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RIVUS – largest real-estate project in progress in Romania

5.600 m³ concrete cast-in-place 3.000 tone reinforcing steel 1,6 kilometers perimeter of bored piles and slurry walls 500 workers 24 partner companies RIVUS work site status (June 2026) In March 2026, the RIVUS mixed-use project entered the implementation phase, being the most extensive urban reconversion real-estate development underway in Romania. Year 2025 Site management and […]

More than one million LEGO® bricks and an experience for all generations in the upcoming Brick Depot Certified LEGO Store in RIVUS

Brands and concepts connecting generations are part of the vision for RIVUS, the 550-plus million Euro urban reconversion and regeneration project by companies IULIUS and Atterbury Europe. These include the Brick Depot, set to bring to RIVUS a Certified LEGO® Store, one of the most beloved concepts dedicated to creativity, imagination and fun for children […]

Local entrepreneurs, part of RIVUS: more than 20% of the retail space dedicated to Cluj-based businesses

In RIVUS, the urban regeneration project developed on the former Carbochim industrial platform, local entrepreneurs will play an important role, alongside national and international brands, in creating a destination connected to the dynamics of the city. Nearly 20% of the retail offer will be provided by Cluj-based businesses in various industries, ranging from food (such […]

IULIUS and Atterbury Europe have started construction on RIVUS

RIVUS Cluj-Napoca, the project developed by IULIUS and Atterbury Europe, is entering the implementation phase. With an investment estimated upwards of half-billion Euro, this is the most extensive real-estate development underway in Romania. The endeavor is transforming Carbochim, the former industrial platform now relocated and upgraded, into a landmark destination with a mix of uses […]

The iconic red brick building in 1 Mai Square to enter a new phase of transformation

Through the rehabilitation works for the administrative building with red brick façade on the former Carbochim platform, one of the landmark industrial buildings in Cluj preserved in the RIVUS mixed-use project is now reconsolidated and prepared for the next phases. The iconic building of the former Carbochim factory was erected between 1949 and 1952 and […]

Fenice Palas unveils a new culinary chapter in RIVUS, bringing Lebanese cuisine to Cluj-Napoca

A new gastronomic attraction will open a location in the upcoming RIVUS project developed by companies IULIUS and Atterbury Europe. Fenice Palas, a restaurant serving Lebanese cuisine, will bring an authentic Middle-Eastern experience to Cluj-Napoca, where clients will be able to relish carefully selected traditional dishes. The new restaurant promises to become a landmark for […]

RIVUS construction site – A creative ‘scene’ for students at the Art and Design University of Cluj

RIVUS representatives have invited students from the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca (UAD) to participate in a special illustration contest, intended to bring an artistic perspective to one of the most extensive urban regeneration sites in Romania. The contest proposed an exercise in imagination: reinterpreting the construction site beyond its technical features. Students were […]

Cluj-Napoca high-school and university students training in constructions visit RIVUS

30 students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and 30 students from the “Anghel Saligny” Technical College have visited the construction site of RIVUS, the largest urban regeneration project in Romania. The youngsters learned about the development phases and technical details of this project from the specialists working here. […]

Echoes of Transformation: From Industrial Past to Sustainable Future – RIVUS at the 2025 Transylvanian Architecture Biennale

As part of the Transylvanian Architecture Biennale (BATRA), the RIVUS project presents an art installation that tells a story of transformation, memory, and urban regeneration. The artwork, entitled “Echoes of Transformation: From Industrial Past to Sustainable Future,” can be admired any time until Sunday, October 26, on 2 Iuliu Maniu Street, right in the city […]