MiddleCap Real Estate is planning to build a mixed-use project New Center Ružinov on the plot of a former department store in Ružinov, Bratislava, reports Yimba.sk.
The project called Nové centrum Ružinova (New Centre Ružinov), which is supposed to replace the abandoned remains of the department store, has already received the statement of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic after two and a half years of EIA process. MiddleCap Real Estate (under MCP Development) has been working on all the necessary permits to change the original project and start the construction of the new one since the beginning of 2021.
The developer has now applied to change the previous zoning decision issued for the project back in 2005. The new proposal brings a reduction in the volume of the building and the number of parking spaces and includes changes in function.
The investor introduced a mixed-use and residential complex. The massing is divided into four levels. The ground floor is dedicated to office and service premises followed by the level of eight four-floor sections with studios, offices and smaller apartments. The third level is designed as a concrete slab bearing hanging gardens. Apartments on this level will have private front gardens.
The development offers 198 apartments on almost 23,500 sqm and 22,500 sqm with a non-residential function. The construction of new buildings will require the demolition of the existing skeleton. It is difficult to estimate the end of the permitting procedure. However, the site cleanup will probably not start before 2025.
