Viru Keskus, Estonia’s most significant shopping and city center, is located in the heart of Tallinn, by the old town.

Viru Keskus, which was renovated in 2022, features international fashion brands and retail concepts. In addition to high quality fashion, Viru Keskus offers experiences, including beauty and wellness services, along with quality restaurants. The center contains Estonia’s largest beauty and jewelry area, a bookstore awarded as the best in the world, one of Estonia’s only flagship stores and the unique, 16-restaurant Food Hall concept covering terraces and artisan beer bar.

The center’s rooftop has a padel court in the summer, and Viru Keskus offers its visitors high-class cultural events. The number of visitors reaches approximately 15 million annually, with revenue approximately at 130 million euros. Currently, the center contains over 90 stores. The total leasable surface area is approximately 29,000 m2.

In November 2022, Viru Keskus became the only Baltic shopping center to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certificate in Operations & Maintenance (O&M). Viru Keskus has for long reached 15 percent total energy savings annually by using a self-learning AI-based software by Pontos’ other portfolio company R8 Technologies.

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Viru Hotel, a historical pioneer in the accommodation sector, has been the beating heart of the city of Tallinn throughout time, combining history with contemporary life. The legendary 500-room Original Sokos Hotel Viru located in downtown Tallinn offers spectacular rooftop views and the city’s most diverse room selection. Viru Conference Center has conference space for up to 1,200 people. The hotel provides direct access to the shopping and city center Viru Keskus.

In addition to Tallinn, Sokos Hotels has over 40 hotels in Finland.

The total leasable area is 37,000 m2.

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The ReLog real estate portfolio covers office, logistics and storage premises across Finland, with a total leasable area of 24,000 m2.

SRV Group Plc is one of Finland’s largest construction companies. The company is a bold pioneer in the construction industry, operating as a developer of cities and a holistic construction service provider. It has a strong position in the construction of residential and office buildings and infrastructure, as well as energy and lifecycle services. The company’s projects combine quality and energy efficiency while observing future use needs in different ways.

The company was founded in 1987 and has been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. It operates in growth centers in Finland.

SRV’s projects in Finland include Finland’s tallest residential towers Loisto, Majakka and Horisontti, park deck Bryga (environmental structure of the year), the unique wooden city block Wood City in Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari, Kerava’s center area, the hybrid block of Munkkivuori in Helsinki and the Tampere Deck and Arena. The company has carried out one of Finland’s largest hospital projects. It has constructed several schools intended for multipurpose use that target low energy consumption and healthy indoor air. SRV has also been involved in the extension of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport’s terminal 2.

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R8 Technologies is a technology company helping large and complex buildings to reduce energy consumption without weakening indoor air quality. R8tech provides a web-based software add-on for property management systems to optimize heating and cooling systems in commercial real estate automatically. Using the technology saves an average of 10–20 percent energy while also significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

The technology monitors and optimizes indoor air, detects system defects and manages the tasks of building service companies. The company’s technology is used over an area covering approximately 2,000,000 square meters, including Clarion Hotel in Helsinki and Viru Keskus in Estonia.

This zero-risk software is directed at commercial real estate, including shopping centers, office buildings and hotels.

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