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RIVUS – largest real-estate project in progress in Romania

11.124 m³ concrete cast-in-place in July 2026 5.380 tone reinforcing steel 1,6 kilometers perimeter of bored piles and slurry walls 540 workers 41 partner companies RIVUS work site status (July 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 […]

New Entry in Romania at RIVUS Cluj-Napoca: Cortefiel, the original brand of prominent Spanish fashion group Tendam

The retailers that have leased spaces in RIVUS include Spanish group Tendam, one of the largest fashion retailers in the Iberian Peninsula. In the new project, the group will operate under the Cortefiel brand, a premiere for Romania, as well as their Springfield and Women’secret concepts. Tendam, one of the leading companies in the fashion […]

A former industrial space becomes a new scene for Cluj through RIVUS, the 550 million Euro urban reconversion investment

Beyond the shopping, office and leisure uses, the project will also integrate a complex infrastructure dedicated to event planning in Cluj-Napoca, with numerous distinct spaces designed for year-round activities. Concert, festivals, shows, art exhibitions, movie projections, themed fairs, family-friendly activities or gastronomy focused events will be able to take place, even simultaneously, in several areas […]

A new concept by Benvenuti will operate in RIVUS

BENVENUTI, a Romanian brand that has grown consistently over the past 22 years, is one of the most renowned players in the footwear and leather goods segment. With a mission statement proclaiming to provide the local market with high-quality products and unique designs, the brand collaborates with manufacturing partners who ensure a wide variety of […]

Enzo Bertini will bring footwear collections by Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld, Premiata, and other international brands to RIVUS Cluj-Napoca

Shopping is an important component of RIVUS and the new project will provide the public with a complete and diverse mix of premium, mass-market, services and entertainment brands. The premium locations present in the project include Enzo Bertini, a multibrand concept dedicated exclusively to footwear and leather goods from the trendiest brands. RIVUS Cluj-Napoca will […]

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 […]