BİLGİLİ GROUP

Profile BİLGİLİ GROUP

The Ritz-Carlton Residences Istanbul are developed by Bilgili in association with BLG Capital

With its passion for developing iconic real estate projects and creating refined living cultures, along with its unique expertise and commitment to excellence, Bilgili has a wide-ranging real estate portfolio that encompasses diverse assets.

This portfolio is built through funds created and managed with the participation of select investors from around the world, as well as through partnerships and collaborations with world-renowned brands. It spans across various sectors, including commercial offices, retail, luxury accommodations, residential projects, and mixed-use developments.

In addition to shaping the future with its prestigious and timeless real estate projects worldwide, it operates with a consciousness of creating economic, cultural, and environmental values for societies, while also being a carrier of sustainable values for future generations.

Bilgili, operating in the fields of real estate development and investment, tourism, and global asset management, takes a comprehensive approach from the idea stage to project development, encompassing design and financing. It is guided by the principles of respect for people, the environment, and the world.

BLG Capital is a leading global real estate investor with a track record of $2.5 billion in equity investment and more than 25 million square feet of development. The firm recently exited its historic Galataport redevelopment after achieving the highest property valuation in modern Turkish history.

The firm has been recognized globally for its branded real estate development projects in the hospitality and residential sectors.

The firm’s notable hospitality and branded residential projects include groundbreaking work with The Peninsula, Mandarin Oriental, Rosewood, Soho House, Ritz-Carlton, Aman, and W Hotels. Many of the projects with BLG mark the first entry of these flags into Europe or Turkey.

BLG has a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in investment, asset management, development and finance.

BLG utilizes the significant experience and deeply entrenched, longstanding local market and international relationships of its investment professionals to constantly monitor local & international market trends and conduct detailed in-house market research to identify the most attractive off-market investment opportunities.

BLG’s investment professionals have a track record of identifying and executing off-market real estate investments, completing high quality, complex development and re-development projects and active property and asset management in various locations, which have resulted in significant value creation and international rewards and recognition.

BLG differentiates itself through its unique vision of high-end, lifestyle focused project design and attention to detail combined with creative real estate asset management and significant execution capabilities.