Overview

• The investigatory file names no suspects and aims to determine if building or urban-planning violations occurred.
• The new structure, which alters the UNESCO-protected skyline, is set to house roughly 150–156 high-end short-term apartments with hotel-style services, according to reporting.
• Developers state that facade materials and design adjustments were submitted to and approved by the Soprintendenza, and the city maintains procedures were followed.
• The site was sold in 2020 by Cassa depositi e prestiti to Blue Noble and Hines for about €23 million, with Vittorio Grassi Architects revising the plan.
• Civic groups and cultural figures have challenged the project’s transparency, and Eike Schmidt is weighing an appeal to UNESCO over the skyline change.