Repurposing or Adapting/Reusing Idle Assets

Municipal PPP Project Summaries

Repurposing or Adapting/Reusing Idle Assets

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Repurposing or Adapting/Reusing Idle Assets, view of city at sunset

The World Bank’s Municipal Public-Private Framework Case Studies includes around 100 Project Summaries with examples of commercial value capture in various sectors and from countries around the world. Below is a list of projects and project summaries which repurposed or adapted/reused idle assets.  To find more see Municipal Public-Private Partnership Framework.

List of Projects

  • Akaretler Row Houses, Istanbul, Turkey (56)
  • Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany (58)
  • Marine Sanctuary and Forest Preserve, Chumbe Island, Tanzania (60)
  • Kruger National Park, South Africa (61)
  • Jozini Tiger Lodge, Jozini Municipality of KwaZuluNatal, South Africa (62)
  • Durban Point Waterfront Development Project, EThekwini, South Africa (71)
  • Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle, London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom (72)
  • Redevelopment of Library and Fire Station, Washington, District of Colombia, United States (73)
  • Fire Station Refurbishment, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (74)
  • Capitol Crossing, Washington, District of Colombia, United States (75)
  • Mixed Use Development, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States (78)
  • Challenging Case: Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, Maharashtra, India (82)
  • Challenging Case: Dege Eco Village, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (83)
  • The North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI), Toronto, Canada (91)

Project Summaries

Old houses
Akaretler Row Houses, Istanbul, Turkey
hamburg city
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
park
Marine Sanctuary and Forest Preserve, Chumbe Island, Tanzania
park
Kruger National Park, South Africa
lodge
Jozini Tiger Lodge, Jozini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
city view
Durban Point Waterfront Development Project, Ethekwini, South Africa
city view
Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle, London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom
fire station
Redevelopment of Library and Fire Station, Washington, District of Colombia, United States
fire station
Fire Station Refurbishment, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
road
Capitol Crossing, Washington, District of Colombia, United States
beach
Mixed Use Development, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
slum
Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, Maharashtra, India
village
Dege Eco Village, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
school
The North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI), Toronto, Canada

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The Guidelines on Innovative Revenues for Infrastructure (IRI) is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. They have not been prepared with any specific transaction in mind and are meant to serve only as general guidance. It is therefore critical that the Guidelines be reviewed and adapted for specific transactions. 

To find more, visit the Innovative Revenues for Infrastructure section and the Content Outline, or Download the Full Report.  For feedback on the content of this section of the website or suggestions for links or materials that could be included, please contact the Public-Private Partnership Resource Center at ppp@worldbank.org.