Nobody's house, nobody's fence: In the neighborhood near Villa Gorica, a privatized street and a public parking lot

The guard told reporters that it was private property of Vlad Ivanovic. The capital city says that the street and the parking lot are public, but not what they are doing to remove someone else's ramp

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"Nobody's house" under the Gorica hill, Photo: Luka Zekovic
"Nobody's house" under the Gorica hill, Photo: Luka Zekovic
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The street and access to the parking lot in the immediate vicinity of the house next to Villa Gorica, also known as "nobody's house", is blocked by a fence, although it is located on a plot owned by the Capital City.

According to the Detailed Urban Plan "Nova varoš 2", this street and the parking lot are a public area, and the street should continue and go left from that house and connect ten more urban plots.

A detail from the Urban Plan showing that it is a public area
A detail from the Urban Plan showing that it is a public area

The fence was placed exactly at the beginning of the plot where "nobody's house" is located, thus preventing the use of the public road and access to the public parking lot.

1.579 square meters of city construction land, next to the villas "Gorica", the then mayor of Podgorica, Miomir Mugoša, ceded to Vladan Ivanović

"Vijesti" from the Capital City did not receive an answer as to who fenced off the public land and whether and what was being done to remove the ramp.

According to the data published on the website of the Administration for Cadastre and Property, which was confirmed by the "News" from the Capital City, the street and the parking lot are located on plots that are city property.

Nobody's house
photo: Luka Zeković

"Cadastre plots no. 2594/1 and 2595 KO Podgorica II (to which the street and parking lot refer) are owned by the Capital City. The capital city, i.e. the Agency for Construction and Development of Podgorica, financed the construction of the access road in order to equip urban plot no. 104, for which the investor paid the fee for the communal equipment of the building land in full according to the then valid DUP 'Nova varoš 2'. The works were carried out in 2017. Please note that the parking area was not included in the main project of the road, according to which the works were carried out. The access road with the parking lot is also a public area", it is stated in the answer provided by the Capital City to "Vijesti".

After the "Vijesti" team approached the building, the person who introduced herself as "responsible for the construction site" pointed out that it is allowed to take photos right up to the fence, because the private plot owned by Vladan Ivanović starts from it.

Public or private area: Entrance to "nobody's house" on Gorica hill
Public or private area: Entrance to "nobody's house" on Gorica hillphoto: Luka Zeković

According to the information on the board, which is located inside the yard of the house, the investor of the building is Ivanović, the contractor is the Kroling company, while the expert supervision is performed by the Master inženjering company. This person also told the "Vijesti" team that "the rough work has been completed, and that the fine work is underway."

At the time of the arrival of the "Vijesti" team, work was in progress, and workers were entering and leaving the building, while no work on the exterior of the house was visible from the street.

The disputed house is located on plot 2594/18, which according to the cadastre is owned by the Capital City, while the right of use belongs to Vladan Mojsija Ivanović. There is also a note that a house is being built on the plot until the use permit is obtained.

This house came into the public spotlight after the owner of the Atlas Group, Duško Knežević, stated in 2019 that it was being built for the then president of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, but that it was only being built for his friend Ivanović. In February 2014, "Vijesti" announced that the then mayor of Podgorica, Miomir Mugoša, made a decision to cede 1.579 square meters of city construction land next to the villas "Gorica" ​​to Ivanović, and that Đukanović should move into the house.

The capital claims that the access road is owned by the citizens
The capital claims that the access road is owned by the citizensphoto: Luka Zeković

Mugoša made the decision after the DUP Nova varoš 2008 was amended in 2, with which, in addition to the "Gorica" ​​villa, two plots were drawn right next to Atinska Street where Đukanović lives. The contract on the transfer of rights to construction land was signed by Ivanović and the then director of the Property Agency of Podgorica, Dragan Đukić. It says that the urban plot of 1.579 square meters is transferred for use for a fee. The price per square meter was 702 euros, i.e. 1.108.458 euros in total, and documents from the Secretariat for Finance confirm that Ivanovic paid the money to the account of the Podgorica budget.

When asked how the disagreement with Đukanović came about, Knežević said that he was his loyal friend, but that the first conflict arose over the house in Gorica.

"Mr. Đukanović offered me to lease the house to me when it was supposed to be built, however, I refused and the house is leased to Vlad Ivanović, his friend... I told him that it was not normal for him to have a house of such size and value right next to the villa 'Gorica' and that, when the government changes, it is not good for him to live there. When I refused, there were the first passings, then I refused some other transactions where I was supposed to front them. I think the main problem arose when he brought the Informer team led by Vladimir Bebo Popović to create a campaign against me. "Beba advised him to make Mišković's model, because that way he can increase his popularity among the people and easily win the elections if he puts one of the leading tycoons in prison and declares him a thief," he said.

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