"Holistic refurbishment and redevelopment projects are becoming more important in order to make retail properties sustainable," says our COO, Christian Schröder, in the special edition of the specialist magazine HI today 'Who manages shopping centers in Germany?' "It is more necessary than ever for investors, asset, property and facility managers to see each other as a team and to make a difference together," says Schröder.

Who manages shopping centers in Germany? The MEC, of ​​course, and that is why we are also represented with our interdisciplinary know-how in the special edition of the specialist magazine Handelsimmobilien Heute. "There is a lot of potential for the management of retail properties in the increasing digitization of operations," says our Head of Commercial Asset & Property Management, Fabian Stölzle, confidently in his contribution.

Fresh cell treatment for the Dreieich Nordpark on the outskirts of Frankfurt. With the current refurbishment of the Hessian trading location, our interdisciplinary networked teams at MEC not only show that we have mastered the entire range of refurbishment and redevelopment, from conception to structural implementation. We convince with our performance in the daily operation of complex retail properties. This makes the Dreieich Nordpark the “Center of the Week” in the specialist magazine Handelsimmobilien Heute.

Conversion for an even better shopping experience! In our StadtCenter Düren, all signs point to change. The interdisciplinary MEC team is responsible for a realignment of the location on behalf of the center owner Union Investment Real Estate GmbH. Successfully extending the terms of important tenants such as KiK and SATURN. On top of that, there are other changes for both trading partners. Additional space for a new tenant on two levels is also created.

Our T.E.C. Erfurt is getting around 🚌 Since the end of last year, large-scale advertising for our popular T.E.C. one of the city buses. Traveling throughout the city, this will now bring passengers and passers-by closer to the center for around three years. 😍 Together with Center Manager Emanuel Michael, media consultant Katharina Kästner from SD VerkehrsMedien Thüringen GmbH recently officially launched the T.E.C. bus.

"Who manages shopping centers in Germany?" Exciting question, which the special issue of the trade magazine Handelsimmobilien Heute will deal with. The MEC is of course an important part of the answer. The article by our Head of Strategic Development, Jörg Wege, makes it clear: Today's retail locations are becoming increasingly complex. For many locations, at least one refurbishment or often even a redevelopment is necessary, especially with a view to the sustainability required by the legislator.

The location development in our Löwen Center Leipzig is making great strides. Thanks to our MEC leasing team headed by Max Schultheiss, the center will soon have a new tenant in Multicycle. At the same time, we are gaining a new trading partner because the bicycle dealership in Leipzig is the first of its kind from all of our locations.

It's off to Bremen and Oststeinbek for Sabine Quabeck. After nine months as a trainee, she is now our new center manager and will be responsible for the EDU Duckwitz Shopping Park and the Ostkreuz Center from now on. Well prepared for the new position, she is looking forward to working with the local teams. "It makes me proud to work for a company that promotes its employees and can act flexibly in the area of ​​personnel development."

Welcome back, Ann-Kathrin Edinger! Having successfully completed her dual studies in real estate management, she is holding her bachelor's degree freshly in her hand. After a three-month break, she is now moving on to our leasing management. 🚀 This year she will complete a traineeship with our MEC rental experts.

Our centers currently have an occupancy rate of 97%. With our rental partners and clients, we ensure an attractive mix of sectors and tenants at our locations.

Our MEC leasing team can celebrate the next rental success: SiNN becomes a new dealer in our De Gasperi Passage. Carine Beaugendre wins the fashion retailer for our Norderstedt location. The rental contract has just been signed by all parties, and the next step is to submit the building permit so that the expansion of the space can start promptly.

The little ones from the “Schatzkiste” school kindergarten in Baden-Baden were overjoyed. Recently, our center manager Jürgen Ehlen, as a representative of the advertising community of the Shopping Cité Baden-Baden, brought small Christmas surprises.

In addition to his daily work for two of our locations, our center manager Chant Agoian trains the real estate specialists of tomorrow. At the Europäische Immobilien Akademie e.V. he teaches on the subjects of administration of commercial real estate, project development and facility management.

The former part of the real market in our Löwen Center Leipzig is currently being diligently renovated. Because in the course of the subsequent letting to Kaufland, which did not take over the previous area 1:1, two additional specialist retail areas were created. After one of these was successfully leased to ALDI Nord by our MEC leasing manager Max Schultheiss, our MEC construction experts took over the technical property management on site.

The MEC relies on endurance. Because this is the only way we can achieve our goals in the form of satisfied consumers, tenants and clients. With our project clearly in mind, we react dynamically and flexibly to changing framework conditions. That is why we have grown continuously since our foundation in 2011.

A fresh breeze has been blowing in Mainz for a week now. Kaufland Germany opened last Thursday in the Gutenberg Center. “Our new anchor tenant is a real asset to the location. Together with the retailer, we ensure that the center is even more attractive and improve the shopping experience for customers on site," says center manager Jeffrey Amoako.

As every year at Christmas, our MEC center team from the Rheinhessen Center Alzey made children's eyes light up. With the help of the association "Action Alliance for Children in Germany", the wishing tree campaign took place for the third year in a row.

We are happy about a successful start of Kaufland Germany in our Gutenberg Center Mainz. Numerous customers visited our new anchor tenant early in the morning. The former Real branch was completely renovated and restructured within six months. From now on, visitors to the center can look forward to a rich assortment with a focus on quality, freshness and, above all, regionality.

All visitors to our locations can look forward to a wonderful winter and Christmas season. Punctually since the first weekend in Advent, our centers have been aglow with Christmas splendor. There is not only something for the eyes, but also the nose and mouth can be happy. Because many places have their own Christmas market. There are sweets and savory items for sale, while the children get into the spirit of Christmas on the carousel.

Started as a specialist for retail parks and hybrid malls, MEC has developed and continuously developed a high level of retail competence. Therefore, since 2019, in addition to our classic center management, we have also been offering property management services, which are increasingly in demand by our customers - for smaller retail properties that do not require their own on-site center management.