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JTRE

JTRE (formerly J&T Real Estate) is a European real estate developer based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The firm has completed over 50 projects in 9 countries with a total value of property developed at approximately €3 billion and it is active in many market segments – including mixed-use, office, residential, hospitality, logistics, retail, and industrial projects. JTRE was founded in 1996 as part of the central European investment group J&T. The company is controlled by holding company J&T Real Estate Holding Limited, which is owned by founder Peter Korbačka and other management. JTRE has offices in London , Berlin , Prague and Bratislava. The company is a multiple-time Developer of the Year in Slovakia, as awarded by the ASB Magazine and it was awarded the Award for Exceptional Construction Quality by the Association of Construction Entrepreneurs of Slovakia. Since 2012, it has been a member of the Slovak Green Building Council. In 2025, JTRE´s Appleby Blue project in Southwark, London, won the prestigious RIBA Stirling prize.

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JTRE (formerly J&T Real Estate) is a European real estate developer based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The firm has completed over 50 projects in 9 countries with a total value of property developed at approximately €3 billion and it is active in many market segments – including mixed-use, office, residential, hospitality, logistics, retail, and industrial projects. JTRE was founded in 1996 as part of the central European investment group J&T. The company is controlled by holding company J&T Real Estate Holding Limited, which is owned by founder Peter Korbačka and other management. JTRE has offices in London , Berlin , Prague and Bratislava. The company is a multiple-time Developer of the Year in Slovakia, as awarded by the ASB Magazine and it was awarded the Award for Exceptional Construction Quality by the Association of Construction Entrepreneurs of Slovakia. Since 2012, it has been a member of the Slovak Green Building Council. In 2025, JTRE´s Appleby Blue project in Southwark, London, won the prestigious RIBA Stirling prize.

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  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359957619

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