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Lindhorst Group starts construction of the Lavendio senior citizens’ residence in Hanover-List with 149 care and service residential units

The Lindhorst Group has started construction of the new Lavendio retirement home in Hanover-List; completion is scheduled for autumn 2027. The facility offers 125 care places as well as 24 service apartments and nine employee apartments and is operated by Lavendio Senior Residences. A KfW Efficiency House 55 (KNN WG) with a heat pump and solar system is planned, as well as around 78 new, crisis-proof jobs.

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Educational Real Estate Initiative launched: Industry joins forces for more transparency and better framework conditions

The initiative brings together key market players who are already actively involved in the development, financing and operation of educational real estate – including the role of long-term owners and landlords who ensure sustainable management and use of the properties. Deutsche Kreditbank AG, Drees & Sommer, GSK Stockmann, HIH Projektentwicklung, Hemsö, LHI Group, LBBW Immobilien and mondial KVG are participating as founding partners.

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Zurich Group Germany further expands cooperation with CBRE

Zurich Group Germany has transferred the property management of a Luxembourg commercial real estate fund it advises to CBRE, thus expanding its cooperation. CBRE already looked after parts of the portfolio; with the expanded mandate, the portfolio managed by CBRE will grow from around 122,000 to around 188,000 square metres across the types of office, retail, hotel, logistics and residential.

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Colliers brokers project site in Düsseldorf-Flingern to GDI

Colliers has brokered the project site at Dorotheenstraße 90-92 in Düsseldorf-Flingern to GDI German Development Investors GmbH. Around 160 student apartments are planned on the approximately 2,600 m² site under the project name "Doro90"; a preliminary building application for residential uses of up to six storeys plus a staggered building has been submitted. Completion is scheduled for mid-2028.

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Building Modernization Act: Abolition of the Heating Act for Landlords Canceled

The Federal Government is planning a new Building Modernisation Act as a successor to the Building Energy Act; a cabinet decision is scheduled for 13 May 2026. According to media reports, the coalition wants to introduce a cost brake for tenants, whereby landlords would share in the follow-up costs of new fossil heating systems. The IVD criticizes this as a brake on investment and withdrawal of the announced freedom of choice in the boiler room.

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Foundation stone laid for new quarter in Bremen-Osterholz

In Bremen-Osterholz, the foundation stone was laid for the new "Maria-Buck" district. Over the next 15 months, around 100 subsidised residential units – 30 terraced houses and 69 apartments – will be built on around 20,000 square metres, supplemented by a daycare centre, green spaces and playground; completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2027. The client is AMM Holding GmbH, the marketing is carried out by Robert C. Spies; all buildings meet the KfW 40 standard and are QNG-certified.

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Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GmbH manages Student Housing in Cologne for BGO

Cresco Immobilien Verwaltungs GmbH is taking over the management of a PBSA student dormitory in Cologne-Ehrenfeld with 153 units on behalf of BGO, which will be operated as "K115 by Neon Wood" in the future. With the mandate, the CIV portfolio grows to over 2,200 units; The aim is to sustainably stabilise and strategically develop the asset. The connection to the Neon Wood platform with digital processes is intended to strengthen leasing and performance.

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Union Investment leases two floors of the Brussels office and commercial building “The Precedent” to Industrious

Union Investment has leased the first and second floors of the Brussels office and commercial building The Precedent to the flex office provider Industrious on a long-term basis. The lease for around 2,000 m² runs for twelve years, and the move-in is planned for September 2026. The extensively refurbished and energy-efficient building complies with BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Gold, among others.

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