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Brindisi (BR) – Former Naval College “Niccolò Tommaseo”

The real estate property, former naval college "Niccolò Tommaseo", built in the 1930s within the estate called "ex villa Dionisi", extends along the northern shore of the western bay of the internal port of Brindisi. The structure was used as a school building until 1977, the year in which this function was discontinued and the complex abandoned. The building will be redeveloped through a multi-year State leasing licence, without being sold.

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via amerigo vespucci, 1 - 72100 Brindisi (BR)

Details

Property types
Other types, Historical building
Permitted uses
Commercial, Industrial/logistic, Residential, Hotel and leisure
Land area (m²)
11,000 m²
Total GIA (m²)
11,000 m²
Contracts and limitations

The property has been owned by the Puglia Region since 1977. In 2019, the Municipality of Brindisi signed a 99-year leasing contract for the free use of the property for tourism, hospitality and conference purposes and obtained national funding to redevelop it.

Year of construction
1934-1939
State of maintenance and repair
To be refurbished/valorized
Occupation status
Vacant
Risk profile
Value added

The former naval college “Niccolò Tommaseo” is a building designed and built by Eng. Arch. Gaetano Minnucci (1896-1980) between 1934 and 1939 on behalf of the Central Command of the Italian Fascist youth organization Opera Nazionale Balilla. The area on which the building stands, called “former Villa Dionisi”, was an estate of approximately 65,000 sqm that extends along the northern shore of the western inlet of the internal port of Brindisi. In 1943, it became the seat of the Naval Academy, while at the end of 1946 the building, intended to accommodate Julian, Istrian and Dalmatian refugee students, was named after the Dalmatian scholar Niccolò Tommaseo. The area, covered by vegetation consisting essentially of tall trees, has, due to its particular orography, a complex panoramic configuration. The complex is owned by the Puglia Region, which signed a loan for use agreement with the Municipality in 2019 (Rep. 12161 of 11/07/2019).

The complex of the former naval college “Niccolò Tommaseo” is located in the peripheral area of Brindisi (population 82,298), near the seafront, 4.5 km from the city centre (Piazza Cairoli), reachable in a few minutes by car, on foot or using public transport. The area in which the property is located is well-connected to the centre and is strategic, especially given its proximity to the main places of historical, cultural and tourist interest in the city (the Swabian Castle, the Cathedral of Brindisi, the Verdi Theatre). The SS-16, the main Adriatic road that connects Brindisi with Padua, passes 3 km from the property and allows rapid connections to the A-14 motorway. The train station, on the regional and high-speed line (Lecce-Bari-Roma Termini) is 3.5 km from the property (7 minutes by car, 25 minutes on foot), while Brindisi International Airport is 2.5 km away (5-7 minutes by car).

Total surface area
11000 m²

The real estate property, former naval college "Niccolò Tommaseo", built in the 1930s within the estate called "ex villa Dionisi", extends along the northern shore of the western bay of the internal port of Brindisi. The structure was used as a school building until 1977, the year in which this function was discontinued and the complex abandoned. The building will be redeveloped through a multi-year State leasing licence, without being sold.

This property is part of the project:

MIPIM 2025

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Procedure

Public Tender Redevelopment long Lease

via amerigo vespucci, 1 - 72100 Brindisi (BR)

Contact

ICE - Italian Trade Agency

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Floorplan

Brindisi (BR) – Former Naval College “Niccolò Tommaseo” Floorplan

Ownership

Comune di Brindisi