REAL ESTATE – The Belgian government is planning to sell off an “important� piece of its defence real estate – a plot of land containing officer accommodation.
The Ministry of Defence’s Central Service for Social and Cultural Action, in a tender notice, “presents to sell by private contract an important piece of real estate, named the ‘Officerienwijk (Officer District) Maria- Ter-Heide� in Brasschaat in Flanders.
“It includes areas, buildings and is provided with a roadway system, it contains 20 existing plots with double houses (three walls), 4 existing plots with a single house and 13 new and empty plots for construction with a total surface of 95,000m2.�
“Private people, legal entities or professional real estate brokers� can write to Mr B Fitvoye before October 6.
The houses were built in the 1920s and there are plans to ensure the “uniqueness and quality� of the area.
Last week Âé¶¹Ó³» Real Estate reported that the Belgian government has chosen property firm Cofinimmo as partner in a €1.2bn Sicafi, to be listed last year.
The REIT-like structure will comprise 79 buildings used by federal ministries and European organisations. The government will also contribute 10% of the capital.


