Edificio Beatriz

Beatriz Building
Edificio Beatriz
Interactive map of the Beatriz Building area
General information
LocationCalle José Ortega y Gasset 29, Madrid, Spain
Year built1964-65
OwnerVyosa
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
ArchitectEleuterio Población Knappe

The Edificio Beatriz (lit. in Spanish Beatriz Building) is an office building located in Madrid, at Calle José Ortega y Gasset[1]. Its owner is the company Vyosa.[2]

History

The Beatriz Building was built by Eleuterio Población Knappe as the central headquarters of the Banco Popular Español.[3] The adress was previously occupied by a Jerónimas convent that was founded by the preceptor of the sons of the Catholic Monarchs, Beatriz Galindo, to whom the building's name honors.[3]

Hosted companies

Around 2010, the building underwent a long rehabilitation process that ended in 2019. That year, a new auditorium was opened with 200 theatre seats.[2] In may of 2020, they were of the first to adapt to COVID-19 regulations.[4]

The building hosts mostly companies in the sectors for economics, real estate and law. Some important companies located there include (in 2022) the headquarters for the Spanish branch of Citibank, the northamerican law firm Baker McKenzie, the European Investment Bank,[5] investment banks Alantra Partners and Pictet, the advisor group Arcano, real estate company Cushman & Wakefield and the basque train company CAF and more. In the comercial side, there is an establishment of Grupo Vips.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Edificio Beatriz. Inmueble F2.474". Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Eguidazu se rasca el bolsillo para una mudanza (de Alantra) de altura". El Confidencial. 2019-01-07.
  3. ^ a b Fernández Cobián 2014, p. 111.
  4. ^ "Presentado el primer edificio de oficinas en España adaptado a la nueva realidad tras el Covid 19".
  5. ^ Joaquín Hernández Rader (2022-10-26). "La Superliga elige como base de operaciones la sede en Madrid del banco de la UEFA". Vozpópuli.

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