Old school in 1st District being torn down – Residential building planned as replacement

January 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM

The former Szent Gellért Primary School building is being torn down at 8 Gellérhegy Street in the 1st district. A residential building with 44 flats will be built in its place. Demolition began a few days ago.

The 1st District Council has announced that the demolition of the old school building at 7 Gellérthegy Street (14 Naphegy Street) has begun after a valid building permit was issued for the residential building that will replace it.

The plot stretches between two streets (Photo: budavar.hu)

Demolition started from Naphegy Street (Photo: budavar.hu)

Demolition began with a valid permit (Photo: budavar.hu)

Plans include a garage to be added underground. Two trees will be cut down during the construction and replaced with seven new saplings.

The Szent Gellért Catholic Primary and Secondary School operated in the building from 1993 to 2019.

The building in disrepair, photographed in 2018.

The Council states that is has informed the contractors completing the work of the local regulations regarding noise. According to these construction and demolition work can only be carried out between 7–19 on weekdays and 9–15 on Saturdays. No such work can be completed on Sundays and other holidays.

The Szent Gellér Primary School currently operates not far from the old building at 3 Kosciuszkó Tádé Street, while the grammar school operates at 4 Krisztina Square in the 1st District.

Source: budavar.hu

Cover photo: Multi-storey house to be built on the plot of the old school building (Photo: Google maps)

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