ROM Eiendom
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Rom Eiendom is a subsidiary
of the Norwegian State Railways responsible for managing the commercial sections of the companies real estate
. With headquarters in Oslo
, the company manages 740000 square metres (885,032.6 sq yd). The vast majority of this is in or in connection with railway station
s. Rom owns all railway stations in Norway built before 1996.
Rom Eiendom was established in 2001 as Rom Eiendomsutvikling, with the responsibility to manage all NSB real estate not related to operation. From 2001 the management was outsourced
to Aberdeen Property Investors
. The present name change came as a result of the management being insourced
back to the corporation in 2006, and in 2007 NSB Eiendom, that owned operational real estate, was merged into Rom. Among the portfolio of Rom are large sections of the real estate at Bjørvika
in Oslo and Brattøra
in Trondheim
, both part of the ports in the cities, that are being transformed through urban redevelopment projects
. Rom owns about 70 lots with a potential for 2 million square meters (20 million ft2) of building mass.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the Norwegian State Railways responsible for managing the commercial sections of the companies real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
. With headquarters in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, the company manages 740000 square metres (885,032.6 sq yd). The vast majority of this is in or in connection with railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
s. Rom owns all railway stations in Norway built before 1996.
Rom Eiendom was established in 2001 as Rom Eiendomsutvikling, with the responsibility to manage all NSB real estate not related to operation. From 2001 the management was outsourced
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
to Aberdeen Property Investors
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen Asset Management plc is an international investment management group, managing assets for both institutions and private investors from offices around the world. Its head office is in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:The company was...
. The present name change came as a result of the management being insourced
Insourcing
Insourcing is the opposite of outsourcing; that is insourcing is often defined as the delegation of operations or jobs from production within a business to an internal entity that specializes in that operation...
back to the corporation in 2006, and in 2007 NSB Eiendom, that owned operational real estate, was merged into Rom. Among the portfolio of Rom are large sections of the real estate at Bjørvika
Bjørvika
Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akersness. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing urban redevelopment, being transformed from a container...
in Oslo and Brattøra
Brattøra
Brattøra is an artificial island in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located at the mouth of the river Nidelva just north of the city centre , west of Nyhavna, and south of Trondheimsfjord. There is a canal that divides the mainland from what is now the island of...
in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, both part of the ports in the cities, that are being transformed through urban redevelopment projects
Urban renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...
. Rom owns about 70 lots with a potential for 2 million square meters (20 million ft2) of building mass.