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Innovations in Metropolis will bring balance in comfort and energy-efficient building operation

A famous musician talked him out of pursuing a career in music. Instead, he became a successful architect

Juraj Sonlajtner is an architect working in the Prague studio City Work Architects. Slovakia is home to the first project from his drawing board. It is the Metropolis building in the new Bratislava downtown.“I see it as a sort of homecoming of mine,” says Sonlajtner, adding at the same time that there are other plans awaiting him in Slovakia. In his opinion, Slovakia, in comparison with our Cz...

Author Forbes

6th March 2023

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Sustainability is the ability to do business so that it brings long-term benefits to all stakeholders

Mint Investments Group has successful track record stretching back over 20 years in asset management, property management and development. It has implemented a number of successful development projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the heart of the modern downtown, it is building the attractive Metropolis project, which has been attracting public attention from the very beginning. In an i...

Author HERRYS

20th February 2023

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The best upcoming housing project in Slovakia. Have you heard of Metropolis?

The real estate market is gearing up once more after a complicated 2022. December and January are already being evaluated positively by some real estate agencies. People wishing to address their housing situation are turning their plans into reality. The major interest is in top real estate in terms of location, quality of standard or layout. The most likely key is the fact that there have b...

Author HERRYS

16th February 2023

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Apartment buying this year will be dominated by location and quality, as confirmed by the sales in Metropolis

Due to the war in Ukraine, uncertain market development, inflation and rising interest rates, the 2023 outlooks did not seem positive back in the last year’s winter. But January this year brought around a number of hopeful signals, especially from the ECB leaders, indicating that the 2023 economy in European countries may experience only a mild recession or even avoid one all together. The macro...

Author HERRYS

13th February 2023

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New builds

Metropolis has a strong team: Mint Investments, Takenaka, and Grinity. A common goal is important

We talked with Martin Tkáč from Grinity, which provides technical supervision services for the investor at the Metropolis construction site, about what new features the project brings to Bratislava’s downtown zone, and about the largest challenges he has encountered in this project. He will also reveal how he perceives current market trends, and what future developments in construction industr...

Author HERRYS

24th January 2023

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Investment director of Mint Investments for HN: The most luxurious Metropolis apartments are comparable to prices in Eurovea 2

“I think that the premium market is not at any risk because of current situation. One of the reasons for this is that there are few such apartments, and their package is limited,” says Jaroslav Mida, investment director at Mint Investments. How is the Metropolis project progressing?The project is progressing according to plan. Today we are between the eighth and ninth floors above ground,...

Author HERRYS

17th January 2023

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When buying an apartment, people also consider whether they have a place to put up their Christmas tree

Top-quality materials and environmentally-friendly solutions are among the current trends appealing to buyers when looking for a new home. For more than 83% of respondents, the construction as such and layout are more important than the interior or standard alone, both of which can be changed if needed. This all comes from a survey carried out by Herrys real estate agency.Construction elements and...

Author HERRYS

19th December 2022

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The winning element behind the Metropolis project are the people creating it professionally and with passion

“With Metropolis it was love at first sight,” admits Michal Kaderka, project manager at Takenaka, which is realising construction of Metropolis in Bratislava’s downtown. In the interview, he mentions his recent experience in Dresden, where he built a challenging residential building right in the centre under the conditions of full traffic, and in the vicinity of a pedestrian zone. He views M...

Author HERRYS

3rd January 2023

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“Bratislava’s Manhattan” will become a city quarter undreamt of

says Jaroslav Mida, investment director of the Czech development company Mint Investments building the Metropolis project, about the Bratislava’s new downtown in the following interview. Jaroslav is a native Košice and came to Prague for his studies, opening for him the doors to the world of real estate. In the interview, he mentions what experience he gained from working in one of the top Czec...

Author HERRYS

22nd December 2022

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Sebastien Dejanovski from Mint Investments: Bratislava’s city centre is unique in Central Europe

The Mint Investments Group was founded twenty years ago as an investment real estate fund, today it is a successful developer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is currently building one of the most prestigious residential projects in the trendy and modern centre of Bratislava, bearing the appropriately dominant name Metropolis. The story behind it is told by Sebastien Dejanovski one of the fi...

Author Forbes

6th December 2022

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Developer of the prestigious Metropolis project becomes Leader of the Year 2022

Successful year of the Czech Mint Investments Group was concluded with a 4-time triumph during the awards ceremony of Czech Republic CIJ Awards 2022. At the gala dinner held on 1 December at the Marriott Hotel in Prague, the company took home awards in 4 categories – Leader of the Year, Best Asset Manager, Best Transaction of the Year, and Best Upcoming Residential Development. Sebastien Dejanov...

Author HERRYS

5th December 2022

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Metropolis is an inspiration for Takenaka that caught its eye in distant Tokyo

Metropolis has had a rare visit. The project has been inspected by the 80-year-old descendant of the founders of Takenaka, who are the general contractor for the upper construction of this residential project in Bratislava downtown.After the plants for Kia in Žilina and Jaguar in Nitra, Takenaka, a Japanese company with a 400-year tradition, is now involved in the development of the Metropolis re...

Author HERRYS

29th November 2022

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Great results at the CIJ Awards 2022 for both the Metropolis project and HERRYS real estate agency

This year’s prestigious CIJ Awards have been given out, with Herrys real estate agency winning for the ninth time now in the Best Local Real Estate Agency category. The award for the best residential upcomming development of the year went to Metropolis by Mint Investments, which is currently under construction.In the 18th year of the CIJ Awards HERRYS real estate agency was confirmed as the mark...

Author HERRYS

23rd November 2022

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The iconic Metropolis stretches upward. What does it hold within?

Some outlines of the iconic M of the Metropolis residential project are already taking shape on Bratislava’s downtown skyline. Two separate towers will rise up to their 16th and 18th storeys, to a height of 63 metres. The lucrative location will gain 298 high-standard apartments and suites, each with a number of interesting technical features. What will Metropolis hold within ?Groundwork on Metr...

Author HERRYS

16th November 2022

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When a couple of the right people get excited about a great idea at the right time, success is guaranteed

Katarína Lindbergh is one of the five partners of the investment and development company Mint Investments. In an interview, she talks about the paths that brought them together 20 years ago, first as friends, and later as business partners. The group is behind several successful real estate projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and over the past five years has concluded transactions totall...

Author HERRYS

15th November 2022

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Lucky accidents can happen if you’re ready for them

Katarína Lindbergh has had a lot of good luck in her life, but it was high-quality education that enabled her to convert it into long-term success. In this interview, she talks about studying in the USA, Sweden and also in Slovakia, and about the opportunities it created for her. While working for Erste Bank in London, she made friends who later became business partners in real estate investments...

Author HERRYS

31st October 2022

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Metropolis is in exceptionally safe hands. Construction quality is being overseen by Grinity

Every construction project presents unique challenges. The Metropolis project has several because it is a unique architectural solution in an interesting location. The developer, Mint Investments, has therefore decided to work with the most experienced professionals. In this interview, Martin Tkáč from Grinity explains the value that investor’s technical supervision services provide for this r...

Author HERRYS

25th October 2022

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An experienced developer brings certainty. Metropolis stays without any inflation clause

The developer of the Metropolis residential project is not planning to insert an inflation clause into contracts. Recently, several developers have introduced these clauses into contracts with the aim of reflecting in their apartment prices potential increased construction costs or prices of future supplies that have not yet been tendered. The developer Mint Investments, which is building Metropol...

Author HERRYS

20th September 2022

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Another level up for the iconic Metropolis project as Takenaka starts construction

After the successful handover of the foundation slab, the construction of Metropolis has entered its next phase. Takenaka will erect the iconic M-shaped building on the foundations laid by Metrostav. Work is now proceeding on the building’s structure and shell, whose finished form will join Bratislava’s downtown skyline in the first quarter of 2024. According to RK HERRYS, 58% of the apartment...

Author HERRYS

26th May 2022

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