“Politia Allatini” will be erected in the area of the old ALLATINI mill, at the junction of Antheon and Sofouli Streets in Thessaloniki.

The main objective is the reformation of the area of the land and that of the old mill, as well as the creation of an innovative urban place that will combine in harmony residences and areas of professional, cultural and recreational use.

The investors hope that “Politia Allatini” will constitute the ideal environment of a residential area offering high quality services not only to its inhabitants but also to its neighbors.

Historic Background

The original property of ALLATINI, where the flour mill stood together with all of its secondary buildings, exceeded 35,000 square meters. In 1971, the land was characterized as an open ground of common use. In 1991, the mill as well as some other buildings of the property along with their surrounding areas were characterized as historical scheduled monuments.

In 1992, ALLATINI S.A. obtained titles, by means of a Presidential Decree, for building factor transfer regarding the square meters that could not be reconstructed. These titles were sold on 2005.

After juridical decisions, presidential decrees, as well as ministerial decisions of 2001 and 2002 by the Ministry for the Environment, Planning and Public Works, the land returned to the building status it had before being characterized as an open ground. A decision of the Ministry of Culture determined the extent of the permitted construction.

In April 2002, the companies Astikes Anaptixis S.A. and Themeliodomi S.A. reached an agreement with Allatini S.A. regarding the acquisition of 50% of the property. The three companies joined forces in order to solve any problems related to this property and in the beginning of April 2003 signed the final transfer contract for 50% (25% on each) of the jointly owned land.

Reformation Proposition

Nowadays, the area of the ALLATINI property that can be exploited, after a series of commitments and acts of regularization, amounts to 26,000 square meters.

The existing scheduled buildings together with the planned new constructions will cover only 36.5% of the land and therefore more than 4 acres will not be built.

Additional open grounds will be created along the perimeter of the property with the support of the owner companies. As a result, the local community will benefit from approximately 35,000 square meters of an exceptionally upgraded environment with dynamic local architectural elements surrounded by more greenery than the existing one.

“Politia Allatini” will constitute an outstanding residential area, which will be surrounded by spaces suitable for professional use (offices and shops), as well as for certain cultural and recreational uses.

“Politia Allatini” will not be enclosed. The neighbors will be able to walk through the complex in a particularly pleasant environment, connecting once again the seaside area with the roads above Antheon Street.

The vision of the investors is the creation of an extremely attractive environment where particular attention will be placed upon the quality of the construction and the innovative implementation of new technologies in the systems of energy, telecommunications, “smart” homes and security.

At “Politia Allatini” the total of the constructed surfaces will amount to 34,212 square meters.

The scheduled buildings to be restored cover approximately 12,500 square meters. Among them we can still find the central mill of the complex, the administration building (the oldest building of the complex that dates back to 1890), the residence of the factory’s manager, the old machine shop, the bakeries that provided the Greek army with bread up until some decades ago and others.

The anticipated uses of the scheduled buildings will respect their history and create an environment of limited disturbance.

As far as the mill building is concerned, its function as a hotel has been excluded and is going to be used either as a residential area with relatively small apartments and internal balconies or as a single area of offices for a large company which will facilitate its promotion in an international scale.

Seven new buildings will be designed, with a total area of 25,000 square meters with two to six floors and maximum height of 18 meters, whilst the height of the existing scheduled mill building is 22 meters.

The unattractive silos made of metal and concrete will give their place to three purely residential buildings with a sea view.

Three buildings that will be probably used as a combination of residences, offices and shops will be facing Antheon Street, while another one that will serve only as a residential building will face Laskaratou Street.

The design of the new buildings, the restoration process of the scheduled buildings, as well as the landscaped areas are under the observation and approval of the Ministry of Culture and the 4th Regulatory Office of Modern Monuments.

“Politia Allatini” will have a basement of 14,000 square meters. The expected use of the basement is as secondary space for the shops, storage spaces of the apartments and a parking place with more than 320 parking spaces. These parking spaces will be used by the property owners of Politia Allatini, as well as by the neighbors.

The old warehouses of Allatini, which belong to the state, are located outside the perimeters of “Politia Allatini” and face the sea. This area of 5.5 square meters, together with the 2,500 square meters of the warehouses has been handed over to the Ministry of Culture and will be exploited by the 16th Regulatory Office of Antiquities. The companies, after reaching an agreement with the Ministry, have offered to repair the frame of the warehouses and to contribute to the configuration of the exterior spaces so as to create a single open ground, thus upgrading the entire region further.

Investment plan and timetable

Besides the value of the land, the anticipated investment will amount to 40 million Euros for the next four years. The demolitions of the non-scheduled buildings have already begun and upon completion of this stage of the project, excavation for the construction of the parking place will begin. The assignment of certain studies has already been completed, among which the most significant is the preliminary study of the entire complex by the architectural offices of Mr. Alexandros Tombatzis, perhaps the most eminent contemporary architect in Greece and by the office of Mr. Petros Makridis, who has been involved in this project for more than twenty years. The final study of the underground parking place is under development by the offices of Mr. K. Antoniou and Mr. E. Kastro and their partners, while soon the final studies of the landscaped areas, the infrastructure network, as well as the reconstruction of the scheduled building of the mill will be assigned.

The owner companies believe that with the help of the local authorities and the Ministry of Culture, they will create a restoration model for industrial complexes that will significantly upgrade the greater area, setting an example of development for similar installations throughout Greece.