Real estate property for warehouse use, known as "Warehouse 19", 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, 241 - 34135 Trieste (TS) The warehouse, built in 1888-1889, has a rectangular layout divided into four floors above ground, for a height of 15.6 m, and covers an area of approximately 10,000 sqm. The property was built parallel to the coast, along the main road of Porto Vecchio. The warehouse is overall in a poor state of conservation, with the roof in very poor conditions.
The structure is 1 meter higher than the walking surface, to allow for the loading and unloading of goods. The building is made of thick sandstone load-bearing walls on the ground floor, while on the upper levels brick walls can be found. The vertical structures, including the internal partitions, are made of sandstone boulders and brick walls, as well as cast iron columns. The eastern elevation boasts external balconies, however, the metal structures, the cast iron columns, the non-galvanized steel beams and the iron handrails, all exposed to atmospheric agents, are in very bad conditions. The vertical connection is guaranteed by three stairwells and a non-functioning freight elevator, located on the sides and in the centre of the structure, all in a mediocre state of conservation. The roof consists of two reinforced concrete slabs arranged on two slopes. By analogy with the other buildings having the same characteristics, it can be hypothesized that a layer of pebbles covers the roof.
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; it is delimited by Viale Miramare and by the district of the central railway station, occupying an area of approximately 67 hectares.
The construction of the historic buildings of Porto Vecchio took place between the end of the 1800s and the early 1900s: their use was for the storage of goods, from their arrival in the port to shipment 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.
Real estate property for warehouse use, known as "Warehouse 19", 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, 241 - 34135 Trieste (TS) 
