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Out of the “hundreds” of notifications the municipality has issued to owners of dilapidated buildings, “ten are already under reconstruction,” says the Mayor of Coimbra, Ana Abrunhosa.
The historic Garagem Atlântico in Porto will be reborn in 2028 as a creative and cultural space, following an investment of over 10 million euros from foreign investors who have committed to a facility that combines culture, art, design, entrepreneurship, shops, food, and drink. With a full opening scheduled for 2028, the space in the Batalha area will also feature...
The space that operated as a bus terminal in Porto for over 40 years is preparing for a new lease of life. Before undergoing renovations, it will open to the public for four days this September.
Less traffic, a craft market, a tourist train, and six rehabilitated houses. The municipality wants to transform the citadel into a vibrant hub, and the process begins on September 11th.
Works with an eight-month deadline will modernise the central garden of Sabrosa, Vila Real, while preserving the bandstand and the late-Baroque fountain from the 18th century.
The Boticas City Council, in Vila Real, has announced two projects for the renovation and enhancement of the municipal square and the Toural garden. The investment will be financed by Norte 2030 funds.
Casa Cedo reflects the experiences of the owners who transformed a typical, abandoned building into an intimate and cosmopolitan refuge. Attention to detail, art and design, as well as botany, perfumes and Nordic cosmetics, have a new home on Rua da Cedofeita, in Porto.
Three decades of abandonment left damp, dust, and ruins in the old cinema-theatre of Alcácer do Sal. The Yellow Jackets photographed it before it was converted into apartments.
The São Vicente Parish Council is demanding documents concerning the concession agreement for the Graça Barracks held by Estamo. The public company has reportedly already denied access to the Lisbon parish council. The building shows visible signs of deterioration.
The Aleixo neighbourhood consisted of five towers. Tower 5 was demolished in 2011, and in 2013, during the final term of Rui Rio as Mayor of Porto, tower 4 was demolished.
Faced with vague responses and extended deadlines from CP regarding the rehabilitation of railway buildings, the Figueira da Foz City Council proposes to recover and take control of that heritage for 20 years.
The company Comboios de Portugal (CP) will present an intervention plan for the ruined building at the entrance to the city to the Figueira da Foz City Council next week, councillor João Martins announced this Thursday. “They told us they were going to present an intervention plan with priority for the roof due to asbestos and we are...”
The Ministry of Finance building, in the city preparing to be the European Capital of Culture, has been abandoned for over a decade.
Mandate contracts with SRU and Gebalis aim to refurbish homes, health centres, schools, nurseries, and public spaces. Opposition councillors deemed the funds “insufficient”.
Four proposals discussed and approved this Wednesday at the local authority's public meeting include amendments to mandate contracts with Sociedade Lisboa SRU and Gebalis.
Shops in downtown Coimbra are closing, and dozens of buildings are left vacant and at risk of collapse. In just one month, there have been two structural failures. The local council admits it may proceed with expropriations.
The project is being managed by the consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield and is scheduled for completion next June. The intervention focuses on the refurbishment of common areas, green spaces, and facades.
The religious building, abandoned since 2001, is undergoing works to create 15 homes. Porto City Council confirms the partial demolition of the city’s last cloistered convent.
Abandoned since 2001, the religious building is part of a development site that already contains other buildings.
The western area of the city, featuring disordered land, illegal construction, and degraded municipal neighbourhoods, yet with good access and a riverside with great development potential. The eastern side of Setúbal is resurging, drawing an easy analogy to the work that began four decades ago in the eastern area of Lisbon, now known as Parque das Nações. Maria das Dores ...
