In the project of the “surgical” demolition of the top floors of the Cocomat hotel in Acropolis (5 Faliro Street), the Technical Chamber of Greece is expected to contribute as a technical consultant.
In fact, sources of the Decentralized Administration of Attica, speaking to “OT”, state that after a period of negotiations, the two sides “shake hands” and it is only a matter of time before the signatures are entered into the programmatic agreement.
TEE’s contribution to the “surgical demolition” of Cocomat on the Acropolis is requested
The program agreement where the responsibilities and scope of responsibility of the technical consultant will be described was set as a condition by TEE to cooperate in the project.
The Decentralized Administration seeks the participation of the TEE as it is a particularly demanding project that has no precedent in the Greek reality.
The experience and know-how of the Technical Chamber is estimated to play a catalytic role in the successful completion of the project.
“It is one thing to demolish an arbitrariness on the seafront, and another to attempt to shorten an active 33-meter building by two and a half stories, while ensuring that the building will not suffer further damage or deterioration, and that too in a densely built-up and residential area,” they recently stated. in the OT sources of the Decentralized. Because in the event of a failure, the property owner will be able to request compensation.
The demolition study
In the immediate future, Apocentromeni is expected to proceed with the announcement of the tender to find the appropriate consultant who will prepare the demolition study, to be followed by the tender to select the company that will undertake the demolition.
Regarding the timeframe for the execution of the project, sources of Apocentromeni state that there is understanding from all sides as they see that progress is being made.
It is recalled that last fall the Council of Ministers decided to entrust the state agencies with the responsibility of demolishing the last two floors of the 10-story Cocomat hotel at 5 Faliro Street, which were deemed arbitrary, giving them six months to prepare the whole process.
Appeals to Justice
It was preceded by the refusal of the owner company (Blue Cedar) of the Eumorphidis brothers to undertake the demolition citing the difficulties of the project. However, it is possible that all of the above will be overturned in the event that Blue Cedar achieves a positive court decision for it.
Its management has filed a series of appeals in a series of courts, arguing that the hotel together with the two disputed floors was built with a legal permit and a total cost that exceeded 11 million euros.