The “road” for “PYKAL Government Park” – The step towards the relocation of EAS

The big plan for the construction of the government “Andreas Ledakis” in the area of the former which will house nine ministries and other public services still needs a significant period of maturation, as the relevant competition is probably expected in 2025. However, a first step towards the creation of the project, also known as the “PYRL Government Park”, has already been done. A few days ago, TAIPEDE published, on behalf of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, a competition for the promotion of the company to undertake the first phase of the relocation of the activities of Hellenic Defence Systems (EAS), which are left in Daphne, in a property of EAS in Mandra Attica. The object of the project is the formation of the premises in the privately owned property of the EAS plant in Mandra, Attica, on the one hand, for the relocation of the administrative services of the Hymetos and on the other for the relocation of part of the mechanical equipment used in the company’s productive activities, in order to free the property of the Hymettos, and to enable the creation of the Government Park, “Andreas Ledakis”. Nine ministries (and other public services) that are currently scattered, mainly in the centre of Athens and Piraeus, Maroussi and Holargos, will be installed in a total of 127 buildings, 107 of which are leased and the remaining 20 privately owned. In the property of Pyrkal, an area of 154.797,34 sq.m., 25 (of 91) old industrial buildings will be preserved and protected and new buildings will be added. The plan aims to remove PYRL from the urban fabric and to regulate the area with the relocation of Ministries and services of the Greek public sector. The single area of the property is provided. also ensure unstructured space and the creation of a green park and a network of shared and public utilities, in order to meet as far as possible the requirements of a modern urban regeneration/development, as well as a modern working space, designed with an axis of maximum energy efficiency and minimum maintenance need. The concentration of Ministries in a single area is expected to increase the efficiency of their services, strengthen the administration sector and strengthen the developmental figure of the Municipality of Daphne – Hymetos and the role of the center of Athens more widely, due to its proximity to the area of intervention. Obviously, the public will save rent on the properties that it already leases and is expected to “lead” once the plan is finally underway.