BNP Paribas Real Estate continues the international expansion of its commercial property development business and will develop a large-scale mixed scheme with a total floor area of 74,000 m². The project is being developed in the LX factory district, the former textile manufacturing area now converted into a fashionable Lisbon ‘village’ as a part of a joint venture with local developer Pedro Silveira.
This neighbourhood, characterised by its street art, is home to originally-decorated restaurants and bars, designer boutiques, co-working spaces dedicated to start-ups and a concert hall. LX Factory, located 20 minutes from the airport, is close to Lisbon city centre and has gradually been transformed into a prominent site along the banks of the Tagus. It has ideal public transport connections, just 200 metres from Alcantara Mar metro station.
To help grow the business locally, BNP Paribas Real Estate has also recruited Pedro Alves Torgo as Project Director and Luis Moreno as Technical Director.
“By launching this scheme in Lisbon, we are once again showing very clearly our international ambitions and, more precisely, our intention to continue expanding our commercial property development business in Europe, with bright prospects identified in Portugal”, comments Thierry Laroue-Pont, Chairman of the management board of BNP Paribas Real Estate.
“Bolstered by our recent international successes in the UK and Italy and the recently-launched 99 West Tower scheme in Frankfurt, we are delighted to further demonstrate the international ambitions of our business line with our involvement in this ambitious project, in a district undergoing a complete urban renewal and encouraging mixed uses. For us, all these international experiences are extraordinary opportunities to find new ideas, challenge what we are used to and thereby innovate in a newly flourishing business”, concludes Thomas Charvet, General Manager of BNP Paribas Real Estate’s Commercial Real Estate Development
