87 new residential buildings have been started in Sofia during the first quarter of 2010

21.05.2010

NSI

According to the National Statistics Institute in the first quarter of 2010, building construction of 87 new residential buildings has been started. The buildings will house 448 dwellings with 61 650 sq.m gross building area.

Also, another 7 administrative buildings/offices and 9 other buildings have been started in the capital.

Statistics also show that 462 new residential buildings with 1 652 dwellings and 210 705 sq.m gross building area were started in the whole country.

The construction of 31 administrative buildings/offices with 31 301 sq.m gross building area and 332 other buildings with 171 860 sq.m gross building area has been begun.

Administrative buildings include - offices and buildings for administrative work of departments and other organizations andassociations (representative buildings - banks, post offices, government department offices, conference andcongress centers, low courts, municipalities).

Other buildings take account of buildings used for different activities: production, trade, transport, education, cultural, sports, agriculture, health, recreation and facilities for short stay (hotels, motels, rest houses, huts and others).