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According to reports, the Luxembourg newspaper “Wort” is considering moving out of its new headquarters due to the harmful presence of mould in the building.
The Luxemburger Wort only moved into their new headquarters in Howald in May last year. The new building was constructed by Soludec and named ‘Show’. According to reports, there have been issues in the building from the very beginning and due to the presence of mould, which can harm people’s respiratory systems, several editorial teams have already been relocated to different floors.
Wort CEO Paul Peckels was unwilling to comment upon enquiry as it is an ongoing issue, but acknowledged that talks are being held between the newspaper, its parent company Mediahuis, construction company Soludec, the owner of the building, and insurance companies.
The ‘Show’ building in Howald is owned by Swiss-German investment fund ‘Sarasin Sustainable Properties – European Cities’, which in return is partially owned by the German company Catella Real Estate AG and partially owned by the Brazilian-Lebanese-Greek billionaire family Safra.
Sarasin Sustainable Properties bought the building from Lafayette last year. Construction of the property, which has 14,000 square metres, cost close to €27 million, according to Soludec. So far, neither Sarasin Sustainable Properties nor Soludec have been available to comment on the situation.