Asset manager DWS has acquired an office building on Australia’s east coast on behalf of two of its managed German real estate funds.

DWS has acquired 32–36 York Street, a boutique office building in Sydney, from a local private real estate developer for an undisclosed amount.

Financial details were not disclosed.

The 36 York Street office asset comprises a recently completed office redevelopment with ancillary retail and newly built extension, with a total lettable area of 8,200sqm.

Ben Taylor, head of real estate, Australia, said: “32 York Street offered a strategic opportunity to acquire a newly completed ‘next-gen’ boutique Sydney office asset, providing our investors exposure to strengthening Sydney office market fundamentals.

“We have witnessed demand increasingly focus on high‑quality, centrally located office buildings with excellent sustainability attributes.�

Taylor added that the transaction demonstrates the firm’s local team’s ability to execute “high conviction, research-led investment strategiesâ€�.

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