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Basel boasts a long and distinguished history in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries. The recently completed buildings in Stücki Park continue this tradition. The four finger-shaped buildings are specifically designed for laboratories but also offer modern office floor space that…

Real estate accounts for a large part of global CO₂ emissions, both during construction and demolition and while the building is in operation. The circular economy, which addresses this issue within the context of grey energy, is an integral part of Swiss Prime Site’s business model.

The Swiss population is approaching 10 million, thanks to growth driven largely by immigration.

Properties are long-term investments that stand for decades and therefore have a major impact on our environment. With this in mind, Swiss Prime Site pursues a sustainability strategy that covers the most important environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects.

Right by Lancy-Pont-Rouge train station, on the Esplanade 4 plot, a services building of 28,000 square metres across 15 upper floors has been taking shape over the last three years: Alto Pont-Rouge. This is the next major construction milestone in Geneva’s major development project…

Swiss Prime Site with its twin cornerstones Real Estate and Real Estate Asset Management achieved a successful performance and good results in the 2022 financial year. René Zahnd, CEO of the Swiss Prime Site Group, and Anastasius Tschopp, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Solutions, look back with…

Tech companies are investing billions in creating the next generation of virtual worlds. As part of this, real estate companies could look to expand upon their current business models in a targeted way. Yet not everything that is technically possible is likely to lead to success.

Until the late 1970s, Escher-Wyss was a purely industrial area located on the outskirts of the western part of Zurich. The site of the former Maag Zahnräder AG near the Hardbrücke railway station was revitalised by the construction of Prime Tower, the Cubus and Diagonal annex buildings and the…

The phrase «turning point» is commonly used in various contexts at the moment. Epidemiologists, for example, are using it to refer to a new era and the considerably higher risk of pandemics. Politicians, meanwhile, are using it in the context of the war in Ukraine to describe the presumed end of a…

We are convinced, sustainable, future-oriented governance increases the company's resilience. This particularly applies to Swiss Prime Site’s comprehensive real estate portfolio. The objective of certifying as many of the 180+ properties as possible enables the company to create a frame of…

Innovation smooths the way for sustainable executive management at Swiss Prime Site – and is firmly entrenched in our strategy. This enables us to implement innovation as an integrated principle across all our business fields. This is more important than ever in light of our climate target of «net…

With its Energy Strategy 2050, the federal government has set the course for a future of reduced environmental pollution. This means that sustainability issues and ESG (environment, social, governance) will continue to grow in importance and will be increasingly embedded in individual corporate…

In various areas, humans have already exceeded the limits of what the planet can cope with. Climate change – and the accompanying call for decarbonisation – can be described as one of the greatest global challenges of our time. The responsibility of states, corporations and every single person as a…

The imminent completion of Espace Tourbillon, currently the largest development project being managed by Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, is rapidly approaching. Designed with the aim of satisfying a wide variety of customer requirements, the properties already have a diverse range of users and offer…

Our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ton Büchner, and CEO, René Zahnd, reflect on the first half of 2021 and provide a glimpse into the future. Swiss Prime Site posted good results in the first half of 2021, with operating income of CHF 362.8 million and a profit of CHF 257.1 million, or CHF 3.38…

Health awareness, which was already on the increase over recent years, has been greatly heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic and is putting new demands on properties. After all, in Switzerland people now spend up to 21 hours a day indoors, whether at home, at work or shopping. Real estate companies…

2020 was a year that demanded much from us, both as people and as a community, and presented us with many challenges. In his report on the 2020 financial year, René Zahnd, CEO of Swiss Prime Site, reviews the events of the past year.

As a partner to the business education organisation YES Young Enterprise Switzerland, we support the continuing education and training of school students aged between 16 and 20. Our employees take on a central role here, travelling throughout Switzerland as corporate volunteers to pass on their…

The YOND service and commercial building is all about flexibility, individuality, and innovation – attributes that perfectly describe the tenant structure as well. A tight-knit community has formed in the year since the first tenant moved in.

The current pandemic has shown that radical change is also sweeping through office settings. It is incumbent on property investors to work with their tenants to come up with sustainable solutions for future office spaces.

We work together with start-ups to intensify our innovation process and drive forward pioneering technologies and business models. Our Startup Accelerator Programme provides a platform that brings together start-ups, specialists from Swiss Prime Site and our network for a two-day event where they…

What issues and trends will affect us in the 2020 financial year? In this year's outlook, we discuss economic prospects and the outlook for the real estate industry.

For Swiss Prime Site, innovation is a key driver for sustainable business. By staging innovation workshops, the company aims to anticipate the requirements of stakeholders early on and create added value for them. A report on the most recent innovation workshop on the subject of «changing values».

The start-up Tower360 has partnered with Swiss Prime Site Immobilien and Wincasa to develop a data-driven, vertically integrated letting and asset management platform on which all relevant data for property owners, managers and marketers is compiled centrally on dashboards and can be edited…

Properties should be sustainable and districts vibrant. The cities of the future are not only technologically smart but also more socially cohesive and greener. What role does innovation play in the successful and sustainable development of living environments?

Ever more electric cars can be seen on Swiss roads each year. As an innovative, sustainable real estate firm, Swiss Prime Site wants to provide its customers and tenants with the option of charging their electric vehicles quickly and easily. The company starting by commissioning ten charging…

The one billion venture capital threshold for Swiss start-ups was broken in 2018. Switzerland has a lively and highly successful start-up scene, clustered in the cantons of Zurich, Vaud and Zug. A variety of accelerator, pitch and hackathon events, conferences and awards ceremonies are all signs of…

Innovation is part of human DNA and has been around forever. Technological change has always had a tendency to be disruptive and has led to economic, societal and environmental upheaval in the past. That was back when start-ups were known as «young companies» and venture capital was called «risk…

Mixed Reality enables the digital visualisation of construction plans, which can be displayed in a layer over reality at the click of a button. This is made possible by the software ‹sphere›, developed by holo|one. Swiss Prime Site tests and develops the technology together with Sven Brunner and…

What are the issues and trends for the real estate industry to watch in 2019 and beyond? Alexandra Bay, Head Group Research at Swiss Prime Site, has analysed and summarised the economic outlook and prospects for the property market.

What can a company like Swiss Prime Site do to support international climate policy and achieve the UN two-degree target, which has been ratified by Switzerland? This is a question that will occupy the Group's company Wincasa over the coming weeks, months and years. As the process kicks off, three…

On 8/9 August 2018, we are proud to host our fourth Accelerator Workshop. The theme will be «Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data & Analytics». Eight selected start-ups will be invited to pitch and work with the Swiss Prime Site management and industry experts to set up a pilot project…

«We are a nightmare for a lot of HR managers. They see us as spoiled, self-enamoured and arrogant.» Those are the first words of «Glück schlägt Geld», published in 2014, in which communications expert and economist Kerstin Bund explains how millennials are changing the world of work.

«X-Wing» and «Millennium Falcon» instead of «Amsterdam» or «Nice». When meeting rooms are named after spaceships rather than cities and the corners of each office are adorned with huge Lego models from the Star Wars universe, these are clear indications that one is visiting the Zurich head office of…

The phenomenon has become widespread. As ever more industries are affected by disruptive developments, the markets in which most companies operate are now being transformed at breathtaking speed.