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BHNV LOADING THE INDEX
34.7071° N — 33.0226° E
INDEX — 01 / HERO URBAN RENEWAL
PRACTICE — CY · IL · EU DEVELOPMENT · REGENERATION · LAND

WE BUILD
STRUCTURE.
NOT REAL
ESTATE.

BHNV is a cross-border urban renewal house. We don't deliver units — we deliver structure, infrastructure, and the civic logic that holds a district together for fifty years.

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CYPRUS
ISRAEL · EUROPE
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INDEX — 01
OF NINE
URBAN RENEWAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT REGENERATION MIXED-USE STRATEGIC LAND INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS CYPRUS · ISRAEL · EUROPE URBAN RENEWAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT REGENERATION MIXED-USE STRATEGIC LAND INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS CYPRUS · ISRAEL · EUROPE
[02] THESIS — A LONG INSTRUMENT

WE BUILD FOR THE CITY'S SECOND CENTURYNOT ITS NEXT QUARTER. EVERY SQUARE METRE WE DELIVER MUST OUTLAST ITS BALANCE SHEET.

[03] PRACTICE A STUDIO AT THE SEAM OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & CAPITAL

A PRACTICE
SHAPED ACROSS
THREE JURISDICTIONS.

BHNV is not a developer. It is a studio — an instrument designed to solve urban problems that are too slow, too political, or too capital-intensive for ordinary real estate to touch.

Based in Limassol, Cyprus, with practice spanning the Mediterranean basin and the European Union. BHNV partners with municipalities, landowners, and institutional capital — across regeneration of post-industrial quarters, residential reorganisation in established neighbourhoods, mixed-use districts at the centre of growing cities, and strategic land development on emerging urban frontiers.

We act as principal, advisor, and partner — sometimes within the same project. Architecture, planning law, civil engineering, and capital structuring sit on the same floor, under one mandate.

i. VISION

SHAPE CITIES
THAT REMAIN
VALUABLE
.

Decades after delivery. Beyond the lifespan of any single development cycle.

ii. MANDATE

WORK AT
EVERY SCALE,
FROM BLOCK
TO DISTRICT.

Advising governments, landowners and capital partners with equal rigour.

iii. GEOGRAPHY

STRUCTURED
FOR CROSS-BORDER
COMPLEXITY.

Operating across Cyprus, Israel, and the European Union — one practice standard, applied across borders.

[04] DISCIPLINES EIGHT PRACTICES · ONE OPERATING STANDARD

EIGHT
DISCIPLINES.
ONE STANDARD.

From master-planning a regeneration district to underwriting a single-asset acquisition, BHNV operates as a vertically integrated developer-investor — capable of acting as principal, advisor, or partner across the full lifecycle of an urban project.

→ [01]

URBAN RENEWAL

Reorganisation of established residential and mixed-use districts. TAMA 38, Pinui-Binui, and equivalent EU frameworks.
→ [02]

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

Principal investment and ground-up delivery — residential, commercial, hospitality — in core European cities.
→ [03]

REGENERATION PROJECTS

Reactivation of post-industrial, port-adjacent, and underutilised urban land — typically in partnership with municipalities.
→ [04]

MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

Master-planned quarters integrating residential, retail, workplace, civic and cultural use — engineered for 24-hour vitality.
→ [05]

STRATEGIC LAND DEVELOPMENT

Acquisition, rezoning, and entitlement of strategic sites — with discipline on long-cycle planning policy and regional growth.
→ [06]

INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS

PPP and concession-based delivery of transport-oriented, civic and energy infrastructure adjacent to our pipeline.
→ [07]

INVESTMENT & ADVISORY

Capital structuring, JV formation, and institutional advisory for landowners, family offices, and sovereign partners.
→ [08]

SUSTAINABLE PLANNING

ESG-aligned design, climate-resilient masterplanning, and certification across BREEAM, LEED, and EU Taxonomy frameworks.
[05] TYPOLOGIES DRAG · SCROLL · EXPLORE

SEVEN
URBAN TYPOLOGIES
WE PRACTISE.

MARINA PLAN
[01 / 07]
CYPRUS I

MARINA QUARTER

MIXED-USE WATERFRONT TYPOLOGY
CONCENTRIC PLAN
[02 / 07]
ISRAEL II

URBAN REORDER

RENEWAL TAMA 38 / 70 TYPOLOGY
RIVERLINE ELEV.
[03 / 07]
EUROPE III

RIVERLINE REGEN

REGENERATION POST-INDUSTRIAL TYPOLOGY
CAPITAL RING PLAN
[04 / 07]
CYPRUS IV

CAPITAL RING

STRATEGIC LAND RING-PLAN TYPOLOGY
PROMENADE ELEV.
[05 / 07]
ISRAEL V

PORT PROMENADE

MIXED-USE PORT-ADJACENT TYPOLOGY
TERRACED ELEV.
[06 / 07]
EUROPE VI

HERITAGE TERRACES

REGENERATION HILLSIDE TYPOLOGY
SAWTOOTH PLAN
[07 / 07]
EUROPE VII

INDUSTRIAL SPINE

REGENERATION BROWNFIELD TYPOLOGY
01 / 07
[06] CAPITAL LONG-DURATION · ALIGNED · CROSS-BORDER

WE DO NOT BUILD
TO A CYCLE.
WE BUILD TO A CITY'S
SECOND CENTURY.

BHNV partners with sovereign wealth, institutional real estate funds, family offices, and strategic landowners. Our capital approach favours long-duration structures, downside-protected entry points, and alignment across the full project lifecycle — from entitlement through stabilised cash flow.

I
LONG DURATION
Patient capital structures
II
ALIGNED ECONOMICS
Sponsor / LP / municipal
III
DOWNSIDE FIRST
Protected entry points
IV
CROSS-BORDER GOVERNANCE
Three-jurisdiction legal stack
[07] STEWARDSHIP EU TAXONOMY · BREEAM · LEED ALIGNED

CITIES OUTLAST
THEIR BUILDERS.
DESIGN ACCORDINGLY.

Sustainability at BHNV is not a department — it is the first constraint of every project. We design for climate resilience, embodied-carbon reduction, transit alignment, and biodiversity from masterplan upward, governed by EU Taxonomy, BREEAM, and LEED.

[I]

CLIMATE-
RESILIENT PLAN

Heat, water, and storm modelling integrated from concept stage onward.

[II]

EMBODIED CARBON

Whole-life carbon accounting across structure, envelope, and operation.

[III]

TRANSIT-
ORIENTED DENSITY

Density placed where mobility infrastructure already serves the public realm.

[IV]

BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN

Each district designed to leave its ecological footprint measurably better than found.

[08] OFFICE A PARTNERSHIP OF ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS & CAPITAL

A FOUNDER-LED FIRM.
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
BY ENGAGEMENT.

FOUNDER SM
LIMASSOLPRINCIPAL

SHAY MERARY

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Founder of BHNV. Leads the firm's investment thesis, capital structuring, and partner relationships across Cyprus, Israel, and the European Union.

[ HOW WE STAFF ]

BHNV is structured as a founder-led practice. Senior architects, planning counsel, civil engineers, and capital strategists are assembled for each engagement, matched to the typology and jurisdiction of the project.

This structure keeps every project staffed with practitioners whose work is current to the asset class and the regulatory regime — rather than a fixed team operating outside their core domain.

Permanent senior partner appointments will be announced as the practice scales.

[I]
Architecture
[II]
Planning Counsel
[III]
Civil Engineering
[IV]
Capital Strategy
[09] CONTACT PRINCIPALS RESPOND DIRECTLY

LET US DISCUSS
THE NEXT CHAPTER
OF A CITY.

For institutional inquiries, landowner introductions, and partnership opportunities — our principals respond directly, in confidence.

ALL INQUIRIES TREATED UNDER STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY