Melderu Street 9

Richteres Dzirnavas — a unique 6.5 ha property with a historical watermill complex and an operating HPP near the Lielā Jugla River.

In Mālpils parish, Sidgunda, a rare opportunity is offered to purchase the Richteres watermill complex “Dzirnavas” — an industrial heritage property with more than a century of history and extensive future development potential.

Richteres watermill was built in 1896, and today one property combines historical architecture, a significant land area, water resources, hydropower infrastructure and opportunities to develop the property in various directions.

Property complex

Three-storey historical mill building — 635.9 m²
A spacious basement has been built for the building. The basement rooms are insulated, local central heating with underfloor heating has been installed. Approximate basement area — 230 m².

Two outbuildings — 426.7 m² and 198.6 m², which provide additional opportunities for commercial, economic or project development functions.

Land area — 6.5 ha.

Richteres Dzirnavu HPP

A special value of the complex is the hydroelectric power plant, which was commissioned in 2002 and whose infrastructure was built in the basement of the historical mill building.

During the construction of the HPP, a 90 m diversion channel, a 100 m discharge channel and locks on the Lielā Jugla River were renovated.

Two turbines were installed:

Francis type turbine — 55 kW power, wheel diameter 1.9 m, flow rate 5.25 m³/s.

Kaplan type turbine — 45 kW power, wheel diameter 0.84 m, flow rate 3 m³/s.

The HPP mainly operates in a run-of-river mode.

One property — several development scenarios

According to the current spatial plan of Mālpils parish, the property covers territories with various permitted uses, including business and recreation, industrial production, water management, planned low-rise residential buildings, nature areas and agricultural land.

This opens up the possibility of developing the property in various directions in the future — for a boutique hotel or recreation complex, a cultural and event center, a tourism facility, a residential project, a production or energy project, as well as a private residence with a special industrial-historical character.

The vast 6.5 ha territory also creates additional potential for a long-term development project.

Rihteres Dzirnavas is not just real estate. It is a place with its own history, energy and infrastructure — ready for the next stage of development.
A place where history produces energy for the future!
Properties of this scale and nature come to the Latvian real estate market extremely rarely.