In Pilsen, the demolition of the former food production facility has begun; in three years, there will be 400 apartments there
Plzeň – The Plzeň developer BC Real today began demolishing the former canteen and dining hall of Plzeň's Škodovka. In its place, they will build over 400 apartments. The so-called central dining production facility on Korandova Street, which was established at the end of the 1980s, ceased operations 20 years ago and has been empty since then. The demolition will take two months, and then they will immediately start excavation for the new building's construction pit, which will be completed by the end of the year, said architect and co-owner of BC Real Patrik Novák today to ČTK.
"Until the end of August, there were still tenants on the surrounding land for parking. Today marks the official start of demolition. This week and next week, large machinery will arrive, and an excavator is already on site. So it will move quite quickly," he stated. The actual construction of the apartment building is set to begin early next year. "During the autumn, we will have a competition to select a general contractor," he said. The construction will last up to three years, as it will be a large monoblock, with a park for residents in the inner courtyard. The introductory study and designs for the block, featuring underground parking and spaces for shops and services, were drawn up by Plzeň architect Jiří Zábran.
The extensive five-story complex of the Škodovka canteen and dining hall, covering nearly 15,000 square meters, was built between 1986 and 1989. It was intended to consolidate smaller dining facilities in the main Škodovka complex. It included, besides large kitchens, dozens of offices, meeting rooms, and a civil protection underground shelter. By 2003, up to 130 people worked there, and the facility had a capacity of up to 22,000 meals daily. Subsequently, operations were limited, and they definitively ceased in 2007. "The building was unused, and the previous owners only rented it out for parking without any substantial vision," stated Novák. BC Real, which purchased the building along with the land five years ago, immediately began preparing for the apartment building.
BC Real is implementing a number of large residential projects in Plzeň, always associated with spaces for trade and services as well as offices. According to Novák, these are meant to help bring residents and businesspeople back to the city center. "It is very important for us that the city has residents in the center who live there, and that it is not just a museum with offices, government buildings, and shops, where it's dead," he remarked.
For the past four years, BC Real has been building a new district, Nová Papírna, by the Radbuza River near the city center. On the ten-hectare site, around 1,500 apartments are to be developed by 2032. The developer has already delivered 350 apartments and will finish another 180 by the end of the year. Together with the real estate fund INVESTIKA, they are constructing the Palace of the English Embankment with 205 apartments under the square, and are preparing a mixed-use building and apartment house between Těšínská and Rokycanská streets with the Plzeň developer InterCora. The first building will soon have a building permit, while the purely residential building on the embankment is still waiting for the relocation of the electrical wiring. A total of about 250 apartments will be in both buildings. They are also preparing three blocks with up to 600 apartments along the riverbank near DEPO2015. By the end of the year, the developer should sign a memorandum with the city regarding contributions and will start work on the project.
"Until the end of August, there were still tenants on the surrounding land for parking. Today marks the official start of demolition. This week and next week, large machinery will arrive, and an excavator is already on site. So it will move quite quickly," he stated. The actual construction of the apartment building is set to begin early next year. "During the autumn, we will have a competition to select a general contractor," he said. The construction will last up to three years, as it will be a large monoblock, with a park for residents in the inner courtyard. The introductory study and designs for the block, featuring underground parking and spaces for shops and services, were drawn up by Plzeň architect Jiří Zábran.
The extensive five-story complex of the Škodovka canteen and dining hall, covering nearly 15,000 square meters, was built between 1986 and 1989. It was intended to consolidate smaller dining facilities in the main Škodovka complex. It included, besides large kitchens, dozens of offices, meeting rooms, and a civil protection underground shelter. By 2003, up to 130 people worked there, and the facility had a capacity of up to 22,000 meals daily. Subsequently, operations were limited, and they definitively ceased in 2007. "The building was unused, and the previous owners only rented it out for parking without any substantial vision," stated Novák. BC Real, which purchased the building along with the land five years ago, immediately began preparing for the apartment building.
BC Real is implementing a number of large residential projects in Plzeň, always associated with spaces for trade and services as well as offices. According to Novák, these are meant to help bring residents and businesspeople back to the city center. "It is very important for us that the city has residents in the center who live there, and that it is not just a museum with offices, government buildings, and shops, where it's dead," he remarked.
For the past four years, BC Real has been building a new district, Nová Papírna, by the Radbuza River near the city center. On the ten-hectare site, around 1,500 apartments are to be developed by 2032. The developer has already delivered 350 apartments and will finish another 180 by the end of the year. Together with the real estate fund INVESTIKA, they are constructing the Palace of the English Embankment with 205 apartments under the square, and are preparing a mixed-use building and apartment house between Těšínská and Rokycanská streets with the Plzeň developer InterCora. The first building will soon have a building permit, while the purely residential building on the embankment is still waiting for the relocation of the electrical wiring. A total of about 250 apartments will be in both buildings. They are also preparing three blocks with up to 600 apartments along the riverbank near DEPO2015. By the end of the year, the developer should sign a memorandum with the city regarding contributions and will start work on the project.
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