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Comment Report

New dynamics: AI boom and low prices revive America’s metropolises

Inside USA - Market Commentary

Analyse Report

NAI apollo: High market activity on the Frankfurt office leasing market also in the third quarter

Take-up of 455,600 square metres – record result within the last ten years

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IMAXXAM buys part of the building of the “Reiterstaffel Offices” in Cologne as part of an exclusive club deal

The property at Gaedestraße 9 in the south of Cologne was developed by Bauwens Development and Swiss Life Asset Managers in Germany as a joint venture and completed in mid-2025. The joint transaction to IMAXXAM was carried out as an asset deal.

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Commerz Real with package sales in Bergamo, Italy: Orio Center goes to Generali and Percassi and NH-Hotel to Percassi

Commerz Real has sold its Orio Center south of Bergamo and the adjacent NH Hotel. The center will go to a joint venture between a pan-European fund of Generali Real Estate and the local project developer Percassi Group and the hotel only to the Percassi Group.

The Jax, Poolansicht, Copyright: German American Realty
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German American Realty Acquires “The Jax” Rental Housing Complex in San Antonio, Texas

The Jax apartment complex comprises 322 units and is located in the northwest of San Antonio, close to the city's main business centers. The purchase price was significantly below restoration costs.

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Tikehau Capital and BlueRock Group establish joint venture for investments in Berlin residential real estate market through MB Advisors

A purchase agreement already exists for a first property in the Schöneberg district. The 5-storey residential building, built in 1903, comprises approx. 30 residential units with a total lettable area of around 2,500 m².

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Expropriation law would also affect private apartment buyers

The law on the transfer of residential real estate into public ownership has the potential to bring the Berlin residential real estate market to a complete standstill for years, says lawyer Uwe Bottermann.

Visualisierung „Cityflow“
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IMAXXAM expands portfolio with the acquisition of the “Cityflow” office property in Munich-Schwabing

The completely renovated property in Ungererstraße has around 8,215 square metres of rental space spread over six floors and 101 underground parking spaces. The seller of the property is a closed-end mutual fund of Real I.S. The transaction was structured as an asset deal.

Vorher-Nachher-Vergleich einer Parkebene im Parkhaus Münzstraße (Bildrechte: GOLDBECK GmbH).
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Lüneburg: Goldbeck Parking Services successfully completes comprehensive revitalization of the Münzstraße multi-storey car park

The client is Quantum Immobilien AG, a Hamburg-based project developer and investment manager. Goldbeck Parking Services has already been operating the property since October 2023.

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Greystar and Ten Brinke are building 444 apartments in Berlin-Marzahn

Greystar and Ten Brinke are jointly developing a new residential project in Berlin-Marzahn: A total of 444 rental apartments as well as additional retail space are planned on a plot of around 8,000 square meters at Jan-Petersen-Straße 14/18 by the end of 2028. Greystar has acquired the property together with CRX Real Estate from the investment company Periskop. Ten Brinke is responsible for project development and construction as general contractor.

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Kesselborn district development: NEXT Generation Invest and OSPA celebrate construction progress and OSPA’s 200th anniversary

On a three-hectare site on Albrecht-Kossel-Platz between the main train station and the city hall, a mixed-use quarter with five forward-looking buildings, connected by extensive green spaces, has been under construction since the 1st quarter of 2025.

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BEB+ takes over property management for over 1,800 units in Berlin

The portfolio comprises a total of 63 properties in the Berlin city area and consists mainly of rental apartments, supplemented by individual commercial units and associated car parking spaces. The client of the mandate is an internationally active family office based in Berlin.

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Topping-out ceremony for sustainable “Westgate” multi-storey car park celebrated at BER

A special fund managed by AIF Management GmbH as asset manager is investing in the project and, together with the project developer Minerva Immobilien and the future operator Goldbeck Parking Services GmbH, marked this important milestone.

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Challenges of taking on asset management mandates

The German real estate market has changed radically: Today, it is no longer quick transactions that count, but operational know-how and experienced specialists. The assumption of mandates is a much-discussed topic.

Park Plaza „Wallstreet“ in Berlin
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Union Investment sells hotel in Berlin to the German Civil Service Association

Union Investment has sold the Park Plaza "Wallstreet" in Berlin to the German Civil Service Association. The sale price is around 36 million euros. It is significantly higher than the most recently determined expert value.

Wohnkomplex in Düsseldorf
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RQI Immobilien AG acquires residential complex with six buildings in Düsseldorf

RQI has acquired a residential building ensemble at Münsterstrasse 323-333 in Düsseldorf from a private investor. The acquisition was made as part of the company's "Redevelop-To-Core" strategy.

Logistikimmobilie, Rheine
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Logicor realises sustainable logistics property on former brownfield site in Rheine

Logicor has completed an approx. 20,000 m² logistics and production property in Rheine. It has 17,114 m² of storage space, 912 m² of office and social space and 1,985 m² of mezzanine space.

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Snipes takes over space from JD-Sports in Mülheim-Kärlich

The fashion retailer Snipes is taking over the approximately 425 sqm sales area of JD-Sports in the Mülheim-Kärlich industrial park. JD-Sports had closed its branch at Industriestraße 53a in July of this year. The opening of Snipes is planned for 17.10.2025.

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Deka Immobilien wins BNY as tenant in Tower 185

The global financial services company BNY has secured 3,725 sqm of office space on the three internally connected floors 22 to 24 as well as 20 parking spaces in the underground car park on a long-term basis.

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IPH Group continues to grow strongly in center management

The IPH Group is further expanding its growth course in the area of center management. Two new mandates and the long-term extension of three existing mandates are decisive for this.

Sankt-Johann-Gasse
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Quantum makes further acquisition in Vienna

Quantum has acquired a high-quality residential property in Vienna for an institutional investor. The property is located in a central, sought-after location in the 5th district and comprises a total of 77 privately financed apartments.

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Infographic Report

The heat is returning to the big cities: Residential weather map 2025 by BPD and bulwiengesa shows trend reversal

With the so-called living weather map, living trends and their changes are represented using a colour scale similar to a weather map. By the way, the hottest municipality this year is in Bichl in the district of Bad Tölz.

Texas Capital Center
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Union Investment sells Texas Capital Center office property in Dallas

With the sale of the Texas Capital Center, which was acquired in 2016, Union Investment is realising a significant increase in value. The transaction supports the diversification strategy of the globally oriented real estate fund UniImmo: Global.

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Elbenwald rents 200 m² of retail space in Leipzig

The supplier of film fan merchandise is moving from the main station to the pedestrian zone.

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