City executive board ratified the needs assessments of three new daycare centers and handled several alterations to local detailed plans
Vantaa City Executive Board ratified in its meeting on November 14, 2022, the needs assessments of Kivistö daycare center III, Aviapolis daycare center II, and Kaskela daycare center I. In addition, the meeting handled the alterations to local detailed plans for Jokiniemi, Kivistö, Korso, Vaarala, and Veromies. The alterations to local detailed plans were submitted for the city council's approval. Planning of Kivistö event arena progresses.
New daycare centers in Kivistö, Aviapolis, and Kaskela
The meeting also approved the needs assessments and cost projections of Kivistö daycare center III, Aviapolis daycare center II, and Kaskela daycare center I.
Kivistö is a vigorously growing region. The number of children of early childhood education age will increase by 1,087 children in the Kivistö major region and by 873 children in the Kivistö district in the next ten years. The new daycare center will meet the demand presented by the increasing number of children.
Aviapolis daycare center II is a new building to meet Veromies district's need for space. The Veromies region is being strongly developed. The number of children of early childhood education age will increase by 442 children in the Aviapolis major region in the next ten years.
The 168-place new Kaskela daycare center I is needed to meet Hakunila district's growing need for early childhood education space.
New housing units, small houses, and vitality by alterations to local detailed plans
The city executive board submitted new local detailed plans and alterations to local detailed plans for the city council's approval concerning Hiekkaharju, Jokiniemi, Kivistö, Korso, Vaarala, and Veromies.
Suopursuntie alteration to local detailed plan, in Hiekkaharju, enables building of a new high rise and a small house or small apartment building. The new residential buildings will generate altogether around 55 new housing units, as well as more business space.
Jokiniemi alteration to local detailed plan makes it possible to supplement Haxas building’s historically and culturally valuable yard with wood-structured small houses. Protection of the main building and warehouse will be continued, and the root cellar will be protected. The old cowshed / horse stable will be demolished to make room for new building. The alteration makes it possible to build 12 new housing units in the area.
Kivistö’s Kvartsikulma local detailed plan and the amendment to it will expand downtown Kivistö and make it possible to build homes for around 1,000 residents. The plan promotes the realization of pedestrian-friendly, living, urbane, and high-quality downtown. The key factors of the solutions chosen for the area are greenness, ecology, and resource smartness.
Korso's alteration to the local detailed plan allows housing units and brick-and-mortar business premises to be built to replace the mall, which will be demolished. The project will reform and enliven the center of Korso. The alteration to the local detailed plan changes the current business and office block into a block of apartments, and approximately 150 new housing units will be built in the area.
In Vaarala’s Rajatie, the purposes of real properties will be changed from a business and office block into a block of detached houses.
Veromies alteration to local detailed plan makes it possible to build a block of office buildings, a new hotel, and street-level business premises, as well as a parking garage serving the block, along Tietotie. The block is situated in the immediate vicinity of the airport and within walking distance to both Aviapolis and Lentoasema railway stations. The urban block structure is combined from the airport to the walkway leading to Aviapolis railway station.
Planning of Kivistö event arena progresses
The meeting also handled three agreements related to the Kivistö Arena 3.3. project. On June 17, 2019, the city executive board made a planning reservation for Kivistö event arena, the hotel, the parking arrangements required, as well as preparing for the future building. The reservation is valid until August 31, 2023. The aim is to sign all the agreements after the local detailed plan and the alteration to it have entered into force, so that the land-lease agreement would begin on October 1, 2023. If there are no complaints about the local detailed plan and the alteration to it, they will both enter into force in late winter or early spring 2023.