Preparation for the construction of 350 cooperative apartments in Brno at Kamenný vrch continues

Brno - The preparation for the construction of 350 cooperative apartments on Kamenný vrch in Brno is continuing. The start of construction has been pushed to next year due to the need to supplement the documentation for the environmental impact assessment EIA. The documentation is now complete, as stated in the document published in the EIA Information System.

Based on the preliminary assessment from 2019, the city had to supplement the documentation with a new noise study, engineering-geological, hydrogeological, and stability assessments, wastewater management solutions, and update the traffic model.

Construction of the first phase on Kamenný vrch was supposed to start this year, but the new documentation now anticipates a start in 2023.

The city of Brno plans to build over 350 apartments in two phases in the area of Nový Lískovec, next to the Kamenný vrch housing estate. All will be located in variously sized apartment buildings, and one of the buildings will be handed over to the municipal district for its use. The district intends to use the apartment building for senior housing and plans to include medical offices and shops.

The first phase, which is expected to begin next year and end in 2025, involves the construction of nine apartment buildings with 60 apartments. This phase will also include the establishment of green spaces between the buildings and the construction of a park and a so-called refuge for wildlife named Roklinka. A kindergarten for 75 children is also expected to be created.

The second phase is projected to start construction in 2030 and end in 2034. This phase will include 15 apartment buildings with 354 apartments. Originally, this phase was supposed to include the construction of 24 family houses, which is still included in the documentation. However, the city has previously informed that instead of family houses, it will build additional small apartment buildings with two floors. This intention was confirmed today by the Deputy Mayor Jiří Oliva (ČSSD).

The initial cost estimate was 1.75 billion crowns, although this is a preliminary estimate from 2020.

With cooperative housing, Brno aims to address high apartment prices combined with high interest rates and the city’s shortage of apartments. The city will act as an investor in constructing the apartments, so the final price should be lower than in the case of developers who profit from them. Residents, as cooperative members, will rent until they have paid off the entire price of the apartment to the city, which will then transfer ownership to them. Such housing should also be accessible to those who cannot afford commercial apartments. The city plans to establish the first three cooperatives, including one for apartments on Kamenný vrch, by the end of this year.