Real Estate for a changing world
Investment in retail premises declines in Q3, but fundamentals are sound. The decline in retail property investment is less pronounced than for other asset categories.
By 2025, the former headquarters of Sabam (Belgian Association of Authors, Composers and Publishers), located at the corner of Rue d'Arlon and Rue Jacques de Lalaing, will give the European quarter in Brussels a brand-new tertiary hallmark.
Let's head to the primary Brussels business district for an exclusive presentation of the future new offices in The Muse building.
The L375 building, which takes the capital L in its name from the prestigious Avenue Louise where it stands in Brussels, is currently being spruced up. This ambitious renovation project has got under way under the guidance of the architecture firm HBLN, which is designing new people-friendly working environments that are versatile, sustainable and comfortable.
Discover a future masterpiece office building on Avenue Louise in Brussels
Over the past three months, office take-up presents a mixed picture with volume reaching around 59,200 sq.m. Throughout the year, economic conditions continued to hamper the Brussels office market. Further complications come from cost optimization strategies, and a more selective approach by tenants about location and intrinsic quality of buildings. The combination of these factors has resulted in a lengthening in decision-making processes.
Quarterly key statistics of the Brussels Office Market
On the proposal of Thierry Laroue-Pont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas Real Estate has integrated a new generation of managers from business lines and strategic support functions into its Management Board appointing six new members.
BNP Paribas Real Estate Belgium advised MEAG Munich RE on the purchase of all the shares of AGRE Office Invest II, owned by AG Real Estate, holding the prestigious City Center building. The site consists of approximately 31.000 sq. m spread on eight floors, ideally located in the heart of Brussels, in front of the Place Rogier.
Quarterly key statistics of the Brussels Office Market
