Ostrava is offering land for sale at an industrial zone and a vacant city centre site

The City of Ostrava is offering land for sale at two sites: the Ostrava-Mošnov Small Development Zone and a vacant lot at a city centre location offering ideal access. At its session on Wednesday 20 May, the City Assembly approved the plan to sell land totalling 38.57 hectares directly adjacent to the Strategic Industrial Zone in Mošnov and Leoš Janáček International Airport. The Assembly also approved the plan to sell a 635 m² plot in the heart of Ostrava city centre, at the corner of Smetanovo náměstí and Vojanova St. The deadline for submitting offers is 31 July 2020 for both sites.

Ostrava's Mayor Tomáš Macura explained the City's intentions: "We are continuing in a long-established trend of attracting investors who will create jobs with high added value, as well as enabling new developments at vacant city centre sites and improving our city's public spaces with high-quality projects that will enlarge the range of services available to citizens. These are the motivations behind our decision to sell both sites. In the case of the Small Development Zone in Mošnov, the site is fully prepared for development, and we have received signals from potential investors that they are interested in expanding their portfolios to include Ostrava. The city centre site is at a highly lucrative location in the very heart of Ostrava – and investors have also expressed interest in it. However, in both cases we will only sell the land if interested parties meet certain conditions and present high-quality plans which will have a positive impact on the locations."

THE SMALL DEVELOPMENT ZONE

The Small Development Zone in Mošnov is owned by the City of Ostrava. It is an ideal location for commercial or office developments, a technology park or a similar complex which will create jobs with high added value. It is also suitable for industrial production, logistics, or mixed-use structures.

When submitting their offers, all interested parties must describe their intentions for the future use of the site, specify their construction plans, give details of how the structures will be used, and present a schedule for the preparation and implementation of the project. They must also state their bid price, the number of new jobs that will be created per hectare, and the estimated volume of investment in the planned development.

The site, located around 25 kilometres from central Ostrava, offers a range of key advantages: direct access to the D1 motorway and the newly built D48 motorway, a location directly adjacent to the international airport, good access by city and regional public transport, a highly qualified workforce in the area, and a strong industrial, scientific and technical base in the region. A study has been elaborated for a rail link giving direct access to the site. A land use decision has also been issued approving a connection to the national power grid.

Thanks especially to its strategic location and excellent transport links, this site has the potential to function as a unique logistics hub not just for the Central European region, but also for trans-European logistics networks. The factors listed above played an important role in existing investors' decisions to locate their investments at the neighbouring Strategic Industrial Zone – which has so far created around 4000 direct jobs and attracted around 14.6 billion CZK of investment.

THE SMETANA SQR. SITE

The City of Ostrava is also offering for sale a plot covering 635 m² in the city centre, at the corner of Smetanovo náměstí and Vojanova St. The plot is zoned for mixed use (residential developments and civic amenities). The new development at the site should represent an appropriate addition to the urban structure at the location, creating a high-quality public space. The location is particularly attractive as it is directly next to a major public transport stop, as well as being situated in a part of the city centre offering a wide range of cultural amenities – including the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, the Puppet Theatre and the Černá Louka (Black Meadow) exhibition centre.

When submitting their offers, all interested parties must describe their plans for the future use of the site, outline the benefits their plans will bring to the location, and present a schedule for the entire project including specific deadlines for launching and completing construction work. When evaluating the offers, the City will place particular emphasis on the quality of the proposed architectural design. According to a current expert valuation, the bid price must not be lower than 8 548 370 CZK.

Zuzana Bajgarová, the Deputy Mayor responsible for investments, summed up why the city is keen to sell the site: "Currently the land is the site of ugly and inappropriate structures which will be demolished at the end of this year. This will create a new, highly lucrative development plot – and we are confident that in the future it will become the site of a high-quality structure that is worthy of its location in the heart of the city centre, close to the new university buildings and the Nové Lauby residential complex."

For complete information on the invitations to submit offers, including detailed rules and conditions, see the City of Ostrava's official noticeboard and the website http://land.ostrava.cz .