The Porta Nuova project in Milan is one of the largest urban redevelopments carried out in the historic center of a European city. Co-developed and managed by COIMA since 2003, it aimed to completely transform an abandoned former railway yard bringing positive spin-offs not only in the neighborhood itself, but also in the neighboring areas and in the entire city.

COIMA with the support of The European House - Ambrosetti and TIRESIA - Technology and Innovation REsearch on Social ImpAct (centre of competence of Politecnico of Milan's School of Management), realized the impact study of the urban regeneration project investigating both the impacts associated to the first phase of the project (Phase 1), concluded in 2018, and the expected, forecast impacts of the second phase, currently ongoing and scheduled for completion in 2026 (Phase 2).
All the management activities conducted in the private and public spaces and the planning of events and activities to fuel vibrancy and support the area’s attractiveness were considered especially through Fondazione Riccardo Catella initiatives and the BAM (Biblioteca degli Alberi di Milano) Park programme’s offering of free cultural and educational events.
These ongoing activities make up a clearly defined strategy on the part of COIMA, entitled Porta Nuova Impact, which embraces social, environmental, cultural innovation and digitalisation projects intended to generate impacts reaching beyond the boundaries of the neighbourhood alone and sets out to make Porta Nuova a genuine platform for experimentation and innovation.

Map of the Porta Nuova neighbourhood and breakdown of the buildings and development areas by phases.
Source: elaboration by The European House - Ambrosetti and Politecnico di Milano - Tiresia using COIMA data, 2022.

We are pleased to share with you the Porta Nuova Impact Report in both brief and full version:

Brief version

Full version