ERA gives clearance for DB project Authority will propose permit conditions related to protection of Wied Ħarq il-Ħammiem cave 23 April 2021, 3:58pm by James Debono The DB Group’s City Centre’s project, now consisting of two 17 storey towers and a 12-storey hotel, has been given the clearance of the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) board. ERA chairman Victor Axiak had already voted for the project in 2018 when the project consisted of a 38 storey tower and a 17 storey high hotel. Axiak, who is now facing calls for resignation by Environmental NGOs, had justified his vote by saying that all the conditions proposed by ERA were included in the permit.