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London property developer Manhattan Loft Corporation selected Bouygues UK for the construction of Manhattan Loft Gardens

LONDON, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The London property developer, Manhattan Loft Corporation, has selected Bouygues UK, the British subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, for the construction of Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 143-metre landmark tower in Stratford, East London. The project represents … Read the full press release

Iconic Aston Martin Sports Cars Get Special Swiss Treatment

ZURICH, Switzerland, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aston Martin St. Gallen builds a new dealership that combines features of the iconic sports car brand with typically Swiss characteristics to create a unique and luxurious ambience. What makes this dealership even more … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate veräußert Kurfürsten Hof in Heidelberg

Käuferin ist Hannover Leasing Büro- und Einzelhandelsflächen mit Anmietung der Augenpraxisklinik Heidelberg, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) hat ihre Projektentwicklung Kurfürsten Hof in Heidelberg im Rahmen eines Share Deals an die HANNOVER LEASING Investment GmbH veräußert, die … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate erwirbt Oberkasseler Gelände von der Rheinbahn

Düsseldorf, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In seiner Sitzung am vergangen Freitag hat der Aufsichtsrat der Rheinbahn dem Verkauf des Grundstücks Hansaallee 1 und 3 zugestimmt, auf dem zurzeit das Rheinbahnhaus steht. 2017 wird das Verkehrsunternehmen in die neue Hauptverwaltung auf … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at ICADE

PARIS, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Unanimously appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors last 19 March, upon the recommendation of Icade’s Appointments and Remuneration Committee, Mr Olivier Wigniolle is taking up his functions today. He is also appointed member … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to support refinancing of Alpha German Property Income Trust’s mix used commercial portfolio in Germany

Munich/London/Guernsey, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides a € 91 million senior loan for Alpha German Property Income Trust, a fund managed by Alpha Real Capital LLP, to support the refinancing of a mix used commercial portfolio in … Read the full press release

Norges Bank Investment Management acquires 45 percent interest in 60 million square feet industrial portfolio in US for USD 2.3 billion

OSLO, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank Investment Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 percent interest in a 60 million square feet industrial portfolio with additional development potential in a joint venture with Prologis. The agreement was signed … Read the full press release

Cebr forecast revision: average UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015

New Cebr forecasts show UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015, an upward revision from our January expectations of a 0.6% decline in prices. The impact of December’s stamp duty changes has been felt sooner than expected, with … Read the full press release

Maris Interiors LLP completes office design & relocation project for MSD in London

LONDON, 7-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors LLP has completed an office design & relocation project for MSD in London. This project is at the new office space at 2 Pancras Square in London. Merck, Sharp & Dohme appointed Maris … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Affordable Cities Review: Oxford is UK’s least affordable city; home affordability worsens in the last 12 months

Home affordability in UK cities deteriorates to 2009 levels •    Affordability 15% better than in 2008 •    Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city; Stirling is the most affordable •    Aberdeen records highest house price growth since 2005; London since … Read the full press release

HSBC confirms the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham

LONDON, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC has confirmed today that the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham. As a result, around 1,000 head office roles will move … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank (ECB) inaugurated its new premises on the site of the Grossmarkthalle, Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall

Frankfurt am Main, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) today inaugurated its new premises on the site of the Grossmarkthalle – Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall – alongside regular meetings of the Governing Council and General Council. … Read the full press release

Bank of Greece publishes its commercial property price and rent indices

ATHENS, 4-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the context of its systematic effort to monitor and analyse developments and prospects in the Greek real estate market, the Bank of Greece publishes today, for the first time, its commercial property price and … Read the full press release

Oxford University Professor Danny Dorling findings reveal house prices in Oxford during 2014 even out-paced London once the average income is also taken into account

OXFORD, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Average house prices in the South East, and especially London, rose even faster during 2014 (January to December) than in the same period of 2013, says new research by Professor Danny Dorling of Oxford University. … Read the full press release

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers acquires 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2 from Pinnacle No 1 Limited to develop new building partnering Lipton Rogers Developments

AXA Real Estate and Lipton Rogers Developments to develop landmark City of London tower LONDON, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe(1) , announces that … Read the full press release

Icade Chairman and CEO Serge Grzybowski to resign

PARIS, 20-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As Chairman and CEO of Icade, Serge Grzybowski has completed two terms during which the company has been brought to a leading commercial REIT. His current term was to expire at the next shareholders’ meeting … Read the full press release

Komerční banka cuts the rates for all of its mortgage loans

PRAGUE, 20-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Komerční banka has cut the rates for all of its mortgage loans. Depending on the type of loan and the duration of the fixed-rate period, interest rates have been cut by 0.1 to 0.5 pp. … Read the full press release

Helaba Invest increased its Spezialfonds assets under management to over EUR 100 billion for the first time ever

FRANKFURT, 20-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time ever, Helaba Invest managed to increase its Spezialfonds assets under management to over EUR 100 billion at the end of 2014. Since 2012, Helaba Invest has been pursuing a business strategy … Read the full press release

HRE hat am Dienstag mit der öffentlichen Ausschreibung eines Bieterverfahrens den nächsten wichtigen Schritt für die Reprivatisierung ihrer Tochtergesellschaft pbb getan

pbb schließt das Jahr 2014 mit mehr als 10 Mrd. € Neugeschäft und starkem Vorsteuerergebnis ab Möglicher Börsengang wird als Alternative zum Bieterverfahren vorbereitet München, 20-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Hypo Real Estate Holding AG (HRE) hat am Dienstag mit der … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank selects Colliers International Advisors OÜ to help with the sale of Maardu manor estate

Tallinn, Estonia, 5-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Eesti Pank executive board has decided to put the Maardu manor estate up for sale at a starting price of two million euros. The real estate company Colliers International Advisors OÜ has been chosen … Read the full press release