Metrodom Green, located at the corner of Vágóhíd and Vaskapu Street, is located in the heart of Pest's newly developed, modern and vibrant district. Excellent public transport, many new shops and office buildings, and nearby schools and universities make the area a livable and homely place.
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Central-Ferencváros
The neighborhood has become the most popular and valuable part of the Pest side of the city over the past 20 years, partly as a result of the successful regeneration of Inner-Ferencváros. However, between Haller Street and Könyves Kálmán körút, where Metrodom Green is located, new buildings now dominate, giving it a truly modern 21st century feel, unlike the old Budapest.
The office corridor built on Soroksári út from Boráros tér to Rákóczi bridge can be seen as the southern counterpart of Váci út, where many people work. In addition to office buildings, commercial establishments, a private hospital and other service companies have settled here.
The green lungs of the district are the green promenades along the Danube, the parks where the National Theatre and the Müpa (Palace of Arts) Budapest are located. It is planned to extend all the way to the waterfront after moving the HÉV line underground.
Modern, elegant apartment buildings now stand on the site of the former Közvágóhíd and most of the factories, workshops and warehouses in the area. In the past, Metrodom's projects in such areas included the City Home residential complex, the largest private rental building in Hungary, Bárd u. 2.
Today, only the listed industrial buildings remain as a reminder of the area's past, and the last vacant lots are expected to be built up within the decade.
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Transportation
Metrodom Green is ideally located in terms of transport, within walking distance of both Könyves Kálmán körút and Soroksári út, at the intersection of which one of Budapest's major public transport hubs will be built. At the same time, the Nagykörút and Üllői út are within easy scooter distance, providing easy access to the city center, South Pest and all parts of South Buda.
According to the already approved development of public transport, tram No.1 running on Könyves Kálmán körút and tram No.2 running on Soroksári út will have a common stop at Rákóczi bridge, with the new line of the Soroksári and Csepel HÉV to Kálvin tér. A railway station will be added to this junction to allow easy and simple transfers from trams and HÉV, as well as from several buses, to trains to Kelenföld and trains bypassing Pest from the east. These services - with the exception of the train - are already available, and the new development will primarily facilitate and shorten the transfer time.
The tram line 1 is an 8-minute walk from the main hubs of South Buda, Infopark, Kelenföld Railway Station, while on the Pest side it crosses all major avenues, metro lines 2 and 3. Tram 2, 4 minutes from the building, takes you to the Pest Danube bank and the city center, Corvinus University, while tram 24 takes you to Keleti Railway Station. According to the plans already completed, the HÉV line along the Danube will run as a subway from Boráros tér to Kálvin tér (metro lines 3 and 4), and will later be connected to the Szentendrei HÉV line under the Danube as metro line 5. The tram 51, also 4 minutes away, will take you directly to Nagykörút (The Grand Boulevard) via Mester u.
On Soroksári út, in addition to trams 2 and 24, several buses run on different routes, including night buses 918 and 979. Two other night buses (901 and 908) also stop 8 minutes away on Könyves Kálmán körút, so you can get home from most of Budapest at night without having to change buses. There will be a bubi bike-sharing station and scooter parking directly in front of the complex, and a GreenGo point inside the building, so those who prefer car-sharing to public transport will have a full range of transport options at their disposal.
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Shopping and entertainment
Whether you are looking at the immediate area around the residential complex or the wider, but still within walking distance, the area is well served by shops and restaurants. Spar and Rossman shops are located within 2 minutes of the complex, as are a pharmacy and a delicatessen. Metrodom Green has a café with direct access from the building, and the Lurdy Ház shopping mall, 8 minutes away, has almost everything you need.
In addition to a large Spar supermarket, the Lurdy Ház also has an Aldi store, as well as various specialist shops (bookshop, optician, clothes and shoe shops, etc.), a post office and a multiplex cinema. In addition to bakeries and fast food restaurants, there are several other restaurants in the shopping centre, with several options in the immediate vicinity. Also within a few minutes' walk from the building is a beauty salon, hairdresser, dog grooming salon and home improvement retailer Praktiker has a store on Könyves Kálmán körút, 6 minutes' walk from the building.
On the other side of Soroksári út you will find the National Theatre and the Müpa (Palace of Arts) Budapest, and between Haller u. and József körút you will find a wide variety of restaurants, bars, pubs, and all kinds of catering and entertainment venues.
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Eductional institutions nearby
For the little ones, the Csudafa Kindergarten on Óbester Street is a 10-minute walk away. For those who would like to start learning languages as early as possible, the Mindenkid Millennium English-Hungarian Kindergarten in Lechner Ödön Fasor, just 5 minutes away, is the ideal option. For them, the nearby Molnár Ferenc Hungarian-English Bilingual Primary School in Mester utca is an excellent continuation option. Also in Mester Street, just 500 meters away, is the Attila József Primary School, which also offers primary vocational education for those interested in arts.
For those who are already thinking about a secondary school when choosing a primary school, there are two good options in Central Ferencváros, the Szent-Györgyi Albert Primary and Secondary School in Lónyai Street and the Ferencváros Sports Primary and Secondary School in Telepy Street. Besides these two, there are also other secondary schools in the area, such as Teleki Blanka Economic Technical School, Leövey Klára High School, Fáy András Technical School.
The buildings and faculties of the major universities in South Pest and South Buda are both quickly and easily accessible. The Corvinus University is 10 minutes away by tram 2, the Budapest University of Technology is 20 minutes away by public transport. The National University of Public Service and the central building of SOTE on Nagyvárad tér can be reached in 15 minutes by tram 24 or 2M, and in 10 minutes by scooter. The faculties of ELTE in the city center can also be reached most easily in 25-30 minutes by tram 2, without having to transfer.
Schools, universities
Since Central Ferencváros was already significantly developed at the end of the 19th century, there is no shortage of lower educational institutions, kindergartens and primary schools in the area. What is particularly noteworthy is that almost all major universities in Budapest (Corvinus, Budapest University of Technology, ELTE, SOTE) can be reached quickly (15-35 minutes) by public transport without having to transfer.
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