CP ouverture de Thionville

27th June 2011
Press release
La Cour des Capucins shopping center will open in Thionville on 24th August 2011
La Cour des Capucins will open on 24th August 2011 in the heart of Thionville in the Moselle region with a
catchment area of 250,000 inhabitants. The shopping center has a gross leasable area of approximately
8,700 square metres and will include a Carrefour Market, an Espace Culturel Leclerc and around 40 other
stores. It will be accessible from the town centre via four pedestrian entrances and will be directly
connected to the new 400-space underground public car park.
With high-end architecture by local firm Blaser & Schott supported by Groupe 6 for the interior design, this joint
project also includes a three-level underground car park and a 3-star Kyriad Prestige Plus hotel. Further plans for
around 100 residential properties and 950 square metres of net floor area are part of the urban regeneration
project for Thionville town centre.
La Cour des Capucins shopping center has already been granted “NF Bâtiments tertiaires Démarche HQE®1”
certification.
Place des Capucins, at the corner of rue du Cygne and rue du Vieux Collège.
“Within arm’s reach” is the signature that will define La Cour des Capucins. With this new venture, high-street
retailers are once again within arm’s reach.
La Cour des Capucins will be almost full when it opens with stores including: Carrefour Market, Espace Culturel
Leclerc, Armand Thiery Femme & Homme, Camaïeu, Pimkie, La mode est à vous, Mim, Okaïdi, Sergent Major,
Marionnaud, Cop Copine, Best Moutain, Damart, Tom Tailor, Valège, Olly Gan, Lynx Optique, Bonnie Megastore,
Paul, Venizi, Heures & Montres, Photomaton, Luis Kraemer hairdressing, la Pharmacie du Soleil, and a BNP
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Certification for buildings with high environmental quality standards
La Cour des Capucins shopping center will open in Thionville on 24th August 2011
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Paribas ATM. Some Belgian names will be present, such as Paprika and Venzi, as well as local Thionville stores:
Mag Presse, Utopia Jeans, Fonzie American Diner, Ovni Bar and Scusi Bar. Thionville’s first ever Japanese
restaurant, Eat Sushi, has also decided to open an outlet there.
Altarea Cogedim invested 30 million euros in the shopping centre which it holds as a property asset; it will
manage all the commercial outlets in the centre.
“La Cour des Capucins has all the right ingredients to become a real driving force for the town centre, confirming
itself as a friendly, local place. With this new shopping centre, a complete retail offer is within arm’s reach of
Thionville’s population,” says Stéphane Delmas, Director of La Cour des Capucins (previously Director of Bercy
Villlage).
“La place des Capucins (Capucins Square) onto which one of the entrances opens is a true architectural delight,
a harmonious blend of the ancient and modern with renovated buildings and al fresco dining in a fun and friendly
atmosphere, ideally situated to take advantage of good weather. It sets us apart!” adds Arnaud Vincent, Assistant
Operational Director.
“Our Group has real expertise in urban regeneration reflected by two recent projects: the Espace SaintChristophe in Tourcoing and La Cour des Capucins, soon to open in Thionville. La Cour des Capucins’ retail
offering is a perfect complement to the existing businesses in the town. Its full integration into Thionville’s
landscape is designed to boost the entire town center and provide new commercial traffic," states Gilles
Boissonnet, Chairman of the Executive Board of Altarea France.
About Altarea Cogedim
Altarea Cogedim is a leading property investment and development company and is the only group active in all
three main property markets: retail, office, and residential. It has the skills and experience to effectively design,
develop, sell, and manage customised property assets in each of these markets. The company’s risk exposure is
aligned with its long-term vision, and it creates value by designing and building attractive assets and by seizing
profitable opportunities in the property sector.
Altarea Cogedim operates in France and Italy and manages a property portfolio worth €2.6 billion.
The company has a market capitalisation of €1.3 billion and is listed in Compartment A of NYSE Euronext Paris.
Press contacts
Nathalie Bardin
Head of Corporate Communications
+33 156 26 25 36 / +33 685 26 15 29
[email protected]
Valérie Jardat
Agence Côté Jardat
+ 33 141 05 94 10 / +33 612 05 18 35
[email protected]
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