Brussels' European Quarter has its first office building in wood, and in chocolate.
And you can get a taste of it at MIPIM!
Monteco, the first high-rise wooden building in the heart of the European Quarter in Brussels, is nominated for a MIPIM Award in the category ‘Best Office and Business project’. Belgian developers ION and Nextensa joined forces to develop this pioneering timber-framed office building, which boasts sustainable architecture and innovative design.
Get a taste of Monteco at the Belgian Pavilion 🇧🇪
You are truly iconic when they recreate you out of chocolate. This is why we asked award-winning chocolatier-sculptor Jurgen Baert to reproduce Monteco in chocolate for MIPIM.
His attention to excellence meticulously mirrors the work we put into Monteco as the developers of the project, making it a tasty symbol of pioneering building in Brussels' landscape.
Come have a taste of Monteco at MIPIM and don’t forget to #VoteForMonteco!
The ultimate reference for a new generation of circular office buildings
✔ Timber-framed construction
✔ Fossil-free, CO2-neutral and BREEAM-certified
✔ The building's structure is entirely made of PEFC-certified wood
✔ Rainwater collection on the green roof
✔ Heat pumps and solar panels for environmentally friendly and efficient heating, ventilation and cooling
Meet the developers of Monteco
ION was founded in 2011 by CEOs Davy Demuynck and Kristof Vanfleteren, along with chairman Paul Thiers. Since its inception, the property developer and real estate investor has already developed more than 235,000 m², completing 148 developments across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The ongoing projects represent a market value of €3,351 million. ION’s roots and headquarters are in Waregem (Belgium), but the property developer now also has offices in Brussels and Antwerp. 
ION builds multi-purpose residential, office, retail and urban developments with high added value, with the ambition of shaping the cities of tomorrow. As one of the largest independent property developers in Belgium, ION specialises in complex mixed projects, including speculative developments, public-private partnerships, and custom projects, in addition to coordinating real estate projects as a project manager. ION attaches great importance to climate-friendly, sustainable solutions, striving to take the lead in this field in the Belgian real estate market.
ION.be - LinkedIn
Interested in learning more about ION and/or partnering with us? Get in touch with the ION management at MIPIM, via this link.
Nextensa is a mixed-use real estate investor and developer. The company’s investment portfolio is divided between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (43%), Belgium (42%) and Austria (15%); its total value as at 31/12/2023 was approximately € 1.3 billion.
As a developer, Nextensa is primarily active in shaping large urban developments. At Tour & Taxis (development of over 350,000 sqm) in Brussels, Nextensa is building a mixed real estate portfolio consisting of a revaluation of iconic buildings and new constructions. In Luxembourg (Cloche d’Or), it is working in partnership on a major urban extension of more than 400,000 sqm consisting of offices, retail and residential buildings. The company is listed on Euronext Brussels and has a market capitalisation of € 488.6 M (value 31/12/2023).
nextensa.eu - LinkedIn
