Coca-Cola factory to make way for apartments

The former General Soft Drinks factory in Qormi is set to make way for 142 new apartments, according to plans presented to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. 

The proposal consists of the demolition of the factory (pictured) and the construction of underground parking and private car garages, showroom and retail outlets, three storeys of apartments and overlying penthouses.

The development provides for the total demolition of the existing building and all of its amenities, and the construction of a new residential development consisting of a number of blocks of almost the same heights with a maximum height of three storeys plus semi basement from the lowest street level. 

The factory, which covered more than 7,200 square metres, was built in 1952 and became popular for the production of several drinks, but mostly Coca-Cola. In 2008, as the company expanded, production was moved to a larger plant in Marsa, which has a footprint of 21,000 square metres

The development will be predominantly residential in nature, providing a mix of larger than average three-, two- and one-bedroom apartments. The showroom and retail outlets will be established along the perimeter on Triq I-Imdina.