Pirelli Bicocca Area
Localisation
| State | Italy |
| Regional (NUTS III) hierarchical level | Lombardia (region of northern Italy) |
| District level (LAU1) | Municipality of Milan |
| Municipality (LAU2) | Municipality of Milan |
| Connection to traffic network |
- Motorway: A4 Torino/Venezia way out Cinisello Balsamo. - Roads: viale Zara or viale Sarca o via Melchiorre Gioia. - Train to Greco Pirelli station. - Linate airport (22 km). - Orio Al Serio Airport (47 km). - Malpensa airport (57 km). |
Main factors of successful redevelopment process
General localization: located in Milan conurbation, an area where urban, regional, national and international business functions are being extensively developed.
Specific localisation: located in the north of Milan.
Transport links:
- Motorway A4 Torino/Venezia exit Cinisello Balsamo.
- Roads: viale Zara or viale Sarca o via Melchiorre Gioia.
- Train to Greco Pirelli station.
- Linate airport (22 km).
- Orio Al Serio Airport (47 km).
- Malpensa airport (57 km).
Property relations: two property owners, one (Pirelli company) available for site rehabilitation and proactive promoter of the redevelopment project.
Economic status of the locality: entrepreneurial activity rate and concentration of strong economic branches .
Project of the future land-use: future land uses of “high quality”, linked with strong commercial branches and related with education/culture services demand.
Brief description of site and current use
The rehabilitation of this site is one of the first examples of this type of process that have been successfully implemented in Milan city.
The project, presented for Bicocca and also for Ansaldo (metallurgic industry company) areas, has been promoted by the private company Pirelli in 1985. The main industrial purpose of Pirelli company is represented by the production of pneumatic tires.
The soil contamination of the site was related to the presence of asbestos, hydrocarbons, metals, PAH, PCB and halogenated organic compounds.
The area was rehabilitated through deconstruction activities, remediation, reuse of appropriate structures and materials and construction of new infrastructures. The works required by the project and entire process ended in 2005.
The costs have been divided the following items:
|
Item |
Pirelli area |
Ansaldo area |
|
Deconstruction |
20 M€ |
1,48 M€ |
|
Remediation |
10 M€ |
5,58 M€ |
|
New infrastructures |
132 M€ |
20 M€ |
The current land uses are the following: commercial, residential and services for public.
The project in fact led to the construction of important facilities such as the University of Milano Bicocca spaces and the Teatro degli Arcimboldi theatre.
Original use – basic description
| Original use |
Heavy and metallurgic industry. Production of pneumatic tires and electric cables. |
| Area |
Area affected by the redevelopment project: 960.000 m2. More details: 631.000 m2 of gross floor area (Pirelli area), 145.223 m2 of gross floor area (ex Ansaldo area). (Gross Floor Area (GFA) is a real estate term referring to the total floor area inside the building envelope.) 417.970 m2 of contaminated land. |
| Type of site | Industrial. |
Current state – basic description
| Current use | Commercial, residential and services for public and private sector. |
| % of built-up area | Not available. |
| State of Environment | Decontaminated |
| New use from | 2005 |
| Total costs | 190 M€. |
| Owner of site | Pirelli company. Ansaldo. |
Contact to stakeholders
| Owner of site | Not available Fax: +49(0)-3925/981208 |
| Local public administration | Not available |
| Investors participating at redevelopment | Not available |
| GOs | No NGOs involved |
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