A plural concept
A complete and diversified urban complex opened in 2005 in Louvain-la-Neuve (Brabant-Wallon), L'esplanade assembles a shopping center, a new shopping street, new housing and a cinema. The 300,000 sqm project is located in the center of the city. It counts 433 apartments, 30,000 sqm of offices, 6,000 parking spaces, a 13-screen multiplex cinema and a shopping center of nearly 53,500 sqm GLA.
Opening: october 2005
A space dedicated to retail
L'esplanade has a high potential catchment area in a region experiencing the most important demographic growth in Belgium: 640,000 people with a 20% higher income than the national average. The 34,500 sqm GLA two-story shopping center includes 7 medium-sized units (Fnac, Delhaize, H&M, C&A, Esprit, La Grande Récré, Hema, Zara…) and 90 shops, service spaces and restaurants. At the threshold of the shopping center lies the Charlemagne street offering 30 shops on an additional 7,200 sqm GLA.
L'esplanade's growth has led to the planned development of a 22,000 sqm extension (with numerous prospective tenants already showing interest) as well as 9,000 sqm of offices.
Key figures
Visitors per year: 8 million
Phase 1:
GLA: 53,500 sqm (34,500 sqm shopping center + 7,500 sqm shops in rue Charlemagne + 12,000 sqm cinema)
Retails: 95 shops spread over two floors, 30 shops on Rue Charlemagne.
Anchor tenants: Fnac, supermarket Delhaize, H&M, Zara…
Housing: 194 apartments
Parking: 6,000 spaces
Phase 2:
Housing: 239 (Les Jardins de La Source)
Units available for private offices.
Phase 3:
GLA: 22,000 sqm retail extension
Offices: 9 000 sqm
