A new hub of urban life will be created in the near future in district 9, opposite MÜPA (Palace of Arts) and Nemzeti Színház (National Theatre), at 58 Soroksári út in Budapest, Hungary.

The reviving city center will comprise of modern and well designed residential units, class A+ office blocks, 4* Business Hotel and a very attractive central area with retail units around the ’Piazza’.

This unique mixed-use project will be developed surrounded by splendid landscaped gardens, playgrounds and community areas for the residents and an elegant passage and piazza for the retail customers and office employees. There will be a wide range of apartment types from cosy studios to spacious suites.

In the heart of the project the developer creates a vibrant two-level Piazza and a splendid passage connecting the restored main gate with the renovated water tower building, including a 4-star hotel, fancy restaurants, bars and stylish shops and the residential towers on both sides.

In the final phase of the project the office park will be developed connected to the piazza and the passage, offering state of the art technology, roof terraces as well as green and flexible office solutions.

The project will be developed by APD Real Estate Kft, an international development company, specialized in commercial and residential developments.

The team of APD Real Estate Kft. has a high level of experience in developing such mixed-use projects

APD Real Estate Kft. believes in the values of sustainability, continuous evolution and cooperation to enhance the quality of the products provided through its projects.

Removal of asbestos contained materials started at the end of January 2019 and finished at the end of March 2019.

Removal, handling and disposal procedures of asbestos contained materials were conducted along strict safety regulations including insulation techniques in order to prevent any contamination including asbestos fibers. APD Real Estate Kft. also applied additional safety measures beyond those specified by relevant Hungarian regulations, i.e. air quality was checked daily by an independent, accredited company (APAVE) and another independent, accredited company (Wessling) checked air quality (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
Exact asbestos removal, handling and disposal protocol was laid down in the subcontractors’ (Bello Breaking Kft. and Saubermacher Kft.) working conditions and health safety plan which was submitted by the company to the relevant authority and was granted approval.

Almost all buildings contained asbestos to a small or large amount – approx. 210.000 kg were removed from the development site altogether thus another large area was cleared from the dangerous substance.
Removal, handling and disposal procedures of material/ building parts containing asbestos were conducted along strict safety regulations including insulation techniques in order to prevent any contamination including asbestos dust. APD also applied additional safety measures beyond those specified by relevant Hungarian regulations, i.e. air quality was checked daily by an independent, accredited company (APAVE) and another independent, accredited company (Wessling) also checked air quality regularly (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

APD Real Estate Kft. was aware of the concerned areas, based on the study by an independent and accredited testing laboratory (Kör-Ker Kft.).
Asbestos removal works (Bello Breaking Kft.) were continuously supervised and controlled on site by independent laboratories (Wessling, APAVE), which tested samples along the process.

When asbestos contained materials were detected in building parts not specified by the preliminary study or any pollution occured, all works were suspended and resumed only after the safe removal of asbestos contained materials, along strict protocols. Air quality was monitored by two independent companies daily and three times a week respectively (APAVE, Wessling).
As the entire development, asbestos removal works were overseen by APD Real Estate Kft.’s project manager and technical supervisor.

Hazardous heat insulation materials (Supramit) and asbestos contained underground concrete pipes detected on site. As it has been done previously same strict safety process shall take in place. After removal of these hazardous waste from site, demolition works shall commence at that locations. Related authorities shall be informed in written (Method statements shall be submitted) before starting the removal of hazardous material works on site.

Asbestos contained materials were immediately put in protected, covered steel containers and taken away shortly. Along relevant regulations and permits, material containing asbestos transported from site to a licensed and accredited waste disposal site (by Saubermacher Magyarország Kft.) by certified and closed trucks.

• Bello Breaking Kft. was the main contractor
• Bello Breaking Kft. prepared a detailed working conditions and health safety plan and was conducting asbestos removal with 7 – 12 employees.
• Saubermacher Magyarország Kft. and APAVE Magyarország Kft. (environment protection laboratory) were subcontractors of Bello-breaking Kft.
• Saubermacher Magyarország Kft. was responsible for the transportation and neutralization of asbestos contained materials.
• APAVE Magyarország Kft. (Subcontractor of Bello Breaking Kft.) checked the air quality on a daily basis (before, during and after asbestos removal).
• Wessling was a subcontractor of APD Real Estate Kft. and measured air quality at the site as a third party (control measurement).

Asbestos removal (Bello Breaking) works were continuously supervised and controlled on site by independent laboratories (Wessling, APAVE), which tested samples along the process. When asbestos contained materials were detected in building parts not specified by the preliminary study or any pollution occurs, demolition will be suspended and will resume only after the safe removal of contaminated materials, along strict protocols. Air quality monitored by two independent companies daily and three times a week respectively (APAVE, Wessling).

Public health and safety authority, regional environmental authority and 9. District municipality involved in the process of asbestos removal works.

We are planning to finish the demolition works in this year (2019).
Demolition works will be done in 4 stages – communal waste has been already removed from each building. Fencing will be done parallel with the demolition of outer walls and buildings. All metals and cables will be separated from debris by machinery during the demolition works. Metals, cables and normal debris will be transported from site by different trucks.

Demolition started on 13 August 2019.

Metals and cables will be separated from normal debris. Both will be transported from the development site by trucks.

Buildings will be demolished on approx. 34 600 square meters

AN Limited Kft. is the responsible company for the demolition works

We will keep the surrounding walls and buildings until the end of first 3 stages for demolition works. At the last stage (4 th stage) we will demolish the surrounding walls and buildings which are at the border line of the plot. Parallel to the demolition of surrounding walls and buildings, we will install 2.5 m high temporary fence around the plot – box profile frame (metal frame) covered with + OSB (Wood) or Metal Sheets. We are planning to spray water during the demolition works to avoid the dust. As for working hours, all demolition and transportation will happen between 8 am 5 pm from Monday to Saturday only, according to relevant regulations – there will be no noisy activity in the evening, at night or on Sundays.

All structures to be preserved will be protected with fencing or barriers and covering during demolition and other works.

As stated in the demolition permit, the water tower, the bull sculptures at the main gate as well as the ball room (pavilion building) building will be fully preserved (facades and structures). The wings of the water tower will be demolished and fully rebuilt. The large slaughter halls will also be pulled down, reconstruction here concerns the 4 North & South facades only, which means that the building will be redesigned inside.

Until the end of the construction works, the old ballroom building (Pavilion building) will be used as a sales office of APD Real Estate Kft. Later it will be turned into a retail space as well as the water tower – café, shop, restaurant, etc. The bull sculptures will be renovated and remain at the main gate. The latter will function as the main entrance to the development.

The protected buildings will be fully preserved along relevant regulations – structural parts will be kept as well. And though the large slaughterhouse + the wings of the water tower are not protected by heritage regulations at all, APD Real Estate Kft. will rebuild them in order to preserve as many the characteristics of the old Vágóhíd building complex as possible.
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The building permit was obtained in July 2019. Construction works are expected to start in the first quarter of 2020.

The development has 4 phases altogether: 1st and 2nd are residential development, 3rd phase is residential, retail and hotel, the 4th phase concerns retail and office spaces.

According to the laws and regulations, building height will be max. 45 m.

In order to cause the least problems possible and minimize traffic load, we have prepared and got approvals from related authorities about the detailed traffic circulation plan surrounding our plot.