With the new expansion, the western wing of Electroputere Parc reaches a total capacity of approximately 2,000 employees who can work within the office spaces of the project. Thew new offices have already been leased by companies such as Ubisoft, French leader in the video game industry, and Operative Media. The office spaces inaugurated at end-2020 are occupied by German-held automotive component manufacturer Hella.
Overall, the office occupancy rate of the two mixed-use buildings exceeds 65% and is expected to grow fast, per estimates by company representatives.
In July 2021, Catinvest started construction works to expand Electroputere Mall in Craiova by an additional 5,500 sqm of retail space and five new restaurants, of which three will have outdoor terraces. Onwards, development plans target retail and office spaces, as well as other services such as co-working and aparthotel-type spaces, with a total investment budget of nearly EUR60 million over the next two-three years.
In Romania, Catinvest also holds the Carrefour Orhideea and Cora Pantelimon retail galleries in Bucharest and Carrefour TOM in Constanta), while in Eastern Europe, it owns the Auchan Savoya Park in Budapest and the Tesco Borska Pole in Plzen. It also operates on the residential and retail market in France. Overall, Catinvest holds and manages over 500,000 sqm of space in France and Eastern Europe.