‘No’ to idea of a high-rise near Famagusta Gate
The antiquities department is dead against the construction of a 150-metre tall building in the close vicinity of the Famagusta Gate in Nicosia, due to...
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High-rise plans for iconic Nicosia street leave residents shocked (Update)
Residents of Ayios Andreas in Nicosia are mobilising to oppose the construction of a 16-storey building complex on an iconic street in the capital known...
Fire service to get new platform to deal with fires in high rises
The fire service is set to acquire a 60-metre platform to battle fires in tall buildings all over Cyprus but this alone is not enough...
Greens call for further investigation into new Larnaca tower
A 22-floor tower has been approved for construction in Larnaca without a relevant environmental impact study being carried out, the Green Party said on Thursday....
New 22-floor high-rise for Nicosia
A new 90-metre high building going up in the centre of Nicosia owned by Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Teddy Sagi will be completed in 2020, it was...
Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront
Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition...
Worker injured in high-rise fall
A construction worker was being treated for back injury on Tuesday after he fell from a scaffolding while working on a high-rise building in Limassol....
Town planning approves permit for Geroskipou high rise
The town planning department has approved a permit to construct two 12-storey buildings and 122 apartments in Geroskipou in Paphos as part of the Peninsula...
No need for high rise buildings in Paphos district
After it was revealed this week that Paphos municipality has received ten applications for high-rise buildings, a 500-strong group Movement to Save Paphos says there...
Ten applications received for high-rises in Paphos
Paphos municipality announced on Tuesday it has received 10 applications for the construction of high-rise buildings between eight and 20 floors. In a written statement,...
We can’t wait to leave Limassol
I read with concern about the volume of new high-rise buildings that Limassol is preparing to erect, 60 your paper states. We live part time...
Home owners say nearby high-rise construction ruined their flats
Eight families living in an apartment block in Limassol fear they are living on borrowed time as their building has been deemed too dangerous to...
Shacolas plans to demolish Limassol Debenhams for new high rise
The Shacolas group is planning to demolish the Debenhams Olympia shopping centre in Limassol to make way for a new residential high-rise building that would...
Cyprus ‘well prepared’ for high-rise disasters
AUTHORITIES in Cyprus have been reassuring that despite the influx of tall buildings scattered across the country with skyscrapers planned in Limassol, fire safety measures...
Mayor Andreas Christou weighs in on the ‘rise of the Limassol high-rise’ [Video]
With Limassol’s skyline rapidly changing and new buildings up to 37 floors high under development, the issue entered the public arena full-force a last month when the...
‘High-rise’ Limassol sparks public debate
With Limassol’s skyline rapidly changing with new buildings up to 37 floors high under development, the public is being given a chance today to discuss...