From traditional malls to outlet centres, the remodelling of a city centre piazza to the creation of an enlarged luxury district in Scandinavia, discover top projects you can be part of by attending Mapic 2025.
Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, Hamburg, Germany
The much-anticipated Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier shopping centre opened in April. The retail offer includes dining and leisure, apartments, offices, three hotels and a new cruise terminal, connected to the city via its own metro station. The mall is 95 per cent let and one-third of the 130-odd retailers are entirely new to the city, with a further 40 food and beverage units.
Cotswold Designer Outlet, Tewkesbury, UK
Cotswolds Designer Outlet will be 98 per cent let on opening later this year, with 44 brands including Boss, Marks & Spencer, Adidas and Levi’s. Investor Robert Hitchins and Multi-Realm have completed phase one, centred on the curation of a new place and community with about 24,000sqm of retail, food and beverage and leisure across Cotswolds Designer Outlet and the Dobbies Garden Centre.
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
It has completed a phased redevelopment of the offices, public realm and pedestrian walkways and introduced more bars, cafes and differentiated retail offers. Arkaden, managed by ECE, has been rebranded The Playce and includes a largely new array of tenants such as the first European NBA store, an eco Peek & Cloppenburg department store, UK bowling concept Lane7 and Amsterdam-based leisure attraction Upside Down.
Promenaden Fashion District, Oslo, Norway
Oslo’s city centre fashion district, owned by Promenaden, has been developed around the historic Steen & Strom department store, which has undergone a complete revamp. It also provides a new gateway to the expanding luxury zone as Oslo continues its evolution as a retail and leisure hotspot after the opening of numerous museums and cultural attractions.
Pasing Arcaden, Munich, Germany
The retail-anchored mixed-use development offers a mix of flagship retail, residential units and workspaces. Located in the densely populated Pasing-Obermenzing district, next to Pasing station, which attracts 85,000 commuters per day, the property is in a prime urban location.
Wilanow Park, Warsaw, Poland
Wilanow Park is in the Wilanow district, one of the most affluent areas of the Polish capital. The project by Ceetrus is located in Miasteczko Wilanow next to the southern Warsaw ring road, a modern housing estate designed along the principles of the 15-minute city concept. It combines a shopping mall, food and beverage and leisure destination, plus a 2ha park and community centre.
Piazzale Loreto, Milan, Italy
The Piazzale Loreto project is set to transform the current Milanese square Piazzale Loreto into a welcoming, inclusive, smart and sustainable public place full of services, retail, and food and beverage concepts, together with events and temporary exhibits. Designed with an integrated approach involving local communities, Piazza Loreto is set to open in 2026 and will feature over 40 retail and food and beverage units.
Entrecampos, Lisbon, Portugal
Fidelidade Property Europe and Fosun Hive Iberia are developing a 180,000sqm scheme in Lisbon due to open in 2027. Blending heritage and innovation, Entrecampos is undergoing a major transformation and this mixed-use project covers public spaces of 17,000sqm, residential, offices and retail. Driven by the local community, it is intended as a hub where life, commerce and work converge around an architectural, urban and technological landmark.
Austerlitz, Paris, France
In the heart of Paris, a new area will take shape by 2027, with the Gare d’Austerlitz as its heart. This new living space, combining low-carbon, biodiversity and soft mobility, will include a new mixed-use district, the extension of Marie Curie Square, new shops, services and restaurants, leisure and cultural facilities, social and intermediate housing for families and students, a head office and hotels. Opening of the 25,000sqm scheme is due for 2027, with around 120 stores.
Promenada Bucharesti, Bucharest, Romania
NEPI Rockcastle is developing a 55,400sqm extension to a 39,400sqm scheme, due to open in Q4 next year with 87 new brands. Promenada Mall, located in Bucharest’s CBD, also involves excavating the deepest building basement in Central and Eastern Europe, at 26m, to accommodate 2400 car parking spaces over six levels. The concept’s goal is to create an outstanding mixed-use project.
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