The Prague City Council has approved the construction of apartment buildings on Kamýk in Prague 12 for the development company Trigema. Prague city councillors made the decision today. They approved a counter-proposal to the material on disapproval of the construction, which was submitted by city councillor Adam Zábranský (Pirates). High-rise buildings with nine and fifteen floors are to be built in Vosátkova Street. The construction has long been disliked by some of the residents, so the company has reworked and reduced the project in the past.
On the site of the former shopping centre, Trigema is to build nine and 15-storey buildings with 154 apartments for about 300 people and underground garages. According to the contract, the investor is to contribute around CZK 12 million to the Prague 12 City Council to compensate for the impact of the development on transport, services or peace in the area, as well as CZK 5.28 million to build new parking spaces. The agreement also includes the reconstruction of the Větrníček kindergarten and the construction of a new grocery store.
Some of the residents of the 12th district, who have opposed the construction in the past by petition, are bothered by the height of the buildings, among other things. According to the original project, the towers were supposed to have 18 and 14 floors. A modified proposal with a lower number of floors was supported by the Institute of Planning and Development in 2021 and the Prague City Hall planning authority also issued a favourable opinion.
The Pirates, for example, do not agree with the planned construction, and the councillor for property Zábranský submitted a press release to the council about his disagreement with the project. Zábranský said that he was not against the construction as such, but wanted to involve local residents more in the construction process and adapt the project accordingly. “I am convinced that these projects must be sufficiently discussed with the public, because when the public feels put on the back burner, it further encourages opposition to further housing construction,” he said.
However, deputy mayor Petr Hlaváček (STAN) submitted a counterproposal and the council approved the construction. “154 new flats will be created, which the capital city needs with its growing population. That’s why today at the Prague City Council we gave our consent for the use of municipal land,” Hlaváček said.
Trigema is planning a number of other housing projects in Prague, with plans to build about 1,000 rental apartments by the end of 2029, for example in Nové Butovice, Lihovar Smíchov or in Karlín, at a cost of about CZK 13 billion.
Source: CTK
Photo: Trigema
