Metsola School, Kotka

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For Sale

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The City of Kotka is selling

a school building completed in 1939 in the Metsola district, together with its outbuildings. The plot is leased land which the buyer of the buildings may either lease under a long-term lease or purchase.

The property is located in the peaceful Metsola district, near Kymenlaakso Central Hospital and approx. 2 km north of Kotka town centre. The site has good transport connections.

Prospective buyers are advised to familiarise themselves carefully with the property and available documents and, if necessary, book an on-site viewing.

General information

Metsola School was completed in autumn 1939 and was designed by G. A. Wigström. The school building is an example of functionalist architecture.

During the Second World War the school served as a military hospital.

The school's operations ended in autumn 2019.

The area is covered by local detailed plan 5/88 from 1989. The school's plot is zoned YO for buildings serving educational purposes.

Building rights amount to 4,500 m² and construction on the building area may be carried out up to 4 storeys.

Development of the building and plot will likely require an amendment to the detailed plan.

The building may have heritage or conservation values.

The annual rent for the Metsola School plot is €11,220 per year (2026 level, for the current zoning use).

Basic information

Property tax: The seller does not have exact information on the amount or basis of the property tax, as the city does not pay property tax on properties it owns in its area.

Building, plans and technical information

The building was completed in autumn 1939.

Plans and other documentation for the building are available in the attachment files of the tender. The seller has not separately verified whether all plans fully correspond to the completed construction or the materials used.

Technical details:

Number of storeys: 2–3

Foundation: bedrock, foundations of concrete and reinforced concrete, plinth faced with pick‑hammered granite

Structure: brick frame

Cladding: render; window mouldings (on the façade); steel rendering

External colour: grey

Roof form: gabled, low part (north‑west end) flat roof

Roof covering: galvanised sheet; low part bitumen membrane

Windows: courtyard side two‑part with a narrow ventilation sash, further divided at the bottom into a small square; two‑part on the façade; low façade part two‑part ventilation window below, tall part three‑part with a narrow ventilation sash to the side and a large pane below

Connections and condition

The seller is responsible for charges under connection agreements until the date of transfer of right of possession.

The technical condition of the connections is assessed as usual for the building's age.

Movable property

Movable property in the building is included in the sale, except for any items stored on the property by third parties. During the property viewing held in the offer period any third‑party items remaining on the property that are not part of the sale will be inventoried.

Play equipment in the yard and the waste shelter are included in the sale.

Maintenance and upkeep costs

The seller is responsible for the property's maintenance and upkeep costs until the date of transfer of right of possession.

Terms of Sale

The seller reserves the right to accept or reject the highest bid.

The item is sold as a transaction between users. Huutokaupat.com does not act as a party to the transaction.

Bidders agree that their contact information may be provided by Huutokaupat.com to the publisher to enable sales decisions and communication.

Offers must be submitted by the given deadline. The highest offer is the one that the seller has accepted as the highest. It is also possible to participate in the auction in person on site by submitting an offer to the seller. The seller and the buyer undertake to record all offers in the system. The bidder accepts these terms of sale by placing a bid.

Inspection of the property

Before making an offer the bidder is obliged to familiarise themselves with the property, documents and records. The buyer cannot afterwards rely on a matter that could have been observed during the prior inspection.

Information provided by the seller

The seller warrants that they have provided the buyer with all information that the seller knows and that can be assumed to affect the transaction.

Conclusion of the sale

The sale of the property must be made in the form prescribed by the Land Code. The time and place of signing the deed of sale will be agreed separately with the buyer. Payment of the purchase price takes place at the signing. The fee for the certifier of the transaction is paid half by the seller and half by the buyer.

Other costs

The buyer is responsible for transfer tax in accordance with the tax practice in force at the time.

Withdrawal from the sale

A party who refuses to complete the purchase must, under the Land Code, compensate the other party for reasonable costs arising from advertising, inspection of the property and other necessary actions related to the transaction.