Hungary’s largest Aldi, with a unique open-top central space, geothermal heating, shops, and cafés, has opened on a total of 11,000 square meters in the capital’s newest shopping center, Zenit Corso in Zugló, developed by Bayer Construct Zrt.
Zenit focuses primarily on services that Bayer expects will be useful for future office workers and locals alike. Shopping is facilitated by a two-story underground garage with 530 parking spaces, which will be available exclusively for the shopping center, offices, and apartments. Ninety percent of the stores have been leased, with retail chains such as CCC, KiK, and Fressnapf serving shoppers.
In addition to the offices, 168 apartments were also built as part of the project, and during the development the surrounding public areas were also renovated, and public utilities and infrastructure were upgraded.
Public transport was developed in cooperation with the capital city, with the creation of bus lanes and the possibility of future fixed-track transport.
During the development, the area around Bosnyák Square was primarily renovated, especially the road sections and other spaces to the northeast of the square, mainly affecting the Csömöri út and Rákospatak utca areas. As part of the road improvements, which form a key part of the infrastructure development, a 914-meter section of Csömöri Road was renovated between Nagy Lajos király útja (Bosnyák Square) and Rákospatak Street. A completely new road was built alongside the existing road for a length of 400 meters, including a bridge over the Rákos stream.
An important benefit of the investment is that public transport routes have been separated from car traffic: buses can travel on a protected route in a 2×1 lane bus lane in the middle of the road. Rákospatak Street, which runs perpendicular to Csömöri Road, has also undergone significant improvements: a new road structure and road renovation have been carried out on the even-numbered side over a length of 410 meters and on the odd-numbered side over a length of 270 meters. A new bus terminus has also been built on the road in question.
As part of the development of Rákospatak Street, bus bays were built for buses to stop, thus eliminating the congestion that often occurred behind stopping buses. New pairs of bus stops with barrier-free access were built behind the church on Bosnyák Square, on Fűrész Street, and at the Lantos Mihály Sports Center.
A new 210-meter-long lane was built on Vezér Street, which is a continuation of Rákospatak Street, and the existing road was also rebuilt.
The 2×1 lane bridge at the end of Csömöri Road was also renovated and expanded so that buses could pass over it unimpeded and the bike lane would not have to be rerouted due to the narrowing. Although not as visible, the modernization of public utilities was an important part of the investment: a 400-meter-long, very old and outdated water main was replaced.
Trees were planted along a more than half-kilometer section of Csömöri Road, and high-quality vegetation was also planted in public spaces. Park-like spaces were created here, equipped with irrigation systems to ensure a reliable water supply.
Via Portfolio; Featured photo: Pexels
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