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Eurovea Expansion, Slovakia
Developer: J&T Real Eastate

The construction of Eurovea’s expansion in Slovakia is in full swing. 20 per cent in gross leasable area, reaching 18,396.6sq m and the
The shopping mall will be opening in April 2023 with a new design. creation of 17 new spaces to host a total of 80 stores in the entire
The project is a clear symbol and indicator for the ongoing mixed- centre. The extension will allow the entry of large national and
use trend. The development company J&T Real Estate has continued international fashion brands and a completely new hospitality offer.
its implementation of the new Eurovea City neighbourhood on the To accommodate the expected increase in clientèle, the parking had
Danube embankment in the modern centre of Bratislava, which is some recent renovations to increase capacity by 80 per cent.
gradually expanding. As part of the expansion of the Eurovea project, Paddington Square is the centrepiece of Paddington’s regeneration,
not only will the popular shopping mall be expanding by next spring, a new working, shopping, dining and cultural quarter created by the
ultimately offering over 85,000sq m of shops, services, entertainment world-renowned architect Renzo Piano and Shard developer Sellar, in
and gastronomy, but there will also be two new office buildings partnership with Hotel Properties Limited. At its heart is a light-filled
Pribinova X and Y and the Eurovea Riverside block of flats. The first crystalline building providing 14 floors of workspace incorporating
Slovak residential skyscraper called Eurovea Tower will be a new wellbeing and sustainability features and smart technology, 80,000sq
landmark on the Bratislava skyline. It has already risen to a height of 40 ft of shops and restaurants that will serve the area’s 55,000 worker
of the total planned 45 floors. The planned height is 168m. population, a projected 113.5 million commuters and an untapped
VIA Outlets – the leading owner-operator in redefining the outlet affluent residential catchment. The scheme is seamlessly integrated
shopping experience with a portfolio of eleven premium outlet with London’s Paddington Station, a landscaped public piazza with
centres in nine European countries – is working on a 17.5 million specially commissioned artworks that forms part of a new and
euros expansion programme for its Sevilla Fashion Outlet, the first improved station arrival experience, whilst a new Bakerloo Line
Premium outlet shopping destination in Seville, creating 150 new ticket hall directly below the offices, connects a contemporary mix
jobs for the local community whilst contributing to the economic of 40 shops and restaurants. Paddington Square is scheduled to
growth of the region. Due for completion in the last quarter of complete over a number of phases; the main office building was
2023, the shopping destination is poised to become Andalusia’s new completed back in early autumn, with the 40 retail and dining spaces,
landmark premium shopping offer. The outlet shopping destination public piazza and new Bakerloo Line ticket hall which will open in
will grow both in size and services with an increase of close to early 2023.

Paddington Square, London, UK
Developer: Sellar