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#53 🏅66%  SHELVED • €180k • industrial • town • 2750m² complex • Rather above budget and notable risk due to scale of works. An incredible complex of buildings with rocky stream and bridge between them. Land is not included thus requires negotiations, it comprises stone steps covered in vines up small terraces behind (and a large terrace for veg!).
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Portugal — near Castelo Branco, Guarda, (Lisbon)
☃️4–12–17°  🏖31–37°  ☀️13 days  🌧9 days
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BAD  🔨 effort
OKAY  🚌 transport
GOOD  ✈️ access
GOOD  🛒 shops
DODGY  🏙 towns
OKAY  🧗 activities
GOOD  ☀️ climate
GOOD  ⛰️ nature
GOOD  🌷 garden
GOOD  🏠 building
OKAY  🏘 hood
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Environment ✧ natural park with 2,000m peak, lakes; town has gym and sports centre; paths start 1h through town; river 5km, would need own equipment; small ski station 30mins drive

Services ✧ all, town centre and shops 20mins walk

Access ✧ station 20mins walk (3h30 Lisbon); airports too far (2h30 drive)

Notes ✧ can be redeveloped in several phases, finishing with cohousing units
✦ capacity allows much larger reserved usage improving access and prices
✦ will require pumped sewerage, thus also a tank, which would have to be placed in front at the bottom of the main building, but could have a terrace over it thus isolating the pump, could also have an off mode during the night during when the tank fills and is only pumped if full
✦ work score doesn't include the buildings on other side of stream but that would not be required for the initial member allocation
✦ a couple of tracks a short walks away, however most activities involve a quick trip, e.g. 20–40 mins bike/car
✦ slightly sheltered from the south by being built into the hill
✦ next to a rail bridge, the line will be reopened soon after being upgraded and electrified, thus traffic should be fairly quiet, currently there's only four trains per day
✦ stream might be suitable for small scale hydro during winter (maybe covering heating costs)
✦ can be very hot although buildings remain cool and is cooler in the valley, down season might be split betwen winter
✦ access is restricted to train or bus from Lisbon or Porto as rather far to drive unless combined with a group day trip, however future rail connections will improve
✦ 53 and 54 http://www.cm-covilha.pt/db/documentos/899.1.1541418585.pdf
✦ town has a datacentre and fibre networks are being rolled out; also a new national Center for Innovation in Tourism
Property ✧ First building next to the lane is a more recent 70s concrete structure whose roof can be kept and thus usable quickly. Has four floors with lift shaft. Over the stream the buildings need entirely new floors and some roof repairs/reconfiguration.
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