873 result(s) for property
Xpat Opinion: New Tram Lines In Buda
- 14 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- getting around
Brand new tram lines are going to connect parts of Buda, effectively reducing carbon emissions in the city. Instead of taking the bus, 30,000 passengers per day will use the tram travelling between North and South Buda along the Danube. The 43-million-euro project is financed by the Hungarian government along with the European Union.
Downtown Grocery Shopping Transformed In Budapest
- 4 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
Suddenly shiny Spar, Lidl, and Aldi stores have appeared in formerly unused street front retail space in classical old buildings in busy inner city locations in Budapest. Traditionally these chains choose locations in the suburbs or just outside town with adequate space in new facilities and large parking lots. Why this compromise in shelf space and business plan? Why now?
Skanska Opens “Green House” In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Property developer Skanksa opened its “Green House,” an “A” category office building in the 13th District, near Váci út earlier this week. The project is claimed to be the most environmentally friendly commercial development project in Hungary, as the building is equipped with technology to reduce its energy use and carbon dioxide emissions.
Xpat Opinion: Rakoczi Ut Is New Reconstruction Priority In Budapest, Investment Opportunity
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The busy and polluted east-west throughfare of Budapest, Rakoczi ut, has significantly deteriorated with the steady increase of traffic. The streetfront shops of the once beautiful buildings extending from Erzsebet Bridge to Keleti Railway Station are neglected and vacant. While a number of streets have been wonderfully transformed over the past years, Rakoczi remains a noisy and dusty reminder ...
Xpat Opinion: Living In The Hungarian Countryside
- 21 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- getting around
Once upon a time, László and Linda Kondor would have been greatly entertained by the idea that urbanites such as themselves would be happy retiring in Kapolcs Village on a vineyard estate in the Hungarian countryside. Both had lived, and worked for decades in both the city of Chicago and Budapest, but late 2007 found them doing just that - walking away from all they owned and retiring to the ...
Invitation: Mexican Painter & Muralist Exhibition, Budapest Gallery, 21 February
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Exhibition titled “Kaleidoscope of my imaginary” by Julio Carrasco Bretón, Mexican painter and muralist, opens up to the public at the Budapest Gallery (1056 Budapest Szabad sajtó út 5.) The exhibition is inaugurated by H.E. Isabel B. Téllez Rosete Ambassador of Mexico, and Attila Zsigmond Director of the Budapest Gallery On 21st February, Thursday at 17:00. The artist also will be attending the ...
Hungary's Pécs Sells Zsolnay To New Investor
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The city of Pécs has sold its 74.5% stake in porcelain manufacturer Zsolnay to Swiss investor Bachar Najari for Ft 180 million, it was announced on Friday. Najari, a dealer in luxury watches who obtained a degree in Budapest in the 1980s, will pay the purchase price within five days. He agreed to invest a further Ft 500 million in Zsolnay by October 2014.
Rebirth Of Budapest's Castle Gardens
- 7 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- property
The southern tip of the Buda Castle Hill in District 1 will be completely renovated, beginning this month, in the framework of an EUR 31-million project by Swietelsky-WHB and the local municipality, emphasizing the tradition and heritage of the location. Underground parking, escalators to the Royal Palace on the hill, elevators to the Castle Terraces overlooking the river, a new tram stop, the ...
Hungary Wins Lawsuit Regarding Private Pension Funds
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights set a legal precedent in its decision reached in the case related to private pension funds. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has recently released its decision in which it declared a Hungarian individual’s petition filed in relation to the reform of the Hungarian private pension system inadmissible. The European Court of Human Rights will in ...
Xpat Opinion: New Tram Lines In Buda
- 14 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- getting around
Brand new tram lines are going to connect parts of Buda, effectively reducing carbon emissions in the city. Instead of taking the bus, 30,000 passengers per day will use the tram travelling between North and South Buda along the Danube. The 43-million-euro project is financed by the Hungarian government along with the European Union.
Downtown Grocery Shopping Transformed In Budapest
- 4 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
Suddenly shiny Spar, Lidl, and Aldi stores have appeared in formerly unused street front retail space in classical old buildings in busy inner city locations in Budapest. Traditionally these chains choose locations in the suburbs or just outside town with adequate space in new facilities and large parking lots. Why this compromise in shelf space and business plan? Why now?
Skanska Opens “Green House” In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Property developer Skanksa opened its “Green House,” an “A” category office building in the 13th District, near Váci út earlier this week. The project is claimed to be the most environmentally friendly commercial development project in Hungary, as the building is equipped with technology to reduce its energy use and carbon dioxide emissions.
Xpat Opinion: Rakoczi Ut Is New Reconstruction Priority In Budapest, Investment Opportunity
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The busy and polluted east-west throughfare of Budapest, Rakoczi ut, has significantly deteriorated with the steady increase of traffic. The streetfront shops of the once beautiful buildings extending from Erzsebet Bridge to Keleti Railway Station are neglected and vacant. While a number of streets have been wonderfully transformed over the past years, Rakoczi remains a noisy and dusty reminder ...
Xpat Opinion: Living In The Hungarian Countryside
- 21 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- getting around
Once upon a time, László and Linda Kondor would have been greatly entertained by the idea that urbanites such as themselves would be happy retiring in Kapolcs Village on a vineyard estate in the Hungarian countryside. Both had lived, and worked for decades in both the city of Chicago and Budapest, but late 2007 found them doing just that - walking away from all they owned and retiring to the ...
Invitation: Mexican Painter & Muralist Exhibition, Budapest Gallery, 21 February
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Exhibition titled “Kaleidoscope of my imaginary” by Julio Carrasco Bretón, Mexican painter and muralist, opens up to the public at the Budapest Gallery (1056 Budapest Szabad sajtó út 5.) The exhibition is inaugurated by H.E. Isabel B. Téllez Rosete Ambassador of Mexico, and Attila Zsigmond Director of the Budapest Gallery On 21st February, Thursday at 17:00. The artist also will be attending the ...
Hungary's Pécs Sells Zsolnay To New Investor
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The city of Pécs has sold its 74.5% stake in porcelain manufacturer Zsolnay to Swiss investor Bachar Najari for Ft 180 million, it was announced on Friday. Najari, a dealer in luxury watches who obtained a degree in Budapest in the 1980s, will pay the purchase price within five days. He agreed to invest a further Ft 500 million in Zsolnay by October 2014.
Rebirth Of Budapest's Castle Gardens
- 7 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- property
The southern tip of the Buda Castle Hill in District 1 will be completely renovated, beginning this month, in the framework of an EUR 31-million project by Swietelsky-WHB and the local municipality, emphasizing the tradition and heritage of the location. Underground parking, escalators to the Royal Palace on the hill, elevators to the Castle Terraces overlooking the river, a new tram stop, the ...
Hungary Wins Lawsuit Regarding Private Pension Funds
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights set a legal precedent in its decision reached in the case related to private pension funds. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has recently released its decision in which it declared a Hungarian individual’s petition filed in relation to the reform of the Hungarian private pension system inadmissible. The European Court of Human Rights will in ...