Real estate property for warehouse use, known as "Warehouse 17", located in the centre of Trieste, in the Porto Vecchio area, a district that once housed the city's port and which today is in a state of decay. The building, of historical interest, was built between 1888 and 1889 and is in poor general maintenance conditions, with some highly degraded areas. The building must be redeveloped, in harmony with the area, to accommodate commercial, tertiary and residential functions.
P. Franco Vecchio, 229 - 34135 Trieste (TS) The building, whose construction dates back to 1888-1889, has a trapezoidal layout and extends for 2000 sqm; it is divided into three floors above ground, for a height of 11.9 m, raised by one meter with respect to the walking surface, parallel to the direction of the coast. The state of conservation is overall mediocre, with structural problems on the floors, and it is therefore unusable and requires substantial renovations.
The load-bearing structure is made with a grid of pillars and columns in stone, cast iron and reinforced concrete and thick load-bearing walls in sandstone. The internal walls are mainly made of stone, with some brick partition walls. On the eastern elevation external galleries can be found, but the metal structures, exposed to atmospheric agents, are damaged.
The vertical connection system consists of a non-functioning hydraulic freight elevator from the 1980s and a stairwell, made up of stone slabs supported by an iron structure, in a mediocre state of conservation.
The inter-floor slabs in reinforced concrete rest on corrugated metal. The roof collapsed in several parts, and a thick layer of dirt and pebbles can be found underneath it. The external fixtures are mainly in wood and single glass while the internal doors are mainly in wood.
The Porto Vecchio area is located in the central area of Trieste (population 198,417), and extends along the coastal strip between the town of Barcola and the Canale di Ponterosso (heart of the city); it is delimited by Viale Miramare and by the district of the central railway station, occupying an area of approximately 67 hectares. The port structures include five piers, four parallel and one oblique, forming as many basins, and approximately 3 km of quays. The settlement of Porto Vecchio is protected from the waters of the Adriatic by a 20-metre-wide breakwater which runs parallel to the quays for about 1 km, at a distance of about 130 meters from them. The depths of the port basin have a variable depth, with a maximum of 18 metres.
The construction of the historic buildings of Porto Vecchio took place in a period of time between the end of the 1800s and the early 1900s: their use was for the storage, conservation and parking of goods, from their arrival in the port to shipment and distribution to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Starting from the 1970s, there has been a progressive abandonment of the historic warehouses, as the main port activities have been transferred to the New Port, causing their slow degradation. The property is located near the “Trieste Centrale” railway station and the historical centre of the city.
Real estate property for warehouse use, known as "Warehouse 17", located in the centre of Trieste, in the Porto Vecchio area, a district that once housed the city's port and which today is in a state of decay. The building, of historical interest, was built between 1888 and 1889 and is in poor general maintenance conditions, with some highly degraded areas. The building must be redeveloped, in harmony with the area, to accommodate commercial, tertiary and residential functions.
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P. Franco Vecchio, 229 - 34135 Trieste (TS) 
