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CENTER NEWS 2006

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Paving the way to new experiences: artistically designed and illuminated car-park linkway at nova eventis.

ContentsRetailing

Shopping 2010 4

A unique project for every city 6

New Projects:

A new dimension in shopping 8

Limbecker Platz, Essen 10

espark, Eskişehir and Gimat-Center, Ankara 12

Schlossgalerie, Oldenburg 14

Stadtgalerie, Schweinfurt 16

Progress Reports:

City-Arkaden, Klagenfurt 18

Galeria Krakowska, Cracow 19

Árkád Győr, Győr 20

Schloss-Arkaden, Braunschweig 21

Stadtgalerie, Heilbronn 22

Stadt-Galerie, Passau 23

Galeria Bałtycka, Gdańsk 24

Stadt-Galerie, Hameln 25

Ernst-August-Galerie, Hanover 26

Holdings

DEZ, Innsbruck 27

Opening:

Galerie Vaňkovka, Brno 28

Ettlinger Tor, Karlsruhe 30

EASTGATE, Berlin 32

nova eventis, Leipzig/Halle 34

The Mall Athens, Athens 36

Expansion

Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum, Hamburg 38

Allee-Center, Magdeburg 40

Ring-Center III, Berlin 41

Events

Shopping as an all-round experience 42

The mix is the key

New opportunities in the retail sector 44

Globalisation in the retail trade with ECE 45

International

Onward into new markets 46

About ECE

Specialist for large-scale commercial properties 47

ECE shopping centers 48

Photos on front cover

Limbecker Platz, EssenStadt-Galerie, Hamelnnova eventis, Leipzig/HalleEttlinger Tor, KarlsruheGalerie Vaňkovka, BrnoGaleria Krakowska, Cracow

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ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG, Hamburg

The details in this brochure are partly based on independent reports and information from third parties. We can therefore assume no liability for their accuracy. All the information contained in this brochure is based on know-ledge and data as on 1 February 2006 and is therefore subject to change. This brochure does not constitute a contractual document.

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and requirements of the retail trade. As a result, an innovative and top-quality architectural inner-city shopping center can go a long way to ensuring that a city can attract modern retail concepts to the heart of the city centre, thereby boosting the overall attractions of the location for shoppers. Another problem is that many pedestrian pre-cincts are becoming increasingly monotonous. The precincts are dominated by a small number of branches, and food supermarkets or local retailers are seldom to be found in prime locations. The reason is simple: the building owners and the estate agents commissioned by them lease their premises to the tenants who pay the highest rents– rather than to shops that are better suited to the overall concept of the pedestrian precinct in question. This is not the way things are in the city centre malls managed by ECE, where premises are leased on the basis of a precision-planned branch and tenant mix–at terms that are tailored to the finan-cial wherewithal of the retail sector in question.

When new inner city shopping centers are

being planned, the more sceptical observers in particular like to point out that Germany is already well served in terms of per capita retail sales area. This may be true–the problem, however, is that the sales area is unsuitably distributed: many sales premises have been built up on greenfield sites or in the form of small, architecturally unappealing retail conglomerations on the arterial roads; the dis-counters have also played a key role in the growth of these out-of-town retail locations. When it comes to shopping centers, however, Germany in terms of per capita sales area is far below the average for the 15 EU member states.

This is perhaps one of the reasons why the German retail economy is experiencing such a difficult time compared to its counterparts in other European countries. In 2005, on the other hand, ECE‘s tenants once again bucked the general trend in the retail sector and recorded average sales revenue growth of two per cent.

The shopping preferences of consumers have changed considerably in recent years. While there is reason to hope that the consumer restraint of past years will continue to recede in 2006, there are other trends that are becoming more important all the time:

• The markets are becoming increasingly polar- ised: the discounters in particular have expanded massively on numerous arterial roads, and the percentage of cheap goods is expected to rise to over 50% by 2010.

• Increasing comparability of offers and ser-vices has also led to growing consumer expect- ations. If non-price aggressive retailers want to hold their own against other sales channels, they must of-fer a different kind of ”shopping experience“ complete with front-to-end services, well-known brands and a clear focus on lifestyle and convenience.

In order to create this type of “shopping experience“, both chain outlets and local retailers need, among other things, sales areas of sufficient size. The sales area needs of many retailers have increased substantially in recent years due to concepts geared

towards the more attractive presentation of goods and the stocking of an ever-wider or deeper range of products. The demand for space has also changed considerably in the centers operated by ECE:

The problem faced by many city centres is that their traditional structures do not allow them to cater to these changing requirements and preferences among consumers and retailers. Even if ten shops with an area of 200 square metres each are vacant in a particular city centre, it‘s still not suitable for, say, a consumer electronics market that needs a self-contained sales area of 2,000 square metres.

In contrast, the ECE shopping centers are designed in such a way that, even after decades, they can still react flexibly to the changing needs

Shopping 2010With innovations in the future

nova eventis: The Coca Cola Atrium (food court) and the spring and fountain landscape as a focus in the innovative shopping experience world.

New architectural highlight in Karlsruhe:the Ettlinger Tor center.

The future has already begun: an interactive fountain at nova eventis invites young and old to embark on a tour of discovery.nova eventis: a coffee bar to relax and enjoy.

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A unique project for every city

City-Arkaden, Wuppertal

Phoenix-Center, Hamburg

Allee-Center, Magdeburg

„Promenaden“, Leipzig central railway station

City-Point, Kassel

Altmarkt-Galerie, Dresden

„Promenade“ at Hanover central railway station

Galeria Dominikańska, Wrocław

Stadt-Galerie, Plauen

Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, Berlin

Schlosspark-Center, Schwerin

Einkaufsgalerie Anger 1, Erfurt

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Black gold–for many decades, Essen was one of Europe‘s biggest coal mining centers. But today, the city skyline is no longer dominated by winding towers but by office buildings and the technology centers of globally active corporations. No fewer than 17 of Germany‘s 100 biggest companies have their headquarters in Essen. The Ruhr metropolitan region is the third-largest economic conurbation in Europe, and the Essen skyline mirrors this huge economic potential. The leading status of Essen is also reflected by the superb leisure and cultural facilities for the 600,000 or so inhabitants as well as for visitors to the city. And Essen will soon boast another outstanding attraction: the new Limbecker Platz shopping center.

The biggest inner-city shopping center anywhere in Germany is currently being built at the heart of Essen. It is an outstanding cosmopolitan shopping and experience center for Essen and the entire metropolitan region. The uniquely broad branch mix includes a Karstadt-Weltstadthaus department store with an area of around 20,000 m2 and a Karstadt-Sport outlet measuring approx. 4,000 square metres as well as approx. 200 shops, of which over 100 are fashion outlets, boutiques and flagship stores of all the leading labels plus many new names, a food court, a food speciality market offering a wide variety of fresh produce, a dozen cafés and restaur-ants and various near-retail service outlets. They all go together to cater to practically the full range of consumer tastes and preferences. The portfolio of products and services on offer is broadly based and innovative, ranging from the highly exclusive to the competitively priced.

The architecture, variety and expertise of the Limbecker Platz complex in Essen will set it apart from other centers. Moreover, the service concept plays a key role in the center‘s philosophy–starting with practical buggy hire and childcare services provided by trained employees and extending all the way to information on local public transport and a taxi call service. At the customer information point, visitors can also find out all about guided tours of the city, upcoming events, etc.

Driving time Inhabitants Catchment area

up to 5 min. approx. 220,000 core

5 to 15 min. approx. 450,000 nearby

15 to 30 min. approx. 1,060,000 outlying

Total: approx. 1,730,000

Project data: LIMBECKER PLATZ ESSEN

Planned start of construction: April 2006

Planned opening (1st construction phase): 2008

Planned opening (complete): 2009

Net area (on 3½ levels): approx. 70,000 m2

Shops: approx. 200

Parking spaces: approx. 2,000

Catchment area: approx. 1,730,000 inh.

ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Ute Sunder, Christiane Weckwerth, Anna-Carin Heidbreder, Simone Krafzig, Birte Wendt

In cooperation with: Henn Architekten, Munich

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE Projektmanagement

Joint venture partner: Karstadt Immobilien AG & Co. KG

Project partners: Karstadt, ECE-Group, DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG

Limbecker Platz EssenGermany‘s biggest inner-city shopping center

A landmark in Essen city center: the big glazed entrance portal.

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Project data: espark ESKIŞEHIR

Planned opening: autumn 2007

Location: city center

Leasing area: approx. 40,000 m2

Shops: approx. 150


Catchment area: approx. 700,000 inh.

ECE architects: Renate Müller, Mehmet Senol, Stefan Hofmann, Yasemin Gün, Özgegün Simsek, Uluç Özgül

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE Türkiye

Profiting from growth in Turkeyespark Eskişehir and Gimat-Center Ankara

Turkey is one of the world‘s most dynamic growth regions. A fast-growing population, a booming economy and rising incomes are fuelling high growth rates in the retail industry.

ECE is perfectly positioned in this growth mar-ket. After taking on the management of six shop-ping centers, the national subsidiary ECE Türkiye is now developing a retail complex in the city of Eskişehir, one of the most dynamic cities in Turkey with a population of 600,000. Eskişehir is situated in Central Anatolia on the direct route between the major Turkish metropolises of Istanbul (330 km) and Ankara (230 km).

In the period up to autumn 2007, ECE is building a modern shopping and service center with an adjoining cinema complex in Eskişehir city center. The mall will have a leasing area of 40,000 square metres and house around 1,100 parking spaces for motorised shoppers. The complex bor-ders on two main traffic thoroughfares, ensuring that the center is well signposted and ideally inte-

grated in the regional road network. A tram line and several bus routes also pass by the location, making for easy access by public transport. The overall catchment area comprises a population of around 700,000, and the more prosperous sec-tions of society are particularly well represented in the nearby catchment area.

Parallel to the planning and construction work on the espark in Eskişehir, ECE Türkiye is pushing ahead with its growth strategy in the center management sector. The Gimat-Center, an exten-sion to the existing Migros-Center, will open in May 2006. Both centers are managed and jointly marketed by ECE. The branch mixes of the two centers will complement one another, and the Gimat extension will provide a new home for around 130 shops on an area of 29,500 square metres. The new building will also house a DIY market with a sales area of 11,000 square metres and office and hotel premises measuring 28,000 square metres. The location boasts excellent traffic and transport links. The complex is situated directly

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espark Eskişehir Core catchment area up to 5 min. City border Nearby catchment area 5 to 15 min.

40,000 square metres state-of-the-art shopping made in Turkey–espark Eskişehir.

GIMAT-CENTER Core catchment area up to 5 min. City border Nearby catchment area 5 to 15 min.

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The new Schlossgalerie is designed to underpin the status of Oldenburg as a shopping location and to ensure that it can hold its own in the retail mar-ket in years and decades to come–against not just its rivals but also the out-of-town retail complexes on greenfield sites. In view of the many attractions of Oldenburg as a shopping destination, the pros-pects for the Schlossgalerie center are excellent.




15 to 30 min. approx. 245,000 outlying

30 to 45 min. approx. 200,000 extended outlying

Total: approx. 690,000

Project data: SCHLOSSGALERIE OLDENBURG

Planned start of construction: spring 2007

Planned opening autumn 2009

Sales area (on three levels): approx. 15,000 m2

Shops: approx. 90

Parking spaces: approx. 530


ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela SimonPlanning team: Désirée Oldenburg, Antje Müller, Stephanie Raatz, Sabine Christlieb

In cooperation with: KSP Engel und Zimmermann Architekten, Braunschweig


New attraction on the Schlossplatz square Schlossgalerie Oldenburg

With around 160,000 inhabitants, the univer-sity town of Oldenburg is the economic, administrative and cultural centre of the Weser-Ems region in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony. The catch-ment area of the town comprises around 690,000 inhabitants. Oldenburg has a first-rate city centre and is considered one of the most popular retail locations in northern Germany. The town scores extremely high in terms of both centrality and purchasing power.

ECE is planning a stylish shopping center in the southern district of the city centre, directly on the Schlossplatz square. The design is based on the winning concept by KSP Braunschweig following a high-profile architectural competition. The west-to-east layout of the main mall connects the center to the busy market and therefore to the city centre‘s main shopping streets, Lange Strasse and Achternstrasse. The complex is also linked to a Galeria-Kaufhof department store with a sales area of approx. 10,000 m2. Moreover, the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg bank intends to relocate its headquarters and build a new main

office on the Schlossplatz–directly adjoining the Schlossgalerie.

The Schlossgalerie will boast a sales area of around 15,000 m2 under one roof housing around 90 shops on three levels, complete with a market hall, cafés and restaurants. An attractive branch mix comprising international chains and regional retailers will ideally complement the existing range of goods and products on offer in Oldenburg city centre and further enhance the appeal of Oldenburg for visitors from the outlying catchment area. The center will house around 530 parking spaces for motorised shoppers.

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Schlossgalerie Oldenburg Pedestrian precinct

New ProjectsA wide variety of shops and products in the Lange Strasse - at the heart of the city of Oldenburg.Schlossgalerie, Oldenburg–view from the market.

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and the soon-to-be-revamped Schillerplatz square, the generously dimensioned entrance zone to the new complex will create a new square in the city centre with ample space for cafés, restaurants and events. The large window cut-outs in the façade of the building will ensure that the Stadtgalerie is flooded with daylight. More than 1,100 new park-ing spaces will be created in the city centre.




15 to 30 min. approx. 230,000 outlying

Reserve potential approx. 40,000 Total: approx. 440,000

Project data: STADTGALERIE SCHWEINFURT

Planned start of construction: spring 2007


Sales area: approx. 22,500 m2

Shops: approx. 90



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Benjamin Laumann, Maic Rohlfs, Anke Wonka, Annelie Pongratz, Steffen Buchholz


New shopping magnet for Lower FranconiaStadtgalerie Schweinfurt

The city of Schweinfurt in the Main-Rhön region of Franconia has a catchment area with a popula-tion of around 440,000 and is a major economic centre of Lower Franconia. One of the reasons the city is so well-known is that it is home to a number of international companies in the roller bearing and automotive component industry who have shaped its character for many decades. There are also many successful SMEs from other sectors, such as medical technology, measurement and control technology, energy technology and linear motion technology as well as plastics machin- ing and processing. The completion of the A 71 motorway (Schweinfurt–Erfurt) creates new poten-tial for Schweinfurt to play a key role in economic relations with Eastern Europe.

In addition, the Tunisian soccer team has cho-sen the city on the Main river as its “home town“ for the 2006 World Cup this summer and will be staying on the Maininsel island.

The Stadtgalerie will add a new shopping

attraction to Schweinfurt‘s profile and strengthen the city‘s status as an economic centre for the en-tire region. The complex being built on the site of SKF GmbH in the Schrammstrasse road alongside the new tax office will house around 90 shops with a total sales area of 22,500 square metres. The outlets will include a big top-range clothing store, young fashion shops, a sports and lifestyle market, shoe and leather shops, a food supermar-ket, a food speciality market offering a wide range of fresh produce and culinary delicacies, a con-sumer electronics outlet and toy and book shops as well as drugstore, perfume and opticians' shops, a health food store and a pharmacy.

The modern and elegant architectural design of the complex will blend in harmoniously with the cluster of buildings in the Schrammstrasse – among them the tax office, the State Statistics Office and the SKF administration building–and will enhance the civic planning quality of the entire quarter. In combination with the redevelopment of Schrammstrasse into a boulevard-like thoroughfare

Stadtgalerie Schweinfurt Pedestrian precinct

planned railway station

A real eye-catcher at the heart of the Franconian city–the Stadtgalerie in Schweinfurt. The historic factory gate on the disused

industrial site of SKF GmbH.

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The “who‘s who“ of the retail tradeCity-Arkaden Klagenfurt

The countdown for the first ECE shopping center in Austria is running: the City-Arkaden in Klagenfurt will be opening its doors to the public on 29 March 2006. ECE‘s leasing managers already turned in an outstanding performance several months ago, having signed tenancy contracts for all the 120 or so shops back in October 2005.

The outlets in the City-Arkaden situated directly on the Heuplatz square between the St. Veiter Strasse and St. Veiter Ring roads are a veritable who‘s who of the retail trade: the new complex will be the fashion focus of the Carinthia region. The anchors on the sales area of around 27,000 square metres are clothing stores P&C, C&A, Zara, H&M Young Fashion and an S.Oliver flag-ship store as well as Hervis Sports and fashion labels Mexx, Esprit, Mango, New Yorker, Cecil, Gerry Weber, Promod and Tom Tailor. Further highlights include a Billa Gourmet supermarket, a Thalia bookshop, a Müller drugstore, a Douglas perfume shop, the Humanic, Stiefelkönig and Salamander shoe shops and a Geox speciality outlet as well as a Saturn consumer electronics

market. The comprehensive branch mix is round-ed off by other attractive shops, chain outlets and local retailers. 40 retail chains from all over Europe will be opening their first shop in Carinthia at the City-Arkaden, and for 20 of them it will be their first-ever outlet in Austria. They include stores like “Motivi“ (women‘s fashion from Italy) and “Sinequanone“ (France).

Project data: CITY-ARKADEN KLAGENFURT

Planned opening: 29 March 2006


Cafés, restaurants and service outlets: approx. 3,000 m2

Shops: approx. 120

Parking spaces: approx. 880 Catchment area: approx. 422,000 inh.

ECE architects: Renate Müller, Annette Fahrenkrug, Gunter Stegemann, Ulf Jelinek

In cooperation with: Architektur-Büro Omansiek, Klagenfurt. Project partners: Deutsche EuroShop AG, ECE-Group


Shopping at its best–from March 2006 in the former “Neuner“ site in Klagenfurt.

ECE chief Alexander Otto came to Klagenfurt at the invitation of Mayor Harald Scheucher.

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At Cracow central railway station, ECE is developing one of the most ambitious projects anywhere in Central Europe – the city centre extension project Nowe Miasto (new city). The Galeria Krakowska, the centrepiece of the Nowe Miasto, celebrated its topping-out ceremony in November 2005, and the Galeria is scheduled to open in autumn 2006–with more than 250 shops on a total sales area of around 60,000 square metres. The location will also house 10,000 m2 of office premises as well as a modern 4-star hotel with around 150 rooms.

The retailers are delighted with the location, and 90 per cent of the tenancy agreements were already sealed a full year before the opening date. This positive response is chiefly due to the outstanding accessibility of the site. The Galeria Krakowska is located at the city‘s busiest traffic hub just five minutes on foot from the “jewel of Cracow“, the Rynek with the famous Cloth Halls and the Church of St Mary. Around 100,000 people already pass by the site every day. The central railway station and the main bus terminal

are directly linked to the Galeria. There is also a crossover point to the suburban rail network in the basement of the complex. The shopping center is ideally located for access by car, and the approx. 1,400 parking spaces provide ample facilities for motorised shoppers.

Project data: GALERIA KRAKOWSKA CRACOW



Office premises: approx. 10,000 m2

Shops: approx. 250



ECE architects: Renate Müller, Marek Ludian, Uli Hildner, Jacek Schumacher, Katarzyna Unold, Rul Melke, Elzbieta Lerch-Zajaczkowska

In cooperation with: IMB Asymetria architekti, Kraków


Project partners: HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH, ECE-Group

Topping-out ceremony in Poland‘s model cityGaleria Krakowska, Cracow

Left: Topping-out ceremony with a delightedJan Debski (ECE Polska): he had been

waiting for this moment for seven years.Totally unique interior design concepts were

developed for the Galeria Krakowska.

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Following the laying of the foundation stone for the Schloss-Arkaden in Braunschweig on 2 Novem-ber 2005, building work on one of the most spectacular inner-city construction projects anywhere in Europe is proceeding according to schedule. On the historic Schlosspark site, investor Credit Suisse and ECE are painstakingly rebuilding the former Braunschweig imperial castle–stonemasons who worked on the reconstruction of the Frauenkir-che church in Dresden are restoring many excav- ated parts of the original building and using them in the new shopping and service center. After it opens in spring 2007, the Schloss-Arkaden will become a unique experience venue for cultural events, leisure and shopping. In addition to providing space for cultural institutions (with a total area of 13,000 m2 for, among other things, the city library and the castle museum), the Schloss-Arkaden will also be home to around 150 shops, cafés and restaurants offering the full spectrum of high-quality goods and products on a sales area of 30,000 m2 spread across three levels. Top inter-national fashion will be one of the focal points of the

center portfolio, and the branch mix will be ideally rounded off by a wide range of cafés, restaur-ants and consumer electronics markets as well as a gourmet market hall offering delicacies from around the world. The complex houses a total of around 1,700 parking spaces for motorised visitors in the underground car park and on various parking levels.

Project data: SCHLOSS-ARKADEN BRAUNSCHWEIG

First earth turned: 13 July 2005

Laying of the foundation stone: 2 November 2005

Planned opening: spring 2007


Shops: approx. 150



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Lorenz Riethmüller, Henning Schröter, Anna Dolezalova, Claudia Felis, Sybille Ender, Regina Hanstein

In cooperation with: Grazioli + Muthesius Architekten, Berlin


Client: Credit Suisse

Unique project for EuropeSchloss-Arkaden Braunschweig

Start of construction in Hungary‘s boom town Árkád Győr

ECE is building the Árkád Győr shopping complex at the heart of Győr, Hungary‘s number two business metropolis. The city is the economic and cultural centre of northwestern Hungary. The suc-cessful settlement policy of the civic authorities has attracted global players like Audi and Philips, who have set up large-scale plants in Győr. The regional economy also profits from its proximity to Slovakia and Austria, and this has helped Győr to become the leading provincial city in Hungary in terms of eco-nomic activity. The Árkád Győr is scheduled to open in autumn 2006 and will house approx. 125 shops on a sales area of approx. 35,000 square metres. Those travelling to the complex by car will find around 1,150 parking spaces, and several bus routes stop directly in front of the building. The catchment area of the shopping center comprises a population of around 490,000, and some 165,000 of these inhabitants can travel to the Árkád within 15 minutes. The project partners for the 100 million-euro project are Real I.S. AG and the ECE-Group. Real I.S. AG is incorporating the shopping center in a closed-end real estate fund under the “Bayernfonds“ brand.

Project data: ÁRKÁD GYŐR


Sales area (on two levels): approx. 35,000 m2

Shops: approx. 125



ECE architects: Renate Müller, Manfred Geppert, Rul Melke, Christian Castenholz, Andrea Takács, Bernd Dahlgrün, Gunter Stegemann, Imre Kecskés, Bettina Lubczyk.

In cooperation with: Dimenzió Tervező Kft.

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE Projektmanagement Project partners: Real I.S. AG, ECE-Group

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Morer than 85% of the sales premises in the Árkád Győr shopping center werealready leased a full year before the opening date for the complex.

Laying the foundation stone (from l. to r.): Gyula Gyalay-Korpos, Managing Director ECE Budapest, Győr‘s Lord Mayor Jozsef Balogh, Sandor Vermesy, member of the Management Board at Strabag construction management Hungary, and Jens Kohl-morgen, Managing Director Construction ECE International.

“With the ECE project, the city has generated a key stimulus. There are already indications that this has set a chain reaction in motion–compan-ies are investing money in new commercial properties once again, and additional projects are already in the pipeline.“

Dr Gert Hoffmann, Lord Mayor of Braunschweig,press release by the City of Braunschweig dated 2 Nov. 2005

Renaissance of Braunschweig city centre–the Schloss-Arkaden.

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The plot where theStadt-Galerie Passau

is being built


With around 50,500 inhabitants, the city of Passau is the cultural, economic and touristic centre of the Lower Bavaria administrative region. Starting in summer 2006, ECE is building the new Stadt-Galerie on the so-called “Lokschuppen“ site at the heart of the city centre. When the project is com-pleted, Passau will boast an elegant, light-flooded shopping center and experience venue with a variety of attractive stores, restaurants and cafés which will underpin the appeal of the city centre in the long term and ensure it can compete effectively with retailing locations on greenfield sites. The plans for the Stadt-Galerie include a sales area of around 21,000 square metres housing 90 or so shops on three sales levels. The branch mix will ideally complement the quality and variety of goods and products already on offer in the city centre.

The architecture of the building blends in harmo-niously with the historic setting of the former imperial city. “Our design for the façade of the Stadt-Galerie is a reinterpretation of the organic structure of the city and creates a dialogue between the familiar and the surprisingly new“, says Philipp Auer, an associate at Auer+Weber+Architekten in Munich.

Project data: STADT-GALERIE PASSAU

Planned start of construction: summer 2006

Planned opening: 2008


Shops: approx. 90



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Reinhold Niehoff, Brit Müller, Johan Bergenthal, Marlies Lantzsch, Andreas Teigeler

In cooperation with: Auer+Weber+Architekten, Munich


The New Heart of PassauStadt-Galerie Passau

New shopping magnet for the city centre Stadtgalerie Heilbronn

Everything‘s on target: planning permission has been granted, and construction work is scheduled to start in summer 2006. After a construction phase of around 20 months, the Stadtgalerie Heilbronn will be opening its doors to the public in spring 2008.

The new shopping magnet is being built in a superb location: on the so-called “Landerer“ site between the historic Deutschhof complex, the Götzen- turm tower and the Galeria Kaufhof department store, the Stadtgalerie will be directly linked to the pedestrian precinct. The shopping center will house an attractive branch mix on a sales area of around 13,000 square metres, helping to attract purchasing power from the region to Heilbronn city centre. The Stadtgalerie will be the home of famous well-known labels as well as retailers from the surrounding region, and fashion will be one of the focal points of the retail portfolio. There are plans for, among other things, a ”young fashion“ outlet, shoe and leather goods shops, a highly attractive mar-ket hall offering a wide range of fresh produce and specialities, toy shops and bookstores as well as drugstore, perfume, optician, health food and chemist outlets. The wide range of goods and services on offer in the spectacular architectural setting of the Stadtgalerie will be rounded off by a number of restaurants and cafés. Situated be-tween the Stuttgart and Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen conurbations in the scenic Neckar valley, Heilbronn is a major centre of business, administration and culture and the focal point of the Heilbronn-Franconia region.

Project data: STADTGALERIE HEILBRONN

Planned start of construction: summer 2006



Shops: approx. 70



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela SimonPlanning team: Andreas Fuchs, Timm Balzerowitz, Frank Semar, Klaus Keggenhoff, Florian Bräuninger

In cooperation with: Blocher Blocher und Partner, Stuttgart


Shopping magnet at the heart of Heilbronn: the Stadtgalerie. A vibrant addition to the three-river city - the Stadt-Galerie in Passau.

“This building will forge links with the history of Passau and add a modern touch that will enhance the appeal of the city centre.“

Albert Zankl, Lord Mayor of Passau

Stadt-Galerie Passau Pedestrian precinct New pedestrian precinct Bus station Retail trade/Cinema Retail trade/Service

The New Heart of Passau with the Stadt-Galerie.

Photos of models

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A new shopping experience on the Pferdemarkt site at the heart of Hameln town centre.

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The time has finally come: before the end of the spring, construction work will begin on the new Stadt-Galerie center on the Pferdemarkt site at the heart of Hameln. The shopping center is directly linked to the pedestrian precinct of the town in Lower Saxony with a population of 60,000. The location is ideally situated for access by both car and public transport. Around 370,000 people live in the catchment area of the Stadt-Galerie, and an additional 3.8 million day tourists visit the world-famous “Pied Piper city“ on the Weser river every year. Today, two years before the opening date, 50 per cent of the shop premises in the Stadt-Galerie have already been leased to well-known retailers in the fields of clothing/fashion, footwear, health/drugstores as well as a large-format food supermarket. The plans include a sales area of around 19,000 square metres on three levels with around 90 shops as well as approx. 500 parking spaces. The complex is scheduled to open in spring 2008. The primary investor in the Stadt-Galerie in Hameln is Deutsche EuroShop AG with a stake of 94.9 per cent.

Project data: STADT-GALERIE HAMELN



Shops: approx. 90



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Désirée Oldenburg, Enno Schmacker, Dragon Markovic, Johann Pestritu

In cooperation with: Prof. Friedrich Spengelin, Hanover


Project partners: Deutsche EuroShop AG, ECE-Group

Attraction for Hameln and the entire region Stadt-Galerie Hameln

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Dawn of a new era Galeria Bałtycka, Gdańsk

The beautiful old-town district of Gdańsk enchants and fascinates every visitor with a histo-ry that stretches back over more than 1,000 years. Together with the neighbouring cities of Sopot and Gdynia, Gdańsk forms the so-called tri-city that ex- tends along the Baltic coast, creating an economic region with a population of well over one million. The Galeria Bałtycka being developed by ECE will be one of the biggest and most attractive retailing complexes in Gdańsk. In the period up to autumn 2007, the center will be built on the main traffic axis of the tri-city and will house over 200 shops on a sales area of approx. 39,000 square metres.

The Galeria Bałtycka is ideally integrated in the transport network. The “Wrzeszcz“ bus ter-minal is directly next to the Galeria, and several tram lines stop in front of the complex. There is a junction of two major roads–Al. Grunwaldzka and Kosciuszki–directly in front of the center, ensuring that the Galeria is well integrated in the regional road network. Around 1,000 parking spaces await motorised visitors.

Project data: GALERIA BAŁTYCKA GDAŃSK


Location: at the intersection of the Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia conurbation


Shops: approx. 200



ECE architects: Renate Müller, Rafal Stoparczyk, Malgorzata Ciania, Dariusz Alot, Elzbieta Lerch-Zajaczkowska

In cooperation with: A Plan bis Sp. z oo, Gdańsk

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE ProjektmanagementProject partners: HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH, ECE-Group

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More than 1,000,000 people live in the catchment area of the Galeria Bałtycka.

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New shopping magnet for the trade fair cityErnst-August-Galerie Hanover

Construction work on the Ernst-August-Galerie is scheduled to start in summer of this year. The new city center shopping and experience venue is being built directly next to the central railway sta-tion on the site where the main post office currently stands. From the autumn of 2008, the complex will house three elegant sales levels with 140 shops, restaurants and cafés over a sales area of around 30,000 square metres.

The tailored branch mix in the Ernst-August-Galerie is designed to attract people from the entire metropolitan region: there will be flagship stores, fashion outlets and boutiques, cafés and restaurants, a food speciality market, a fresh produce zone and near-retail service outlets. The light-flooded piazzas and rotundas will exude a Mediterranean air, making it a high-quality venue for shopping, strolling and leisure activities. The complex will offer around 1,200 parking spaces. The catchment area of the Ernst-August-Galerie has more than 1.3 million inhabitants.

Project data: ERNST-AUGUST-GALERIE HANOVER

Opening: autumn 2008


Shops: approx. 140



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Matthias Peglau, Matti Schween, Karen Heckel, Jacqueline Scheer

In cooperation with: Venneberg + Zech, Hanover

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE ProjektmanagementProject partners: HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH, ECE-Group

Progress Reports Holdings

ECE recently acquired a 25 per cent stake in the DEZ shopping center in Innsbruck, thereby further extending its commitments in Austria. “The DEZ is the biggest shopping center in Tyrol and one of the leading centers anywhere in Austria. This investment is therefore an ideal fit for our international expansion strategy“, says Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE.

The DEZ was converted and fully modernised in 2004, and ECE acted as consultant for the mas-ter planning of the general conversion project.

When it was opened in 1970, the DEZ was Austria‘s first shopping center. With its 125 shops and well-known chain outlets. 3,000 free parking spaces and convenient traffic and transport links, it is considered to be the leading retail marketplace in Tyrol.

Hannes Hess, who has operated the shop-ping center with great success in past decades, will continue to manage the DEZ, and ECE will contribute its know-how and expertise as a stra-

tegic consultant. Burkhard Hoffmann, Managing Director ECE Development: “Hannes Hess knows the Tyrolean market like the back of his hand. I am delighted that he has chosen us as his partner.“

For Managing Director Hannes Hess, this financial partnership with ECE marks a further milestone in the optimisation of the DEZ location. “It‘s an honour to attract the interest of ECE, and this clearly reflects the superb status of the DEZ in the Tyrolean market, as ECE only enters into com-mitments at first-rate locations“, says Hess.

Expansion of operations in Austria 25 per cent stake in the DEZ in Innsbruck

“I am delighted that the success of the ‘Promenade‘ at Hanover central railway station has further enhanced the appeal of Hanover as a place to shop and visit. This success has positively impacted the economic role played by the city centre and has given an important boost to the eco-nomic strength and vitality of Hanover as a shopping destination.“

Dr Herbert Schmalstieg, Lord Mayor of Hanover (September 2005)

The Ernst-August-Galerie is being built on the site of the main post office.Photo of model

Alexander Otto, Lower Saxony Minister-President Christian Wulff (centre) and Hannover‘s Lord Mayor Dr Herbert Schmalstieg (r.) at the ECE “Retail Meeting 2005“.

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First ECE center opened in the Czech RepublicGalerie Vaňkovka Brno

The former Vaňkovka factory site in the centre of Brno now once again serves as the economic motor for the second-largest city in the Czech Republic as well as for the entire region. It is on this site that the Galerie Vaňkovka, the first ECE shopping center in the Czech Republic, opened its doors to the public in March 2005. With its char-acteristic red-brick façades, the factory was a sym-bol for the industrial heyday of the city in the 19th century. Two buildings belonging to the former fac-tory were integrated in the new complex in close cooperation with the local building conservation authorities. It was not possible to preserve all the original façades due to their poor condition, but after a long search the ECE architects succeeded in tracking down a manufacturer who produced the old bricks–with the result that it was possible to rebuild façades and windows that are fully true to the original.

The light-flooded shopping and experience center houses more than 130 shops, cafés and res-taurants on a sales area of 37,000 square metres.

Sections of the factory halls that used to stand on the site have been integrated in the new building, forging a link with the history of the long-standing production location. ECE‘s project partner in this 100 million euro project is HGA Capital, a com-pany in the HSH Nordbank Group.

Project data: GALERIA VAŇKOVKA BRNO

Opening: 23 March 2005


Shops: approx. 130



ECE architects: Renate Müller, Andrea Venghaus, Dusan Urbanczyk, Constance von Rège, Eva Moudrová, Thomas Wille, Pavel Petrovka

In cooperation with: Architekti Hrůša & Pelčák Ateliér Brno, s.r.o.


Project partners: HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH, ECE-Group

Opening OpeningA food court with an area of around 800 square metres

offering international andlocal specialities invites

visitors to sample thefine foods on offer.

From the very outset, visitors and experts alike were full of praise for the Galerie Vaňkovka, and the Czech shopping center won four awards in its very first year.

In November 2005, the Galerie Vaňkovka was named the “Czech real estate project of the year“ in the category “Shopping Center“. At the official ceremony in the ballroom of Prague Castle, the award was presented by the Association for the Development of the Real Estate Market (ARTN), who organised the competition under the patronage of the Ministry of Regional Development. “I am delighted that our first center in the Czech Republic has won the country‘s most pres-tigious award right out of the blocks“, says Josef Tobek, Managing Director of ECE Praha. “The Galerie Vaňkovka is a truly unique project and an excellent example of how old industrial wasteland sites can be transformed and revitalised.“

The jury reserved special praise for the way in which the Galerie is perfectly integrated in the city centre and the painstaking revitalisation of the former factory site.

ECE was also presented with the VIA Bona Award (Latin for “Good Way“) for its commitment in the social sphere. This award was conferred by the VIA Foundation and its partners–the CITIGROUP Foundation, the Foundation for Civil Society and the Fórum Dárců–in recognition of ECE‘s support for the “Vaňkovka“ citizen‘s asso-ciation in Brno. ECE has rented out premises to the “Vaňkovka“ association in the Galerie Vaňkovka for a symbolic sum. “We are delighted that our efforts have been recognised with this award and we intend to continue to support the work of the citizens‘ association“, said ECE Managing Director Josef Tobek.

The “Vaňkovka“ citizens‘ association put ECE‘s name forward for the award, and the US Ambassador to the Czech Republic held a reception in honour of the award winners. In the competition staged by “Construction & Investment Journal“, the Galerie Vaňkovka won the award for “Best Shopping Center Project in the Czech Republic“ and was named one of the top 100 companies in Brno.

The Czech real estate project of the yearFour awards in the space of one year

The guests of honour at the opening of the Galerie were former Czech President

Václav Havel and his wife Dagmar Veškrnová-Havlová.

Proud of their awards: from left:Josef Tobek, Managing Director of ECE Praha,

Helmut Wittchen, Head of Leasing, andJosef Wiedermann, Center Manager of the Galerie.

Delighted about the Galerie Vaňkovka Brno: Jörg Banzhaf (left), Managing Director Property Development ECE International; WilhelmWellner, Managing Director Finance and Accounting ECE International.

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The new Ettlinger Tor center in Karlsruhe re-cently opened its doors to the shopping public, and more than 100,000 people came to see it on the first day alone. The biggest city centre shopping complex in southern Germany has a striking architectural design that totally redefines the shop-ping experience. The front of the protected build-ing on the Rondellplatz square was integrated in the outer façade, and the 150 metre-long daylight-flooded glass dome blends in harmoniously with the surrounding buildings while simultaneously cre-ating a new feel, and this is what gives the shop-ping center its bright and spacious atmosphere.

“The center is a welcome addition to Karlsruhe city centre, both from a civic planning point of view and as it ideally complements the existing retail portfolio. In the space of just over two years, an architecturally splendid building has been created that marks a major step forward in our longstand-ing plans to extend the city centre towards the south“, were the words of Karlsruhe's Lord Mayor

Heinz Fenrich said on the opening day.On an overall sales area of around 33,000

square metres, the Ettlinger Tor presents a balanc-ed branch mix comprising an attractive blend of speciality markets, chain outlets and local retailers. The portfolio of products and goods is specifically tailored to the high-tech city. The anchors include clothing stores Appelrath Cüpper, Anson’s, Zara, K&L Ruppert, Yeans Halle and Hennes & Mauritz as well as a big Media Markt and Sport Voswinkel.

The new shopping magnet in Karlsruhe has created around 1,000 permanent full-time and part-time jobs.

Project data: ETTLINGER TOR KARLSRUHE

Opening: 7 September 2005



Shops: approx. 130

Office premises: approx. 4,000 m2



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon, Planning team: Brunhild Hinrichs, Maic Rohlfs, Anke Wonka, Désirée Oldenburg, Stefan Hofmann

In cooperation with: Architekturbüro Kramm & Strigl


Project partner: Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, ECE-Group

Opening Opening

More than 100,000 visitors on opening dayEttlinger Tor Karlsruhe

From left: Gerd Seitz, ECE Managing Director Property Development, Karsten Hinrichs, ECE Managing Director Finance and Accounting, Jens-Ulrich Maier, ECE Managing Director Construction, Heinz Fenrich, Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe, Klaus Striebich, ECE Managing Director Leasing, Dr Walter J. Helbach, member of the Management Board of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Günther Oettinger, Minister-Presi-dent of Baden-Württemberg, Dr Andreas Mattner, ECE Managing Director Communication and Acquisition Special, Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE, Stephan Kugel, ECE Managing Director Center Management; Dr Lothar Kappich, ECE Managing Director Personnel, Legal Affairs, Information Technology and Organisation.

“Innovation, imaginative ideas and the willingness to invest are what drive the economic development of Baden-Württemberg and what have made our state a dynamic business region. One excellent example of this is the Ettlinger Tor. This centrally located shop-ping mall is sure to further enhance the attractions of Karlsruhe as a retail location.“

Günther Oettinger, Minister-President of Baden- Württemberg during the opening gala on 6 Septem- ber 2005

The new attraction in Karlsruhe: the Ettlinger Tor with its spectacular archs.

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Opening Opening

The gate to the east is openEastgate Berlin

The Eastgate complex, which opened in Berlin at the end of September, has fast become a major attraction: on the opening days alone, more than one million people flocked to see the futuristic project, one of the biggest and most unusual shopping and experience venues in Berlin and anywhere in eastern Germany. The shopping center with the spectacular architec-tural design offers an attractive and cosmopolitan range of goods and services with over 150 shops on two elegant mall levels. The highlights include a food lounge with seating for over 400 people, four light-flooded rotundas, a total shop window length of 1,600 metres, boulevard cafés, restaurants, fountains, water displays and an “event plaza“ complete with open-air stage for events and sports activities. A shopping and leisure magnet for a catch-ment area with a population of around 681,000, Eastgate houses a sales area of around 32,000 m2 featuring top brands, label shops, international bou-tiques and consumer electronics markets as well as an additional 3,000 m2 for service outlets and cafés/restaurants. The tenants include Saturn, fashion stores Peek & Cloppenburg, H&M and C&A, a Thalia

bookshop, a Douglas perfume shop and Minimal and Netto supermarkets. Alongside the retail outlets and cafés/restaurants, there is also an area of 1,400 m2

in Eastgate earmarked for modern and functional office premises and practices. The location is perfectly situated for convenient access. A pedestrian bridge leads from the Marzahn suburban train station directly into the complex, and a number of trams and buses stop right in front of the Eastgate center.

Project data: EASTGATE BERLIN

Opening: 29 September 2005



Shops: approx. 150

Offices and practices: approx. 1,400 m2



ECE architect: Klaus M. Hoffmann,Planning team: Ragna Carstens, Enno Schmacker, Dragan Markovic, Johann Pestritu, Ingo Schulze

Project development, general planning, leasing and management: ECE Projektmanagement Project partners: Deutsche Bank, BAT, DZ Bank, ECE-Group

Happy faces at the opening gala: Klaus Wowereit,Governing Mayor of Berlin, Maren Otto,

Prof. Dr Werner Otto and ECE chief Alexander Otto.

An indoor playground with a difference: Eastgate houses a special children‘s areawhere our young guests can jump around, build things and play.

Spectacular and fascinating–at the heart of Berlin-Marzahn.

“The one thousand new jobs are an encouraging signal for the future of the district.“

Uwe Klett, District Mayor of Marzahn-Hellersdorf(September 2005)

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Opening Opening

Shopping, service and experience worldnova eventis Leipzig/Halle

The mega-project “nova eventis“ is entering the final straight, and the already fully leased third construction phase of the spectacular futuristic pro-ject in the Leipzig/Halle growth region will open its doors this spring. The overall opening is scheduled for autumn 2006.

The modern shopping, service and experience complex situated next to the Leipzig-West motorway exit (A 9) houses a sales area of around 76,000 m2 as well as a spectacular water landscape, sports facilities and an adventure playground. The centre-piece of nova eventis is the two-storey, glass-covered shopping section with two parallel malls, a total shop window length of 3,000 metres, four rotundas and three elliptical event malls.

Motorised visitors can already take advantage of the 7,000 free parking spaces, 2,000 of them in

the new multi-storey car park. Over 200 shops and well-known anchor stores as well as a variety of attractive leisure and entertainment facilities will ensure that nova eventis becomes a focal point and meeting place for the 2.7 million people in the catchment area.

Project data: nova eventis LEIPZIG/HALLE

Opening of 1st construction phase: 30 September 2004

Opening of 2nd construction phase: 13 Oktober 2005

Opening of 3rd construction phase: spring 2006

Overall opening: autumn 2006


Shops: approx. 200



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela Simon Planning team: Jörg Mierwald, Gerd Bartsch, Helmut Mattes, Axel Theisinger, Ullrich Schilling, Norma Hauschild, Lysann Radeck, Katrin Stern

General planning, leasing and management: ECE Projektmanagement

Owner and investor: Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH

A new feature in an ECE center: 18 outlets and 480 seats in the food court– and all the seats are taken every day between 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.

The shopping world of the future–just before accomplishment.

“nova eventis is a superb example for new investment in the economy of central Germany and signals the positive mood in the region.“

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Böhmer, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, at the opening ceremony for the second construction phase in October 2005

From left: Johannes Haug, member of the Management Board of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Prof. Dr Wolfgang Böhmer, Minister Presi- dent of Saxony-Anhalt, Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE, Dr Walter J. Helbach, member of the Management Board of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Dr Thilo Heuer, Regional Commissioner for Merseburg-Querfurt.

From left: Klaus Striebich, ECE Managing Director Leasing and Heiko Witte, member of the Management Board at SinnLeffers AG

“,nova eventis‘ is an example of what innovative shop-ping concepts can look like in today‘s world.“

Alexander Otto, CEO of ECE

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Olympia Stadium

Acropolis

AirportMEDITERRANEAN

THE MALL ATHENSATHENS

ECE expands into GreeceThe Mall Athens

“The Mall Athens“ was opened with a spec-tacular gala show at the end of November. The shopping center is managed by ECE and houses around 195 retail outlets, 25 restaurants/cafés and 15 cinemas on a total sales area of 58,500 square metres.

The “Mall Athens“ is ideally integrated in the city‘s traffic and transport infrastructure, which was modernised specially for the 2004 Olympic Games. The center is located directly next to the new city motorway in the Greek capital and other major traffic interchanges. The underground car park has space for more than 2,000 cars, and there is a metro station in front of the mall as well as a railway station serving regional routes. Thanks to these superb transport and traffic links to the catchment area, around 1.8 million people can travel to the center inside 15 minutes.

For ECE, “The Mall Athens“ is just the first step into the Greek market. ECE has set up a joint venture with the LAMDA Group, the developer

and owner of the center, to carry out further shopping projects in Greece in the coming years. ECE‘s activities on this front are being fuelled by the general economic trend; since Greece joined the Eurozone, the national economy has been growing at annual rates of between 3.5 and 4.7 per cent.

Project data: THE MALL ATHENS, ATHENS

Opening: November 2005

Location: on Attiki Odos Highway, a major thoroughfare

Leased area: approx. 58,500 m2

Shops: approx. 195

Parking spaces: more than 2,000

Catchment area (up to 30 min.): approx. 3,365,000 inh.

Project partners: LAMDA Group and ECE-Group

Opening Opening“The Mall Athens“ is the first modern shopping center in the Greek capital.

“After it opened in November 2005, The Mall Athens instant-ly became the most popular shopping and experience venue in Athens. On weekends, 100,000 visitors pass through the malls and spend time in the highly popular food court and restaurant areas as well as the

Warner Village Cinema, often staying until the small hours. The team at ECE Lamda Hellas is proud to have developed “The Mall“ as the market leader and is looking forward to launching further shopping center projects in Greece.“

Ruediger Cornehl, Managing Director Leasing,ECE International

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“The Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum has become an important motor forcivic development; it also creates secure jobs forwell over 2,000 people.“

Ole von Beust, Hamburg‘s Governing Mayor(October 2005)

Shopping de Luxe Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum in Hamburg

Good will soon turn into even better: in keep- ing with the motto “shopping de Luxe“, the new AEZ extension is currently being built directly opposite ECE‘s head office. Construction work on the extension building for the Alstertal-Einkaufs-zentrum (AEZ) in the exclusive Hamburg district of Poppenbüttel is now entering the final straight. The extension project, scheduled for completion in autumn of this year, will create an additional 17,000 m2 of sales area and the AEZ will then house a first-rate branch mix on a total area of 59,000 m2. The complex will be home to numer-ous well-known international fashion chains and boutiques, department stores, a speciality market for consumer electronics and a gourmet market hall as well as a wide selection of cafés and res-taurants. Various service outlets like a post office, banks, local authorities and doctors‘ practices are just a stone‘s throw away from the AEZ, as is the “Meridian Spa“ wellness and fitness center. The AEZ has been one of the top shopping locations in Europe for 35 years now and is also a high- profile venue for cultural events and entertainment. The purchasing power index in the Alstertal district is well above the national average at up to 140.

The expansion of the AEZ and the spacious out-door areas will create a modern new city quarter of great appeal for a high-spending metropolitan region. The optimised traffic routing concept and the suburban train and bus terminals at the AEZ ensure easy and convenient access for shoppers.

Project data: ALSTERTAL-EINKAUFSZENTRUM HAMBURG

First earth turned for extension: 8 February 2005

Laying of foundation stone for extension: 20 April 2005

Topping-out ceremony for extension: 17 February 2006

Opening of extension: autumn 2006

Sales area 2006 (on three levels): approx. 59,000 m2

Completion of restructuring measures autumn 2007

Shops 2006: approx. 240

Parking spaces 2006: approx. 3,000


ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela SimonPlanning team: Brunhild Hinrichs, Ullrich Schilling, Lars Appelbaum, Ingeborg von Holwede, Steffen Buchholz, Hanna Weinzierl, Jeannette Froberg-Gogoll, Cord von Platen, Annette Maas, Jan Kaufmann


Project partners: Deutsche Bank, BAT, DZ Bank, ECE-Group

Expansion Expansion

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Expansion Expansion

“Six years ago, the Allee-Center built by the Hamburg-based ECE-Group opened its doors at the heart of the state capital of Magdeburg. And the people of Magdeburg had heated discussions about whether the new shopping center with 110 shops would harm the existing city centre retail trade. I myself was one of the sceptics. While there was a total of 90,000 square metres of retail sales area in Magdeburg in 1990, this figure had already increased to a massive 585,000 square metres by 2000. But today I‘m quite happy to admit that I was wrong: since the Allee-Center was opened Magdeburg city centre has become the most popular shopping destination in the entire region. We can now compete on a more equal footing with Braunschweig, Halle or Leipzig. Very few people in Magdeburg and the surrounding region are still willing to spend time travelling to these cities to go shopping. Particularly as they have a wide range of goods and services right on their doorstep.“

Arno Frommhagen, Chairman of the Association ofMagdeburg City Centre Retailers (October 2004)

The big opening day for the extension of the Allee-Center in Magdeburg is just around the cor-ner: around 40 new shops will open their doors for the first time on 30 March in the basement of the center on an additional area of around 10,000 square metres–and the new multi-storey car park will take the total number of parking spaces up to 1,300.

The extension of the Allee-Center and the presence of a number of new well-known chain outlets and successful regional retailers will further increase the attractions of Magdeburg city centre for both local people and visitors from the outlying catchment area.

Project data: ALLEE-CENTER MAGDEBURG

Opening (of the extension): 30 March 2006

Sales area (now on three levels): approx. 35,000 m2

Shops: approx. 150



ECE architects: Jost Hering, Gisela SimonPlanning team: Claudia Knels, Christiane Müller, Sabine Vogt, Steffi Behrens, Hubert Bettels


Project partners: Rodamco, ECE-Group

Debut for new shopping venueAllee-Center Magdeburg

Expansion of a successful locationRing-Center III Berlin

Construction work on the Ring-Center III in Berlin-Lichtenberg has begun. The third construc-tion phase of the Ring-Center, directly next to the Ring-Center I and II at the junction of Frankfurter Allee/Möllendorffstrasse, comprises a modern “Galeria Kaufhof“ department store with a sales area of 8,700 m2 on four levels which will be completed by the spring of 2007.

Altogether, the three parts of the Ring-Center will in future boast a sales area of around 45,200 m2. The branch mix already includes more than 110 shops, such as an H&M flagship store, a Real hypermarket, an Aldi store, a big Kaisers super-market, a Medimax consumer electronics store, a big Thalia bookshop and a wide selection of fashion and clothing outlets. The attractive range of goods and services is rounded off by two food speciality zones and a number of cafés and res-taurants.

The Ring-Center enjoys excellent traffic and transport links, with underground and suburban

trainsas well as trams stopping directly at the complex. Motorised shoppers can travel to the Ring-Center with ease via the Frankfurter Allee or the Möllendorffstrasse/Gürtelstrasse roads, and the four parking levels provide parking space for around 1,000 cars. More than 370,000 people live in the nearby catchment area of the complex.

Project data: RING-CENTER III (EXTENSION)

Opening: spring 2007

New sales area (on four levels): approx. 8,700 m2

Total sales area Ring-Center I–III: approx. 45,200 m2

Shops (total): approx. 110

Parking spaces: (Ring-Center II): approx. 1,000

Nearby catchment area: approx. 370,000 inh.

ECE architect (Ring-Center III): Klaus M. Hoffmann Planning team: Benedikt Jakob, Hans-Joachim Scholz


Client (Ring-Center III): Credit Suisse

“The Allee-Center in Magdeburg opened in 1998, and handicapped people can shop there without any problems. Spacious lifts with oper-ating panels that are conveniently placed for those in wheelchairs, a wide mall, toilets for the disabled. no barriers of any kind and helpful employees make shopping a lot easier. I‘m happy that we have this shopping center.“

Hans-Peter Pischner, Disabled Affairs Officer in the state capitalof Magdeburg

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Center activities also make a key contribution towards revitalising the city centres in other towns. One example: “The events in the City-Galerie also enhance the city centre experience.“

Peter Grab, City Centre Manager in Augsburg, in the “Augsburger Zeitung“ newspaper on October 10, 2005

“The decision was the right one. The Löhr-Center is an unbeliev-able success story.“

Dr Eberhard Schulte-Wissmann,Lord Mayor of Koblenz,“Rhein-Zeitung“ newspaper on 5 March 2004

The Galeria Lodzka in the Polish city of Lódź staged an event entitled “In the Land of the Golden Dragon“.

Turning shopping into a new experienceAlways something going on – every ECE shop-

ping center stages around 50 campaigns, events and festivals each year.

ECE develops a wide range of imaginative ideas to constantly offer shoppers and visitors a new experience: in cooperation with Mystery Park AG, ECE has also developed a spectacular mobile exhibition focusing on “Mysteries of the World“. The exhibition takes a closer look at structures and works of art that are still not fully understood even today–the giant stones of Stonehenge in England, for example, the Roman temples in Baalbek in Lebanon made of stones that it would be difficult to transport using even modern methods–or the Pyramid of the Kukulkan in Mexico, on which the rising sun casts strange snake-like shadows at equinox and solstice. Films on six multi- media stations, interactive zones, information charts, a three metre-high model of a Maya temple–the theme worlds of the Mystery Park in the Swiss town of Interlaken served as a model for the development of the exhibition, which will enhance the shopping experience at many ECE centers during the next two years. The exhibition premièred in September 2005 at the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden in Berlin.

An unconventional location, a unique atmosphere and delighted visitors: this is a very brief description of the Bernstein/Gershwin Gala that took place on the parking deck of the Löhr-Center in Koblenz on August 28. Janice Dixon (soprano), Philip Zawisza (baritone) and the Rheinische Philharmonie State Orchestra conducted by Dorian Wilson presented the final concert of the “Mittelrhein Musik Momente 2005“ concert series. Well-known news anchor Jan Hofer hosted the event.

Kim Cattrall (49), who starred as the voracious Samantha in US TV series “Sex and the City“, came to the Eastgate complex in Berlin to sign autographs and present her book “Sexual Intelligence“, the cover of which shows her in all her glory. In Marzahn, the US star said a few words of greeting to the long queue of fans in perfect German.

Worldwide famous boxing star Regina Halmich fought her 50th professional fight in her home town

of Karlsruhe. The 1.60 metre-tall powerhouse cele-brated her ring anniversary against female Spanish boxer Maria Jesus Rosa. The model athletes showed themselves in the best possible light at the weigh-in at the recently opened Ettlinger Tor shopping center in Karlsruhe.

Wuppertal in Schwerin fever: 9 August was the starting date for the nationwide exhibition “Schwerin – Pearl in the Reflection of the Lakes“ at the “City-Arkaden“ shopping center in Wuppertal. Using keywords like “well-known“, “scenic“, “centrepiece“, “innovative“, “active“, “fascinating“ and “inviting“, 47 boards showed Schwerin from its most attractive side. Schwerin‘s Lord Mayor Norbert Claussen opened the exhibition in the presence of leading figures from the worlds of politics, business, culture and administration. The response was overwhelming: fresh supplies of advertising brochures had to be de-livered, and a Wuppertal city tour operator was able to send buses full of tourists on a trip to Schwerin.

The selected examples underline the initiative and imaginativeness of ECE center managers in thinking up a constant flow of new ideas. These ideas turn shopping into a whole new experience and help to promote civic development.

Schwerin‘s Lord Mayor Norbert Claussen (centre) opened the Schwerin exhibition in the City-Arkaden in Wuppertal.

Kim Cattrall at Eastgate in Berlin.

Parking deck as open-air stage: Bernstein/Gershwin gala on the roof of the Löhr-Center in Koblenz.

Regina Halmich (ri.) at the Ettlinger Tor, Karlsruhe.

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The mix is all-important The mix is all-important

exchanges on 11 April 2006 in Hamburg and on 19 May in Essen.

People who want to become part of a suc-cessful business model need good and reliable information. There are, for example, meanwhile several hundred financial support schemes for franchisees alone. ECE‘s aim with its regional franchise exchanges is to help people become self-employed. “Even in the era of global trade, the small and medium-sized retailers still play a special and important role. With our SME-friendly leasing concept, we help start-up retailers as best we can“, says Klaus Striebich, Managing Director Leasing at ECE. In the shopping centers managed

by ECE, experienced center managers provide in-depth support for tenants. “In particular, we help small and medium-sized retailers and start-ups to design their window displays and plan their mar-keting activities“, says Stephan Kugel, Managing Director Center Management at ECE. In addition, ECE offers wide-ranging tailored support for local retailers and start-ups. The support provided ranges from start-up exchanges and start-up advis-ory services to planning assistance from ECE architects, help in arranging finance, investment subsidies for shop construction, advice on product range planning and sales promotion as well as support in many other areas.

Lots of people dream of being self-employed, but they often lack an initial idea or access to information on the best ways to successfully set up their own business. At the same time, many fran-chise companies have problems finding suitable operators or start-up entrepreneurs. This is why ECE wants to motivate young entrepreneurs and provide them with concrete start-up assistance at three regional franchise exchanges.

Franchising is one the sectors of the German economy that is really booming. There are mean-while around 900 franchise models in operation on the German market–and the number is increas-ing all the time. Last year, the German Franchise Association recorded 406,000 employees, an increase of 176,000 on 1995. Many big corpor-ations are increasingly using franchise models as sales channels, because experience shows that self-employed franchise partners generate far higher sales than employed outlet managers.

With the support of the German Franchise Association (DFV), ECE is organising three fran-

chise exchanges this year where potential fran-chisees can find out about the different concepts. They can also obtain information on financing options and start-up assistance. In addition to learn- ing about a wide range of business ideas and taking advantage of tailored advisory services, visitors can also attend various special-topic talks and presentations by chambers of industry and commerce, banks and franchisors.

The kick-off event in Berlin in February was attended by Berlin‘s Mayoress Karin Schubert and the Managing Director of the German Franchise Association, Torben Leif Brodersen. Leading com-panies like Mobilcom, PC-Spezialist, Yves Rocher, More&More, Ehinger-Schwarz, Barrique, Gant, Ecco, Kamps, Mexx, Arco, Tally Weijl, Esprit, Tommy Hilfiger, Villeroy & Boch, Biba, Testa Rossa Caffé, Segafredo, Mr. Clou, Mr. Baker, Rosewater‘s Bath, Tee- und Handelskontor Bremen, Zero, Landesbank Berlin and Printshop 24 present-ed their concepts. The feedback was extremely positive, and ECE will be staging further franchise

New opportunities in the retail sectorECE launches franchise exchanges in Berlin, Hamburg, Essen

ECE was quick to recognise the signs of increasing globalisation and began a process of inter-national retailer exchange back in 2001. When the Galeria Dominikańska opened its doors in the Polish city of Wrocław, nine German retailers were already on board: Douglas, P&C Hamburg, Street-Schuhe, C&A, Fielmann, Bijou Brigitte, Quickschuh, the da Ros ice-cream parlour and doner specialist Fatih Servet. All nine opened their first outlets in Poland. In autumn 2006, the Görtz footwear store will also be opening its first shop

in Poland in the Galeria Krakowska in Cracow, and Peek & Cloppenburg recently established its first outlet in the Czech Republic in the Galerie Vaňkovka in Brno.

40 retail chains from all over Europe will be opening their first shop in Carinthia at the City-Arkaden in Klagenfurt on 29 March, and for 20 of them it will be their first-ever outlet in Austria. (see p.18).

Globalisation in the retail sector with ECE

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Expansion into new markets

ECE has been commissioned to lease out the premises in the Ozas Galerie in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. The Ozas Galerie is scheduled to open in spring 2008 and will

be the focal shopping attraction in the country with annual growth rates of 7 per cent plus.

Alongside its activities in the shopping center sector, ECE has for several decades now also been developing and building innovative and purpose-built logistics centers, office buildings, industrial complexes, transport properties, hos-pitals and rehabilitation centers. The following are just a few examples:

The specialist for large-scale industrial properties is building a new logistics center for the Beiers- dorf subsidiary Bode Chemie in Henstedt-Ulzburg near Hamburg. In the period up to August 2006, ECE is building a tailored logistics complex with a gross floor area of around 6,400 square metres on a plot of land in the industrial estate measuring over 12,000 square metres and with excellent links to the A 7 motorway. The investment volume for the project is in the order of six million euros.

Mannheim city centre will soon boast a new highlight: Peek & Cloppenburg is building a new “Weltstadthaus“ store at the heart of Mannheim‘s “Planken“ pedestrian precinct. The building is designed by American star architect Richard Meier and will house five stylish sales levels with

a total sales area of around 12,500 m2. ECE is developing the complex for Peek & Cloppenburg as general contractor through its subsidiary GB Immobilien. The project is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2007.

ECE‘s HEALTHCARE unit also offers “all- inclusive packages“ geared towards innovative concepts, functional designs and in-budget completion– to name just some of the key requirements in the high- growth healthcare sector. ECE takes responsibility.

One recently completed project is the new cardiology center at Hamburg-Eppendorf Univer-sity Clinic, where ECE HEALTHCARE is responsible for project coordination and project management.

Other projects include the Lovells-office building on the Inner Alster lake (Alstertor 21) and the programming and consulting services for the operating concept for the “BMW Welt“ venue in Munich. In Hamburg, ECE is currently building the “Nivea-Haus“ for Beiersdorf and just accomplished the construction of the headquarters of Philips Germany–on-time and in-budget.

Specialist for commercial propertiesECE is stepping up its strategy of international-

isation and expanding into new markets. The ECE experts have set their sights above all on Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltic and the Middle East.

And the first success story has already been filed: in Lithuania, ECE has been requested to lease out the sales area in the Ozas Galerie in the capital city of Vilnius. With a rental area in the region of 60,000 square metres and around 150 shops, the Ozas Galerie is destined to become the new shopping attraction in a country currently

recording annual growth rates of over 7 per cent. The shopping center is part of the Vilnius Entertainment Park, which is already home to the multifunctional 12,000-seat Siemens Arena and will soon also house office premises, more than 2,000 apartments, a hotel and a water park. The

Ozas Galerie will also be in a superb location in a densely populated district close to the city cen-tre: the project site is surrounded by three major thoroughfares.

The expertise of ECE is also in demand in Moscow, and ECE experts are advising several Russian investors on various projects.

Romania and Bulgaria also show great poten-tial, and the prospect of EU membership in particular is fuelling dynamic growth in both countries. ECE has already set up offices in Sofia and Bucharest and is investing a great deal of time and energy in its first project ideas in the region. But ECE‘s strategy is not just confined to Europe. The Gulf region is another key growth market, and ECE has founded the ECE Gulf office in Dubai to ensure that the company also profits from the rapid development of this part of the world. ECE already manages one of the biggest shopping centers in the region–the City Center in Doha, the capital of Qatar. ECE‘s experts are tailoring the business model developed and perfected in Europe to the local conditions and circumstances.

“In March 2004, we took over the management of one of the biggest shopping center in the Middle East–the City Center in Doha. We have been able to build upon an outstanding position in a fast growing market and we will continuosly take a step forward in the international expansion of the company.“

Michael Ohlms, Managing Director ECE Gulf

Projects from ECE OFFICE: office for the lawyers Lovells (above right)

at Alstertor 21, Hamburg, and the office building of Philips headquarters in Hamburg St Georg, ECE INDUSTRIES is

building a logistics center for BODE Chemie.

International About ECE

“Many international retailers now want to come to Moscow and are looking for familiar part-ners. So I believe that European market leader ECE also has an excellent chance of gaining a foothold in Moscow in the medium term.“

Stefan Zeiselmaier, General Director of ECE Russia OOO, Moscow

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ECE shopping centersGERMANY

ECE Deutschland, Hamburg

Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum, HamburgElbe-Einkaufszentrum, HamburgBillstedt-Center, HamburgPhoenix-Center, HamburgHerold-Center, NorderstedtKönigpassage, LübeckSchlosspark-Center, SchwerinMarktplatz-Center, NeubrandenburgRing-Center, BerlinEASTGATE, BerlinGesundbrunnen-Center, BerlinLinden-Center, BerlinAllee-Center, BerlinMärkische Zeile, BerlinStern-Center, PotsdamOder-Center, SchwedtAllee-Center, MagdeburgRathaus-Center, Dessaunova eventis, Leipzig/HallePromenaden Leipzig central stationAllee-Center, LeipzigAltmarkt-Galerie, DresdenLausitz-Center, HoyerswerdaKornmarkt-Center, BautzenSachsen-Allee, ChemnitzVita-Center, ChemnitzStadt-Galerie, PlauenThüringen-Park, ErfurtEinkaufsgalerie Anger1, Erfurt Promenade Hanover central stationLeine-Center,Laatzen near HanoverCity-Point, BraunschweigCity-Galerie, WolfsburgRoland-Center, BremenWerre-Park, Bad OeynhausenAllee-Center, HammCity-Point, BochumDrehscheibe, BochumUni-Center Querenburg,BochumAllee-Center, Essen-Altenessen Bahnhofs-Center, GelsenkirchenColonaden Cologne central stationRhein-Center, CologneCity-Center Chorweiler, CologneAllee-Center, RemscheidCity-Arkaden, WuppertalStern-Center, LüdenscheidCity-Galerie, SiegenForum, Wetzlar DEZ, KasselCity-Point, Kassel Main-Taunus-Zentrum, SulzbachHessen-Center, Frankfurt/Main

Isenburg-Zentrum, Neu-IsenburgRhein-Neckar-Zentrum, ViernheimRathaus-Center, LudwigshafenLöhr-Center, KoblenzSaarpark-Center, NeunkirchenEttlinger Tor, KarlsruheLeo-Center, LeonbergBreuningerland, LudwigsburgBreuningerland, SindelfingenFranken-Center, NurembergCity-Point, NurembergRotmain-Center, BayreuthCity-Galerie, AugsburgOlympia-Einkaufszentrum,MunichPEP, Einkaufs-Center Perlach,MunichForum Allgäu, Kempten

Schloss-Arkaden, Braunschweig(to open in spring 2007)Stadtgalerie, Heilbronn(to open in spring 2008)Stadt-Galerie, Hameln (to open in spring 2008)Stadt-Galerie, Passau(to open 2008)Ernst-August-Galerie, Hanover(to open in autumn 2008)Stadtgalerie, Schweinfurt(to open in autumn 2008)Limbecker Platz, Essen(to open in 2008/2009)Schlossgalerie, Oldenburg(to open in autumn 2009)

AUSTRIA

ECE Europa Bau- & Projektmanagement,Vienna Office

City-Arkaden, Klagenfurt(to open 29 March 2006)

SWITZERLAND

ECE Europa Bau- & Projektmanagement,Zurich Office

POLAND

ECE Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw

Galeria Dominikańska, WrocławGaleria Łódzka, ŁódźGaleria Krakowska, Cracow(to open in autumn 2006)Galeria Bałtycka, Gdańsk(to open in autumn 2007)

CZECH REPUBLIC

ECE Praha s.r.o., Prague

Galerie Vaňkovka, BrnoArkády Pankrác, Prague (to open in autumn 2007/spring 2008)

HUNGARY

ECE Budapest Kft., Budapest

Árkád Örs vezér tere, BudapestPécs Árkád, PécsÁrkád Győr, Győr(to open in autumn 2006)

ROMANIA

ECE Romania srl, Bucharest

BULGARIA

ECE Bulgaria OOD, Sofia

RUSSIA

ECE Russia OOO, Moscow

GREECE

ECE LAMDA Hellas SA, Athens

The Mall Athens, Athens

TURKEY

ECE Türkiye Proje Yönetimi A.S., Istanbul

Migros-Center, AntalyaMigros-Center, AnkaraMetro-City, IstanbulMigros-Center-Beylikdüzü, IstanbulCarrefourSA Maltepe Park, IstanbulTown Center, IstanbulGimat-Center, Ankara(to open May 2006)

QATAR

City

Center, Doha

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESECE Gulf, Dubai

LITHUANIA

OZAS Galerie, Vilnius(to open in spring 2008)

Correct as of February 2006

CracowKatowice

Prague

Vienna

Linz

Graz

Bratislava

Győr

Székesfehérvár

Budapest

Pécs

Szeged

Debrecen

Brno

Olmouc

Ostrava

Wrocław

Łódź

PoznánWarsaw

GdańskKalinigrad

Vilnius

HamburgLübeck

Schwerin

Neubrandenburg

Schwedt

BerlinPotsdam

Dessau

Magdeburg

BraunschweigHameln

Wolfsburg

Hanover

Bad Oeynhausen

HammBochum

Gelsen-kirchen

EssenWuppertal

Lüdenscheid

RemscheidSiegen

Kassel

Bremen

Cologne

KoblenzSulzbach

Wetzlar

Frankfurt

Erfurt

Leipzig

Hoyerswerda

BautzenDresden

Chemnitz

PlauenNeu-Isenburg

Neunkirchen

ViernheimLudwigshafen

Heilbronn

LudwigsburgKarlsruhe

Leonberg

Sindelfingen

Augsburg

KemptenMunich

Passau

Nuremberg

Bayreuth

Zurich

Innsbruck

Salzburg

Klagenfurt

Plzen

Ceske Budejovice

GERMANY

CZECH REPUBLIC

SLOVAKIA

AUSTRIA

HUNGARY

POLAND

RUSSIA

LITHUANIA

Oldenburg

Schweinfurt

Bucharest

Sofia

BULGARIA

Thessaloniki

GREECE

Athens

TURKEYIzmir

Istanbul

Eskişehir Ankara

Antalya

Constanta

Temeswar

Cluj

Brasov

Lasi

ROMANIA

SAUDIARABIA

Doha

QATAR

Dubai

U.A.E.

RUSSIAMoscow

Jaroslavl

Novgorod

St. Petersburg

Smolensk

Centers under management

Centers under construction/at planning stage

Offices, subsidiaries andjoint ventures of ECE

Countries in which ECE is active

Białystok

Rzeszów

Szczecin

Lublin

SWITZERLAND

espark Eskişehir(to open in autumn 2007)

Maps are not to scale

Our vision–your success Start-to-end services: development, realisation leasing and management

Innovative concepts for large-scale commercial properties and entire city districts

ECE's role as investor underpins its long-term perspective on projects

Close cooperation with municipalities and the local retail trade

Tailored branch and tenant mix with ongoing optimisation

High level of professionalism backed up by inter- disciplinary teams, our in-house training centers and experts from all the relevant specialist fields

Reliable partner for on-time, in-budget development of complex special-purpose projects

European market leader in the shopping center sector for more than 40 years with 83 shopping centers under management

Surpassing success for 8,100 retail tenants over a sales area of 2.4 million m2

Pioneer in the revitalisation of major railway stations and the development of modern passenger airports

Consistent planning volume of 2 billion euros, 15 centers under construction or at planning stage

375,000 m2 of logistics premises and 600,000 m2 of office space completed and/or leased; further

projects under construction or at the planning stage

Completed project volume to date: over 9.4 billion euros

TV studios, master plans, corporate headquarters–multiple projects underlining ECE's proven expertise for the markets of the future

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