Polyfunctional Complex Cassovar
Localisation
| Regional hierarchical
level |
Košice region |
| District level | Košice I |
| Municipality |
Košice |
| Connection to traffic network | Highway D1 (from Bratislava to Záhor) and motorway R4 |
Main factors of successful redevelopment process
- General localization – located in Košice – the second largest city in Slovakia and the centre of Košice Region
- Specific localization – in proximity of the city centre
- Transport links – Highway D1 (from Bratislava to Záhor) and motorway R4
Brief description of site and current use
Brewery in Košice was founded already in 1857 and was closed in 1998. The regeneration process was started in 2006. The first stage of redevelopment was demolition and in other stage construction of buildings. Only chimney of the former brewery was preserved as symbol of the previous industrial era. In this new urban complex, there are 91 suites, stores, services, relax centre, cafés, restaurants and historical tavern.
Original use – basic description
| Original use | Brewery – production of Cassovar beer on Žrieldová Street |
| Area | 2,4 ha |
| Type of site | Industrial |
Current state – basic description
| Current use | Polyfunctional complex – shops, housing, offices |
| % of built-up area | 50% |
| State of environment | There are no problems with environment, decontamination wasn’t necessary |
| New use from | 2010 |
| Total costs | 75 000 000 EU |
| Owner of site |
Global Group a.s. |
Contact to stakeholders
| Owner of site |
Global
group a. s. cassovar@cassovar.sk |
| Local Public administration |
Mayor of Košice MUDr. Richard Raši, PhD., MPH sekretariatprimatora @ kosice.sk |
| Investors participating at redevelopment | Global Group a.s. |
| NGOs | Not found |
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