Frankfurt am Main, 12.04.2017 – According to a study by owner-managed real estate consultancy firm NAI apollo real estate – a partner of the NAI apollo group – the market for residential portfolio transactions in Germany made a better start to 2017 compared with 2016, with sales reaching around €3.7 billion (Q1 2016: €2.2 billion). "Thus the transaction volume was 70 % above the previous year's level, but was still well below the €10.8 billion achieved in the first quarter of 2015," explained Dr Konrad Kanzler, Head of Research at NAI apollo real estate.
Frankfurt am Main, 11.04.2017 – The Frankfurt market for office space including Eschborn and Offenbach-Kaiserlei experienced brisk lettings activity in the first quarter of 2017, reflected by a significant increase in the number of deals. This is according to the latest market analysis conducted by property consultancy network NAI apollo real estate – a partner of the NAI apollo group. The number of contracts increased year-on-year by 24.2 % to 164. "Total space take-up by tenants and owner-occupiers amounted to 124,500 sqm, and represented the best start to a year since 2012," said Radomir Vasilijevic, Head of Office & Retail Letting at NAI apollo real estate. Compared to the already very good performance in the first three months of 2016, the first quarter of 2017 again recorded a slight increase of 4.0 %.
With Heike Krone and Heiko Keller NAI apollo group has not one but two "Top Producers" in its ranks. This same-named award, presented by NAI Global, honours all NAI consultants worldwide who have achieved a net commission of at least US $1 million within one calendar year. The performance of Heike Krone from NAI apollo real estate – a partner of the NAI apollo group – elevated her to the position as most successful investment broker outside the United States. Heiko Keller from CUBION Immobilien – a partner of the NAI apollo group – is able to boast the biggest letting success outside the United States.
Frankfurt am Main, 31.03.2017 – Owner-managed real estate consultancy network NAI apollo group has arranged the sale of a 2,200-sqm hangar in Frankfurt am Main to a private investor for approximately €1.1 million. The current occupant of the building is a climbing and bouldering centre under a long-term tenancy agreement.
Frankfurt am Main, 29.03.2017 – NAI apollo group, the owner-managed real estate consultancy network, advised Kögler GmbH on the signing of a lease for new premises in Friedberg, Hesse. Kögler, a long-established company that is one of the largest Ford dealers in Germany, is moving most of its 2,000 new cars to the property at 60, Schwalheimer Straße in the Friedberg industrial zone with effect from 1 March 2017. In future, the dealer will use a 7,800-sqm hall space as well as an open area encompassing 20,000 sqm. The landlord is Wetterauer Getränke GmbH + Co. KG.
Frankfurt am Main, 23.03.2017 – NAI apollo group, the owner-managed property consultancy network, recently negotiated a lease contract on behalf of an industrial bakery for a warehouse, production and retail unit encompassing a total floor space of almost 1,800 sqm. Beirut Brot Vertriebs GmbH is expanding its operations and plans to move into the new facility at 13 Honeywellstraße during February 2017. The bakery specialises in the production of Lebanese flat bread and is currently based in Langenfeld.
Frankfurt am Main, 14.03.2017 – NAI apollo group, the owner-managed real estate consultancy, advised TGE Gas Engineering GmbH (TGE Gas) on the signing of a lease contract for a 420-sqm office unit in the Leo175 building in Munich. The property offers a total floor space of about 16,000 sqm and is owned by the WestInvest InterSelect open public property fund. It is also conveniently located on Leopoldstraße close to Münchner Freiheit and Parkstadt Schwabing. Distinctive features of Leo175, which was built in 1989 and extensively renovated in 2010, include its mirror-glass façade and imposing foyer and gallery made of glass and marble.
Frankfurt am Main, 07.03.2017 – NAI apollo group, the owner-managed property consultancy network, advised MPN Maschinenbau GmbH on the rental of a 2,600-sqm warehouse, production and office space in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg. The landlord is CBRE Global Investors.
Frankfurt am Main, 16.02.2017 – NAI apollo group, the owner-managed real estate consultancy network, has negotiated the lease contract for a 1,000-sqm office unit in Frankfurt's Merton neighbourhood with the Evangelischen Regionalverband Frankfurt a. M. (Evangelical Regional Association). The landlord is Trinkhaus Europa Immobilien-Fonds Nr. 7.
Frankfurt am Main, 14.02.2017 – apollo real estate advisor AG, a subsidiary of the NAI apollo group, established apollo real estate investment SICAV-SIF S.C.S. as a regulated investment firm in Luxembourg's financial centre at the end of 2016.