Real Estate

GRR Basic Retail Report 2025: Local supply properties remain Europe’s stable investment anchors

With the fifth edition of its GRR Basic Retail Report, the asset and investment manager GRR GARBE Retail Real Estate GmbH (GRR GARBE Retail) together with JLL presents a comprehensive market analysis of the food retail real estate segment.

Aengevelt brokers real estate portfolio with 9,000 m² in Saxony-Anhalt.

Aengevelt now reports the successful sale for a high seven-digit euro amount. The placement was structured in four sub-portfolios at the Halle/Saale, Köthen, Radegast and Zörbig locations.

AIF Capital Group extends financing for multi-storey car park in Amberg for its Multi-storey car park II fund

The loan was extended for a further ten years in order to further increase the stability and planning security of the fund. The long-term loan extension underlines the sustained high quality of the fund vehicle and the continuity of its financing strategy.

AVENTOS leases 1,650 square meters in Mannheim’s VAREAL to Cleancaro

The family-owned company is taking over around 1,240 sqm of hall space and 410 sqm of mezzanine space, which will be converted into office space. Cleancaro will use the new unit as a warehouse, pick-up market and repair workshop for cleaning supplies, as well as an office.

HIH Projektentwicklung repositions office building in Cologne city centre

Construction of approx. 6,600 sqm of high-quality office space with a view of the cathedral. CO₂ reduction by preserving the existing building and minimizing energy consumption. Planned completion in Q4/2028.

Berlin-Charlottenburg: Aengevelt brokers shop to Fusion Sushi & Bowls on a long-term basis.

Long-term lease agreement for approx. 200 m² of catering space at Grolmanstraße 52. The lease will start at the beginning of 2026.

From real estate quota to functional quota

Anyone who still asks for a real estate quota in the context of institutional real asset investments today may miss the development towards a supply and function quota.

INDUSTRIA celebrates the completion of its “Freybergs” rental property in Halle an der Saale

Historic brewery site carefully revitalized and supplemented by new buildings, resulting in 210 residential units with a total of almost 16,000 square meters of rental space. The purchase was made in 2020 for an individual mandate from an institutional investor.

German portfolio managed by Boreal reaches 370,000 sqm following latest acquisition

The warehouse, fully let to Maersk, is the joint venture's fourth acquisition in the country this year and its ninth since 2023. Purchased from DLH Real Estate, it follows acquisitions in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Hannover that have added over 100,000 sqm to the portfolio this year.

Yield beats interest: Residential investments pay off again

A market commentary by Jürgen Michael Schick

Newmark expands strategically – Living transaction in North Rhine-Westphalia

As part of an exclusive mandate, Newmark brokered the sale of a publicly subsidized housing project in Cologne with a volume of over 20 million euros.

EDF Invest and Savills Investment Management establish €600 million joint venture for European living strategy

Expansion of the joint venture to more than EUR 600 million planned. The focus is on sustainable investments in apartment buildings and student housing in core markets in Europe.

Goldbeck Parking Services takes over parking management for Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG awarded the Europe-wide tender to Goldbeck Parking Services at the beginning of October. In the future, the company will be responsible for more than 11,500 parking spaces and the development of mobility solutions at both locations.

Aengevelt brokers REAQ Immobilien Gruppe residential investment in the Leipzig area.

The properties, which were built in the 1950s and renovated in 2008, comprise a total of 14 residential units with around 1,000 m² of living space. The buyer is the REAQ Immobilien Group, a real estate company from Aachen that has been established for 25 years.

Fashion concept Only opens a new store in Erfurt’s city center in 2026

Savills brokers 2,200 m² in the Sky Office in Düsseldorf

The auditing firm LOHR+COMPANY is expected to move into around 2,200 m² in the Sky Office at Kennedydamm 24 in mid-2026. The company, which was founded in 2001, has another location in Vienna, and in Düsseldorf it is moving from Rochusstraße.

Study by Wüest Partner: Cologne area in transition – rents rise sharply, region moves more into focus

Wüest Partner examines 23 cities and municipalities in the Cologne area. Asking rents will increase by an average of 18 percent between the third quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2025.

Union Investment acquires new logistics building in France

Return to the buy-side with institutional funds. Current market opportunity used for further development of the portfolio.

Expert Committee Berlin: Residential and commercial building market continues to grow – capital returns

The Berlin market for residential and commercial buildings (WGH) continues to grow. According to the latest data from the Valuation Committee, the number of transactions in the first three quarters of 2025 rose by around 32 percent compared to the same period last year to 572 sales.

AVENTOS Group sells repositioned logistics property near Munich to Global Gate Capital

The property, which was extensively modernized by AVENTOS and expanded by a new building, is fully let to Garmin Deutschland GmbH, the German subsidiary of the active tech company.

Arminius achieves leasing successes in Neu-Isenburg and Eschborn

In Neu-Isenburg, the internationally active biotechnology company Diasorin is moving into around 1,600 m² of office space, while in Eschborn, the long-standing tenant Zühlke has extended its long-term contract for an area of around 2,200 m².

OFB sells sustainable logistics center in Gotha / Emleben to SICORE Real Assets

With the purchase of the property, the holistic asset manager SICORE is continuing its strategy of investing in sustainable and ESG-compliant real estate.

GRR GARBE Retail acquires REWE store in Saarland for German Retail Fund No. 4

This brings the number of properties in the portfolio to 54 properties. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Blue Tree Real Estate GmbH brokered the transaction.

Periskop Development Sells Teltow Development Site to Shurgard – Building Permit for Self-Storage Granted

The building permit for the construction of a modern self-storage facility has been obtained, so that construction can start promptly. Aengevelt Immobilien acted as an advisor and successfully completed the transaction.