Margaret Quarter is a new Urban Revitalization Program of Budapest II. District Municipality, focusing on Margaret Boulevard and its neighborhood.
The Program aims to create a local ecosystem where community and cultural initiatives are favored in addition to quality commercial services. The Municipality encourages service providers and entrepreneurs to prioritize community and artistic values so that a diverse and lively district can develop to delight residents and visitors. The idea is to awaken the neighborhood under a unified brand name full of cultural and community values, environmental awareness, and economic sustainability.
The Program
- Supports local cultural events and activities
- Calls for applications on renting municipality-owned business premises
- Strengthens and develops local communities
- Helps residents with bureaucratic procedures
- Creates neighborhood identity by promoting local entities
- Facilitates communication between residents, businesses, and the Municipality
- Informs about investments and events in the area
- Initiates dialogue with the residents about local needs
- Organizes cultural events
We believe an urban development program can only function sustainably based on local communities. With small interventions, we aim to facilitate communication between inhabitants and authorities to improve the everyday lives of those who live and work here.
The History of Margaret Quarter
2020 Autumn
Margaret Quarter is legally born.
2021
Budapest Autumn Festival -Margaret quarter organizes the district”s festival events, 1st, and 2nd real estate tenders.
2022
Opening Margaret-quarter ‘Living Room’ – a community & event space, participation in the Budapest Spring Festival, 3rd real-estate tender, the launch of Társas.Ház, a condominium-, and community development program.
Organizational Structure
The Margaret Quarter Program of the II. District Municipality currently includes 3 administrative units:
- Operative Team
The Operative Team maintains contact with residents and entrepreneurs, organizes community events, and constantly seeks new ideas to make the neighborhood more vibrant and livable. The team is also responsible for carrying out the real estate tender’s operative tasks, helping applicants navigate the application procedure, and organizing them for the MNDTT’s proposition board.
2. Margaret Quarter Decision Preparation & Advisory Board (MNDTT)
The MNDTT pre-screens and discusses the rental applications organized by the Operative Team and advises the Economic and Ownership Committee on decision-making (GTB).
MNDTT Board Members:
Daniel Berg
President
Daniel Ongjerth
Head of Professional Board
Györgyi Csanády-Szikszay
Architect
dr. Krisztián Tas
Local Representative
Zsófia Besenyei
Local Representative
dr. Zsolt Bíró
Local Representative
Andrea Osvart, actress
Community Chief Patron
Tamás Dévényi, architect
Professional Chief Patron
- The Economic and Ownership Committee (GTB)
The GTB, exercising the Municipality’s ownership rights, decides on the rental applications based on the MNDTT’s advice.
GTB Board Members
President
dr. Zsolt Bíró
Local Representatives:
Zsófia Besenyei
László Ernyey
Roland Kiss
Non-representative members:
dr. Zsófia Sánta
dr. Péter Szepesházi
dr. Ágnes Mária Kalota
