What has been known and made public to date
With the Riviera Tower floors and not only to rise day by day to Greek closes another construction year for the LAMDA Development.
With the works, as recently pointed out by the managing director of the company Odysseas Athanasiou, progressing as planned, in the face of a difficult construction market.
But what are the domestic and international firsts that the Hellinikon project has already achieved and that LAMDA Development still aspires to achieve with the progress of the work, according to what has been known and made public to date:
1. The first city in Greece with zero environmental footprint: Its energy needs will be covered by renewable energy sources. All residences without exception will be “smart” and green. Sensor networks, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications will leverage data, predicting building and infrastructure maintenance needs, detecting damage at an early stage, saving costs, energy and natural resources.
2. The first “15-minute” city from the ground up in Europe and Greece without a car: Residents and visitors will be able to live their daily lives within 15 minutes on foot or by bike. This approach promotes healthy living and sustainable mobility.
3. The largest park in Greece (Ellinikon Park), one of the largest seaside parks in the world with an area of 2,000 acres. The Ellinikon Experience Park, a sample of the new park, has already been delivered, with visitors exceeding 3 million. It will be the first park in Greece with SITES certification, a certification for sustainable and durable outdoor spaces.
4. The largest shopping complex in Greece and one of the largest in southern Europe: The Ellinikon Mall is 1.5 times bigger than The Mall Athens, with 280 new generation stores of the most popular and emerging Greek and international brands. The development will boost the local economy and create new jobs.
5. The highest green residential skyscraper in the Mediterranean, 200 meters high: Riviera Tower’s foundation was completed last October, and since then construction work has taken the 50-story Tower to its 20th floor. It aspires to be the new landmark of the new city.
6. The Visitor Center, the largest of its kind in the world: The Experience Center has already been handed over to the public, allowing visitors to discover in depth the great project of Hellinikon regeneration and travel into the future, in a sustainable, smart and innovative city. This experience strengthens the public’s understanding and support of the project.
7. The model building at the European level for the disabled: It was fully completed within the framework of the redevelopment of Elliniko within a year. It consists of four model buildings, with a total area of 11,500 square meters, and was built in a wooded area of seven acres. The complex, a €15 million donation from LAMDA Development, is already the new home for 4 clubs, demonstrating its commitment to accessibility and social responsibility.
8. The largest transplant that takes place in urban tissue in Greece: Already around 3,000 trees, which were inside Elliniko, were protected, transplanted to special nurseries, maintained, and in due time return back to Elliniko. This process enhances the biodiversity of the area.
9. The biggest bioclimatic change with simultaneous infrastructure shielding: The until recently 70% cement-30% green ratio of the area is reversed, to 70% green coverage, radically changing the bioclimate of the entire area. At the same time, the largest anti-flood projects in the country from city foundations, as well as other infrastructure projects, are progressing rapidly, strengthening the resilience of the wider region to climate change phenomena.
10. The building of the largest alliance of Greek and foreign groups from every branch of economic activity for the creation of the project: Something that Odysseas Athanasiou had pointed out at an unsuspecting time long before the start of the work. The alliance is now strengthened year by year with the entry of strong international and domestic companies, as well as with the repatriation and human resources that left our country during the crisis, strengthening innovation and development.
Finally, the largest integrated tourist and entertainment complex of its kind in Europe and Greece: An investment of more than one billion euros, with 3,000 jobs. It will be the only integrated tourist complex of this kind in Europe. It is manufactured in Ellinikos by GEK TERNA and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens. This development will provide new opportunities and boost the region’s tourism industry.
