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DETTE ER ROM A leading property company DETTE ER ROM THIS IS ROM BUSINESS CONCEPT A leading property company Rom’s mission is to create value for its owners and the society through long term development and manage- ment of property. Rom develops attractive and efficient Rom Eiendom AS owns and develops properties public transportation hubs, ensuring more people to in large parts of the country, mainly in city choose to travel by public transport. centres, urban areas, and along railway lines. Rom is active in every link of the value chain, from project development and building to operation and management. The company’s NO. OF BUILDINGS OF WHICH RAILWAY STATIONS property portfolio ranges from office and commercial premises, shopping centres, school buildings and workshops, to railway stations and various operational buildings. 990 330 Its unique portfolio of centrally located properties MNOK PORTFOLIO VALUE means Rom plays an important role in society. By developing public transportation hubs with housing, workplaces and services, Rom is helping to ensure that more people choose to travel by public transport and thus contributing to a more 12.000 sustainable population growth. SQM DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL The Rom Group is wholly owned by NSB – the Norwegian state railway operator – and consists of Rom Eiendom, its subsidiaries, and single purpose companies. Rom’s head office is in Oslo 2.000.000 and it has regional offices in Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Skien and Trondheim. DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS NO. OF EMPLOYEES 100 93 2 3 PROPERTY ManagEMENT PROPERTY ManagEMENT “The 730,000 square metres that Rom manages includes both heritage sites and modern buildings” østbanebygget, oslo schweigaards gate 21 and 23, oslo Respectful renovation of a listed landmark Norway’s first BREEAM-NOR ”Excellent” building With deep respect for history, Rom has transformed Østbanebygget into 1,400 people work in Norway’s first commercial building with a modern hotel. The building is listed and has been described as BREEAM-NOR ”Excellent” certification. Optimal control of the various a renaissance palace by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Listed technical systems results in a good indoor climate and low operating elements and rooms have been restored in line with the principles of costs. The office buildings each have 15,000 square metres of floor space. the era in which they were built. The hotel is operated by Choice Hotels. They are letted to Gjensidige Forsikring and the NSB Group. Photo: Terje Borud Photo: Terje Borud 4 5 HOUSIng DEVELOPMENT HOUSIng DEVELOPMENT “Our properties offer a unique proximity to public transporta- tion hubs, which gives residents an opportunity to use public transport rather than cars” grefsen stasjon, oslo operakvarteret, oslo More than 1,100 apartments next to one of Oslo’s most central public transportation hubs A new district close to Norway’s largest public transportation hub, Oslo Central Station Rom and JM are developing a new residential area at Storo, close to both In the OperaKvarteret, Rom is developing, through the jointly owned, recreation areas and the city centre. The residents live closet to train, single purpose company Oslo S Utvikling, an urban environment with 400 metro, bus and tram connections. The buildings vary in height in order to apartments and approx. 10,000 workplaces. All the buildings have a unique create variation and form a barrier against the road and railway. The apart- and innovative architecture. The apartments are build atop the commercial ments have large green areas with pedestrian and cycle paths, and an out- buildings, in standalone buildings, and as part of a block. At ground level standing view of the city. there will be a varied range of services, restaurants, cafés and a gym. The Illustration: Eve Images commercial buildings have been completed and more than half of the apartments have been sold. Photo: Morten Knudsen 6 7 TRANSPORTATION HUB DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION HUB DEVELOPMENT “Rom is facilitating seamless transitions between rail and other transport services, and contributing to more eco-friendly and efficient urban development” gjøvik skysstasjon oslo central station A modernised hub for the entire Mjøs region New development of Norway’s most important public transportation hub The existing building has been expanded, new public areas with wai- The hub currently serves around 250,000 passengers daily. With an ting facilities, toilets and a café have been added, and today it repre- expected increase in traffic of at least 50% in the run up to 2030, the sents a modern station. The listed station-building has also been reno- development of a new Oslo Central Station is one of Rom’s top priorities. vated. The upgrading of Gjøvik station is a joined effort between Rom, In close cooperation with Ruter and KLP, Rom is drawing up a joint pro- Oppland County Council, Opplandstrafikk, the municipality of Gjøvik, posal for the area, which includes a new bus terminal on top of existing Jernbaneverket and Statens vegvesen. railways tracks. Photo: Terje Borud Illustration: Space Group and Luxigon 8 9 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT 1 “We have ambitious environmental goals of achieving BREEAM-NOR «Excellent» certification for all of our new buildings” Photo 1: Rom Eiendom Illustration 2: Ensign3d Illustration Eiendom 1: Rom Photo other projects Jessheim 1 New district within walking distance of buses and trains. Østbanehallen, Oslo Year round meeting place with places to eat and shops. Hotel in Drammen 2 New hotel by the station in Drammen. Bellevuehagen, Fredrikstad Lagårdsveien, Stavanger Housing with good accessibility, bergen station office building New office building in Stavanger sheltered places to meet and areas 600 new office spaces at Bergen’s most important public transportation hub right next to Paradis Station. for play. Construction of a new 16,000 square metre office building at Bergen Paradis Station, Stavanger 2 Skien Brygge Station has commenced. The building is centrally located right next to New office buildings close to the A new district in the centre of rail, bus and Bergen Light Rail connections. The office building is located station. Skien. in a historic area with many listed buildings. The project planning took the area’s historic value into account, while ensuring the building’s M62, Oslo Schweigaards gate 33, Oslo design was prominent, exciting and of high quality. New office building in the centre New eco-friendly offices in Illustration: Lund + Slaatto Arkitekter AS of Oslo in park-like surroundings. Schweigaards gate. 10 11 DETTE ER ROM petter eiken Chief Executive officer T +47 982 10 000 E [email protected] morten austestad Director of Development T +47 974 74 983 E [email protected] signe horn Director of Strategy and Public Relations T +47 926 03 520 E [email protected] rom eiendom as A Schweigaards gate 23 T +47 476 20 500 E [email protected] W romeiendom.no Musken photo: Ole Cover.
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