In the Zlín Region, 1698 apartments began to be built last year, and 1860 the year before

Zlín - Residential construction in the Zlín Region fell last year after a previous increase. Last year, 1698 apartments began construction in the region, down from 1860 the year before. This is based on data from the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ). Residential construction also decreased across the whole of the Czech Republic last year, declining by 8.9 percent to 35,253 started apartments; the construction season was affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Of the 1698 apartments started last year in the Zlín Region, 1471 were attributed to new construction and 227 to the alteration of already completed buildings. In family houses, 1069 apartments began construction, which was 86 more than the year before. In apartment buildings, 389 apartments began construction, down from 544 the previous year, and 48 apartments were started in non-residential buildings last year.

The number of initiated apartment constructions last year was the second highest since 2007, when 2010 apartments began construction. Since then, the highest number was in 2019, when 1860 initiated apartments represented a year-on-year increase of nearly 25 percent.

Apartments are now being developed, for example, at several locations in the regional city of Zlín, including projects on Lorencova Street, by the Dřevnice River, and in the Bartošova neighborhood.

The region also saw a decrease in completed apartments last year. According to preliminary statistics, builders completed 1478 units, down from 1563 the year before. Last year's figure is the second highest since 2009, when 1894 apartments were completed in the region. Last year, 1285 new apartments were completed, and 193 were created through the alteration of completed buildings. In family houses, 901 were built, 374 in apartment buildings, and 92 in non-residential buildings. In the Czech Republic last year, builders completed 34,433 apartments, which is fewer than the year before, when 36,406 apartments were completed.