New plans for Jagtvej 69 revealed
Controversial youth culture centre to be replaced by shops and housing for young people Development Company 2010, the new owner of the Jagtvej 69 site on which the former Ungdomshuset (youth culture centre) stood until it was demolished in March...
Development Company 2010, the new owner of the Jagtvej 69 site on which the former Ungdomshuset (youth culture centre) stood until it was demolished in March 2007, has revealed that it intends to build shops and residential properties at the site, reports Politiken.
"We are still investigating our options,” said its owner Carsten Tidgen Houtved. “The current plan is to have shops on the ground floor, and housing for young people on the rest of the floors."
The number of flats and the types of shops have not been decided yet, as negotiations with the City Council and neighbours are still continuing. It is therefore still unclear when a building permit will be granted.
Houtved acknowledged the sentimental value of the property, expressing that he "understands the emotions attached to Ungdomshuset". He made it clear, however, that the company’s purchase of the land is not connected to the dispute between Ungdomshuset and the Christian group Faderhuset, the previous owner of the site.
Faderhuset passed on the ownership of the property to the investment company, Ventureinstituttet, at the beginning of the year, which in turn sold it to Development Company 2010 in April.
Since Ungdomshuset was emptied and demolished in March 2007, the property has been left untouched, and the Jagtvej 69 is currently being used as a carpark.