Redevco acquires a portfolio of retail properties in Berlin, Hanau and Hanover for €160 Million

On behalf of one of its investor clients, Redevco, the pan-European retail real estate specialist, has

acquired a substantial portfolio comprising two retail parks and a big box retail property in the

German cities of Hanover, Gründau-Lieblos near Hanau and Berlin for approximately €160 Million.

The vendor of the assets with a GLA of approx. 63,500 sq. m. is a property company of the Krieger

Bau Group. The purchase is still subject to antitrust clearance.

The flagship asset of the deal is the A2 Centre in Hanover, a 35,000 sq. m. highly established

hybrid retail park directly adjacent to the A2 motorway including 2,000 parking spaces. The centre

features 32 high-quality tenants including C&A, Deichmann, Esprit, Reno, Saturn and a Real

hypermarket. The A2 Centre strongly benefits from a catchment area 1.14 million inhabitants, its

direct connection to Hanover, the Lower Saxony capital, as well as from the daily commuter traffic.

Neighbouring retailers include dm, Fressnapf, Möbel Höffner, OBI and Staples.

The retail park in Gründau-Lieblos near Hanau, close to Frankfurt am Main, comprises five fully let

units with over 21,000 sq. m. as well as approx. 600 parking spaces. Anchor tenants of the park

are Bauhaus and Media Markt. The property is part of an agglomeration of retail outlets of more

than 80,000 sq. m., which can be easily reached by some 400,000 inhabitants in the immediate

catchment area via the adjacent A66 motorway.

The Berlin addition to the portfolio, which is to be managed by Redevco has a GLA of almost 6,900

sq. m., with anchor tenant Media Markt occupying approx. 4,200 sq. m. The two upper floors are let

to Crunch Fit, an expansive fitness club chain. The property is located in the Wedding district of

Berlin and provides 1,000 parking spaces in front of the building and in the adjacent parking

garage. Accessibility is provided via the Pankstraße, a main arterial road, as well as through an

underground station and a bus stop.

Andrew Vaughan, CEO at Redevco, said: “I am very pleased with this transaction that follows

several recent acquisitions by Redevco. The properties are excellently located and are home to

strongly performing retailers, which makes this a solid, long-term investment. At the same time, we

see possibilities to enhance and add value through active asset management and letting

optimisation. We will continue to lookout for more of these types of retail properties.”

Redevco was assisted by SQM Property Consulting und Clifford Chance for this transaction.