His budget is increasing. facade programregarding the subsidy for the restoration and maintenance of the facades of his houses Municipality of Athens after the great interest shown by the townspeople. The program’s original budget was €1.7 million, however, due to the high volume of applications submitted, an increase of €1 million has been approved and additional funds are being sought to meet demand. With 371 applications already approved out of 403 submitted, with €1.8 million reserved, leaving 900,000 for new applications. However, as noted by Mr Chronis Akritidis, Managing Director of Anaplasis Athens SA, the Municipality of Athens is also seeking other means include as many houses as possible in the program. “A multi-level intervention aimed at aesthetic renewal of the city and highlighting its building richness was supported by the Athenians,” notes the mayor of Athens. Kostas Bakoyannis.

The program started in June last year and is being implemented by the Municipality of Athens, the company Anaplasi Athens S.A. and the Hellenic Chamber of Technology and aims to repair the damage of time, maintain and renew the aesthetics of the facades of the capital’s buildings. As Mr. Akritidis points out, efforts are being made to ensure that there are no delays. Apartment buildings, single-family houses, and listed buildings can apply, and the building subsidy is up to €6,000 for “ordinary” buildings, and up to €7,200 for listed buildings. According to the Municipality of Athens, the time required for approval does not exceed one month.

Apartment buildings and single-family houses can apply, with a subsidy of up to 6,000 euros, while for listed buildings it is 7,200 euros.

The program also provides for subsidizing the wages of a private engineer chosen by a citizen who will take on the project in the amount of 400 euros. “The engineer chosen by the beneficiary will not only carry out the process, but also supervise the implementation of the interventions, take care of obtaining the necessary permits and approvals, and also quantitatively and qualitatively check the work performed for the payment of the subsidy”, in accordance with the requirements of the program.

For their part, building owners wishing to join the program will be required to remove individual antennas, as well as illegal advertising and business signs, without fail.

Those interested can find more information about the Face program on its website, www.prosopsi.gr. They may also call Program Support for information about the program and the application process (214-40.62.540).