Eurobank – Distinction in the Property Awards 2021

Eurobank received an important distinction by receiving the “Silver” award, in the context of the Property Awards 2021, for the complete reconstruction of a building in the area of ​​Neos Kosmos in Athens, the former headquarters of the historical newspaper “ELEFTHEROTYPIA”, which is part of its real estate portfolio Grivalia Properties and became the property of Eurobank at the end of 2018, according to a relevant announcement of the bank.

The award is also a recognition of the Group’s strategy, which has made total investments of almost € 250 million over the last two years and plans to invest around the same amount over the next three years in a new generation of real estate and environmentally sustainable infrastructure – milestones and for local communities.

The Silver award, in the “Redevelopment / Renovation” category, in the context of the Property Awards 2021, which are under the auspices of the Hellenic Building Constructor Association, the Hellenic Real Estate Association and the Panhellenic Federation of Property Owners, concerns the building at Minos 10 – 16 in Neos Kosmos, with a total area of ​​15,173 sq.m., which now belongs entirely to Eurobank, after the absorption of Grivalia Properties. Eurobank financed the renovation of the building, with a total cost of almost 12 million euros, and which was put into operation in March 2021, now housing a modern office space of the company Webhelp Hellas.

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The aim of the redesign of the building was to give it a strong character and identity in order to turn it into a landmark, based on bioclimatic principles. The central idea of ​​the architectural composition inside the building was the aesthetic upgrade and creation of functional spaces, with the installation of modern systems of high energy efficiency. According to U.S. guidelines. Green Building Council and with the aim of LEED certification at Gold level, emphasis was placed on indoor air quality, indoor lighting, the use of high energy efficiency air conditioning and ventilation systems, bicycle parking spaces and electric car charging stations, the application of recycling methods, the creation of a quality working environment and with the integration of green, etc.

The Eurobank Group, as the owner of a real estate portfolio exceeding three (3) million square meters, is firmly committed to the optimal management of the environmental footprint in accordance with international standards of sustainable development, seeking, steadily, added value to its future value. of local communities and its shareholders