{"id":3136,"date":"2025-05-19T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/viktor-siilats-asub-marienholmi-tippu-sadamat-arendama\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:29:54","slug":"viktor-siilats-asub-marienholmi-tippu-sadamat-arendama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/viktor-siilats-asub-marienholmi-tippu-sadamat-arendama\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Siilats to Develop a Marina at the Tip of Marienholm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The well-known entrepreneur Viktor Siilats, who also owns Grand Holm Marina and Veskiviigi Yacht Harbour in Haapsalu, has acquired the marina property located at the tip of the Marienholm peninsula along with the adjacent historic granary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Viktor Siilats was the best possible buyer for these properties \u2013 he has deep knowledge of the maritime sector and the capability to bring appropriate development to the area. The tip of Marienholm is a historic location, and we\u2019re excitedly anticipating its swift completion and fresh revival,\u201d said Maido L\u00fciste, founder and CEO of Scandium Kinnisvara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port Marienholm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port Marienholm will be developed on a historic harbour site, where in the 19th century even the largest ships docked \u2013 including Russia\u2019s Emperor Alexander II and members of the royal family. The current marina property is among the most promising deep-water marina sites in Haapsalu, with existing building rights allowing for a 1,400 m\u00b2 marina building, including 700 m\u00b2 of base area across two floors directly by the water, on the pier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the harbour stands a historic granary built in 1862, which is planned to be expanded into four floors with a total volume of 1,064 m\u00b2. The vision includes a top-level restaurant with a 360-degree view, designed to attract both domestic and international visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Steps of Construction to Begin Immediately<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Existing fixed piers will be repaired, the granary and surrounding area will be tidied, surveying of the harbour basin will commence along with its legalization, and a permit will be sought to restore a submerged pier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf all goes well, I\u2019d like to establish at least 4\u20135 mooring spots this summer, ideally 10,\u201d said Siilats. \u201cThe goal is to have part of the Muhu V\u00e4in regatta fleet stop at Marienholm, which has the advantage of deeper access waters compared to existing Haapsalu harbours, allowing for larger vessels,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe we\u2019ll even manage to organize a harbour basin clean-up with hobby divers, as we once did with Grand Holm Marina. If I\u2019m in Estonia at the time, I\u2019d gladly dive in myself again,\u201d Siilats noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans for the first season include temporary floating piers, pop-up beach bars, and modular saunas for sunset lovers. As in other harbours managed by Siilats, a self-service kiosk may soon operate in Marienholm. There’s also consideration of locating a voluntary sea rescue unit at the tip of the peninsula to shorten response time and travel distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Siilats, running small harbours is generally not highly profitable, which is why he is considering joint management of all three Haapsalu marinas \u2013 Port Marienholm, Grand Holm Marina, and Veskiviigi \u2013 to improve efficiency and user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Largest Investment in the Area<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overall development of Marienholm is progressing rapidly and is becoming one of the most prominent areas in Haapsalu. The peninsula has nearly 2 km of shoreline, and in addition to the new marina, a spa hotel, public park near the water tower, and a high-end restaurant in the historic granary are planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The creators behind the largest recent investment in Haapsalu include Scandium Kinnisvara, architectural firm 3+1 Architects, interior design studio KAMP, and landscape architects Tajuruum, with the vision developed by the placemaking agency What If.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The well-known entrepreneur Viktor Siilats, who also owns Grand Holm Marina and Veskiviigi Yacht Harbour in Haapsalu, has acquired the marina property located at the tip of the Marienholm peninsula along with the adjacent historic granary. “Viktor Siilats was the best possible buyer for these properties \u2013 he has deep knowledge of the maritime sector […]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3138,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3136\/revisions\/3138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandium.ee\/marienholm\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}