2009-03-31: Belgrade: Usce Shopping Center opened - ECE manages gallery
Joint venture of MPC Properties and Merrill Lynch invests 150 million Euro – Center hosts 150 shops on 50,000 sqm
MPC Properties d.o.o, a joint venture of MPC Holding d.o.o and Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Principal Investments, opened Usce Shopping Center in Belgrade, Serbia, on 31 March. The center is the largest shopping gallery in the region of Belgrade, with a total built area of approx. 130,000 square meters and a leasable area of approx. 50,000 square meters. ECE Projektmanagement, the European market leader for shopping centers, is managing Usce Shopping Center, thereby making its debut in the Serbian market. The investment volume amounts up to 150 million Euro.
The shopping gallery accommodates approx. 150 shops, restaurants and leisure outlets and provides over 1,300 parking spaces. Major international tenants such as Zara, New Yorker and Marks & Spencer opened their stores in the center. In addition many other well known international brands have opened their shops, including Springfield, Woman’ Secret, Mango, Cortefiel, Massimo Dutti, Benetton, Gant, Nara Camicie, and Time Out. Visitors will also have access to an Idea supermarket (4,000 sqm), 8 restaurants and 6 bars, as well as a new multiplex cinema with 11 screens.
