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Sustainability and environmental awareness are among Swiss Prime Site’s core values. The company wants to achieve climate neutrality in its own portfolio by 2040. Green leases will play a key role in achieving this goal. But what exactly are they?

The development and implementation of a promising sustainability strategy stands and falls by the identification of the topics critical to a particular business. For Swiss Prime Site, these are the reduction of CO₂ emissions and closed loops in the construction and operation of buildings. The aspect…

As the largest real estate company listed on the stock exchange in Switzerland, we lead by example and are aware of our responsibilities towards our employees, customers, the environment and society as a whole. Our vision is to generate value and create sustainable living spaces. For us, this means…

Booking a space for workshops, a temporary office or an independent location for a team off-site – all this has been possible at Stücki Park since autumn 2021. The new «ZIP» solution is in keeping with the times, offering prestigious team offices and meeting rooms with contemporary, flexible rental…

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…

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…

The topic of the «circular economy» is one of the central components of a business and a promising factor in the success of our company’s sustainable direction.

Together with the startup Rüedu, Swiss Prime Site is bringing fresh, local produce into urban neighbourhoods. Customers can enjoy around-the-clock shopping in mobile wooden containers.

Work on the development project in the urban Tribsche district of Lucerne began at the start of 2016. The vision was to create a new building predominantly for residential use on the land reserve. After a construction period of around two years, the first building is now close to completion.

After a 24-month renovation, one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in Zurich shines once more. Swiss Prime Site Solutions modernised the Leuenhof for its client Swiss Prime Investment Foundation («SPIF») and redeveloped it for new types of use.

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.

Our real estate development YOND in Zurich received the «best architects» gold award in the commercial/industrial buildings category. Furthermore, our completely converted property Schönburg in Berne received a «best architects» award in the residential/apartment building category as well as an…

For approximately 70 years, the City of Zurich has honoured the best buildings, monuments and facilities in the city with the «Award for Good Buildings in the City of Zurich». With this award, the city promotes a diverse and high-quality building culture as well as public awareness and open dialogue…

«Every end is a new beginning». The profound truth of this adage is currently manifesting itself impressively on the former Sulzer site in Zuchwil. Once home to industry, the site is now being transformed with modern living environments and workplaces. Under the motto «Urban living – surrounded by…

For the guests at the Tertianum residential and geriatric care centres, Christmas and New Year are full of magical moments that they look forward to every year. Staff at Switzerland’s leading provider of assisted living and care services offer a range of events and sensitive support to help guests…

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…

On 2 September 2019, Pallas Kliniken opened their first Aesthetics flagship store at Jelmoli. What connects Switzerland’s largest premium department store with a beauty clinic? A discussion about service, lifestyle medicine and the property concepts of the future.

Real estate, journalism and art. What unites these three things? The unlikely answer comes vividly to life in the Medienpark in Zurich Altstetten, which weaves these elements together in a sensory symbiosis.

For Peter Lehmann, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, the focus is on the customer as a person. The JED, YOND and Alto Pont-Rouge projects exemplify this focus in various ways and demonstrate how construction will look in future.

Geneva is evolving. A real urban revolution is under way in the metropolis on the shores of Lake Geneva. Increasingly, banks and other financial services providers are taking a critical look at the high costs of property in the Central Business District (CBD) and are moving to more modern offices…

Sustainable building is one of the key aspirations of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien. As a result, the company is focusing more strongly on the Swiss Sustainable Building Standard (SNBS) when it comes to future construction projects. The commercial complex at Pont-Rouge in Lancy will mark the start of…

The name of Jelmoli stands for the famous premium department store at Zurich’s best address, and thus for a unique shopping experience. Not (yet) so well known: One can also enjoy unusually good food here. CEO Franco Savastano and Grill chef Daniel Stefanak talk about customers, relationships, and…

Swiss Prime Site has opened the door to culinary diversity in front of Maag-Halle directly behind Zurich’s Prime Tower. In fact, a different food trailer is on site every weekday between Monday and Friday. Martin *Heiss, with his fresh chicken pitas, has become a real crowd pleaser here in just a…

Where the massive printing presses of Switzerland’s illustrious NZZ newspaper used to turn, space is currently being created for 2 000 workplaces in the engineering, technology and Industry 4.0 sectors. A stroll through these halls with their glorious history and fantastic future.

Following a 20 months construction period, the Riantbosson Centre in Meyrin opened its doors on 26th April 2018. The building, which has impressive contemporary architecture, combines office space and retail areas. Visitors to the Riantbosson Centre can find plenty of well-known brands there: ALDI…

Prime Tower stands 126 metres and 36 storeys tall in total. Ironically, a broken window had to be replaced on the 34th floor – that’s nearly at the spire. Fear of heights has no place here.

In a prime location in Bern's Breitenrain quarter, Swiss Prime Site Immobilien is transforming the former postal headquarters into a new centre that will improve the quality of life in the neighbourhood.

The former Fraumünster post office in Zurich is now home to Lidl's new flagship store. The location, walking distance from the Paradeplatz, is fantastic. Nadia von Veltheim at Lidl Switerland is clear: this was a smart decision and represented a logical continuation of the existing strategy.

Peter Lehmann, CEO of Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, aims to realise projects with a volume of CHF 2.1 billion in the coming years. An interview about customer and market orientation, innovative strength, consolidation potential, organic growth and his greatest asset: the know-how of employees.

It was not all that long ago that care homes used to be somewhat soulless places, which local municipalities tended to build in more remote locations, often at the edge of a forest. While their elderly residents were well cared for medically speaking, they generally found themselves living somewhat…

Thanks to its warm lighting, the interior of the hotel looks even more stylish. Outside, Zurich’s central business district is as purposeful as ever on this grey November day.

With its Stücki site, Swiss Prime Site Immobilien is playing a key role in the development of the northern part of the City of Basel. Under the Stücki Park brand, massive investments are being made in a new centre for work, leisure, wellness, health, gastronomy and shopping.