The Regional Development and Public Works Ministry has shortlisted six architectural studios for the design of a Government centre, meant to rise on the area near the sixth km of the Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard in Sofia, Dnevnik daily reported.Out of 19 applicants, the ministry shortlisted FosterPartners, a Londonbased firm led by worldrenown architect Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid Architects, French studio Dominique Perrault Architecture, Obedinenie G3, the studio of Bulgarian architect Georgi Stoilov, Italian studio Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto and consortium ADAIS proekt with Stoilov presiding over 18 companies involved in design, construction and planning.
Archive for October, 2008
Leading architectural studios shortlisted for design of Government centre
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Resort operator Albena to sell two seaside projects
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Bulgarian resort operator Albena AD has put up for sale its upscale holiday complex in Byalata Lagouna White Lagoon area, on Bulgarias northern Black Sea coast.
Balkan Trade House breaks ground on 10M euro complex in Pazardjik
Monday, October 27th, 2008Bulgarian architecture and engineering consultancy firm Balkan Trade House will spend 10 million euro to build a multitask complex in the southern town of Pazardjik, according to Filip Tsanov, who advises the project.The Fountains complex will be funded by a tailormade mortgage product by First Investment Bank. It will sprawl on 3.4ha and comprise 22 fourstorey blocks of flats, a swimming pool, sports facilities, childrens playgrounds, a kindergarten, a restaurant and an administrative centre.
Londonlisted property funds squeeze Bulgarian projects
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Two funds listed on the alternative investment market AIM of the London Stock Exchange said they would slash real estate investments in Bulgaria because of the ongoing financial crisis. Black Sea Property Fund gave up its Evergreen gated complex that it planned to build in the country, while Bulgarian Land Development BLD has slashed the number of apartments it agreed last year to buy in the Paradiso Verde 2 complex in the Bansko mountain resort.
CEE region to have 6B euro new malls in 2009
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Shopping malls are booming in Central and Eastern Europe, where projects worth a combined three billion euro will open doors by the end of 2008 and a further sic billion euro next year, an analysis by market research firm PMR Research showed. Bulgaria is tipped for the second fastest growth in the region with its shopping mall market seen rising sevenfold to 760 million euro next year.
New office, retail building to rise on Tsarigradsko Chaussee in Sofia
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Belgian company Ilpa Development will invest 25 million euro in the construction of a combined office and retail building on Tsarigradsko Chaussee in close proximity to the Metro and Technomarket superstores. Arco Real Estate, the company presenting the project on the market, said that the investor was seeking buyers for parts or the entire building. According to website investor.bg, Ilpa Development initially had plans to sell the building off plan. The construction already began and it is expected that the project would be completed by 2010.
Bulgarian property prices gain 3 on average in Q3
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008The prices of Bulgarian residential properties have increased on average by three per cent to 1418 leva a sq m in the third quarter of 2008, compared to the previous quarter, data from the National Statistical Institute has showed. Flats sell for more than 1000 leva a square metre in half of the countrys 28 administrative centres.
New military town to rise in Varna
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008The Defence Ministry has gone ahead with the documentation regarding the building of a military town in the Vladislav Varnenchik district in Varna. The town is supposed to be able to accommodate over 80 per cent of the military personnel in Varna and all other military installations in the surrounding region, weekly Stroitelstvo Gradut reported.
Mortgage rates hit new highs in September
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Four Bulgarian banks raised the interest rates charged on levdenominated mortgage loans in September, data from moitepari.bg website, which compares loan and personal finance offers of different lenders, showed. The Moite Pari levadenominated index, which tracks the average annual interest rates of 20year mortgages, picked up five basis points to reach 9.61 per cent, the highest since was launched at the end of 2005.
New bus terminal in Dimitrovgrad
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Dimitrovgrad is set to get a brand new bus terminal by the end of 2009, even though the final documentation for the project is yet to be signed. The contract has been postponed by three months due to technical ambiguity surrounding the vertical planning of the structure, weekly Stroitelstvo Gradut reported. With construction reaching advancing stages, it was revealed that this particular part of the project needed a rethink, a redesign and subsequent reimplementation.