- CEO
- Matthijs Storm
- Full Time Employees
- 69
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate investment trusts
- Address
- Medialaan 30/6 Vilvoorde VL Belgium 1800
- IPO Date
- Nov 18, 2010
- Business
- Wereldhave Belgium NV (WEHB.BR) operates as a publicly regulated real estate investment company (RREC/OGVV/GVV) under Belgian law, specializing in the ownership, management, active development, and redevelopment of commercial properties, primarily retail assets including shopping centers and retail parks; it also maintains a portfolio of office properties. The company's core offerings encompass full-service shopping centers equipped with retail leasing, services such as package handling through The Point (processing 9,500 to 14,500 packages annually), dry cleaning, copy and print, passport photos, baby carriage rentals, and powerbank lending, alongside mixed-use developments and value-creation strategies focused on tenant relations, vacancy reduction, and other income enhancement; its operational retail portfolio features key assets in Liege, Nivelles, Tournai, Genk, Ghent, Waterloo, and Kortrijk, while office holdings are located in Brussels, Vilvoorde, and Antwerp. Founded in 1972 (with roots tracing to predecessor activities around 1981) and headquartered in Vilvoorde, Belgium, Wereldhave Belgium primarily serves the Belgian market with selective expansion into neighboring Luxembourg, targeting urban areas with at least 100,000 residents within a 10-minute drive; it is 68% owned by parent Wereldhave NV, a Dutch-listed real estate investor. Recent major developments include the February 2025 acquisition of Knauf Shopping Pommerloch in Luxembourg (approximately 33,000 m² gross leasable area, financed via new unsecured debt), the November 2025 agreement to acquire Ville2 shopping center in Charleroi for €120 million at an 8.0% net initial yield (expected to close in December 2025, enhancing its Walloon region presence under the LifeCentral full-service strategy), and plans to roll out 350 electric vehicle charging points across its portfolio by 2026. These transactions align with a growth phase emphasizing accretive investments, sustainable full-service platforms combining shopping, dining, wellness, work, and community spaces, and operational improvements like financing arrangements for €100 million in new credit facilities in January 2025.