Great works of restoration and utilization of historians real estate are in progress in the center of Athensremodeling his image. A preserved that have been inactive for years, they are gradually going through the revival phase, gaining new uses in culture, tourism and housing.
At the intersection of September 3 and Marni Streets in Athens, the property of the Stasinopoulos family, owned by Elvalhalcor of the Viohalco Group, proceeds to convert it to a museum dedicated to Theodoros Kolokotronis. The Central Council of Modern Monuments examines the final maintenance study of decoration and historical elements to ensure the protection of architectural identity. The building, a 1920 eclectic duplicate with the characteristic curve corner, was originally a family residence and a trading shop on the ground floor.
In Koukaki, at high tourist demand, it was recently sold for € 18.6m in Lebanese investors (Vivium Properties) the preserved property of Blue Cedar on Dimitrakopoulou and Faliro Streets. Blue Cedar had acquired it in 2018 with € 1.5m and invested about € 2.5m in rehabilitation, securing a 4 -star hotel license with 113 rooms and Leed Gold certification. The new owners are planning to adjust the project by limiting the number of rooms to about 65 larger and luxurious units to better respond to the hospitality market trends.
In the heart of Psirri, the Ministry of the Environment gave the “green light” to restore the preserved at the corner of Ermou 98 and Artemis 1-3 owned by the Barbalia family. The plan, implemented through Ermou 98, provides a 50 -bed hotel with commercial use. It includes boosting the bearing masonry, a new metal bearing organism and height extensions, with the aim of creating a modern multipurpose space that will contribute to the tourist and commercial rejuvenation of the area.
In Ermou 76, the building that was almost completely destroyed by fire in 2013 is rebuilt by the Dutch Ten Brinke. Despite serious damage, the plan provides for the maintenance of facades and the creation of a mixed complex, with ground floor shops and floors on the floors. The property, which was designated in 1985, is a bequest of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi.
Finally, in House 6, EFKA has announced a tender for the exploitation of a complex of two buildings totaling over 1,800 sq.m. The minimum investment is set at € 3.5 million and concerns complete recovery with tourist use, either as a hotel or as a non -main accommodation. The property, which has previously housed a paper and printing press, carries intense elements of industrial architecture, which are expected to be highlighted through the preservation of parts of historical equipment.
The systematic utilization of the Athenian Center preserves seems to be dynamic. Despite the time -consuming approvals and high restoration requirements, these investments have converted buildings that have for years been abandoned in new poles of culture, hospitality and housing, gradually changing the face of the capital.