Implenia attracts SWICA as investor for Lokstadt in Winterthur
Dietlikon, 22 March 2018 – Implenia has secured Winterthur-based health organisation SWICA as an investor in the new city district of Lokstadt. Implenia and SWICA are developing the “Bigboy” apartment block together on Plot 1 of the Lokstadt site in Winterthur. The investment amounts to around CHF 80 million.
SWICA’s strong regional roots make it an ideal investor for the “Bigboy” apartment block, which is directly adjacent to the future “Dialogplatz”. In order to ensure a high level of aesthetic and architectural quality, a design competition is currently underway for Plot 1. The competing projects are due to be judged in collaboration with Winterthur’s authorities in July 2018, approximately.
Work on the “Krokodil” development at Lokstadt is already further advanced. This building, which will contain social and sustainable housing and workspace, is being built in partnership with two Winterthur housing associations and an investment fund. Construction for “Krokodil” , the first building in the new district, starts in spring 2018. Implenia will start actively marketing the owner-occupied apartments in “Krokodil” within the next few weeks.
The whole Lokstadt project is being built in accordance with the SIA-Effizienzpfad Energie standard. It will also be the first certified 2000-Watt site in Winterthur, setting a milestone for sustainable urban development. By securing SWICA as a partner, Implenia has achieved another important milestone in the creation of the new Lokstadt district. With Lokstadt, Implenia is building a sustainable and lively new urban area with attractive open spaces for all.
In several stages over a period of around ten years, Implenia is building the new city district Lokstadt. When complete, Lokstadt will offer its future inhabitants space to relax, live and work on a site of around 120,000 m2. (Image: Implenia)
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Implenia is Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company. It also has strong positions in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled construction units together under the roof of a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, employs around 10,000 people throughout Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.9 billion in 2017. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
