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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

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • Blood Donation Event at Westerwald Arkaden


    In Germany, there is a total need for 15,000 blood donations every day, and yet blood reserves are often in short supply. Due to this urgent requirement, we as the manager of the retail centre Westerwald Arkaden, have recently organised a blood donation campaign in the centre we manage, in cooperation with the German Red Cross. As part of this, a blood donor bus and an information stand were

  • GFORM Takes Over Management of New DGNB Gold Certified EDEKA Supermarket


    GFORM, manager of Greenman OPEN’s (OPEN) portfolio one of the largest food-anchored retail real estate investment funds in Germany, announces the successful completion and handover of Greenman OPEN’s latest acquisition, a newly built EDEKA supermarket located in Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt. The property, with a let area of approximately 2,515 sqm, is the newest addition to the fund’s growing port

  • Investing in Extensive Modernisation of Retail Centre Elster Park


    Together with our sister company White Bird, responsible for the technical asset management, we are currently redeveloping several areas of the retail centre Elster Park in Plauen, one of the 79 assets of the Greenman OPEN fund’s portfolio which we manage.
    As part of the refurbishment project, the glass roof of the centre is being completely renewed, with more than 1,000 m² of glass surfac

  • GFORM takes over management of new DGNB gold-certified local retail centre in Rhinland-Palatinate


    GFORM takes over the management of another new local retail centre in Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate. The opening ceremony, hosted by REWE, was attended by the Mayor of Montabaur Gabriele Wieland, project developer Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt, and other project participants. The local shopping centre in the district town of Montabaur is DGNB gold certified and offers a total of 6,811 s