- Business
- CPN Retail Growth Leasehold REIT (CPNREIT) operates as Thailand's largest retail-focused closed-end real estate investment trust listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, investing primarily in leasehold rights of shopping malls, commercial properties, office buildings, hotels, and service apartments across prime Thai destinations. Established on December 1, 2017, through the conversion of CPN Retail Growth Leasehold Property Fund and with trust units first traded on December 14, 2017, the REIT maintains headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, at locations including 7-8th Floor, SCB Park Plaza 1, 18 Ratchadapisek Road, Chatuchak, and No. 999/9 Rama I Road, Pathumwan. Its core portfolio encompasses leasehold interests in seven shopping centers—Central Rama 2, Central Rama 3, Central Pinklao, Central Chiangmai Airport, Central Pattaya, Central Marina, and Central Lampang—with a combined leasable area exceeding 263,000 square meters as of the end of the third quarter of 2025; select office buildings such as Pinklao Tower A and B, The Ninth Towers, and Unilever House totaling around 111,533 square meters; and the Hilton Pattaya hotel with 304 guest rooms, targeting retail tenants, office occupants, and hospitality guests nationwide. Recent developments include the July 31, 2023, Extraordinary General Meeting approval for a 15-year lease renewal of Central Pinklao from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2039, valued at up to 12,161 million baht, alongside a 1,100 million baht renovation budget for 2024-2025 and a shift to installment payments for Central Rama 2's renewal totaling up to 12,853 million baht over the term; CPNREIT executed a capital increase on May 8, 2024, to fund the Central Pinklao extension.