All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1900

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    German developer buys complex in central Amsterdam

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    A German-based project developer has reportedly acquired the landmark Heredium complex in the centre of Amsterdam for about EUR 30 mln. Newspaper Het Parool said that the buyer is Stolp Holding which is based in Kassel, Germany, though the director lives in the Netherlands. The vendor is Heredium, a Dutch-registered ...

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    CBRE to market Halifax bank branches in Ireland

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis has been contracted to dispose of 44 branch locations on behalf of Bank of Scotland Ireland. The bank announced the closure in February this year of its Halifax branch network in the Republic of Ireland.

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    ING REIM eyes Poland and Czech Republic

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    ING Real Estate Investment Management plans to invest again in Poland and the Czech Republic, the company said in a press release. 'The real estate markets in the two countries have recovered better from the crisis than other markets in the region. There is now a growing interest in investment ...

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    Panattoni to develop logistics park in Poland

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    US logistics developer Panattoni Europe has bought 60,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of land in Grebocin near Torun, Northern Poland for the development of a new logistics facility, Panattoni Park Torun. According to a Panattoni spokesperson, the new built-to-suit complex is being developed for Cereal Partners Poland Torun-Pacific (CPP), a manufacturer and distributor ...

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    Former Savills director launches nursing home venture

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Savills' former managing director Felix von Braun has launched Deutsche Pflegeheim Fonds (DPF), a Berlin-based investment management company focusing on nursing homes. The company, which invests in existing properties and development projects for senior citizens as well as non performing loans, is seeking to invest EUR 200 mln in the ...

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    Expo Italia eyes Mediterranean markets

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Expo Italia (EIRE) is emphasising real estate opportunities in the Mediterranean region for its 2010 edition. EIRE's director Antonio Intiglietta told PropertyEU that the fair has gained a large following among Italy's major players, and is seeking to widen its focus to the leading institutions and private investors of the ...

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    Kroon spins off German subsidiary

    2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Dutch property group Kroon Real Estate has transferred its 50% stake in Kroon Group Germany in Frankfurt to co-shareholder Brigitte van der Jagt-Buitink, the current manager of the German unit.

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    Corio sees portfolio increase in value in Q1

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Listed retail specialist Corio booked a direct result of EUR 56 mln in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 12.7% compared to the same year-earlier period. The indirect result came to - EUR 12.8 mln compared to -EUR 154.8 mln in Q1 2009. The portfolio rose EUR ...

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    Aberdeen fund acquires shopping centre in the Netherlands

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen European Balanced Property Fund has acquired the Arena shopping centre and adjacent Stoa shopping gallery in the centre of the Dutch city of Den Bosch.

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    Capital & Regional sells Manchester concert arena

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Capital & Regional, the co-investing property asset manager, confirmed that it has, together with its joint venture partner, acquired the companies that own the Manchester Evening News Arena (M.E.N. Arena). The group holds a 30% interest in the property.

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    Greece weighs sale of state-owned assets

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Greek government has appointed investment bank Lazard to advise on its public finances including the sale of a number of state-owned assets. The state is also weighing the launch of a real estate investment trust to which it would transfer a large part of its real estate portfolio.

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    IVG swings back into the black

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    German property giant IVG Immobilien swung back into the black in in the first quarter of 2010 for the first time since Q2 2008 with a net profit of EUR 10.2 mln. This compares to a net loss of EUR 44.8 mln in the year-earlier period. The profit reflected a ...

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    Pan-European IPD Index shows modest capital depreciation,

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    European commercial property delivered a much improved euro-denominated total return of 3.7% last year, according to the IPD Pan-European Annual Property Index compared to -11.4% in 2008. Stripping out the modest currency adjustments of the year left the 2009 return still just in positive territory, at 1.4% (-4.4% in 2008).

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    Kallevig to head property drive for Norwegian pension fund

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Norway's massive state pension fund has appointed Karsten Kallevig to lead its multi-billion investment drive in the real estate sector. Kallevig will take up his position as head of the real estate team on 1 September.

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    Morgan Stanley extends freeze at P2 Value fund

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Stanley has extended the freeze on redemptions from its EUR 2 bn P2 Value German open-ended real estate fund, warning of possible further writedowns amid ongoing market uncertainty.

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    Italy's Aedes sells in London for EUR 20m

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Italian property developer Aedes Immobiliare said that it has sold the Wilton 18 company, the owner of an office building located at 18 Wilton Crescent in London, to Grosvenor Street Trust Company. The transaction price amounted to £17.3 mln (EUR 20 mln) and is in line with the property's market ...

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    AEW fund sells retail building in Cologne for EUR 25m

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    An AEW Europe fund has sold a retail property in the German city of Cologne for EUR 25 mln, representing a 4.7% yield. EPI Walkabout Köln, an entity of the EPI fund co-advised by AEW Europe and Tristan Capital Partners, sold the redeveloped high street retail property in Cologne to ...

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    Orco Germany sells EUR 40m healthcare portfolio

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Frankfurt-listed Orco Germany has announced the sale of a healthcare portfolio consisting of four properties in Germany for a total of EUR 40 mln.

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    Genesta acquires two assets from API in Central Olso for EUR 67m

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Nordic real estate investor Genesta has acquired two properties in central Oslo for a total of EUR 67 mln. The vendor is Aberdeen Property Investors’ fund Sameiet Aberdeen Eiendomsfond Norge I (Norge I). The assets are Karl Johans gate 14 and Kirkegata 23-25.

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    Park Plaza buys Holiday Inn in Amsterdam

    2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Park Plaza has acquired the 342-room Holiday Inn at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport for over EUR 30 mln, according to a report in local paper Het Parool. The hotel was declared bankrupt last year and has since been operated by the hotel's main lender Germany's Areaal Bank. Areaal is also financing ...