Plzeň Cultural House Inwest was demolished

Source
Václav Prokš

Publisher
ČTK
16.05.2012 18:30

Plzeň - The Plzeň Cultural House Inwest has been demolished, the pile of rubble that remained in the city center will be removed by July. On the cleared site, the construction of a multifunctional building, Corso Americká, worth 2.5 billion CZK, should arise. The Czech development company Amádeus, which is the investor of the construction, will apply for a zoning decision in July, and it is still realistic to complete the building by the end of 2014, said Jan Petřík, a representative of the investor, to ČTK. However, the project faces criticism from civic activists.
     "Originally, the demolition was supposed to take two months, but it was completed in six weeks," Petřík added. According to him, a recent discovery of asbestos in the rubble was a marginal issue. It was allegedly just a few square meters of boards for securing the sign. Many people have already inspected the building due to asbestos, Petřík stated.
      The investor has sent the project documentation of the planned construction to the relevant authorities and has already received 90 percent of the feedback, mostly positive. "We are now discussing the design of the building with the city architects. We are waiting for their satisfaction," Petřík said. He claims that there are no significant disputes between the municipality and the investor. "The city has set regulatory conditions, and we have made many accommodating steps and are fine-tuning some," he added.
      Civic associations that have challenged the demolition in court, for example, would like the area left free for greenery after the "cultural center," according to their spokesman Martin Marek, meaning they want the zoning plan in the area to change. The activists have collected about 11,000 signatures against the construction of a giant building and want to be participants in the zoning proceedings and are trying to push for a local referendum to prevent the construction. They aim to gather the necessary 13,500 signatures by September so that the referendum can take place together with the regional elections.
    "I have offered them several times to meet and tell us what exactly bothers them. Today it seems that they do not want to discuss at all, but just want to thwart it," Petřík stated. If the activists succeed with the referendum among the councilors, the investor could claim compensation from the city for the thwarted investment. "We based our actions on the valid zoning documentation. If the city changes it, responsibility arises for breaking the rules of the game," Petřík said.
      Amádeus committed in the sent documentation that no more than 45 percent of the space in Corso Americká will be retail areas, while the rest will consist of apartments, cultural and relaxation spaces, offices, and even an outdoor amphitheater on the roof. A boulevard will be created from Americká Avenue.

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