Category Archives: Real Estate

Real Estate Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Icade CEO Serge Grzybowski appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at European Public Real Estate Association

CANNES, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the last meeting of the EPRA Restricted Board of Directors, held on March 12, 2014 in Cannes, EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association) appointed Serge Grzybowski, Chairman and CEO of Icade, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. … Read the full press release

Berlin Hyp and Helaba banks provide EUR €200 million to Unibail Rodamco for their prime shopping center Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw

WARSAW, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The two German banks Berlin Hyp and Helaba are providing Unibail Rodamco with a €200 million term loan for their prime shopping center Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw. Purpose of the five-year facility is to refinance an existing … Read the full press release

The Co-operative to host property networking event in Birmingham on 25 March

Manchester, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-operative Food is staging a networking event in Birmingham on Tuesday 25 March, to target new stores across the Midlands as part of its ongoing acquisitions programme. Property agents, developers and landlords are invited to meet … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: First time buyers benefit from having stamp duty paid

Edinburgh, Scotland, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — First time buyers who take out a mortgage through Bank of Scotland will benefit from receiving up to £2,500 to pay their Stamp Duty costs from the lender. Available from 4 March to 6 May … Read the full press release

Survey by workplace designers Maris Interiors: let your staff choose where they sit in the office for more productivity

London, UK, 19-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — You might not associate budget air travel with excellent seating, but it seems the UK office could learn much from the mile-high world of limited leg space. Research by low cost airline Easyjet showed how passengers … Read the full press release

La Vie en Rose – Europe’s First LGBT “Active Lifestyle” Retirement Village

PARIS, 17-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The image of retirement has changed dramatically in recent years. With the state pension age creeping up and financial uncertainty on the increase, more and more individuals are facing the prospect of working well beyond their … Read the full press release

Skanska to present its Year-end Report 2013 on Friday, February 7, 2014

Stockholm, Sweden, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska’s Year-end Report 2013 will be presented on Friday, February 7, 2014. In conjunction with the release of the report, you are invited to participate in a combined press- and telephone conference, at 14:00 (UK … Read the full press release

La Junta General Extraordinaria de Accionistas autoriza al Consejo de INMOBILIARIA COLONIAL a ampliar capital hasta 1.000 millones de euros

Luz verde al plan de recapitalización de Colonial La ampliación cuenta con el compromiso de inversión de Grupo Villar Mir, Grupo Santo Domingo y Amura Capital La operación se enmarca dentro del plan de reestructuración del crédito sindicado de Colonial que incluye … Read the full press release

STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH signs for the management of Süddeutsche Verlag’s main offices in Munich

STRABAG PFS has been commissioned for at least another three years from 1 January 2014 with the technical facility management of the main offices of Süddeutsche Verlag in Munich. Frankfurt, Germany, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH … Read the full press release

Ed. Züblin AG and VAMED Germany consortium to renovate the Charité university hospital in Berlin

Stuttgart, Germany, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following contract award at the beginning of January, the general contractor consortium consisting of Ed. Züblin AG and VAMED Germany have begun renovation works at the Charité university hospital in Berlin. Over the next three years, … Read the full press release

Savills analysis: real estate now accounts for fifth of the wealth of world’s ultra high net worth individuals

London, UK, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world’s real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009. Real estate now accounts for around … Read the full press release

Helaba provides long-term funding to finance office complex in Sweden

Frankfurt, Germany, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Helaba is providing long-term funding to finance an office complex in Sweden in an amount of SEK 230.4 million (EUR 25.4 million) for the Luxemburg-based real estate fund DEREIF SICAV-FIS, which is managed by Corpus … Read the full press release

pbb stellt CBRE European Shopping Centre Fund eine Investitions finanzierung über 28 Mio. € für Ankauf des “StadtCenter” Düren zur Verfügung

München, Deutschland,  8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank hat dem CBRE European Shopping Centre Fund, der von CBRE Global Investors betreut und beraten wird, eine mittelfristige Akquisitionsfinanzierung in Höhe von 28 Mio. € für den Erwerb eines Einkaufszentrums in Düren zur Verfügung … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Caisse d’Epargne Nord France Europe to provide additional €27M for OPCI PREIM Retail 1’s new shopping gallery acquisition in France

Munich, Germany / Paris and Lille, France, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Caisse d’Epargne Nord France Europe (CENFE) have jointly financed the acquisition of a new shopping gallery in France for OPCI PREIM Retail 1, a fund managed … Read the full press release

Schindler’s Chinese division awarded major contract for China’s tallest building under construction in Shenzhen

Ebikon, Switzerland, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Schindler China, the Chinese division of the Schindler Group, has been awarded a major contract for a 115-story megatall skyscraper currently under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Tallest in China When complete, Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Center will … Read the full press release

INMOBILIARIA COLONIAL propone ampliar capital hasta un máximo de 1.000 millones de euros para recapitalizar la compañía y garantizar su viabilidad futura

Colonial propone ampliar capital hasta un máximo de 1.000 millones de euros para recapitalizar la compañía y garantizar su viabilidad futura La propuesta del Consejo de Administración contempla una ampliación de capital dineraria con reconocimiento del derecho de suscripción preferente, así como, … Read the full press release

Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) takes note on Colonial’s statement about possible disposal of part of its stake in SFL

Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise has taken note of the press release issued today by its majority shareholder, Colonial, regarding developments in that company’s financial restructuring process (see the Colonial press release … Read the full press release

Social gaming company Pretty Simple to lease 3,500 sq.m.of Société Foncière Lyonnaise’s historic building at 6 rue de Hanovre in Paris

Paris, France, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company Pretty Simple has taken a lease on all 3,500 sq.m. of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise’s magnificent “art nouveau” building, located at 6 rue de Hanovre in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. This signature is … Read the full press release

RBS CIB to fund with £43m James Caird Asset Management (JCAM)’s purchase of new business parks in Birmingham and Leeds

Edinburgh, Scotland, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private Investment vehicle, James Caird Asset Management (JCAM), has purchased new business parks in Birmingham and Leeds having agreed a £43m funding facility from Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB).  Canmoor, the … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank research names Egerton Crescent and The Bishops Avenue in London the most expensive streets in England and Wales

The most expensive residential streets in England and Wales remain in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, according to latest research from Lloyds Bank.  London, UK, 02-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Located in South Kensington, surrounded by fashionable boutiques and with the Victoria … Read the full press release