Tag: makeover

Moraleja Green Gets a Makeover with 19 New Stores

7 March 2019 – Expansión

Moraleja Green, the shopping centre located in Alcobendas, in north  Madrid, saw its visitor numbers increase by 12% in Q4 2018, following the completion of a €12 million renovation project by its owner Kennedy Wilson. The US fund purchased the shopping centre, which has a surface area of 30,200 m2 and 1,300 parking spaces, from ING in 2015. Following its renovation, the medium-high end retail space opened 14 new stores last year and will welcome five more in 2019, with brands such as Mango, Dolores Promesas, Scalpers Women, Poete and Parfois all opening premises.

Shopping centres in Spain are enjoying something of a renaissance, despite the surge in online shopping. They offer consumers a plethora of in-person entertainment options besides retail, including gastronomic, leisure and sports facilities.

In particular, Moraleja Green’s renovation has allowed it to expand its gastronomic offering to include Tierra Burrito, Pizza Jardin and NYB restaurants, amongst others. The shopping centre also offers charging points for electric vehicles and access to wifi throughout its premises.

Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Eurofund & Patron Spend €15M On Dolce Vita Odeón Shopping Centre Renovation

20 July 2017 – Eje Prime

The European investment funds Eurofund Capital Partners and Patron Capital are giving the Dolce Vita Odeon shopping centre a facelift. Work to renovate the inside and outside of the complex, which is located in Narón (A Coruña), will begin in September and the two funds will invest €15 million on the project in total.

The work will take six months and will transform the design of the external façades, as well as the common areas, the main entrances, the daytime and night-time lighting and the decoration of the squares, amongst many other elements. The joint investment, combined with the improvements already carried out at the centre since its acquisition in July 2015 by Eurofund Capital Partners and Patron Capital, amounts to around €15 million.

The investment in the aesthetic transformation of Dolce Vita Odeón, entrusted to the British architecture and interior design studio Broadway Alyan, is another step forward in the revitalisation of this centre (…).

Since July 2015, eight operators have opened stores in the centre, including Lefties, from the Inditex group, and H&M. Moreover, other firms such as Bershka, Oysho, Springfield and Pull&Bear have expanded and renovated their store concepts.

The opening of the new stores has generated employment for 70 people, in addition to the 150 new jobs associated with the construction work. The shopping centre has a gross leasable area of 25,000 m2 and 1,250 parking spaces.

Original story: Eje Prime

Translation: Carmel Drake