GSE AND GENERALI REAL ESTATE COMPLETE THE PIACENZA LE MOSE LOGISTICS HUB

Piacenza Logistics Park, part of Generali Real Estate’s European logistics portfolio valued at over €1 billion, confirms its position among the leading and most advanced intermodal hubs in Northern Italy with a total surface area exceeding 470,000 sqm.

Generali Real Estate today inaugurated the new and final phase of the Piacenza Logistics Park, located in Le Mose, marking the completion of one of the largest and most modern logistics hubs in Northern Italy. The new facilities were developed by General Contractor GSE Italia on behalf of a Luxembourg-based pan-European logistics fund managed by Generali Real Estate S.p.A. Società di Gestione del Risparmio in its capacity as investment manager.

With this latest expansion, the total covered area of the Piacenza Logistics Park now exceeds 470,000 sqm, distributed across flexible, modern, and high-performance buildings that meet the highest international construction and operational standards. The Le Mose logistics park further strengthens its position as one of the largest privately owned logistics parks in Italy and an even more significant hub on both a national and European scale, thanks to its modular spaces, state-of-the-art facilities, and internationally benchmarked technical specifications.

The Piacenza Logistics Park is part of Generali Real Estate’s European logistics portfolio valued at over €1 billion, which includes high-quality logistics parks strategically located along major transport corridors in Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and Spain.

The expansion of the Le Mose Logistics Park is a tangible demonstration of the importance that the logistics sector continues to hold for Generali Real Estate. The asset class is becoming increasingly central, supported by structural trends such as the growth of e-commerce, the reorganization of supply chains, and a growing focus on ESG issues.

Pierre-David Baylac, Head of Logistics at Generali Real Estate, commented: “Logistics continues to be a strategic asset class for Generali Real Estate, which manages a European logistics portfolio worth more than €1 billion, consisting primarily of high-quality logistics parks located along the continent’s most important transport corridors. The Piacenza Logistics Park is the result of a journey that Generali began over twenty years ago and developed through successive phases, becoming a benchmark platform for Italian and European logistics. The completion of this new phase, which we are proud to celebrate today together with GSE Italia, further enhances its operational capacity and quality.”

THE NEW DEVELOPMENT

The expansion of the Le Mose hub includes five new warehouses (C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7), consisting of modular units totaling approximately 88,000 sqm.

General Contractor GSE Italia managed three separate handovers and the simultaneous construction of three buildings, meeting agreed timelines and budgets while integrating landscaping works to ensure environmental compliance and seamless integration into the surrounding area.

Demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency, the buildings inaugurated today are currently undergoing BREEAM Excellent certification. Solutions implemented include the use of low-carbon concrete (CEM III), a high-efficiency building envelope and technical systems sized through advanced thermal modeling, anti-glare systems to enhance worker comfort, low-VOC materials with indoor air quality testing conducted upon project completion, electric vehicle charging stations, rainwater harvesting systems, and biodiversity enhancement measures. A centralized digital monitoring system has also been installed to track energy consumption by usage type, enabling the precise identification of opportunities for improved energy performance.

Giulio Della Torre, Head of Logistics Activity at GSE Italia, stated: “This project perfectly showcases GSE Italia’s ability to manage highly complex construction sites: three separate handovers, five buildings constructed simultaneously, all while meeting agreed timelines and budgets and raising quality and environmental standards to the highest levels of BREEAM certification. Piacenza is a key hub for the Italian supply chain, and we are proud to have contributed to the growth of this logistics park through a project that combines construction excellence with environmental responsibility. Our collaboration with Generali Real Estate further confirms GSE Italia’s role as a trusted partner for leading institutional investors in the industrial real estate sector. This achievement was also made possible thanks to the professionalism of all the partners and contractors who worked alongside us throughout the project.”

PIACENZA, A STRATEGIC HUB FOR THE ITALIAN SUPPLY CHAIN

The expansion of the Le Mose logistics park reflects Piacenza’s growing importance as a leading intermodal hub for both national and international operators. Strategically located between Milan, Genoa, Verona, and Bologna, the city is one of Italy’s main infrastructure crossroads, with direct access to the A1 Milan-Naples and A21 Turin-Piacenza-Brescia motorways, as well as strong connections to major ports and airports.