Estonia

  • Topping-out event held at Maakri Kvartal high-rise building

    The full 30-storey height of the Maakri Kvartal high-rise building has been reached – 110 metres from the ground level. On 30 June, the owner of the Maakri Kvartal, Olav Miil, braved stormy weather to saw through a symbolic wreath that had towered over the city, following which participants gathered on the 24th floor for …

  • Former industrial area of Noblessner to integrate seafront with a modern urban space

    The Noblessner industrial area, a historical submarine building shipyard area, will in the coming years be redesigned into an integral residential, commercial and recreational environment with good communication with the sea. The total investment is upwards of 250 million euros. According to the BLRT Group real estate development director Ivar Piirsalu, the 15-hectare territory will …

  • Merko Ehitus increases revenue and profit in Q1

    In Q1 of 2017, Merko Ehitus posted revenue of EUR 58.1 million and a net profit of EUR 1 million. Revenue grew both in Estonia and in other home markets, apartment sales picked up as well. In the first quarter, Merko sold 141 apartments compared to 101 in the same period last year. “Our first …

  • Tallinn’s Rode altarpiece project wins the 2017 European Prize for Cultural Heritage

    The Rode altarpiece research and conservation project supported by Merko Ehitus and running from 2014-2016 “Rode Altarpiece in Closeup”, has won Europe’s most prestigious heritage conservation prize in the category of research. As part of the prize, 29 recipients from 18 countries were honoured for outstanding accomplishments in preservation, research, education and awareness-raising in the …

  • Estonian Academy of Arts, E.L.L. Kinnisvara and Merko Ehitus combine forces to advance urban planning in Estonia, and launch an extensive research project

    The Faculty of Architecture of the Estonian Academy of Arts is launching the large-scale urban studies project UNFINISHED CITY in collaboration with the City of Tallinn with the kind support of E.L.L. Kinnisvara. Over the span of three years, E.L.L. Kinnisvara and Merko Ehitus will altogether contribute half a million euros to the collaboration project. …

  • Toyota opens region’s most advanced car dealership in Narva Business Park

    On Friday in Narva Business Park, ELKE Grupp held the grand opening for Estonia’s most advanced Toyota sales and service centre. The facility cost 2.5 million euros and employs 13 people. This full-service automotive centre was built by Merko. The dealership’s managing director Valdik Uski noted that Narva and all of north-eastern Estonia is a …

  • Pärnu Beach Stadium wins the Union of Estonian Architects annual award

    The annual award from the Union of Estonian Architects, handed out in conjunction with Merko Ehitus, went to Pärnu Beach Stadium. The project was designed by Jan Skolimowski and Peeter Loo (KAMP Arhitektid), with Anton Andres contributing. The decision to award the annual prize was made by the independent acclaimed Spanish architect Fuensanta Nieto. “The …

  • The builder of the year 2016 is Tarmo Pohlak, Project Director of AS Merko Ehitus Eesti

    Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs awarded Tarmo Pohlak, the Project Director of AS Merko Ehitus Eesti with the Builder of the Year 2016 award for the construction of Hilton Tallinn Park hotel. „According to the jury, the winner of the Builder of the Year 2016 competition stood out not only for the complexity of the …