Frankfurt am Main, 11.07.2017 – According to the latest analysis by owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate – a partner of the NAI apollo group – the market for logistics and warehouse space in the Rhine-Main area achieved an outstanding result in the April-June period after a somewhat moderate start to the year. "Space take-up by tenants and owner-occupiers of about 255,000 sqm in the second quarter of 2017 represents the best quarterly result we have seen since we first started to collect data," said Dr. Konrad Kanzler, Head of Research at the NAI apollo group. For the first half of 2017, the total volume amounted to 369,000 sqm and was 8.7 % below the previous year's level (H1 2016: 404,000 sqm).
Frankfurt am Main, 06.07.2017 – According to the latest analysis by owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate – a partner of the NAI apollo group – the market for residential portfolio transactions in Germany appeared more subdued in the second quarter of 2017, with a transaction volume of €2.4 billion. The total volume in the first half of the year amounted to approximately €6.1 billion. This represents an increase of 32.6 % compared to the first half of the previous year (H1 2016: €4.6 billion). However, it still lies far short of the record half-year volume of €17.2 billion achieved in 2015.
Frankfurt am Main, Laatzen 04.07.2017 – Owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate from Frankfurt arranged the letting of an 8,000 sqm logistics space in Sarstedt to lighting manufacturer LUNUX from Laatzen. LUNUX, which provides professional lighting systems, is expanding its operations and required additional storage facilities for lighting solutions produced at its site in Germany.
Frankfurt am Main, 03.07.2017 – The Frankfurt market for office space lettings, including Eschborn and Offenbach-Kaiserlei, maintained its positive take-up performance in the second quarter of 2017 after its previous strong start to the year. This was revealed by the latest study conducted by real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate - a partner of the NAI apollo group. From April to June, space take-up by tenants and owner-occupiers reached 123,800 sqm and thus exceeded the year-ago level by 22.8 %. "In the first half of 2017, space take-up amounted to 248,300 sqm in total. This not only surpassed the same period of 2016 by 12.6 %, but also beat the average for the last 10 years by 15.7 %," said Radomir Vasilijevic, Head of Office & Retail Letting at NAI apollo real estate.
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Frankfurt am Main, 31.05.2017 – The owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate – partner of the NAI apollo group – advised on the sale of a logistics property in Löhne to Potsdam-based investment house Obotritia Capital KGaA, which is investing in commercial real estate throughout Germany. Obotritia Capital acquired the logistics facility from an international investor, which was advised by the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP.
Frankfurt am Main, 26.05.2017 – Owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo – partner of the NAI apollo group – advised on the letting of around 2,700 sqm of office rental space in a total of seven locations, with around 2,100 sqm falling within the Frankfurt am Main metropolitan area.
Frankfurt am Main, 12.05.2017 – The owner-managed real estate consultancy network NAI apollo group recently hosted the Soccer Cup for what is now the 11th time. More than 420 spectators and players made their way to the training ground of the Eintracht Frankfurt football club in the Riederwald district - marking a new record number. A further major success was that €6,400 was raised in donations for the ‘Internationales Kinderhaus' — a recreational facility for children that is run by the Evangelischer Verein für Jugendsozialarbeit (Evangelical Association for Youth Social Work) in Frankfurt am Main. The proceeds will be spent on new kitchen furniture in the childcare centre.
Frankfurt am Main, 03.05.2017 – Owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate Munich – partner of the NAI apollo group – has arranged the letting of a 420-sqm office unit in the Haar municipality to Hounyo GmbH. The commodity trader will move into its new premises during the summer of 2017. The landlord of the property on Hans-Pinsel-Straße is Cells Property Investors, which handled the negotiations on behalf of a private investor. Steffen Hecht, consultant at NAI apollo real estate, advised on the transaction.
Frankfurt am Main, 28.04.2017 – According to an analysis by owner-managed real estate consultancy NAI apollo real estate — partner of the NAI apollo group — the market for logistics and warehouse space in the Rhine-Main region started 2017 with a moderate result. Take-up by owner-occupiers and tenants reached around 115,000 sqm. This represents an almost 42 % decrease from the previous year and is also 3,000 sqm below the level from the previous quarter (Q4: 118,000 sqm).