Photo: M. Pecuch
On Tuesday, May 7, demolition work started on the main building of Carimex, also known as the Glass Hell. The demolition of the building is a fundamental step towards the future settlement of property rights between the investors and the city of Pilsen, which is key to unifying the land and opening it up for future construction. Commercial, residential and office space will be created on the site.
“By demolishing, we are fulfilling the request of the city, which we expect to sell us the land it owns in the locality. People often say that everything is better than the status quo, but our goals are definitely bigger. We want the area to come alive and become a cultured and pleasant space corresponding to the 21st century, because this is the policy of InterCora, which has been on the market for thirty years,” says the company executive Ivan Hlavácek.
The adjacent Carimex buildings were demolished in the past days. On Tuesday, the demolition of the main building started. Demolition work should end on May 25 at the latest.
“This is a symbolic moment. We are witnessing the end of the era of the nineties and protracted lawsuits that burdened the entire city, and especially its citizens. I thank the investor for keeping his word. Now it is the turn of the city of Pilsen. I want us to approve an amendment to property relations and the purchase of municipal land in the city council as soon as possible after the demolition, which will open the site to planned construction,” said the mayor Roman Zarzycky.
Carimex campus began to be created at the end of the nineties, but part of the building was built without a building permit. Only InterCora, spol. sro, RP Letná as and MS Letná as, which bought the area from the original owner. In May 2022, they concluded a settlement and cooperation agreement with the city. Its content is precisely the demolition of the building and the sale of part of the land owned by the city. A complex of buildings with apartments and office and business premises will be created in the area. Of the existing buildings, the gas station will remain on the site.
Text: Monika Krausová
