Union Investment Real Estate

About the company

Union Investment steht seit 60 Jahren für Verlässlichkeit, Nachhaltigkeit und konsequente Qualitätsorientierung im Asset- und Investmentmanagement. Mit einem verwalteten Vermögen in Offenen Immobilienfonds, Spezialfonds sowie Service- und Pooling-Mandaten von derzeit rund 55 Milliarden Euro ist Union Investment einer der größten Anbieter von Immobilienlösungen für private und institutionelle Anleger in Europa. Das Unternehmen investiert in die Bereiche Büro, Einzelhandel, Gastronomie, Logistik und Wohnen und hält weltweit rund 475 Immobilien in 24 Ländern in seinem Portfolio.

Company posts

Union Investment sells Motel One hotel in Brussels to M&G Real Estate

Union Investment has sold the hotel at 120 Rue Royale in Brussels, which is leased to Motel One, to M&G Real Estate. The property is intended for the M&G European Property Fund. No details of the purchase price have been disclosed.

Investment Barometer: The quality of the operator determines the long-term success of a hotel property

The autumn survey by Union Investment and HospitalityInside shows that operator quality is crucial to the long-term success of hotel properties (55 per cent; 45 per cent prioritise location). Smaller markets generally offer moderate potential; the overall index has fallen by 8 per cent to 2,948.

Markets Real Estate

Union Investment enters the Irish retail market

Union Investment has acquired the fully let ‘Gulliver’s Retail Park’ in Dublin, thereby entering the Irish retail market. The property will be included in an open-ended specialist fund; the purchase price remains confidential. Anchor tenants include Lidl and The Range.

Deals Real Estate

Union Investment sells shopping centre in Mons

Union Investment is selling the “Les Grands Prés” shopping centre in Mons to Eurocommercial Properties via a share deal for approximately €265 million. The transaction is due to close on 4 November. This exit, after 22 years, rejuvenates the portfolio and boosts the performance of UniImmo: Europa.

Deals Real Estate

Union Investment receives planning permission for “Quartier Wandsbek Markt” in Hamburg

Union Investment has been granted planning permission for the “Quartier Wandsbek Markt” in Hamburg. The development will comprise 125 flats as well as office and retail space; the historic façade has already been refurbished. The pedestrian walkway is due to be completed by December, the structural work by autumn of next year, and the upper storeys in the summer; completion is scheduled for the end of 2028.

Developments Real Estate

Following successful refurbishment: Union Investment lets 4,481 m² of office space in central Paris

Union Investment has signed a long-term lease with Cegid NewCo for a refurbished office building in central Paris. The lease covers 4,481 m² of office space, including a courtyard and ancillary facilities. The subsidiary Shine France has been using the premises since October.

Deals Real Estate

Union Investment extends lease agreement with Radisson Hotel Group at Manchester Airport

Union Investment and the Radisson Hotel Group have extended the lease for the “Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport” until the end of 2035, with an option to extend until 2045. The 352-room hotel benefits from direct access to the terminal; the airport is expanding and investing GBP 1.3 billion.

Deals Real Estate

The Staycity Group’s “Wilde Amsterdam” aparthotel is opening at Union Investment’s YVIE Amsterdam

Staycity is opening the “Wilde Amsterdam” aparthotel within Union Investment’s YVIE mixed-use development. The property comprises 120 apartments on floors 3 to 10, covering approximately 7,000 m², with a 25-year lease. The launch marks the group’s entry into the Dutch market.

Developments Real Estate

Union Investment has let two floors in Frankfurt’s Aqua Tower to SPARK

Union Investment has let the first and second floors of Frankfurt’s Aqua Tower to SPARK. Around 2,000 m² of office space was occupied at the beginning of October, and the lease runs for twelve years. This means the tower is now 99 per cent let.

Deals Real Estate

Urban Campus No. 1 - Union Investment and Investa conclude lease agreements for around 46,500 m2 for special funds

In Q1–Q3 2026, Union Investment and Investa's Urban Campus No. 1 special fund let around 46,500 m2 in "The Plant" properties, thus securing an annual rent of around EUR 8 million. New office tenants in Bochum, expansion in Mannheim, extension in Fürth; Leonardo Hotels takes over in Dortmund.

Deals Dynamics Real Estate

From office to hotel: Union Investment launches transformation in the centre of Helsinki

Union Investment has been granted planning permission to convert the listed "Proffa" office building in the centre of Helsinki into a hotel with 84 rooms. A 30-year lease agreement with the Ruby Group has been concluded; investment around 11.5 million euros, completion at the end of 2027.

Developments Real Estate

Union Investment sells "Southpoint Commercial" office building in Australia

Union Investment has sold the Southpoint Commercial office building in Brisbane to LDR Capital. Completed in 2016, the 28,068 sqm property is fully let and is home to Flight Centre and Virgin Australia.

Deals Real Estate