The Prague City Council, Prague 3 and the developer Finep Holding have concluded an agreement on the so-called contributions, i.e. the company’s contribution to the construction of infrastructure for the planned housing project in the area of the Žižkov freight station (NNŽ). The agreement was signed today by representatives of all three parties in the building of the former railway station. The developer, which plans to build 1,200 flats in the area, will contribute CZK 167 million to the city, most of it in the form of building a kindergarten.
The agreement is based on the methodology approved by the previous municipal administration to determine the amount of developer contributions to public infrastructure. In mid-September, Prague city councillors approved the conclusion of the agreement along with the acquisition of a zoning plan amendment, which is necessary for the Finep project. Michal Kocián, chairman of the board of Finep Holding, said today that the cost of the project will be CZK 8bn and construction will take ten years.
Finep plans to build two blocks of apartment buildings with publicly accessible green courtyards, complete with shops, restaurants, offices and amenities, on plots of land in the central part of the NNŽ area. Of the agreed co-financing, CZK 72.5 million will go to Prague 3 for the construction of a new primary school. The rest of the value will consist of a kindergarten for 125 children, which the company will build and transfer to the municipal district, and land for new roads, a planned green promenade or an apartment building.
According to Kocián, the resulting flats will be used for owner-occupied, cooperative and rental housing. Architect Boris Redchenkov of the A69 architects studio added that the perimeter of the blocks will maintain the height of the surrounding buildings, with taller houses in the centre.
According to an urban planning study approved last year, the new district on the NNZ site is to be home to up to 15,000 residents in the future, with parks and several educational facilities to be built there, including a primary school in the functionalist station building. According to earlier information, the city plans to organise an architectural competition for this, as well as for the design of a park to be built in the central part of the area and other public spaces. A tram line will be built on the northern edge of the area along Malešická Street and a new Jarovská Street will connect the district to the future section of the city ring road.
The Central Group is already building on the NNŽ site and plans to build 4,600 flats in three projects. Penta is also planning to build there. The functionalist station building is owned by ČD, which in the past formed a joint venture with the Sekyra Group, which has a pre-emptive right to the station building. According to a recent decision of the city councillors, the management of the municipality wants Prague to acquire ownership of the entire building. According to earlier information, the heritage-protected station could house the National Film Archive, cultural and social spaces or an elementary school.
Source: CTK
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