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Purchased by the city hall in 2021 and stopped since then, the giant abandoned building in the Garcia neighborhood is back on the priority list and may bring the health unit closer to the Fonte Terminal
There are places in the city that become almost a symbol of waiting. In Blumenau, one such example is a large property, purchased by the city hall in 2021, which has since remained without a clear purpose. Now, the giant abandoned building may finally gain utility, becoming the new headquarters of the General Outpatient Clinic of the Center and changing the routine of those who depend on the service.
The possibility was announced by Health Secretary Marcelo Lanzarin, who resumed his position on Thursday (9). The idea, according to him, is simple to understand: move the General Outpatient Clinic from a location considered distant and little used, bring the service closer to the central region, and take advantage of a structure that is already ready to accommodate more than just a single service.
Why this building has returned as a solution
The property is located on Capitão Santos Street, in the Garcia neighborhood, and has been discussed more than once. Previously, it was considered as the Teacher’s House, then it was mentioned as a headquarters for the City Council, and at another time, it appeared as a possible space for a polyclinic.
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The problem is that none of these ideas came to fruition. While the projects changed, the building remained idle, and the city continued to pay rent and seek alternatives for public services that need location and infrastructure.
What changes for those who use the General Outpatient Clinic today
Currently, the General Outpatient Clinic operates on República Argentina Street, in the Ponta Aguda neighborhood, in a rented property. According to the data, this location makes it the least used General Outpatient Clinic in the city due to its distance from the central area.
The proposed change aims to address exactly this issue. The new address would be near the Fonte Terminal, which tends to facilitate access for those who rely on buses and also for those who need to resolve consultations and services on a daily basis.
In the secretary’s assessment, the larger structure not only improves access but also opens up space to bring other health services into the same location, concentrating services that today may be scattered.
How a property purchased in 2021 ended up without function
The building has about 5,000 square meters and was purchased in 2021 with the intention of housing the future Teacher’s House, a project linked to Education. However, changes in the administrative structure altered the planning, and the intended use lost momentum.
The result was a large space, already incorporated into the municipality’s assets, but without a defined function. And when a building of this size remains idle, it becomes a recurring topic, because it is hard to look at it and not think about the cost of leaving everything stagnant.
Chamber, polyclinic, and an economy that remained on paper
In mid-2025, the City Council sought the property to stop renting. At the time, the estimated savings mentioned were between R$ 20 million and R$ 30 million for public coffers, avoiding costs with maintenance, emergency repairs, and potential rents for complementary spaces.
The base also shows the amount of R$ 70 thousand per month in expenses with rents for complementary spaces, as explained by Lanzarin. Shortly after, the then president of the Chamber, Ito de Souza (PL), made the building available for the construction of a new polyclinic, citing the concern that the city would lose R$ 30 million from the federal program Novo PAC, exclusively allocated for the project.
In the end, the million-dollar mega project was never executed, and the building remained without a purpose.
What the city hall is trying to resolve by moving health services there
If the change is confirmed, the city hall will solve two things at once: stop depending on a rented property for the AG in the center and give use to a public structure that has been idle for years.
And there is a third point, more practical: when a health service moves to a more accessible location with space to expand services, the city can benefit in terms of flow, organization, and responsiveness, especially in a unit that is currently described as little sought after due to its location.
There is still no finalized schedule for the move, nor confirmation of a definitive signature. But the mere return of the topic indicates that the municipality is once again trying to turn an impasse into a solution.
In your opinion, should this building really become a health unit, or would it be better to choose another public function for it?
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