Newmark’s Capital Markets team in Munich has brokered the sale of Munich-LEN, an 11,500 square metre light industrial property in Ismaning. The seller is the project developer Binnberg Architekturentwicklung, the buyer is the global asset manager Nuveen, which invests on behalf of professional investors for its Global Cities Real Estate strategy.
“This deal marks a new reference point for light industrial real estate in Germany. Investors are willing to pay for quality, sustainability and stable cash flows,” says Marcus Lütgering, Country Head Germany at Newmark. “This is the result of our market knowledge and the close relationships that Newmark maintains in the German and pan-European investment market.”
“This deal marks a new reference point for light industrial real estate in Germany. Investors are willing to pay for quality, sustainability and stable cash flows,” says Marcus Lütgering, Country Head Germany at Newmark. “This is the result of our market knowledge and the close relationships that Newmark maintains in the German and pan-European investment market.”
The Munich-LEN property was completed in 2023 and includes flexibly usable rental space that is fully let. The modular units enable a combination of warehouse, production and high-quality office space and are aimed at companies in the light industrial, production and research & development sectors. The property was built according to the KfW 40 standard and has photovoltaic systems as well as prepared charging infrastructure for e-mobility. The architectural design with translucent façade elements creates bright, functional work areas and supports energy-efficient building use.
“This remarkable transaction underlines the attractiveness of prime light industrial properties,” analyzes Helge Zahrnt, Head of Research Germany at Newmark. “The very good location, high building quality and a diversified tenant structure with long-term leases led to a correspondingly high level of investor interest.”
Ismaning is one of the most sought-after commercial locations in the north of Munich. The location offers good connections to the federal highways as well as to public transport (S-Bahn line S8) and combines established commercial structures with proximity to the state capital of Munich. For companies, this creates a location with high accessibility and attractive framework conditions.
