At hammer 32 properties in a fillet building on the beach of Chalkida

By Matina Harkoftaki

A rain of auctions is expected to come on May 18 as a total of 32 properties are scheduled to be put up for sale, which are owned by a single company, Urban Real Estate of Chalkida, which is managed by Giannis Dimovelis, the Larissa businessman who founded in 1992 the Greek clothing brand Staff Jeans. Specifically, facing the electronic hammer for the first time, 32 horizontal properties will be found, which are located in a seven-storey building-fillet, which is located on the beach of Chalkida, which is one of the busiest and central points of the city as there ” beats “the heart of night and not only entertainment with the presence of a large number of restaurants, cafes and hotels. With the total first bid price amounting to 4,671 million euros, the effort to sell the properties will be made by conducting 32 separate auctions for each property. For the most expensive the starting price has been set at 310,000 euros while the initial price for the cheapest has been set at 81,000 euros.

The initial operation of the hotel and the conversion into a mixed use area

These are 32 horizontal properties, with a total area of ​​2,947 sq.m., of which two are shops and the rest are apartments, which are located in a seven-storey building, which has been erected on a plot of 887.86 sq.m. which is located on the coastal boulevard Voudouri and Antoniou Douna and Aggeli Goviou streets at number 19 in Chalkida. The two stores are located on the ground floor of the building and have their own entrances while the apartments are developed on the upper floors. According to the appraisal report, the building in which these properties are located was originally erected in 1973 for hotel use, but was later completely rebuilt and converted into a mixed use area (residential) based on a building permit issued in 2009. and ground floor stores). According to the above data, the year of construction is considered weighted 2005 (15% 1973 and 85% 2011). However, as it is pointed out, the horizontal properties have a different percentage of completion while the apartments located on the last two floors, ie on the fifth and sixth, have been damaged by moisture from the building elements. Although the autopsy of the building, which took place in September last year was done only externally, the report estimates that internally the level of maintenance is typical.

Giannis Dimovelis and “Urban Real Estate of Chalkida”

Cepal Hellas is in a hurry while the properties were confiscated due to debts of the Urban Properties of Chalkida, which is based in the Larissa Industrial Area in the municipality of Makrychori. The specific company which was established in 2007 with the aim of developing, managing, exploiting and selling real estate seems to be connected at least in the past with the clothing group Staff Jeans while the manager of Urban Real Estate of Chalkida since its founding is Giannis Dimovelis, Larissa businessman, who is behind the creation of the Greek brand Staff Jeans. According to the latest published financial statements, Urban Real Estate of Chalkida in 2015 and 2014 showed zero income, while losses in 2015 were limited to 220,209 euros compared to 772,897 euros last year. Finally, its total liabilities amounted to 7.1 million euros.