The association in Brno is opposing the planned construction of an apartment building

Multipurpose complex ORION in Majdalenky

Brno - The residents of the Brno housing estate Majdalenky disagree with the construction that a developer is planning there. Next to their apartment buildings, a new eight-story building is planned. According to the locals, however, people living in the apartments on the edge of the estate will lose their view of the forest, for which they paid when they bought their apartment a few years ago. The municipality has also permitted the eight floors against the will of the council of the Brno-sever district, said council member and head of the Majdalenky Civic Association Karla Hofmannová to journalists today. Municipality spokesman Pavel Žára denied this.
According to Hofmannová, a building in the area was indeed planned. However, it was supposed to have only four floors and serve as an office space. Real estate agents allegedly told people living in the upper floors of the neighboring building that they would not lose their view of the greenery. Additionally, the planned building opens up further development areas. If it has eight floors, other apartment buildings will also be of the same height, the council member stated.
According to Hofmannová, Majdalenky is the most densely populated area in Brno. She claims that the area cannot accommodate an additional four eight-story apartment buildings, especially due to the traffic on the roads. Additionally, city council member Martin Ander (SZ) pointed out that architects evaluated the potential for further development in Lesná and Majdalenky in a recent study commissioned by the municipality. They proposed only four-story buildings. "Now we are learning that the study is sitting in a drawer, it is not being used in specific land use planning, even though it was discussed with the people and the district approved it," he said.
However, the municipality's spokesman defended the officials' decision by referring to an earlier resolution from the Brno-sever district. Local councilors agreed a few years ago that the building would be higher than the originally planned four floors. They approved an increase in the so-called floor area ratio. However, according to Hofmannová, the then mayor Leo Venclík (ODS) told councilors that the building would be higher "by one to two floors". Therefore, they approved the change. When they later found out that the ratio allowed for a much taller building, they revoked the resolution and adopted a new one. However, the municipality did not respond to it.
Žára stated today that the investor is planning a shorter building than originally proposed. The increased ratio allegedly allowed for the construction of even a sixteen-story building. However, since the investor changed the plans and lowered the building, according to Žára, there was no reason to ask the district for consent again. "We did not neglect anything," he said.