5. CITY OF LIEGE > Urban transformation Regeneration.

The city of Liège, the economic and tourist capital of the Walloon Region, is developing an ambitious urban regeneration and economic redeployment plan (650 ha).

Within the housing sector, this includes:

  • 126 ha in the short term;
  • 172 ha in the mid term;
  • 92 ha in the long term;
  • 260 ha allocated for business parks and industrial zones.

To make these different developments possible, Liège is setting up public/private partnerships and inviting projects from private developers.

A large-scale project is currently receiving specific backing from the public authorities.

Development of the new district around the high-speed train station

Mixed development property programme around a public space of 4.1 ha:

  • Housing: 33,000 m2
  • Hotels: 10,000 m2
  • Shops: 3,000 m2
  • Service industry: 100,000 m2

Project initiated and jointly financed by the public authorities (City of Liège / Walloon Region / SNCB (National Railway Company of Belgium) / ERDF).
  • City of Liège
  • Investors department
  • Rue de la Boucherie 4
  • B-4000 Liège - Belgium
  • Tel.: + 32 (0)4 221 85 39
  • Fax: + 32 (0)4 221 85 58
  • Email: invest@liege.be
  • www.liege.be