The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has announced the 2011 European Shopping Centre Awards finalists. In all, 18 centres made it to the short list of finalists, representing eight countries across Europe.
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has announced the 2011 European Shopping Centre Awards finalists. In all, 18 centres made it to the short list of finalists, representing eight countries across Europe.
Awards Jury Chair, Biljana Pehrsson, Deputy CEO & Head of Real Estate at East Capital Private Equity, said: 'We are very pleased with the number and quality of entries this year. Despite a poor market we received 29 entries from 17 countries, including for the first time Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Croatia and Estonia.
'It is a pleasure to see good architecture, concept and tenant mix and a lot of focus on the customer. All these projects were started before the economic meltdown and their leasing was carried out during the worst of the recession. All the entrants highlighted the difficulties of leasing in such a difficult climate but their leasing teams should be congratulated. They have done a very good job, negotiating hard for the good tenants that make their centres stand out.'
The jury has also seen an increased number of refurbished and expanded centres. As a result they have split this category into two for 2011 in order to assess small and larger centres with their peers.
'This is a category that will only get bigger over the coming years,'added Biljana.
Every year, ICSC Europe presents awards to the best new and refurbished or extended retail developments in Europe. Acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards within the Industry, the 2011 Awards will be presented at the 36th ICSC Europe Conference in Paris on on June 15-17 2011. The ICSC Awards give developers, architects and shopping centre management the opportunity to showcase their work to both a European and a global audience.
The Awards Jury consists of senior international figures within the shopping centre industry and any retail or entertainment project opened or newly refurbished or extended between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 was eligible to apply for an award. Award Winners will be automatically submitted to the Global Design and Development 'Best of the Best' VIVA Awards to be announced at RECon 2012 in Las Vegas
ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards Finalists
New Developments
Small - Retail projects under 20,000 sq. m. of total retail space
BBI CENTAR, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Developer: BBI REAL ESTATE d.o.o.
Architect: Grupa Arh d.o.o.
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 13,882 Shopping part
Number of Stores: 125
Major Tenants: Konzum, Dm, U.S. Polo, Tommy Hilfiger, Coincasa
Opened: April 2009
KOZZY ALISVERIS VE KÃœLTÃœR MERKEZI, Istanbul, Turkey
Developer: Renaissance Development
Architect: Fehmi Kobal Design Mimarlik
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 14608.5
Number of Stores: 57
Major Tenants: Migros MM (hypermarket), LC Waikiki, Avsar Movie Theatres, Mudo, Teknosa Electronic Market
Opened: April 2010
New Developments
Medium - Retail projects 20,000 sq. m. to 45,000 sq. m. of total retail space
Forum Ústi nad Labem, Ústà nad Labem, Czech Republic
Developer: Multi Development Czech Republic a.s.
Architect: T+T Design bv.
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 27233
Number of Stores: 120
Major Tenants: H&M, C&A, New Yorker, Intersport, Palace Cinemas
Opened: November 2009
Kaufhaus Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria
Developer: SIGNA Development AG
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 27502
Number of Stores: 48
Major Tenants: Saturn, Peek&Cloppenburg, H&M, Intersport, MPreis
Opened March 2010
Rathaus-Galerie Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
Developer: ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Architect: ECE architects with HPP KG and BDS Architekte
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 31958
Number of Stores: 120
Major Tenants: Saturn, C&A, H&M, Rewe, New Yorker
Opened: February 2010
New Developments
Large - Retail projects 45,000 sq. m. to 80,000 sq. m. of total retail space
Centrum Galerie, Dresden, Germany
Developer: Multi Development Germany GmbH
Architect: T+TDesign/Kulka Architektur/deArchitekten Cie
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 64,767
Number of Stores: 113
Major Tenants: Peek&Cloppenburg, Karstadt Sports, Media Markt, The Sting, Frida (Konsum)
Opened: September 2009
Loop5, Weiterstadt, Germany
Developer: Sonae Sierra / Foncière Euris
Architect: José Quintela - Sonae Sierra Chief Architect
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 56,500
Number of Stores: 175
Major Tenants: Peek&Cloppenburg, C&A, Saturn, H&M, Thalia
Opened: October 2009
THE MALL, Sofia, Bulgaria
Developer: Assos Capital - Carrefour Marinopoulos
Architect: Arch. Ilian Iliev (Planning Ltd) - RTKL
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 66772
Number of Stores: 195
Major Tenants: Carrefour, Arena, Peek&Cloppenburg, Inditex, Technopolis
Opened: April 2010
SouthGate, Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
Developer: Multi Corporation and Aviva Investors in JV
Architect: Chapman Taylor Partners
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 41,382
Number of Stores: 72
Major Tenants: Debenhams, Boots, H&M, Top Shop, Urban Outfitters
Opened: November 2009
New Developments
Extra Large - Retail projects. over 80,000 sq. m. of total retail space
Forum Istanbul Shopping Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Developer: Multi Development B.V.
Architect: T+T Design, BDP, Chapman Taylor, ERA
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 175,000
Number of Stores: 298
Major Tenants: Ikea, Real, Praktiker, Turkuazoo, Saturn
Opened: October 2009
Metropolis, Moscow, Russia
Developer: Capital Partners
Architect: RTKL
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 82060
Number of Stores: 258
Major Tenants: Kinostar, Karusel, Stockmann, Champion Bowling, H&M
Opened: April 2009
Vegas, Moscow, Russia
Developer: Crocus Group
Architect: Kling Stubbins
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 134 731
Number of Stores: 377
Major Tenants: Auchan, Saturn, Luxor, Happilon, Sportmaster
Opened: June2010
Westfield London
London, United Kingdom
Developer: Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd
Architect: Westfield , Buchan Group , Gabellini Sheppard
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 172,760
Number of Stores: 367
Major Tenants: House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Next, Waitrose
Opened: October 2008
Refurbishment and Extensions
Small/Medium - Retail projects under 40,000 sq. m. of total retail space
Marieberg Galleria, Örebro, Sweden
Developer: Steen & Ström Sverige AB
Architect: Evenden Denmark A/S and White Arkitekter
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 32 712 (excluding common areas)
Number of Stores: 106
Major Tenants: H&M, Kappahl, Siba, Intersport, Jula
Opened: August 2009
Sollentuna Centrum, Sollentuna, Sweden
Developer: Steen & Ström Sverige AB
Architect: Thorbjörnsson + Edgren and White
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 32 939 (excluding common areas)
Number of Stores: 128
Major Tenants: ICA, H&M, Team Sportia, Lindex, Systembolaget
Opened: February 2010
Refurbishment and Extensions
Large - Retail projects over 80,000 sq. m. of total retail space
BLAGNAC, Blagnac, France
Developer: SEGECE (100% subsidiary of Klépierre)
Architect: Cardete&Huet
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 40,246 (47,716 cinema included)
Number of Stores: 118 (55 new stores)
Major Tenants: E. Leclerc, C&A, Zara, H&M, Flunch
Opened: October 2009
Médiacité, Liège, Belgium
Developer: Wilhelm & Co sa
Architect: Ron Arad,Jaspers-Eyers,ChapmanTaylor,RTKL
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 41,342
Number of Stores: 122
Major Tenants: Saturn, Primark , Delhaize, H&M, Charles Vogele
Opened: October 2009
Rocca al Mare, Tallinn, Estonia
Developer: Citycon Oyj
Architect: PÖYRY Architects / Nord Projekt
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 53,500
Number of Stores: 165
Major Tenants: Prisma, Stockmann Outlet, Home4You, Marks & Spencer, Euronics
Refurbishment completed: November 2009
