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  • Elster Park Plauen Celebrates its 30th Anniversary


    For nearly five years we are managing the second-largest local retail centre in the Vogtland region – a centre of great regional importance that has been a cornerstone of Plauen’s retail infrastructure for the past 30 years. Last week, we celebrated this special anniversary with a vibrant stage program, interactive activities, and many visitors from across the Vogtland.
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  • EDEKA in Freyburg Receives DGNB Gold Certification


    We are proud to announce that the EDEKA WALLEK supermarket in Freyburg Unstrut, managed by GFORM, has been awarded with the DGNB Gold Certificate by the German Sustainable Building Council.
    Our sincere thanks go to Schröder Holding GmbH and their dedicated team for the excellent collaboration and strong partnership throughout the entire project development. We also extend our gratitude to

  • Building Permit for the Redevelopment of Stadtgalerie Datteln Secured

    Long-term lease signed with Kaufland, increasing food retail share from 23% to 55% Overall WARLT for the centre targeted to approx. 16 years Construction start planned for Q3 2025, reopening late 2026 / early 2027 Sustainable transformation of existing building with new layouts, improved access routes, and upgraded technical and energy infrastructure PV systems, EV charging stations, and smart s

  • Don’t Miss the Growing Further Innovation Awards! | 30th January 2025


    We are excited for the annual Greenman Group’s Innovation Award Growing Further!
    On January 30th, our parent company, the Greenman Group, is hosting this inspiring event in Dublin where the most innovative companies will be honored for making food supply chains and the retail environment around them more sustainable, efficient, and impactful.
    As managers of grocery retail properties, we

  • GFORM Featured in Handelsimmobilien Heute’s New Publication


    The retail sector in Germany faces enormous challenges this decade. These times demand creativity, innovation, and forward thinking solutions—but also courage and decisive action.
    The new book published by Handelsimmobilien Heute, titled “Fit for the Future? – New Obligations and Opportunities in Retail“, brings together insights from some of the most renowned experts in the industry. Amon

  • EDEKA-Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary


    The EDEKA-Center Aschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt celebrated its 30th anniversary last week. The retail park is part of the portfolio of Greenman OPEN, one of the leading investment funds for food-anchored real estate in Germany, and is managed by GFORM. GFORM and the anchor tenant EDEKA Minden-Hannover look back on a strong long-standing partnership.
    The retail park in Aschersleben, located

  • Interview with Handelsimmobilien Heute at Expo Real


    Our CEO James McEvoy spoke to HI HEUTE editor-in-chief Thorsten Müller at Expo Real 2024 about current developments and future plans at GFORM. Founded around two years ago, GFORM has established itself as a specialist manager for food-anchored retail properties and plans to expand its managed portfolio even further in the future.
    He emphasises the importance of sustainable real estate solu

  • Interview at Europe GRI with CEO James McEvoy


    Our CEO James McEvoy participated in Europe GRI 2024 last month, where he gave an exclusive interview regarding the matter of sustainability and net-zero within the food retail sector and addresses the importance of AI in understanding how buildings perform in order to optimise energy efficiency.
    “In Q3 2024, Germany’s retail real estate investment sector has continued to show resilience d

  • GFORM is Exhibitor at EXPO REAL 2024


    With less than 70 days to go, we are delighted to announce that for the first time ever GFORM will be exhibiting at Expo Real 2024 this year!
    Visit us at our stand in Hall C2, surrounded by our largest tenants and retailers. Take the opportunity to visit our innovative stand and get exclusive insights into our sustainable projects and much more.
    We are very excited to make new contacts

  • GFORM Secures Sustainable Framework Agreement with Kaufland for Seven Retail Centres


    GFORM has announced a strategic framework agreement with the grocery retailer Kaufland for seven retail centres of the Greenman OPEN fund. Kaufland, a long-standing partner of the Greenman Group, occupies numerous properties within the fund’s portfolio across Germany.
    The agreement encompasses a combination of new long-term leases for a total of seven properties located in Berlin, Brandenb

  • GFORM and Greenman OPEN Announce Extensive Revitalisation of Retail Centre in Datteln


    Greenman OPEN, one of Germany’s leading food retail real estate investment funds, and its sister company GFORM, which specialises in property and tenant management and manages the fund’s portfolio, announced today their plans for an extensive revitalisation of the retail centre Stadtgalerie Datteln in North Rhine-Westphalia. A key component of the redevelopment will be the positioning of a ne

  • Collaboration with the Berlin University of Applied Sciences on the Development of Urban Spaces


    As a retail real estate manager, we have an important role to play as a partner to local communities. Our recent collaboration with students from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT) in the field of landscaping and green space management to redevelop the Elsterwerdaer Platz is a brilliant example of how we actively form and foster relationships with local stakeholders to focus on t

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