Following in the footsteps of Alimos in southern Athens, the Municipality of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni instructed its planning department on Tuesday not to issue building permits to now-allowed taller buildings.
CONSTRUCTION
Urban planning, environmental and financial inspectors have arrived on Mykonos over the last few days to scrutinize large businesses, including entertainment venues, restaurants, beach bars and hotels in view of the start of the tourist season.
Funds of more than 52 billion euros are to be mobilized in the construction sector (public, private projects and residential property building) in the period 2024-2026.
The concrete frames of buildings punctuating the urban landscape of Athens is the focus of a year of research by artist and director Maria Lalou and the Danish architect Skafte Aymo-Boot that culminated in the Greek/English book “Unfinished” (Jap Sam Books).
Attica local authorities are putting an end to the issuance of building permits with height and square footage bonuses, as provided for in the New Building Regulations.
Nestled amidst holiday homes and tourist accommodations stands an architectural gem – a traditional “themonia,” as the locals affectionately call it. This quaint farmhouse, crafted from whitewashed stone, stands in accordance with the materials available in the region.
The Municipality of Iraklio on Crete has of its own accord put a freeze on the imposition of fines for illegal structures in the city. Iraklio Mayor Alexis Kalokairinos said the aim of the decision is to pressure the Environment Ministry to once again allow the legalization of buildings without a permit or with major […]
When a law abolishing the Workers’ Housing Organization was passed in 2012 as part of a package of stringent austerity measures, Greece gave up the last tool of state intervention in the real estate market. So long as the rate of homeownership remained high, the recession continued to suppress property prices […]
An increasing number of Greece’s Aegean islands are following the model used – many say overused – on Mykonos and Santorini, both international tourism magnets.
A hotel that has sprung up near the former royal estate of Tatoi in northern Athens is on course for demolition.
The bonus in square meters and height under Greece’s new Building Code was ruled unconstitutional in principle by the E Section of the Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court.
Private building activity rose 25.9% in terms of volume in November 2023 in Greece, the Hellenic Statistical Service said on Wednesday, as 2,469 building permits were issued.
Projects worth 17.1 billion euros are expected to be implemented in the coming years by the four large domestic construction groups.
The number of building permits issued in Cyprus in the first 11 months of 2023 dropped by almost 6% year-on-year, the Statistical Service of Cyprus reported.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday visited the construction site where the Amfilochia pumped storage energy unit in northwestern Aetolia-Acarnania is being built, which is the biggest large-scale energy storage investment in Greece.
In a decision that will determine the fate of the traditional character of many Aegean islands, Greece’s top annulment court is set to decide on Tuesday on the building limits on Amorgos.
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