Ørestad Development Corporation

{{Short description|Former urban redevelopment company in Southern Copenhagen, Denmark}}

The Ørestad Development Corporation ({{langx|da|Ørestadsselskabet I/S}}) was a company responsible for urban redevelopment of Ørestad south of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was authorized by the Ørestad Act passed in 1992, and was established in 1993, co-owned by the Copenhagen Municipality (55%) and the Ministry of Finance (45%). It was also responsible for building parts of the Copenhagen Metro.{{cite journal |title=Metro undervejs |last=Jensen |first=Tommy O. |year=2002 |issue=5 |journal=Jernbanen |pages=30–31 |language=Danish |url=http://www.jernbaneklub.dk/jernbanen/2002/blad5-2002bag-om-metroen-ny4.pdf}} The company was dissolved in 2007. Its Metro-related activities were taken over by the Metro Corporation ({{langx|da|Metroselskabet}}), a newly formed company that consolidated ownership and operation of the Copenhagen Metro. Its redevelopment-related activities were merged into the Area Development Corporation ({{langx|da|Arealudviklingsselskabet}}).{{cite encyclopedia | author = Victor Andersen | title = Ørestadsselskabet I/S | encyclopedia = Den Store Danske Encyklopædi | publisher = Gyldendal | date = 2009-05-26 | accessdate = 2013-11-19 | url = http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/Erhvervsliv/Erhvervsvirksomheder/%C3%98restadsselskabet_IS}}