Wire

Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

developing· Economy· Updated

White City Buildings Group Completes Four Italian Real Estate Deals Worth €130 Million

The Israeli real estate company White City Buildings Group has completed four transactions in Rome totaling approximately 130 million euros. The deals include the acquisition of two properties in central Rome for about 50 million euros, which the company plans to convert into luxury hotels, alongside the sale of two previously acquired and upgraded buildings.

3 newsrooms · 2 languages · since

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to save this article and find it on your phone.

or use an email code

What happened

  1. 01White City Buildings Group completed four real estate transactions in Rome totaling approximately 130 million euros.
  2. 02The company acquired two central Rome properties for 50 million euros to convert them into luxury hotels.
  3. 03One acquired property near Piazza del Popolo will become a four-star hotel, while another near the Spanish Steps will be a five-star hotel.
  4. 04The company sold the Toniolo project near Piazza Navona and the Rasella project near the Trevi Fountain.
  5. 05Isrotel is expanding in Rome with the 70-million-euro purchase of the Savoy hotel and the development of the La Scrofa hotel.
  6. 06The Fattal hotel chain acquired the Hotel dei Borgia in Rome in February 2025.
  7. 07White City Buildings Group has completed eight deals in Italy since entering the market four years ago.

One of the newly purchased properties is a 6,000-square-meter former private school in the Prati neighborhood near Piazza del Popolo, slated to become a four-star hotel. The second is a 3,000-square-meter building near the Spanish Steps and Via Condotti, which will undergo renovation to become a five-star hotel. Concurrently, the company sold the Toniolo project near Piazza Navona to Spain's Room00 hotel group and Italy's Kryalos investment fund, and the Rasella project near the Trevi Fountain.

These transactions are part of a broader wave of Israeli investment in Rome's hospitality market. The Isrotel hotel chain, operating under the Aluma brand, previously purchased the historic Savoy hotel for 70 million euros and is developing the La Scrofa luxury hotel. Additionally, the Fattal group acquired the Hotel dei Borgia in February 2025. White City Buildings Group has completed eight deals in Italy since entering the market four years ago, with plans to expand further into Milan and Venice.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated

Latest report: Maariv. Read Maariv’s original

The coverage

3 newsrooms on this story

Who covered it

  • LeftNone
  • Centre2
  • RightNone
  • HarediNone
  • ArabNone
  • Other1

How it broke

See which of the 3 newsrooms broke it, and who waited