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The Ellinikon, Athens, Greece
Developer: Lamda Development
more than 23,000sq m of luxury shopping, exceptional dining and 18,000sq m of retail space and 3,500sq m of commercial uses to
first-class entertainment space, the Kengo Kuma-designed Riviera include a civic/library building, creche, enterprise centre and primary
Galleria will become Greece’s most premium retail scene and the care facility. Under development by Quintain who are best known
jewel of the Athenian Riviera. The Riviera Galleria will revolutionise for the transformation of Wembley Park in London and the third
Athens’ retail scene with high-end offerings, events, pop-ups and largest developer in Ireland, The Crossings is being designed to be
exhibitions, fashion shows, concerts and art exhibitions. Meanwhile, a truly mixed-use community with a 2-acre village green as the focal
The Commercial Hub, designed by internationally renowned Hong point for the area as a place to unwind and dine and to bring people
Kong-based architecture firm Aedas, will be a truly expansive offering together at events, artisan markets and family fun days.
with popular international brands and emerging Greek retailers. With more than a decade’s worth of expertise in developing and
The ‘mall of the future’ will be a lifestyle centre for a myriad of operating mixed-use urban regeneration complexes in Romania,
experiences while setting a new global benchmark for sustainable IULIUS Group is now launching a new project in Cluj-Napoca. The
retail destinations. It will be the largest and most contemporary investment is upwards of half a billion Euro and focuses on the
commercial complex in Greece, capped by a futuristic mixed-use Carbochim platform, set to become the largest urban reconversion
tower that offers spectacular views. In addition the scheme will project on the Romanian market. This urban development endeavour
house 27,500sq m of WELL-certified office space and targeting LEED will transform the industrial area into a vibrant space in Cluj and will
Gold certification—the first such accreditation for a mall in Greece. be integrated as part of the city. The Carbochim factory will be
This groundbreaking development is on course to open in 2025. relocated this year and upgraded, without any periods of business
The Crossings in Dublin, Republic of Ireland will be a destination and interruption. The new project includes: the largest retail area in
a new vibrant shopping and retail environment to serve the affluent the country at 115,000sq m, a centre dedicated to performing arts,
and growing catchment and put The Crossings, Adamstown on the conservation of two industrial heritage buildings and reintroduction
map in terms of modern retailing. The first phase of The Crossings thereof into the public circuit, a model of integrated approach to
is to be delivered on a phased basis during Q1/Q2 2023 which will green spaces, connecting the urban garden spanning on over four
see 11,700sq m of retail space alongside 279 residential units. When hectares with the adjacent parks and a complete reconfiguration of
fully complete, The Crossings will comprise of 975 residential units, the road and pedestrian infrastructure.
Cluj-Napoca Project, Romania
Developer: IULIUS Group