Uplace, Real estate development project in Mechelen, Belgium.

Uplace is a real estate developer founded in 2006, with offices in the Kasteel van Bever in Strombeek-Bever. It works on urban renewal projects, including a reconversion project in Machelen under the Vilvoorde viaduct, in a former industrial zone. The contested Uplace complex was replaced by the Broeklin project, which received a definitive environmental permit in September 2024.

The project began in the early 2000s as a plan to modernize Mechelen's commercial areas and went through several development phases. It later continued under a different name after legal matters were resolved.

The name Uplace refers to the retail complex planned for a 12.5-hectare site in Machelen, under the Vilvoorde viaduct, on the grounds of the former Renault factories. The plans foresaw shops, offices, restaurants, a hotel, a cinema and a theatre. After years of legal proceedings the complex was abandoned and replaced by the Broeklin project, which received its final environmental permit in September 2024.

The site sits near main roads and offers parking, as well as convenient access to buses and trains. Getting there by car or public transport is straightforward from different parts of the city.

The contested Uplace complex was to cover 190,000 m², a third of it retail space, at an estimated cost of around 600 million euros. After the Council of State annulled the spatial plan in December 2017 and the permit in October 2018, the site passed to the Broeklin project, which received a definitive environmental permit in September 2024.