Genoa, the former Dufour area of Cornigliano has been redeveloped
New life for the former Dufour candy factory in via Cervetto in Cornigliano, which today presents itself with a new face and new services available to the neighborhood. The redevelopment works that have affected the area, which began in February 2021 and concluded in July of this year, are important, but are only present today. Costed two million euros by the Company for Cornigliano, today the former Dufour has one completely renovated multipurpose gym, a football field and a tennis court, a pole for the aggregation and sociability of the neighborhood, ballrooms and billiards, multipurpose rooms for recreational and cultural initiatives, covered outdoor areas and public green.
At the inauguration present the mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci, the president of the Society for Cornigliano Paolo Fanghella, the president of the Middle West Municipality Cristina Pozzi and the councilor for social policies of the Liguria Region, delegated by the president, Ilaria Cavo.
The new spaces are managed by the Asd Consorzio Nuova Cornigliano. “The redevelopment of the former Dufour area is another piece that fits into the redevelopment mosaic of Cornigliano – said the mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci – We recently dedicated a completely transformed street to the citizens, today we inaugurate this central space for the function it has in the neighborhood, tomorrow we will see other social works being carried out in the pipeline such as the redevelopment of the area behind Villa Bombrini. Small and large interventions that restore their dignity and functionality to the neighborhood. In this case we are talking about a modern structure, built following the most developed intervention techniques compatible with the environment and efficient for energy saving.“.
“As a Region we are particularly satisfied with this intervention that goes to redevelop spaces that have both a recreational and sporting value in a reality that is in great need of aggregation. – added the councilor for social policies of the Liguria Region Ilaria Cavo -. The intervention in the new Dufour area is part of a broader design logic of the company Per Cornigliano, of which Regione is a shareholder“