Reimagining Historic Living: Premium Apartments in Jinonický Castle by Creditas Real Estate

Previously, the estate of the Schwarzenbergs was here, then a state estate, and in the recent past, part of Jinonic Castle functioned as offices, and part was empty and gradually decayed. But now new residents will be able to move into the castle. And real castle living awaits them.

The company Creditas Real Estate, belonging to the Creditas group of the thirty-richest Czech, Pavel Hubáček, has completed and approved the demanding reconstruction of the Jinonický chateau for premium housing as part of the next stage of the Jinonický dvůr project.

“It is a very specific project. Thanks to its long history and careful reconstruction, it stands out from the typical residential construction and represents exceptional living for demanding clients,” says director of Creditas Real Estate Jiří Vajner.

In close cooperation with preservationists, 51 new apartments and six commercial spaces were created in the historic area in shell and core condition. The total amount of the investment reached half a billion crowns.

“The building was full of surprises, as is the case with cultural monuments and historical objects,” describes Jan Kukla, project manager of Creditas Real Estate, as we walk around the newly completed area, where the last details are being adjusted.

One of the surprises that both the developer and the construction company had to deal with was that the remains of the original medieval fortress were found during an archaeological survey under the courtyard. Its location is reminiscent of the stone lining of part of the courtyard.

For that reason, the garages, which were originally supposed to be completely underground, had to be raised a bit, but in order not to violate the medieval foundations, they now partially protrude above the surface, where they form an elevated part of the courtyard.

“Before the revolution, not much was done here, rather it was just damage. We gradually discovered what mistakes had been made here from a monument point of view, and we tried to correct some of it,” describes Kukla.

Many original historical elements remained in the area, which had to be painstakingly restored. It was often about work that only a few companies and craftsmen in the country can do.

“We restored, for example, the original sundial or the couch. There are also several restored historic doors. The castle is a matter of the heart of Creditas,” describes Kukla.

Years ago, the V-Invest company was located in the castle, which the Creditas group took full ownership of at the end of last year and rebranded it as Creditas Real Estate.

Historical elements are also in the apartments themselves, which are mainly dominated by attic maisonettes or, on the contrary, ground-floor units with front gardens.

“You were probably the most interested. I don’t know of any other development project that offers apartments with vaulted ceilings and a front garden at the same time,” says Kukla with pride in his voice.

While the apartments on the upper floors and duplexes with exposed historic trusses are tuned to a more modern style with wooden floors, smooth doors and glazed skylights, the ground-floor units have vaulted ceilings, classic parquet floors and more ornate doors or windows. They thus evoke living in a castle even more.

At the same time, various original niches remained in the apartments, which were often found only after the removal of the walls added during the previous regime. The former chimneys in turn serve as shafts for conducting electrical installations or air conditioning.

The layout of the apartments is very diverse. And this is mainly due to the fact that the developer in the cultural monument could not demolish the interiors and adapt them to ordinary housing needs. For example, access corridors or staircases had to be created in modern glass extensions.

“It is not facadeism, when only the facade remains and the rest of the house is completely demolished. We had to work with what our ancestors built here,” explains Kukla.

Several apartment units are still available in the project, but over half of the apartments have already been sold. According to Kukla, after the waiting period, the revival of the market is already visible again, and interested parties are gradually coming forward.

Apartment prices range from ten to twenty-five million crowns. The form of the entire reconstruction was designed by the studio MS Architekti.

Visualizace Creditas Real Estate

The castle is adjacent to other parts of the Jinonický dvůr project, which includes already standing apartment buildings and villa-houses that Creditas Real Estate, then still known as V-Invest, built in previous years.

At the same time, financier and billionaire Pavel Hubáček intends to continue massive investments in real estate through Creditas Real Estate. During the next decade, the development company plans to build apartments for approximately 27 billion crowns.

Of the planned 5,500 housing units in several projects throughout the country, approximately one fifth (for five billion crowns) should be used for rental housing.

2023-07-05 12:00:54
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