Nhood generates 34% higher revenues for property owners and records 7% growth in Specialty Leasing in 2025

Nhood, the international real estate services and solutions platform, announces that its Specialty Leasing activity has generated 34% higher revenues for property owners since 2024, reinforcing its position as a strategic partner for retailers and landlords looking to activate, enhance and maximize the value of commercial spaces.

In 2025, the activity recorded 7% growth across Europe and Africa, confirming the increasing role of Specialty Leasing in supporting the performance of retail assets. As a dedicated expertise within Nhood’s global service offering, Specialty Leasing provides a flexible and complementary solution that helps property owners optimize the use of their commercial spaces and create additional sources of revenue.

In Romania, where Specialty Leasing became one of Nhood’s strategic development priorities at the beginning of 2024, the company has helped increase clients’ revenues generated through this activity by more than 20%. In 2025 alone, Nhood worked with more than 600 clients and successfully completed over 1,000 operations. The company supports property owners in maximizing the potential of their retail spaces while helping brands and operators identify relevant locations and expand their presence locally and internationally.

This growth reflects the increasing role of Specialty Leasing in today’s retail landscape, as brands continue to seek flexible and lower-risk opportunities to expand, test new locations and engage consumers. By activating underused spaces, diversifying the commercial offering and introducing new concepts, Specialty Leasing helps property owners generate additional revenue, enhance the attractiveness of their retail destinations and strengthen the long-term value of their assets.

Present in 7 countries, Nhood manages more than 2,500 Specialty Leasing spaces, collaborates with over 3,000 brands and relies on an international team of more than 40 specialists supporting clients across their commercial and real estate challenges.

A strategic growth driver for retail destinations

Specialty Leasing has become a central pillar of Nhood’s strategy, contributing to the performance, innovation and adaptability of retail assets in a rapidly evolving retail landscape.

„Our results confirm the strength of our international platform in attracting differentiated concepts and creating measurable value for assets and our partners,” said Daniel Lorenzo, Head of Specialty Leasing & Marketing at Nhood.

„Beyond its financial contribution, Specialty Leasing acts as an innovation platform that brings new concepts, entrepreneurial initiatives and brand experiences to life, while creating value for customers, brands and asset owners and opening new growth opportunities through leasing, retail media and innovative partnership models,” said Dana Anghelescu, Specialty Leasing Manager at Nhood Romania.

Recent growth has been driven by the integration of international brands, the activation of flexible commercial spaces and the testing of new retail and service formats designed to meet changing consumer expectations.

Experiential concepts enhancing retail destinations

The Champions Burger, a large-scale experiential food concept, is one of the projects supported by Nhood through its Specialty Leasing activity. Following the concept’s first expansion outside Spain in 2025, Nhood has continued to support its growth in France throughout 2026, helping bring the concept to new retail destinations and audiences. The initiative has activated up to 5,000 sqm of space, brought together 19 food trucks and attracted more than 220,000 visitors per edition, illustrating how Nhood uses Specialty Leasing to increase footfall, enhance destination attractiveness and create additional value for property owners.

Looking ahead, Nhood will continue to develop its Specialty Leasing activity with the ambition of establishing it as an international benchmark by 2026. As part of this approach, the company will continue to invest in digital solutions that simplify the commercialization of temporary retail spaces, support collaboration between landlords and brands, and contribute to the performance of retail assets across its international network.

About Property Management

The Nhood Property Management supports property owners and investors in the operational management and sustainable value enhancement of their real estate assets, with a focus on the overall performance of properties.

Strengthened by the acquisition of SCC France, the business benefits from recognised quality standards and proven operational expertise, while expanding its scope into new sectors, including offices, logistics, Food & Beverage through Tomorrow Food, its subsidiary specialising in restaurant and food concepts, as well as digital twin solutions through Stereograph. Nhood has developed a Property Management approach that delivers the highest standards of service quality, aiming to optimise operational performance, enhance the user experience, and sustainably strengthen the attractiveness of places and assets.

Therefore, Property Management plays a central role in asset operations and performance, combining operational excellence, innovation, a data-driven approach, and strong local roots.

Present in 9 countries, the team manages 27 million sqm across 464 assets, welcoming more than 608 million visitors annually, with an average occupancy rate of 95% and strong growth momentum, particularly in the Specialty Leasing business.

Nhood’s expertise covers all operational dimensions of asset management, including building management, tenant coordination, capital project management (CAPEX), finance and reporting, legal management, as well as strategic and operational marketing.

About Nhood

Nhood is an international real estate solutions operator, actively involved in urban regeneration. The company supports property owners, public authorities, and investors in the sustainable transformation of assets and spaces, leveraging an integrated services platform.

As an integrator of expertise, Nhood operates across the entire real estate project lifecycle, from strategy to operations: consulting, concept design, development, placemaking and community engagement, operational management, and asset value enhancement. Its 1,500 employees manage assets worth €17.3 billion across nearly 1,000 locations in Europe and Africa, serving over 300 clients.

The company develops value-generating mixed-use projects rooted in local dynamics, where retail, residential, office spaces, leisure and hospitality areas, digital infrastructure, and new urban uses coexist.

Guided by a positive-impact approach — People, Planet, Profit, and Governance — Nhood works every day to create “better places” that are useful, vibrant, and attractive.

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