Galenicum Acquires Warehouse in Barcelona for R&D Division

2 December 2019 The Catalan pharmaceutical company Galenicum is finalised the acquisition of a new, 5,000-m2 warehouse in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona). The firm plans to invest further in research and development to ensure sustained profitability in the coming years. However, the firm declined to reveal the amount it paid for the asset.

Galenicum is planning to invest a total of 44 million euros in fixed assets during the next few years.

Original Story: Eje Prime

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Temprano Inaugurates Student Residence in Barcelona

28 October 2019 Temprano inaugurated a new student residence in Barcelona last month, its first foray into that market in Spain. The residence is located next to the Finestrelles shopping centre, in Esplugues de Llobregat.

The residence, which is operated by the firm Livensa Living, has 10,500 square meters of space and 372 rooms, including singles and doubles. The rooms, which have between 19 and 39 square meters of surface area, each have a kitchen and a private bathroom.

The property has common areas, including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, library, audio-visual room and a games room.

Original Story: Eje Prime – M. V. O.

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Equilis Invests €120M in a Commercial Complex in Esplugues

27 June 2018 – El Mundo

The Belgian real estate firm Equilis is finalising a new shopping centre in Esplugues de Llobregat, which is expected to be inaugurated in November; 90% of the stores in the complex have already been commercialised. The centre, which has received investment of €120 million and which has employed 1,000 people for its construction, will receive up to 8 million visitors per year and will create 500 more jobs once it begins operation, according to forecasts prepared by the company.

The macro-project from the company controlled by the Mestdagh family is a first step in its expansion in Spain, where it expects to begin six projects with a value of €750 million over the next few years, two of which will be in Cataluña, which will receive investment of €200 million – including Esplugues – and four in the rest of the country.

Finestrelles Shopping Center, as the commercial complex in Esplugues is known, is located in the Ca n’Oliveres sector, in the neighbourhood of Can Vidalet, on the plot that exists between Calles Laureà Miró and Sant Mateu. It will have two tunnels that will connect the space with Ronda de Dalt and la Avenida Diagonal.

The surface area of the complex will span 40,000 m2, distributed over five floors, two of which will be dedicated to parking and the rest for commercial use. The centre will contain 110 stores as well as a hall of residence for students with almost 375 beds and a hypermarket. “For the time being, there won’t be any cinemas, but we are not ruling that out”, said Víctor Gómez (pictured above), CEO of the company in Spain.

Original story: El Mundo 

Translation: Carmel Drake