Consolidation work begins on Bucharest’s Aro Building

The ARO - Patria block, in the center of Bucharest, will be consolidated with non-reimbursable national funds, announces the general mayor of the capital, Nicușor Dan. In the spring, it was announced that the owners' agreement had been obtained for the consolidation of the ARO block in the capital, and the expert appraisal works of the building will be initiated.

"We are technically assessing the ARO Block, an emblematic building of the Capital on Magheru Boulevard no. 12-14, which houses the Patria cinema and which, according to older assessments, was classified as Class I Seismic Risk. Built in 1935, the Aro Block was the first modernist building in the Capital, designed by architect Horia Creangă. The owners' agreement was obtained for the consolidation of this historic monument building, and now the Capital City Hall, through the Municipal Administration for the Consolidation of Buildings at Seismic Risk (AMCCRS), is initiating the expertise works that will last 60 days. The next stage will be the energy audit, and then we will enroll in the Ministry of Development program to obtain the funds necessary for consolidation and rehabilitation", the mayor said.

The Patria Cinema, an emblematic place for Bucharest and operating continuously since 1935, was closed in 2015 indefinitely, due to the new law that do not allow companies located on the ground floor of buildings with seismic risk to operate.

Source: Profit.ro