Our History
2025
Expanding beyond borders
In 2025, Wereldhave Belgium strengthened its portfolio with the acquisition of two shopping centers in Luxembourg. Knauf Pommerloch was added to the Belgian portfolio, while Knauf Schmiede was acquired by Wereldhave N.V. Both centers are now fully managed by Wereldhave Belgium, marking a new step in cross-border operational integration within the group.
2019 – 2024
Transformation and strategic alignment
In the early 2020s, Wereldhave Belgium accelerated its shift toward the Full Service Center model, in line with the group’s LifeCentral strategy. The company focused on repositioning its assets into places that combine shopping, leisure, work and services — bringing everyday convenience to local communities. In recent years, Wereldhave Belgium and Wereldhave N.V. have reinforced their cooperation, aligning expertise and scale while maintaining independent governance and identity.
1999 – 2018
A focused retail portfolio
From the late 1990s onward, Wereldhave Belgium evolved into a specialist in retail real estate, concentrating its activities on medium-sized shopping centers and retail parks.
Major milestones included the acquisition or development of key assets such as Shopping 1 (Genk, 2012), Ring Kortrijk (2015), Retail Park Les Bastions (2016), Retail Park Turnhout (2018) and Retail Park De Mael (Bruges, 2018).
The company also owns two strategically located office parks — The Sage Berchem and Vilvoorde Office Park — which complement its retail portfolio and provide stable, long-term income.
Today, approximately 95% of the Belgian portfolio consists of retail assets, with the remaining 5% representing high-quality office spaces.
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1972 – 1998
From Rang City Mall to listed real estate investor
Founded in 1972 under the name Rang City Mall, the company marked its first decades with major acquisitions that established its presence across Belgium: Shopping Nivelles (1975), Shopping Les Bastions (1979) and later Belle-Île (1995).
In 1998, the company became publicly listed on Euronext Brussels under the name Wereldhave Belgium NV/SA, reinforcing its long-term commitment to transparency, shareholder value and sustainable real estate management.
Our Roots
Wereldhave Belgium’s origins are closely connected to Wereldhave N.V., a Dutch real estate company founded in 1930. While both entities share a common heritage and vision for responsible and community-oriented real estate, they operate today as independent listed companies — collaborating where expertise and scale create value, yet each preserving its own governance, strategy and identity.