The property, called "former Centro Natascia", owned by the Province of Potenza, is located in the semi-central area of Potenza. Until 2006, it was used as a reception centre for struggling mothers with minor children, then as a public office and headquarters for associations with social purposes. The property, unused for years, requires complete renovation.
The former Provincial Child Care Institute (IPAI), called “former Centro Natascia”, used to welcome struggling mothers with minor children up until 2006; it was subsequently used as an office of the Province and as the headquarters of various associations.
The building has been unused since 2012 when, with the reform of the Provinces, the social functions were transferred to the regional body. The building built in 1959 is characterized by a regular L-shaped layout and is structured as follows, depending on the slope of the land: three aboveground floors uphill and four floors downhill, plus basement and habitable attic, with a total gross surface area of 4,931 sqm. The load-bearing structure is made of a reinforced concrete frame, beam and brick floors cast in situ; the roof has sloping pitches, covered with tiles. The external walls are plastered; the fixtures are partly in wood and aluminium, the most recent in PVC, due to various maintenance interventions. It is equipped with a lift, central heating system and boiler room, located outside, in an independent building of 20 sqm, located in the relevant area; the external space, which extends for 4,860 sqm, is completely fenced, and is laid out downhill, as a garden with various tree species, while the uphill part is used as a square and car park, through which the building is accessed from the main road. The property, currently registered as a public office (land registry category B/4), is urbanistically identified as “Network, Services, Standard Equipment Infrastructure of Urban-Territorial Interest“, including school buildings and assets of collective interest. The property, due to its layout characteristics, can be used as an office, a student residence, a retirement home or accommodation facilities; it requires significant structural, building and plant renovation.
The property is located in a semi-central area of Potenza, capital of the province of the same name and of the Basilicata region. The building is located in Piazza E. Gianturco, in a central position with respect to the main city services (central station, city station, court, various offices); the area is characterized by its predominantly residential destination, with good accessibility by private vehicle, it is well connected to urban and extra-urban roads and well served by the local public transport infrastructure. The university headquarters, in via Nazario Saurio, and the Unibas headquarters, in via dell’Ateneo Lucano, can be found in the vicinities, reachable on foot or by public transport.