New Brussels headquarters for Partena Professional
Maximising real estate impact
Partena Professional is combining history with modernity, having moved its head offices in Brussels to the newly renovated Aria building with the support of Deloitte.
For many decades, Partena Professional was the owner-occupier of three office buildings in rue des Chartreux. Changing business needs and aspirations, and the further introduction of hybrid working, resulted in this location no longer being aligned with Partena’s sustainability and mobility ambitions, or supporting its new way of working.
The challenge
Partena set out to find a sustainable Grade A office building in Brussels, aiming to create a workspace that met its high standards while fostering a stimulating and collaborative environment for its employees.
We first assisted Partena in translating its strategic ambitions into concrete real estate requirements in terms of sustainability, accessibility, and surface. Then we screened the Brussels office market, later refining our evaluation to determine the most suitable building. The next step was to support Partena in choosing and negotiating the best conditions for its new HQ, the historical Aria building located at rue Ravenstein 36. This newly renovated office building, a development by Generali and Athora, is BREEAM certified, located right next to the Central train station, and offers optimal working conditions for Partena’s various activities.
In January of 2023, Partena moved into the historic Aria building, occupying 4,887 m² of bright, modern and flexible offices, thereby entering a new era for the organisation.
We also assisted Partena in the sale of its old site to a residential developer.
The solution
We first assisted Partena in translating its strategic ambitions into concrete real estate requirements in terms of sustainability, accessibility, and surface. Then we screened the Brussels office market, later refining our evaluation to determine the most suitable building. The next step was to support Partena in choosing and negotiating the best conditions for its new HQ, the historical Aria building located at rue Ravenstein 36. This newly renovated office building, a development by Generali and Athora, is BREEAM certified, located right next to the Central train station, and offers optimal working conditions for Partena’s various activities.
In January of 2023, Partena moved into the historic Aria building, occupying 4,887 m² of bright, modern and flexible offices, thereby entering a new era for the organisation.
We also assisted Partena in the sale of its old site to a residential developer.
“By working closely with Partena, we managed to determine the organisation’s needs and aspirations for the future HQ in Brussels. While searching for opportunities in the Brussels office market, Partena’s focus was primarily on sustainability, wellbeing, and great accessibility by public transportation.”
Delphine Rousseaux, Senior Consultant, Deloitte
About Partena Professional
Partena Professional is part of Partena, a group of experts specialised in offering advice related to payroll, HR, and business expertise. The social secretariat offers these services to accountants, people who want to start a business, become self-employed or employ others.
While Partena Professional has multiple locations throughout Belgium, the headquarters was located in rue des Chartreux, where it owned three different buildings, occupying 12,207 m² in total.
“With its historic architecture and facilities designed to foster and strengthen the social bond and collaboration between employees, the Aria is in fact more than just an office building. It is a true statement of Partena Professional's values and promises to its employees, to Belgian entrepreneurs, and to sustainability.”
Roeland Van Dessel, CEO, Partena
