On 29 April, Prime Minister Luc Frieden and the Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning Claude Meisch paid an official visit to the Metzeschmelz site, accompanied by Christian Weis, Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette, Carlo Feiereisen, Mayor of Schifflange, and representatives of AGORA. During the visit, AGORA presented the current progress of this major national redevelopment project, which aims to transform a 63-hectare former industrial and steelmaking site into a modern and sustainable urban district.

In the long term, the project foresees around 4,360 housing units for 8,000 to 10,000 residents, nearly 7,900 jobs and more than 800,000 m² of built surface area, with 30% dedicated to affordable housing. The first residents are expected to move in around 2031, in a district designed to combine industrial heritage, quality of life and sustainable mobility.

©Photos : Ville d’Esch & Emile Hengen