Stories that move us

Stories that move us

As the leading real estate company, we create added value and sustainable living spaces, innovatively and passionately. Our real estate investments and products set high standards and we constantly strive to create added value for our stakeholders. We are steadfastly committed to sustainability and accept responsibility for our actions, our environment and the society.

The healthy building

Health-consciousness, which has been increasing over recent years, has been greatly heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is placing new demands on real estate. After all, in Switzerland people now spend up to 21 hours a day indoors. It is important to take this multi-layered change in requirements on board.

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Climate-neutral property portfolio

Humans have exceeded the limits of what the planet can cope with in a number of areas. Climate change – and the accompanying call for decarbonisation – is one of the greatest global challenges of our time. The responsibility of states, corporations and every single person, employee and consumer is complex and wide-ranging. The situation demands a new, cross-generational awareness and engenders a sense of global unity.

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«Satisfied customers will help us achieve our goals.»

In Schlieren, on the site of a former printing area just outside the city of Zurich, Swiss Prime Site developed a location that brings together innovation, knowledge transfer and entrepreneur­ship. «JED» skilfully combines historic industrial character with the atmosphere of a modern workplace, creating interesting spaces for tenants, visitors and the local population. Project Manager Gianfranco Basso has helped to develop and design JED and continues to shape the project today.

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«I wouldn’t say a rocky road, but it definitely called for perseverance.»

Swiss Prime Site Solutions, which has been approved as a fund manager by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), launched its first real estate fund on 1 November 2021. Maximilian Hoffmann, CIO Swiss Prime Site Solutions Investment Fund Commercial, explains the key aspects and goals of the new area of business.

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Space as a service!

The digitalisation of society and the accompanying need for flexible solutions to ensure convenient and modern day-to-day working is having a considerable influence on the real estate market. Property developers are trying to respond successfully to this growing need for flexibility and high levels of service.

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Logistics real estate? It’s logical, really.

The real estate industry has been catering to the growing demand for logistics properties for some time now. This trend has been further accelerated by greater mobility and general digitalisation in society. But it was not until the start of the current decade that a real gold fever began to emerge in the market, further heightened by the pandemic.

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«We are like gear wheels in a machine that work together»

Andrea Schaller and Macarena Concha work for Swiss Prime Site Solutions. As Communications Manager and Head of Construction respectively, they carry a lot of responsibility and are passionate in pursuing their goals. In the following interview, they talk about how they tackle their work in a lockdown and flourish within their team, and how they balance their professional and private lives.

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