with the aim of promoting entrepreneurship and social innovation initiatives.

Among the different actions that have been carried out, the following should be highlighted: The Construction of the New Local Market in La Rinconada.

The operation has focused on the creation of an infrastructure and public facility to host cooperative activities, training, and cooperation aimed at vulnerable groups, where entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives have been developed.

The new market opened its doors to the public on March 1, 2023, adding modernization to an area that has undergone a comprehensive metamorphosis. It is located in the urban centre of the municipality of La Rinconada, on a plot resulting from the aggregation of three plots of land destined for public use. The surface area resulting from the union of the three plots is 2,692 m², according to the cadastral description.

It is important to highlight the location of this new municipal facility, as it is located within the neighbourhood of La Estacada, an area of special vulnerability and at risk of social exclusion, considered an Area in Need of Social Transformation (ANST). It is strategically calculated to provide services to the people who live in this neighbourhood and in other disadvantaged areas. This neighbourhood is undergoing a comprehensive regeneration process in an attempt to revitalise the commercial fabric.

The main access to the building is via a pedestrian street and from the surface car park located on the plot. The new market is surrounded by pavements, car parks, street lighting, spaces for solid urban waste, etc.

The new Local Market contributes to sustainability, habitability, and accessibility, as well as boosting economic activity, coexistence, and mobility in the surrounding area.The total investment in this action included in the Expression of Interest was €897,748.30, of which €216,000.00 corresponds to ERDF co-financing. The impact of the action is reflected, on the one hand, in the adaptation of the land for the construction of the new Local Market and its adaptation to the current demand for use, and on the other hand, in the promotion of employment and entrepreneurship.