“From Annas to Caiaphas” Coco Matt demolished

The owners declared it impossible to implement the decision and the Supreme Court referred it to the state, which also raises its hands

While the Ministry of Environment “advertises” greatly Arbitrary demolition programme In Attica, “the state raises its hands” in the case of the Coco Mat Hotel in the Acropolis area.

Specifically, after the decisions of the Council of State (Council of State) according to which the owner company was summoned to proceed with the demolition of the last two floors of the 10-storey building at 5 Valero Street, which were considered arbitrary, the “Blue Cedar” company of the Eumorfidis brothers declares its inability to do so. The process is under the pretext that it is a complex project and shifts responsibility to state agencies, a step stipulated by law and also approved by the Council of Europe. A relevant resolution even grants six months to the public bodies concerned to prepare the entire process.

The Council of Excellence’s decision to assign state agencies responsibility for the demolition of the last two floors of the 10-storey hotel was considered arbitrary.

However, the state authorities, in memorandums to the Supreme Judicial Council, oppose the implementation of the demolition project, pointing out the difficulty of the project and stressing that it is “an unprecedented matter and goes beyond what they have called for so far.”

They also argue that by assigning responsibility to government agencies, the demolition process will be further delayed, as it should be preceded by, among other measures.

• Submit a request for funding from the Green Fund,
• A tender announcement to hire a company that will prepare a demolition study
• Announcement of a tender for assigning the demolition project to a specialized company.

As his report says Financial Post OfficeThe public bodies concerned point out that the stability of the building may be affected during the demolition process and that additional reinforcements will be needed, which will increase the cost.