Bruklinas

Bruklinas is a mixed-use commercial zone in Šiauliai, Lithuania, combining retail, entertainment, automotive services, offices, and hotel-related facilities. The complex occupies approximately 9 hectares of land and has a total floor area of about 50,000 square metres. Its principal retail component is an outlet-oriented shopping mall, complemented by a supermarket, a large interior and home-decoration store, and additional commercial and service uses. The site previously hosted the Šiaulių Oda factory. Ogmios group redeveloped the former industrial location, initially creating a smaller shopping centre known as Ogmios Šiauliai. Following a substantial expansion carried out during 2006–2007, the development was rebranded Bruklinas. The new name is the Lithuanian form of “Brooklyn,” reflecting the complex’s architectural and thematic inspiration from the New York borough and New York City more broadly. Exterior design elements include motifs associated with the Brooklyn Bridge. The retail and commercial layout includes roughly 28,000 square metres devoted to the outlet shopping mall. Norfa serves as the principal supermarket anchor, occupying approximately 5,000 square metres. A further 15,000 square metres is allocated to an interior and home-decoration store. The site also includes an approximately 8,000-square-metre building intended for hotel and office use, while land capacity remains available for a possible additional building of around 10,000 square metres. Bruklinas is best understood as a place-based retail and commercial destination rather than a conventional consumer-goods brand. Its positioning rests on the redevelopment of an industrial site into a broad-use urban destination, with shopping supported by leisure, services, hospitality, and office functions. Publicly available reference material identifies Ogmios group as the developer and describes the complex’s facilities and expansion history, but does not provide detailed information on current ownership arrangements, management, tenant turnover, financial performance, or a formal corporate website URL.

The Bruklinas complex occupies a former industrial location in Šiauliai that was previously associated with the Šiaulių Oda factory. Ogmios group redeveloped the site as part of a broader commercial-property project. The first version of the development was smaller and operated under the name Ogmios Šiauliai, reflecting its connection with the developer and its location in the city. The project underwent a major expansion between 2006 and 2007. After the expansion, it was renamed Bruklinas. The name is the Lithuanian rendering of Brooklyn, and the complex’s design was conceived with visual references to Brooklyn and New York City. Architectural details include exterior motifs evoking the Brooklyn Bridge, giving the retail development a distinctive identity within the local commercial landscape. The completed development was planned as more than a conventional shopping centre. Its approximately 50,000 square metres of total floor area encompass retail, entertainment, automotive services, offices, and hotel-related facilities. Around 28,000 square metres form the outlet shopping mall, with Norfa identified as the main supermarket anchor in a unit of approximately 5,000 square metres. Another 15,000 square metres is used by an interior and home-decoration store. An approximately 8,000-square-metre building was designated for future hotel and office functions, and the site retained space for a potential additional building of about 10,000 square metres. Bruklinas therefore represents a mixed-use commercial redevelopment model: an industrial property was transformed into a destination combining everyday retail, specialist shopping, services, leisure, and potential hospitality and office uses. Available reference material identifies Ogmios group as the developer and describes the physical composition and naming history of the complex. It does not establish a precise founding date, identify individual founders or executives, document financial results, or provide enough information to describe later ownership changes and operational developments in detail.

• 2007

  Development rebranded Bruklinas

  [1]Bruklinasen.wikipedia.org

  After the major expansion, the complex adopted the Bruklinas name and its Brooklyn- and New York-inspired identity.

• 2006

  Major expansion begins

  [1]Bruklinasen.wikipedia.org

  A substantial expansion of the Ogmios Šiauliai development began during the 2006–2007 period.

• Former Šiaulių Oda factory site redeveloped

  [1]Bruklinasen.wikipedia.org

  Ogmios group converted the former Šiaulių Oda industrial location into a commercial development, initially known as Ogmios Šiauliai.

A Lithuanian mixed-use retail and leisure destination developed through the conversion and expansion of a former industrial site, with a Brooklyn- and New York-inspired architectural identity.

• Retail complex · 2007

  Bruklinas outlet shopping mall

  The principal retail component of the Bruklinas development covers approximately 28,000 square metres. It is organized as an outlet-oriented shopping mall and forms the core of the wider mixed-use destination. The mall is supported by food, service, entertainment, and other commercial functions, although the available reference does not provide a complete tenant directory.

• Supermarket

  Norfa supermarket

  Norfa is identified as the anchor supermarket within Bruklinas. Its reported floor area is approximately 5,000 square metres, giving the complex a substantial everyday-grocery component alongside its outlet and specialist retail functions.

• Home furnishings retail

  Interior and home-decoration store

  Approximately 15,000 square metres of the complex is devoted to an interior and home-decoration store. This large-format component broadens Bruklinas beyond fashion and general retail by focusing on furnishings, interior products, and related household decoration.

• Hospitality and commercial property

  Hotel and office facilities

  The development includes an approximately 8,000-square-metre building intended for hotel and office uses. The available material does not clarify the operating status, tenant names, or completion dates of these functions.

• 2007

  Rebranding and expansion from Ogmios Šiauliai to BruklinasStrategy

  Background

  The original smaller shopping-centre project on the former Šiaulių Oda factory site was expanded substantially during 2006–2007.

  Action taken

  Ogmios group repositioned the enlarged development under the Bruklinas name and gave it a Brooklyn- and New York-inspired architectural and thematic identity.

  Aftermath

  The project became a broader mixed-use commercial destination incorporating retail, entertainment, automotive services, office space, and hotel-related facilities.

  Source

1. 1Bruklinasen.wikipedia.org