Seventy per cent of Swedish residents live within a radius of 300 kilometres and the population is steadily growing. The Municipality of Örebro is centrally located in Sweden and both Stockholm and Gothenburg are within commuting distance. Road, rail and air communications are excellent. Accordingly, the municipality aims to become one of the most prominent meeting and conference cities in Sweden. Örebro is a logistics centre with a number of companies specialising in warehousing and forwarding. Örebro University is one of Sweden’s fastest growing universities. Current situation <strong>Norrporten</strong>’s properties in Örebro are centrally located and consist primarily of offices, together with some commercial space. Demand for both office and retail space is excellent. Statistics Sweden, with approximately 800 employees, is <strong>Norrporten</strong>’s most significant tenant. The office property on Klostergatan in central Örebro contains 30,000 square metres of office space. Properties in Örebro. 26 Vasatorget Drottninggatan Järntorget Stortorget Kungsgatan floor space and rental value Järnvägsgatan Castle Nygatan Market area Örebro Category Floor space, 1 000 m 2 % Rental value, EUR M % Office 63.3 85.5 10.5 82.5 Retail 4.0 5.4 0.6 5.1 Housing – – – – Other 6.8 9.2 1.6 12.4 Total 74.1 100 12.7 100 Manager: Hans Hjalmarsson Number of properties: 7 CITY CENTRE The Tullen 8 property is well situated immediately adjacent to the travel centre in Örebro. Future In Örebro, <strong>Norrporten</strong> is building a new judicial centre together with the Police, the National Courts Administration, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service and the Swedish Pros¬ecution Authority. A new building comprising slightly more than 20,000 square metres of floor space, housing new session chambers for the District Court and modern offices for its staff, is being constructed together with the existing police headquarters and prison. The ambition is that the judicial centre will create the greatest possible coordination benefits for the authorities involved. The main focus will lie on security, logistics and energy performance. tenant categories Distribution by rental value, % Government authorities, 67.4 Municipality/cty councils, 0.1 Bank/insurance, 3.3 Retail, 5.1 Housing, – Other office/retail, 24.1 The new building will also be significant for Örebro’s urban environment. The placement of the area, on the corner of Östra Bangatan and Östra Nobelgatan, lies on the northern approach to Örebro city centre. The building has been designed in close collaboration with tenants and the municipality. Read more on page 13. Major tenants <strong>Norrporten</strong>’s major tenants in Örebro are SCB (Statistics Sweden), the Police Authority, the Swedish National Courts Administration, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, the Swedish Tax Agency, and the County Administrative Board. Nearly 137,100 people live in Örebro. The university has 17,000 students. Important industries include the logistical, food, environmental, commerce and high-technology industries. The largest private employers include Atlas Copco, Nobina, EuroMaint Rail and DHL. The river Svartån winds through the city, creates a welcoming natural and cultural environment. The city park has been called the most beautiful in Sweden. There are approximately 98 square metres of parkland for every inhabitant of Örebro, along with a broad range of sports and cultural offerings.
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