Commerciana Business Center
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1003/comerciana17jj.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/6656/comerciana29ho.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/6320/comerciana41wl.jpg

Aktiv Business Center
http://img317.echo.cx/img317/5968/aktiv73vy.jpg
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132441.jpg

Alexander
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2982/pfu11hd.jpg

Hotel Anel
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/5013/anel22sj.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/7016/anel64kd.jpg

Arena Multiplex
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/3502/arena19kh.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/6069/arena28as.jpg

Central Bus Station
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/5394/avtogara14us.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/8647/avtogra60et.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1983/avtogra76vs.jpg

Abrotea
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/3621/abrotea45oc.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1130/abrotea63es.jpg

Bulgaria 2000
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/7826/bg200061sd.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1254/bg200056du.jpg

Sofia2000
http://img165.echo.cx/img165/7487/sofia20000xb.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1924/sofia20006ym.jpg

BNP
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/3859/bnp73ay.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/8996/bnp21wa.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/6670/bnp39oo.jpg

Bulbank
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1308/bulbank19gg.jpg

Cityhotel
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/4370/cityhotel7xc.jpg

Megachim
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1793/megachim0ij.jpg

Datecs
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/9117/datecs53jg.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/3558/datecs45ri.jpg

FEIBank
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/456/feib15cl.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/7583/feib35qu.jpg

Mirage Hotel
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/5879/mirage23dk.jpg

Grand Hotel Sofia
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2732/ghsofia88wi.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/4090/ghsofia49vx.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/4503/ghsofia56kr.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/6347/ghsofia37vu.jpg

Hilton
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/3011/hilton24nt.jpg http://img225.echo.cx/img225/1359/hilton315zc.jpg
http://img225.echo.cx/img225/2141/hilton32jw.jpg

IBC
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/1462/ibc19mj.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/9269/ibc50py.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/1105/ibc26gn.jpg

Bourgass Free University
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/8495/bfu20hn.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6335/bfu37sa.jpg

ING Bank
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6164/ing54yw.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/4757/ing21ye.jpg

Lozenetz
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/9941/lozenetz10dv.jpg

Mtel
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2133/mtel11dd.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/7861/mtel37ok.jpg

Maritza Hotel
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/3506/maritza9wu.jpg

Office Express
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/1521/officeexpress13fz.jpg

Okoto
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/9426/okoto9uk.jpg

Customs
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6319/customs0bx.jpg

FIBANK
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/4380/fib12um.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/4397/fib21ne.jpg

Platinumu BC
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2914/platinum0hz.jpg

Prima BC
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6986/prima55fr.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/9439/prima39ja.jpg

Rilon
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/3834/rilon14bt.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5567/rilon25qh.jpg

Air Traffic Control
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/7931/airtraffic77lg.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/569/airtraffic8vt.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2702/airtraffic53co.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/200/airtraffic48cx.jpg

SAP
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2678/immobul18jh.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/4593/immobul26kr.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5201/immobul43qe.jpg

Stambolijski
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6053/stamboliiski19ba.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/9403/stamboliiski22hk.jpg

Vitosha BC
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/8990/pmgroup11te.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/851/pmgroup75li.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2582/pmgroup48li.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/1254/pmgroup60hr.jpg

Cosmos Shiping
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6181/cosmos38cq.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/329/cosmos20uj.jpg
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/260/cosmos16wk.jpg

Prestige Business Center
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5069/prestige17nl.jpg http://img150.echo.cx/img150/2177/prestige28sp.jpg

Victoria Palace
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132468.jpg http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132469.jpg

Helena Sands
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132470.jpg http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132480.jpg

Theodora Beach
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132474.jpg

Trakia
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132500.jpg

Nessebar Beach
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132503.jpg http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/243224/ravda.jpg

Admiral
http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/243224/getfile.jpg

Astera
http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/243224/getfile3.jpg
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132473.jpg

Berlin
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132472.jpg

Helios
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132471.jpg

Marinapalace
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132479.jpg

Marvel
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132483.jpg
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132486.jpg

Azalia
http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/243224/ob2_21_azalia_liav.jpg

Bella Vista
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132496.jpg http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132497.jpg

Djuni
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132488.jpg

Globus
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/132476.jpg
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/5438/globus0zd.jpg

Elenite
http://img81.exs.cx/img81/5593/51732ac7186bw.jpg

Victoria
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/2368/victoria4vn.jpg

Tiara beach
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/5926/tiara4op.jpg

Alba
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/1136/alba0nt.jpg

International
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/3850/contin9qu.jpg

Fiesta
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/5875/fiesta8ll.jpg

Chaika
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/8135/chaika2zs.jpg

Sani beach
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/6358/grand1zq.jpg

Belleville
http://img140.exs.cx/img140/5861/belleville8xn.jpg

all I can see is :redx: :redx: :redx: :redx: :redx: :redx: :redx:

Me as well.

Nice :cheers:

Btw ciuld someone post pics from Bulgarias coast line :)? We havent seen any yet ..

that's cool Stan, but we already got these two threads:
for the whole of Bulgaria:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=137323
and Sofia only:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=128276
so if you get to resolve your host problems, could you post them there instead, to keep everything compact and in one place ;)
inache, balgarin li si? ;)

Those are nice looking x's :)

Well I saw the pictures before the bandwidth on the hosting ran out, and I must say that most (if not all) of these buildings are great. Keep it going Bulgaria. :)

:eek: Bulgaria has many projects! :)

I hope I solved the problem with the pics.
You can find below also some images of bulgarian sea resorts.

Goldensands

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/623/zp36rd.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/4955/zp23xq.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/9307/zp0ru.jpg

Sunny Beach

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/8794/sunny13ir.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/1751/sunny31tr.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/3342/sunny20hn.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/9108/sunny7xy.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/6093/sunny45ft.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5951/sunnyness6sn.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/4755/sunny54su.jpg

Paradise Beach

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5062/pb10tq.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/9281/pb24we.jpg

Albena

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/9439/albena22pi.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/2213/albena14xb.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5360/albenacoast2ub.jpg


Djuni
http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5497/duni15lq.jpg

Nessebar

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/958/oldness0tc.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/1374/newnessebar9hl.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5476/newold8df.jpg

Wow, really impressive! Looks like there's a construction & tourism boom in Bulgaria:yes:

Keep the projects coming and welcome to our forum!

Great photos, giva a clear picture. A lot of projects I hadn't seen myself. Where did you find em all?

Business Park Sofia is a genuine multifunctional high-tech business park, which combines the essentials components of business and the related sectors into one tight package of opportunities. Spread on 220 000 m² of land, with 35 buildings, 300 000 m² total built-up area, 3 000 parking lots for employees, 1 000 parking lots for visitors and over EUR 150 million investment, the complex is designed to be the ultimate business address in Bulgaria.

Parameters of the project

Total investment EUR 150 million
35 buildings
Plot area 220 000 m²
Total built-up area 300 000 m² of which:
Main area - 180 000 m² total built-up
Area of corporate building - 44 000 m² total built-up area
Commercial area - 74 000 m² total built-up area
Parking of employees – 3 000 lots
Parking for visitors – 1 000 lots
10 000 people working in the Park
10 000 visitors a day

http://img66.exs.cx/img66/716/homerightmenu7xg.gif

Buildings 2 and 4

http://img66.exs.cx/img66/9051/bps26ve.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b4_1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b4_3.jpg

Building 3
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/9301/ob314bparksgr12380desn9hl.jpg

Building 10
http://img66.exs.cx/img66/9544/bps107zl.jpg
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/8695/bps1033xx.jpg
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/3859/file3c37d042e4f26bda41eb3d845c.jpg

Building 12
http://img66.exs.cx/img66/6539/bps123qw.jpg
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/7223/bps113jpg9oa.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b12_3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b12_1.jpg

Building 2A
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/3614/file1c95a9c416763702634137563f.jpg

Building 11
http://img66.exs.cx/img66/8164/bps112sr.jpg
http://img70.exs.cx/img70/2485/fileb97909a983da50a9d3f0202466.jpg

Building 13
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b13_3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/stanmarsh2005/b13_1.jpg


braykov probvaj www.bcc.bg - demo dostap :) :)

Hotel Astera looks very nice.

wow! bulgaria is wonderful! i had no idea anything was going on over there. i suppose it's going to be a major country in the world in a couple of years...

:cheers1:

:lol:

:lol:



:dunno: what was soooo funny?

sorry, please don't get offended, your comments were a little far fetched :) I mean, get real, you're talking about a small balkan country. and there's no longer a cold war to favour some of us down here and make us rich with no work (I'm talking about one lucky country, our dear neighbour... hope you get my point. also hope no greek reads my comments) so there's little chance for us, lazy bastards to be anything special. ever. IMO same applies to all societies from the region. otherwise, your comments were flattering, 10x. Bulgaria's rebuilding, but hey, we're not China or Malaysia... ;)

btw, @stan marsh, mersi za linka 4ove4e, mnogo podrobno i qko sait4e!

^well that's why we're now trying to get a game between the US and the EU, but no one really wants us anyway :D

Ok I see them now. Nice pictures! :runaway:. Is it true that in Bulgaria they have like nude beaches? Because my friend went to Bulgaria 2 summers ago and was bragging all about how he seen girls topless and nude down there. :naughty:

Ok I see them now. Nice pictures! :runaway:. Is it true that in Bulgaria they have like nude beaches? Because my friend went to Bulgaria 2 summers ago and was bragging all about how he seen girls topless and nude down there. :naughty:
Mostly in every Balkan country's beaches you can see topless chicks, including Turkey.

Mostly in every Balkan country's beaches you can see topless chicks, including Turkey.

I know where I'm going this summer :colgate:

yeah, but they are kinda set aside
but even on the normal beaches, girls don't mind getting topless, you filthy guy ;)

Fine buildings and projects. Roll on, Bulgaria!

Pavlo, we'd surely like some Ukrainian topless babes...

Wow. Those photos are great, and I like them expecially since I really never have seen many pictures of Bulgaria. Nice country.

Millenium center
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/8141/milleniumcenter33fl.jpg
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/7291/milleniumcenter20ct.jpg
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/9014/milleniumcenter14fy.jpg
to be completed 2007

Mall of Sofia
http://img61.exs.cx/img61/3011/mall6in.jpg
to be completed 2005

Business Park Sofia

Buildings 7 & 9
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4922/7sgrada7965506pb.jpg
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/9425/7sgrada7945507md.jpg
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4618/7sgrada7915501rw.jpg

Building 1
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/1849/bps122oe.jpg
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/2650/bps18yt.jpg

Holliday Inn
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/2721/lpconsult2004holidayinnsm1is.jpg

Alexandra Corporate
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/5306/agrroup8gp.jpg

Town Center Sofia
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/3599/tcs19lc.jpg

Techno Park Sofia
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/7808/tps21jl.jpg http://img185.exs.cx/img185/9156/tpsjpg9xa.jpg

Bellissimo Business Center
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4204/camera10wy.jpg http://img185.exs.cx/img185/5382/bellisimo23ua.jpg

Solni Pazar
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/7595/7visok25500xu.jpg http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4839/7visok15507jf.jpg

RBB Corporate Building
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/6663/rbb6ai.jpg http://img185.exs.cx/img185/51/rbb28tr.jpg

Unionbank
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4726/unionbank8ju.jpg

Manastirski livadi BC
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/1630/manlivadi25gy.jpg

Steelmet
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/2056/news112de.jpg

BTC call center
http://img61.exs.cx/img61/2297/7btc15504hm.jpg

GBS Business Center
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/3663/7offgbs35503aa.jpg

Krit
J. Boucher
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/6498/boucher5er.jpg
Bulgaria Blv.
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4581/bulgariablvd7lh.jpg

Other projects
http://img61.exs.cx/img61/2470/showimage5lw.gif

http://img61.exs.cx/img61/6056/proekt36gs.jpg

http://img61.exs.cx/img61/2940/proekt43dj.jpg

finally a rendering of the Solni Pazar tower!
But please move it to the appropriate thread ;)
PS: you should send the guy from Emporis those links, he could post the renderings, and if you have any info on the towers, such as height or floors, etc. please post it ;)

Sorry i didn't see it and started this one.

You've posted mostly things no one here has seen, so it's really a good thread.
but wtf is that? http://img185.exs.cx/img185/3599/tcs19lc.jpg
zapadno napravlenie? they're supposed to build several skyscrapers there. but look what I found.... sad:
Строежът на софийското Сити е спрян от Владимиров
ЛИЛИ ГРАНИЦКА 26/1 - 19:08 ч.

[за печат] [изпрати]

Застрояването на т.нар. Сити на София се отлага за неопределено време, инвеститорите са в неведение кога най-после в центъра ще може да се издигнат новите високи бизнес центрове. Собствениците на терени в района също не знаят какво ще се случи, защото от плана за застрояването зависи и цената на земята.

Причината за ситуацията е, че областният управител на София Росен Владимиров е спрял решението на Столичния общински съвет (СОС) за извънредното застрояване на т.нар. Западно направление. Това става ясно от съобщение на сайта на СОС. Общинският съвет е възразил срещу спирането на решението, защото има разрешение за исканите отклонения и от Министерството на регионалното развитие и благоустройството (МРРБ). Общинарите са изпратили допълнителни документи на областния управител - резултати от общественото обсъждане, становища на постоянните комисии в СОС, рецензии от провелия се архитектурен конкурс и други. СОС е помолил Росен Владимиров да преразгледа решението си и да го отмени. Засега няма отговор. Срещу по-гъстото застрояване на района, който е между Булбанк и ул. "Опълченска", се обявиха граждански организации и някои архитекти. Областният управител не беше открит за коментар.

Западното направление, което обхваща територията между булевардите "Княгиня Мария Луиза", "Христо Ботев", "Александър Стамболийски" и ул. "Пиротска", с обща площ от 21.5 хектара е атрактивно за бъдещите инвеститори, защото е планирано да се превърне в българското Сити. По-голямата част от терените беше изкупена още преди три-четири години на цени от 500 до 700 долара кв. м, каза Тихомир Цаков, управител на агенция за недвижими имоти "Аристо". По думите му оттогава собствениците на имоти чакат да влезе в сила подробният устройствен план за местността, за да реализират инвестиционните си намерения. Някои може и да ги препродадат. В момента търсенето на парцели в Ситито е по-голямо от предлагането, като сделките са рядкост. Продават предимно фирми, които имат нужда от свежи пари. Офертите се движат от 1000 до 1500 евро на кв. м, каза Цаков.

Планът за Западното направление предвижда няколко изключения - отстоянието на една сграда от друга да е по-малко от разрешеното, а коефициентите на интензивност да бъдат над пределно допустимите, определени в Закона за устройство на територията (ЗУТ). Законът позволява по-големи отклонения от установените в централните части на градовете след получаване на одобрение и от МРРБ. Ведомството на министър Церовски е дало принципно съгласие за законосъобразността за допускане на исканите отклонения.

Подробният устройствен план на Ситито е разработен от колектив с ръководител арх. Тодор Тодоров. Първите сгради от проекта вече са реализирани. Това са новият бизнес център на мястото на магазин "Явор" и отдавна построената сграда на Булбанк. В момента се строи и католическият храм "Свети Йосиф", който ще бъде заобиколен от три високи сгради. Общо "небостъргачите" в този участък ще са шест. Два 20-етажни близнака, свързани с топла връзка, са разположени на кръстовището на бул. "Тодор Александров" и ул. "Братя Миладинови". Те ще оформят своеобразен вход-арка на главния градски център. Непосредствено до сегашния търговски център "Трапезица" е замислено построяването на две високотехнологични универсални сгради на по 33 етажа. Предвидено е едната да бъде бизнес център, който се свързва с 5-звезден хотел. Общата им разгъната застроена площ е от 20 хиляди кв. м. Отделно се предвижда най-високата сграда в този квартал да бъде на 35 етажа, като първоначалната идея беше там да се събере столичното кметство, което в момента е разпръснато. Тази идея в последно време обаче се изоставя.

Терените в Ситито са частни и общински, по-голямата част от които е включена в капитала на скандалната фирма "Софийски имоти". Германски, израелски и италиански инвеститори имат интерес към строителството в района, каза преди време кметът Софиянски.

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Министерството на регионалното развитие е внесло в правителството проекта за закон за Общ устройствен план на София. Очаква се в близко време той да влезе за разглеждане в кабинета, защото съгласувателните процедури между ведомства и министерства са приключили. Общият устройствен план на София беше разработен от над 300 специалисти под ръководството на общинското предприятие "Софпроект-ОГП" и приет от предишния общински съвет през август 2003 г. Той определя устройството на територията, както и насоките на бъдещото развитие на града, на отделните функционални системи - обитаване, труд, отдих, зелена система, транспорт, комуникации, културно-историческо наследство и други. Граждански сдружения го оспориха в съда, но загубиха делата.

stan, da znae6 ne6to pove4e po vuprosa? az za pruv put 4ux za takuv proekt predi nqkolko dni, a toi e ot godini. tursix info no ne namerix :(

These are great projects!

for the first project:
http://www.gaudi-bg.com/img/office/photos/tcs2.jpg
http://www.gaudi-bg.com/img/office/photos/tcs3.jpg
http://www.gaudi-bg.com/img/office/photos/tcs5.jpg
" Town Center Sofia

- residental area level: 21 610 м2
- comercial area level: 21 654 м2
- office area level: 9 244 м2
- total built-up area level: 75 000 м2"
shte go obia tozi Росен Владимиров :D
i izglejhda da bade goliam project, kak taka nikoi ne e govoril za nego :?

The "Sofia City" is the largest construction project in Bulgaria. The image below shows the project which won the architecture competition back in 2001 and which has been selected and approved by the Sofia city council and I hope that it will be realized in the next few years.

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/4025/unbenannt6ok.jpg

Another project of the "Sofia City":
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/6183/520sofiacity1115zy.jpg
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/7206/520sofiacitysilueti5002rz.jpg

braykov, за съжаление нямам повече инфо за проекта. Доста се говори за него, но дали има реални инвеститори или само спекуланти на терени, не знам.

How high are some of those buildings?

no height mentioned, but it is said that: Два 20-етажни близнака, свързани с топла връзка, са разположени на кръстовището на бул. "Тодор Александров" и ул. "Братя Миладинови". Те ще оформят своеобразен вход-арка на главния градски център. Непосредствено до сегашния търговски център "Трапезица" е замислено построяването на две високотехнологични универсални сгради на по 33 етажа.
2 20 stories twin towers, and high tech universal buildings of 33 floors.
and I missed it on the quote, but it also talks about the tallest of all to be 35 floors...
so if you ask me, they have to be around the 100m barrier, especially looking at the renderings

Great projects, and they are mostly shopping centers, hotels and offices which shows that the economy must be booming.
Are most of the projects build inside the city? They seem to be surrounded often by green areas.

http://img61.exs.cx/img61/3011/mall6in.jpg
What is the area of this shopping centre?

i had no idea that bulgaria was so modern. i was under the influence of it being a really outdated country that was in peices. most of those projects are very nice, and i hope to see more for the wonderful country. :)

Mall of Sofia features a hypermarket, more than 120 shops, and an entertainment floor with 12 cinema screens, IMAX 3-d theater, restaurants and food court. Located on the corner of Al. Stamboliiski Boulevard and Gen. Skobelev Street, Mall of Sofia is just a few minutes from the very center of Sofia. Mall of Sofia has more than 700 parking spaces and is easily accessible by public transportation.
70 000 m2:
35 000 retail, 10 000 office, 20 000 parking

Thanks, seems quite big.

Wooowww, there are lots of projects, and amongst them some are great !
Bulgaria seems to currently have a good economic development.

I will perhaps go in Sofia during this summer, do a training course...
Since i saw this thread, i want to go there more than ever !!

By the way, is it true that we can buy there vodka for only 2€ ?? :D :D :D

^que de la vodka? tu sais tu devrai essayer la rakya, de l'eau de vie de prunes, ou de n'importe quoi d'ailleurs, de toute facon tu te saoule comme un cossaque, comme on dit en bulgarie ;)
anyway, nice to see people are willing going there, and if you do, I'm sure you'll have a good time, especially if it's for the summer, just try not to have too much fun, as it is usual in eastern europe ;)
anyway, check the other threads on bulgaria, just do a quick search on the forum for Bulgaria, and you'll get other threads on construction in bulgaria, sofia, varna, etc. ;)

^que de la vodka? tu sais tu devrai essayer la rakya, de l'eau de vie de prunes, ou de n'importe quoi d'ailleurs, de toute facon tu te saoule comme un cossaque, comme on dit en bulgarie ;)
anyway, nice to see people are willing going there, and if you do, I'm sure you'll have a good time, especially if it's for the summer, just try not to have too much fun, as it is usual in eastern europe ;)
anyway, check the other threads on bulgaria, just do a quick search on the forum for Bulgaria, and you'll get other threads on construction in bulgaria, sofia, varna, etc. ;)
Je vois qu'il y a des francophones dans le coin :)
En tout cas merci pour tes conseils 3tmk, j'essaierai de pas trop abuser... :cheers:
I 'm so glad : i have just had today the confirmation that in fact I will go in Sofia ! I can't wait to see the other threads and discover more about this city.

You'll need a lot of cheap rakia to make sightseeing in Sofia worthwhile :D joking, it's not paris but it's a cool town, esp in spring

:eek2: :eek2: This is so far the best thread on development in Bulgaria that I've seen. Great, modern, business-oriented projects.

This one interested me the most. What is it, how tall? Will it be in downtown Sofia? :) Thanks
http://img185.exs.cx/img185/7595/7visok25500xu.jpg

I believe it's the Solni Pazar tower I've searched so much about, the Itower, 28 floors and to be the highest in Sofia. I've posted some bits of info on it in another thread, but this is the first rendering I've seen, if it is the same thing, of that tower.
anyway, I think it's been dropped :dunno:

Dropped? :(

well I can't say anything on it, I haven't heard any news at all about it, we'll need to see what Stan has on it

http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/241682/7visok25500xu.jpg

The building is called i-Tower (28 stories) and should be situated next to the Trade Union Administartive Buildin at Solni Pazar. This is one of the projects of the tower, but i dont know, if it is the selected one. The project was presented at the Real Estate Expo in September 2004. I dont know, if it would be realised and when the construction works are expected to start.

The image below shows the stand of the project at the Real Estate Expo.
Behind the bored woman you can see some other possible projects of the tower.

http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/241682/pic22.jpg

I love this project, has anyone built it yet ? http://img185.exs.cx/img185/4839/7visok15507jf.jpg

nope, it's actually a vision awaiting investors :(
I put it in my vision thread of Bulgaria along with other cool projects.

nice, nice...

extremely nice projects, and i'll keep my comment saying that bulgaria is going many places. :) i can see great potential, and great future if the country keeps moving like it is now. :yes:

This project looks so unique
It is hard to figure it out
I think they should built it

Completed projects

Soravia Business Center
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9043/bcs15fi.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6923/bcs38ht.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8920/bcs42cp.jpg

Expohotel
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6637/expohotel18by.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8025/expohotel25dv.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/618/expohotel34dc.jpg

Jupiter Insurance
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2742/jupiter7kb.jpg

Park Hotel Vitosha
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6721/hotelvitosha7yc.jpg

Zlatenrog Building
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9812/zlatenrog19pc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6950/zlatenrog27zv.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8409/zlatenrog39ii.jpg

Technolux
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6159/technolux6gt.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/1359/technolux23rs.jpg

Aviset
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3754/aviset15uk.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8278/aviset28ch.jpg

Euromarket
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6928/evromarket29iq.jpg

Office1Superstore
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5034/office17mu.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2104/office124oz.jpg

Siemens
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/492/siemens8io.jpg

Metropoliten Sofia
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4355/metro3xb.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/518/metropol3vq.jpg

21Vek
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5432/21vek18px.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8641/21vek24av.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6711/21vek39nb.jpg

DarikRadio
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8548/darik11lg.jpg

Orel
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3263/orel0cd.jpg

Silver Center
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3706/silver36ks.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6986/silver18ck.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/1975/silver48rq.jpg

Fina5
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3579/fina514mp.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/1/fina520qj.jpg

Crystal Palace Hotel
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9579/crystal6lk.jpg

Under construction

Sofia Airport
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3637/sa18li.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6950/sa25dg.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/4863/sa35ac.jpg

Belissimo
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/4268/bellissimo10mc.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/4108/bellisimo30qp.jpg

S-Centre
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/7878/scenter228gj.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/6924/scenter208xc.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/23/scenter316pc.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9385/scenter333bj.jpg

Festa
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8777/festa41dh.jpg http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8985/festabc10ch.jpg

Unionbank
http://img165.echo.cx/img165/7726/unionbank20ji.jpg http://img165.echo.cx/img165/4936/unionbank11by.jpg

Porshe
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5029/porshe23xd.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8136/porshe18pa.jpg

Alkom
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2412/alkom20dn.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/7177/alkom11ux.jpg

Varna
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/848/varna22ea.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2964/varna17px.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8065/varna30yn.jpg

Stoyanstroy Business Center Plovdiv
http://img165.echo.cx/img165/3927/stoyanstroy4eh.jpg

The initial project planed two 40-storyed office towers, but unfortunately it hadn't been approved by the city council, so the company strated yesterday to build this complex.


Some new pics from Businesspark Sofia
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/9412/bps11ax.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/8347/bps22fg.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/3717/bps108mh.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/5656/bps102ey.jpg
Parking building 1
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/2342/bpsp15ty.jpg
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/4996/bpsp21sv.jpg

good update! thanks

Sooo many nice projects!

extremely nice projects, and i'll keep my comment saying that bulgaria is going many places. i can see great potential, and great future if the country keeps moving like it is now.

totally agree.




p.s. should be bit easy on those blue glass fasades.

Here some more info about the I-Tower project.

The I-Tower - 28 storied multifunctional building on the Solni Pazar square in Sofia.

The total built-up area is 61120 m2 distributed as follows:
hotel - 28970 m2 - about 400 beds
restaurants - 5450 m2
retail - 4850 m2
offices - 1300 m2
underground parking - 8980 m2 (approx. 340 car-parks)
service and common areas - 2420 m2
entertainment - 1650 m2
sport center - 5340

plot area - 5620 m2

It the architectural contest participated 4 projects.

Arkont-A project:
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/4703/arkont12dj.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/8803/arkont20hs.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/8249/arkont30dc.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/6649/arkont44ko.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/4691/arkont53qd.jpg

Architect Bochkov project:
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/9531/bochkov15eg.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/4770/bochkov20sv.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/6719/bochkov32ac.jpg

Architect Sakaro project:
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/1747/sakaro16np.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/3808/sakaro27qo.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/3821/sakaro42tb.jpg

AAA Archproekt project:
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2883/aaaarchproekt11hp.jpg
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4598/aaaarchproekt28da.jpg

SOFIA

East Park Trade Center
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/8190/etc29hm.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/2200/news145xd.jpg

FIBank headquarters
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6442/fib24eb.jpg

Businesspark Sofia - building 1
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8985/bpsb17cc.jpg

S-Center - almost completed
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5959/scenter367uj.jpg
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6599/scenter474qe.jpg
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2259/scenter483kt.jpg

Belissimo - almost completed
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/562/projectbelisimo015tc.jpg

Arena2 multiplex
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4851/arena29di.jpg

Mall of Sofia - under construction
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1475/mall6in3rv.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1136/pic2061xy.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9154/pic2388wo.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5348/pic2405ti.jpg

VARNA

Business Park Varna - building 1
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/3063/bpv18uh.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/372/bpv22pr.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/1035/bpv38am.jpg


Black Sea hotels

Hotel Majestic - Sunny Beach
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/4671/maj43rb.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/4835/maj14uj.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/900/maj25rk.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/3474/maj56xz.jpg

Iberostar Sunny Beach Resort
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/2518/sunnybeachresort27hn.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/5185/sunnybeachresort39wa.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/7061/sunnybeachresort10bd.jpg

Helios Bay - Obzor
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/1324/heliosdistant0013wa.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/9444/heliosbehind0017vd.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/2660/heliosclose0018at.jpg

Kempinski Hotel Grand Hermitage - Goldensands
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/1623/kemp10ri.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/5323/kemp28kc.jpg http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/8936/kemp33db.jpg
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/3135/0157113hg.jpg http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/6324/0157215vg.jpg

Goldenbeach Hotel - Goldensands
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/1664/goldenbeach9zt.jpg

Actually the Grand Hermitage in Zlatnite has been opened, the biggest Kempinski in the world.
but the greatest part of your post were the 4 proposals for the Itower. I suggest you open a new thread for all 4, because they're obviously the tallest of them all, and on top of that near the Trade building, making it possible for a further creation of a mini-cluster! :eek:
Of all for, I prefer the Sakaro project, though obviously I'd prefer the tallest to be built
BTW, for the S-center, I posted it in the other thread, it's been renamed Landmark Centre

Awesome... The Sakaro project is cool because of its uniqueness, but it almost looks like something out of a theme park. On the other hand, the Arkont-A tower looks better in my opion, but its shape is not as eye-catching. Still, they are all pretty cool.

Here the full text info about the I-Tower project in Bulgarian and English

Проект "Итауър" за 28-етажна многофункционална сграда в
центъра на София
Проектът "Итауър" предлага изграждането на 28-етажна многофункционална сграда, състояща се от четири- или пет-звезден хотел, ресторанти, спортни и развлекателни съоръжения, офиси, банки и информационни бюра. Сградата ще е разположена в центъра на София, на площад "Солни пазар".
Хотелът ще разполага с всички компоненти, необходими за нивото му: приемна и лоби, барове и ресторанти, конферентни зали, спортни съоръжения. Приблизителният му капацитет ще е около 330 стаи и апартаменти с около 400 легла.
Останалите секции на комплекса по отношение на капацитета, съдържанието и организацията ще съответстват на високия клас и забележимото обемно присъствие в основното ядро на софийския център:
• търговски площи с възможности за гъвкаво преустрояване;
• площи за офиси, бюра, различни услуги и др.;
• съвременен, многофункционален фитнес център с плувен басейн, тенис корт, медицинско обслужване.
Всички функционални групи на комплекса ще са организирани основно към вътрешна пешеходна алея, която завършва с вертикално отворено пространство, наситено със стъпаловидна зеленина и водни ефекти. Сутеренните нива на комплекса ще осигуряват добре организирани паркинг площи и пространства за 340 коли.
Стъклото ще доминира във фасадата, допълнено от метални и конструктивни компоненти. Високото тяло на хотелската секция ще преобладава над стъпаловидните, спускащи се на север етажи на другите функционални части: търговски и бизнес, за развлечения и спорт.
Общи разгънати застроени площи на различните секции в квадратни метри*:
Хотел 28970
Ресторанти 5450
Търговия и услуги 4850
Бизнес, конгресна и конферентна инфраструктура 1300
Рехабилитация и спорт 5340
Развлечения 1650
Подземен паркинг 8980
Стопански сектор 2160
Технически помещения, инсталации и др. площи 2420
Площ на парцела 5620
Обща разгъната застроена площ около 61120
* Проектът в момента се изработва. Възможно е да се правят промени в зависимост от желанието на инвеститорите. Параметрите на всяка функционална система ще се прецизират, след като проектирането завърши.
За контакти:
Real Partners Corp.
бул. Цариградско Шосе
ж.к. Яворов бл.73 ет.4 ап.8
София 1111, България

Itower project - 28-storey multifunctional building
in downtown Sofia
Itower project suggests the construction of 28-storey multifunctional building, consisting of four- or five-star hotel, restaurants, entertainment and sports facilities, large retail areas, offices, banks and information bureaus. The building will be located in downtown Sofia, at Solni Pazar square.
The hotel section will have all components needed for its class: reception hall and lobby, bars and restaurants, conference halls, sports facilities. The hotel's approximate capacity will be about 330 rooms and suits with about 400 beds.
Other sections of the complex in respect of capacity, content and organization will be adequate to its high class and palpable volumetric presence in Sofia's main downtown kernel:
• retail spaces with possibility for flexible reconstruction;
• spaces for offices, bureaus, different services, etc.;
• contemporary multifunctional fitness centre with swimming pool, tennis-court, medical attendance.
All functional groups of the complex will be organized mainly towards inner pedestrian mall which culminates in vertical open space, saturated with terraced greenery and water effects. The subterranean levels of the complex will provide with well organized parking areas and spaces for 340 cars.
Glass will predominate over the facade, complemented by metal and constructional components. The high body of the hotel section will be prevailing over the terraced, descending north, stories of other functional parts: retail and business, entertainment and sports.
Total net floor areas of the different sections in square meters*:

Hotel 28970
Restaurants 5450
Retail and services 4850
Business, congress and conference infrastructure 1300
Rehabilitation and sport 5340
Entertainment 1650
Underground parking 8980
Business sector 2160
Technical premises. installation and other areas 2420
Plot area 5620
Total gross floor area about 61120

* The project is now being worked out. Changes may be made, depending on the will of investors. The parameters of each functional system will be specified when design works are finished.


I like the Arkont project most, although it looks a little bit like a TV tower with a helicopter landing site on the top.
3tmk, I think the Soravia Center was also sold to the Landmark Investment Fund, I guess the developer of the Soravia Center and S-Center, Soravia Bulgaria, needs the money for its new project - an 100 000 m2 shopping mall in Sofia.

Stan Marsh, what's this 100000m2 mall you talk of? Can you post some pictures of it, or perhaps a summary of some sort? Thanks for the info.

Not exactly the right place to post this but i could not find any other thread about Bulgaria and its economy/industry news.

@By the way i am impressed by all these constructions projects running , the black sea coastal region of Bulgaria especially is very nice and for sure it will attract more and more investments in the near future...


GREECE RANKS SECOND TOP OVERALL INVESTOR IN BULGARIA
from www.ansamed.it

(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, AUGUST 9 -
Greece ranked the second top foreign investor in Bulgaria for the overall period of January 1992 to March 2005, with investments by Greek companies reaching 20.1 million in the first quarter of 2005, bringing the overall figure to 1,054.6 billion dollars, according to figures released by the Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency (BFIA).

The total of directly invested Greek capital in Bulgaria over the period January 1992 to March 2005 reached 1,054.6 billion dollars, ranking Greece in second place among the top foreign investors in the neighbouring Balkan country, following Austria.
According to BFIA figures citing the National Bank of Bulgaria as the source, Austria topped the list of foreign investors in Bulgaria with total direct investments of 1,829 billion dollars over the period January 1992 to march 2005.
Austria toppled Greece from first place in the past few years due to exceptionally high investments made, 163.2 million dollars in the first quarter of 2005 and 923.7 million dollars in 2004, against 20.1 million dollars in the first quarter of 2005 and 156.9 million dollars in 2004 by Greek interests.
A key factor in the jump in Austrian investsments was the acquisition of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), the Bulgarian national telecoms provider (in June 2004, after two years of political and legal wrangling, the Austrian holding company Viva Ventures succeeded in a 730 million euros leveraged buyout of 65 percent of BTC, with the obligation to invest up to 700 million euros in modernisation and digitalisation, half of which was slated to be invested within five years of the acquisition).(ANSAmed).

Some great projects going on in Bulgaria. Kempinski Hotel Grand Hermitage looks like an amazing project.

^it's already built ;)
You can always visit Bulgaria to check it out, spend all the money you've got while you're there too :D