The construction project at the Žižkov freight station has a positive EIA assessment

Prague - The residential construction project by Sekyra Group in the southern part of the former Žižkov freight station area has received a positive environmental impact assessment (EIA). This was reported by ČTK from the EIA database. The investor plans to build 3,000 apartments on approximately ten hectares. Other developers are also constructing or planning to build on the brownfield surrounding the former station, aiming to create a district for up to 20,000 people.

Sekyra Group plans to construct several residential blocks on the land purchased from Czech Railways last year for 2.23 billion crowns. In the first phase of construction, two blocks will be built. Most of the buildings will be eight stories high with a recessed ninth floor, while the dominant structures will consist of twelve to fifteen-story buildings. Construction is scheduled to begin at the turn of 2027 and 2028.

The gross floor area of the project for apartments is expected to be approximately 239,400 square meters and for shops and services about 12,400 square meters. The project aims to provide housing for over 8,000 people. The Prague City Hall's Department for the Protection of the Environment established several conditions in its report, concerning issues such as planting greenery, noise mitigation measures, and nature protection.

According to the report, the investor must ensure, among other things, the expert installation of birdhouses, bumblebee hotels, and insect hotels in suitable places. "It is recommended to address the placement of swift nesting boxes and bat houses into the facades of the buildings," the document further states.

Construction around the former Žižkov freight station has already begun by Central Group, and Penta, MY Park, as well as the development group Cresco Real Estate and the investment group Wood & Company, which recently purchased the first phase of the project from the Finep group, also plan to develop the area.

In 2024, the main city bought the extensive functionalist building of the former station from Czech Railways for 1.43 billion crowns. In the future, according to statements from city representatives, an extension with a school, apartments, shops, or cultural spaces is expected to be created in it. The building was constructed between 1934 and 1937 and ceased to serve its original purpose in 2002.