Real Estate for a changing world
Located close by the Brussels South station, The Rails is made of two distinct assets, a 7-storey office building dating from 1955 and fully renovated in 2003, and a modern mixed-use construction built in 2004, combining offices and warehousing accommodations.
According to the UN, 54% of the world's population now lives in cities. By 2050, this number will rise to 66%. As a result of society becoming more urbanised, urban models need a rethink. Gone are the days where hyper-specialised or single-function buildings rule the roost. Instead, we now need to dream up mutable buildings, which can transform themselves, in sync with the constantly changing global environment, in order to provide a solution for the world's major social, environmental and economic needs.
Métal 57, the former iconic Renault workshop converted into an office building geared to the latest working patterns, has won the prestigious Mipim Award in the “Best refurbished building category”.
The logistics market in Europe proved resilient despite a difficult political and economic environment.
The Low Carbon Building Initiative (LCBI) reveals the methodology for the first pan-European low carbon label, measuring the carbon footprint of real estate based on a Life-Cycle Analysis.
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has accelerated changes to how workplaces are designed, feel and operate. Now more than ever, offices are reinventing themselves, becoming increasingly environmentally conscious and playing in a role in employee well-being, creativity, productivity and engagement.
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (BNP Paribas REIM) Belgium, on behalf of Healthcare Property Fund Europe (HPF Europe), has recently acquired from Baltisse Real Estate nv/sa, all the shares of Wombat nv, Residentie De Vlamme nv, Zorgcampus Maasmechelen nv, Anima Vera nv and De Wandelgang nv, holding five healthcare properties in Flanders, Belgium.
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has been working in the healthcare real estate sector for 12 years and has confirmed its expertise and leadership with a portfolio of nearly 80 establishments in Europe.
As part of its business development, Eloy purchased 11 hectares from Ecowoodz (50% owned by IMG, the other half by Green-Invest), located in Engis, near Liège.
After a promising end to 2021, recovery was confirmed for the European office market in 2022: occupiers' growing demand for sustainable buildings that address CSR issues and offer facilities adapted to hybrid work styles continues to drive rental demand.
