Homburg Mercurius is investing indirectly in the company AB Merkurijus. This
company owns the Merkurijus shopping centre, located on the main shopping
boulevard at 60 Laisves aleja, in downtown Kaunas.
The current shopping centre has an area of 14,232 m2 on a 7,135m2 lot. Our
intention is to redevelop the shopping centre into 229 apartments distributed
over 18,400 m2, and 4,600 m2 of retail space. This would include 435 parking
places.
The current zoning plan designates this parcel as a commercial property. An
amendment to the zoning plan will be requested so that the parcel is also
designated for residential use. For this, the landlord must develop a detailed
plan. A ‘detailed plan’ is a detailed outline of the further development of the
parcel. It details the type and quantity of apartments and retail space to be
built on the parcel. The city government must first approve this ‘detailed
plan’, after which we can apply for the building permit.
Development and approval of a ‘detailed plan’ takes around six to twelve
months, and the building permit application takes around three months.
Subsequently, the actual construction phase will take around fifteen months,
which brings the project up to a total estimated implementation time of 30
months.