Foreign Family Office acquires beverage store in Panketal near Berlin

The Berlin-based real estate agency Winters & Hirsch has advised PPC Immobilien UG from Weißenhorn (Bavaria) and STO Gruppe from Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) on the sale of a beverage store in Panketal (rural district of Barnim, state of Brandenburg) to a foreign Family Office.

The single-storey, fully occupied property has approximately 890 sqm of rental space. The building was completed in 1996 and refurbished in 2015. The plot measures around 2,520 sqm and accommodates 38 parking spaces.

Long-term tenant is Getränke Hoffmann GmbH. The beverage retailer is part of Radeberger Gruppe and currently operates approx. 195 stores in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Panketal has about 20,000 residents and is situated just northeast of Berlin. Direct access to motorways and the Berlin S-Bahn network, an idyllic location close to Barnim Nature Park and a family-friendly infrastructure make the community a sought-after residential address.

Winters & Hirsch had been instructed by the seller to market the property and also advised the buyer on the transaction.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Winters & Hirsch advises on sale of denn’s Biomarkt in Berlin to Family Office from Israel

Winters & Hirsch has advised the Berlin-based property developer Terragon on the sale of a retail unit in co-ownership to a family office from Israel. The long-term retail tenant is denn’s Biomarkt.

The retail unit with approx. 500 sqm is part of the new-build residential and retail complex DÖRPFELDEINS on the corner of Dörpfeldstraße 1 and Adlergestell 259 in Berlin’s Adlershof area (Treptow-Köpenick district). Completed in March 2016, the modern complex comprises 55 residential units and two retail units with approximately 2,950 sqm.

The DÖRPFELDEINS has a prominent corner location opposite Adlershof S-Bahn station. The neighbourhood, a busy high street with plenty of well-known retailers, is popular with locals, students, and professionals working at the science and research facilities situated in Adlershof.

Winters & Hirsch has brokered the sale of the retail unit in cooperation with the Berlin-based Profi Select Coriolanus GmbH, which had also marketed the residential units for Terragon as the sole agent.

The buyer was represented by the law firm FPS.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Private investor from the US acquires residential and retail building in Berlin

Acting on instructions from a listed real estate company, Winters & Hirsch has brokered the sale of a mixed-use residential and retail building on Gotzkowskystraße in Berlin’s Moabit area (Mitte district) to a private investor from the United States.

The fully occupied building dates from 1907 and has 21 residential units distributed over 911 sqm and two commercial units on the ground floor with approximately 143 sqm. The rental space in the building amounts to 1,054 sqm approximate. The property has around 452 sqm of outdoor space.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The multiplier is 18.3 plus purchasing costs.

The property forms part of the Turmstraße conservation area created in 2011. An up-and-coming neighbourhood in the sought-after Moabit area, Gotzkowskystraße connects Moabit with the swank Charlottenburg area.

The notary Michael Ch. Bschorr of the Berlin-based law firm Wollmann & Partner has notarised the contract.

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Hoechst pension fund acquires REWE consumer market near Berlin

Acting as sole agent, Winters & Hirsch has advised a Berlin property developer on a forward deal to sell a brand-new REWE consumer market in the federal state of Brandenburg.

The property, Berliner Damm 169 in the community of Blankenfelde-Mahlow (rural district of Teltow-Fläming), went to the Frankfurt-based Pension Fund of the Employees of the Hoechst Group, VVaG.

The new-build consumer market with approximately 2,500 sqm of rental space opened in June 2015. The 10,230 sqm plot accommodates around 110 parking spaces. REWE is the sole tenant of the property.

Instructed by the seller to market the retail property as sole agent, Winters & Hirsch also advised the buyer on this forward contract.

The Frankfurt-based law firm REUTER Rechtsanwälte has represented the buyer.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Winters & Hirsch brokers sale of residential and commercial building in Berlin’s Zehlendorf area to private investor

Winters & Hirsch has advised a listed corporation based in Frankfurt am Main on the sale of a mixed-use residential and commercial building in Schönow, a neighbourhood in Berlin’s Zehlendorf area, to a private investor from Germany.

Schönow is situated in the south-western corner of Berlin on the border to Brandenburg, near Teltow and Kleinmachnow.

The fully occupied building was completed in 1962. It has six residential units distributed over approximately 406 sqm and one commercial unit with 166 sqm approximate. The 1,190 sqm plot accommodates one parking space and one garage.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Winters & Hirsch had been instructed by the seller to market the property, and also advised the buyer on the transaction.

The purchase contract was notarised by the notary Michael Ch. Bschorr of the Berlin-based law firm Wollmann & Partner in July 2015.

Woolworth store in Berlin snapped up by Family Office from Munich

Acting as sole agent for a Hamburg group of investors, Winters & Hirsch has brokered the sale of the retail and office building Berliner Allee 62-66 in Berlin’s sub-district of Weißensee (district of Pankow) to a family office from Munich.

The retail space in the building is occupied by a Woolworth store and a TEDi discount store. The offices are let to law firms and tax consultancy firms.

Completed in 1996, the three-storey building has four office units and two retail units with approx. 3,370 sqm of total rental space. The property comes with grounds covering approx. 1,870 sqm.

The fully let property sold at 12 times the net annual rent, which translates into a yield before purchasing costs of 8.33 per cent per annum.

One of the main shopping streets in the district, Berliner Allee offers a wide range of shops and services. Pankow is among the most sought-after residential areas of Berlin, with increasing population numbers and rising property prices.

Winters & Hirsch had been retained by the seller to market the property as sole agent, and also advised the buyer. The transaction was successfully completed within four weeks.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Hoechst pension fund snaps up specialist retail centre in Potsdam

Acting as sole agent, Winters & Hirsch has advised a Berlin property developer on a forward deal to sell a brand-new specialist retail centre in Potsdam, the capital of the federal state of Brandenburg. The property at Potsdamer Chaussee 20 in Potsdam’s area of Groß Glienicke was acquired by the Frankfurt-based Pension Fund of the Employees of Hoechst Group.

Opened in May 2015, the fully occupied centre has five retail units with some 4,200 sqm of total rental space. The approx. 16,630 sqm plot accommodates around 149 parking spaces.

Anchor tenant REWE is joined by dm (drugstore), Takko (discount fashion store), K+K Schuh-Center (shoe store), and Mäc-Geiz (non-food discount store).

The new retail centre enjoys an excellent location for a retail property of this type. Residents, often young families, appreciate the high standard of living offered by Groß Glienicke and the neighbouring Berlin sub-districts of Kladow and Gatow. Property prices in the area are moving upward.

Winters & Hirsch had been retained by the seller to market the new-build property as sole agent and also advised the buyer on the transaction.

The buyer was represented by the Frankfurt-based law firm of REUTER Rechtsanwälte. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

DEFAMA AG acquires specialist retail centre in Bleicherode, Thuringia

Winters & Hirsch has advised a group of private investors from Bavaria on the sale of a specialist retail centre in Bleicherode (rural district of Nordhausen, state of Thuringia).

The property was purchased by the Berlin-based DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt AG for 2.57mn. euros, which translates into a multiplier of 7 based on net annual rent.

The retail complex enjoys a central, prominent corner location at Burgstraße 60 / Lindenstraße 15, 16. Completed in 1994, the property has some 4,010 sqm of total rental space and comes with an approx. 11,000 sqm plot.

A REWE consumer market, an Ernsting’s Family store, and a pharmacy are the main tenants. Further space is occupied by local shops, including a shoe and bag store, a bakery, a dry cleaner’s, and a florist shop. The property also accommodates doctors’ practices as well as residential units.

A small town of some 6,500 residents, Bleicherode is situated in the rural district of Nordhausen in the state of Thuringia. The town has good infrastructure and direct access to the A 38 motorway which connects the cities of Kassel and Leipzig.

Winters & Hirsch brokers sale of residential complex in Berlin to investment banker from Vienna

Winters & Hirsch has advised a German listed real estate company on the sale of a residential property on Hubertusstraße in the sub-district of Rahnsdorf (district of Treptow-Köpenick) to a private investor from Vienna.

The modern two and three-storey residential complex with direct access to Hubertussee lake is situated in Hessenwinkel, one of the most sought-after residential addresses in South Berlin. The area is referred to as Neu Venedig [New Venice] on account of its numerous small lakes and canals.

Completed in 1998, the property has twelve residential units with approx.
684 sqm of rental space as well as approx. 2,100 sqm of outdoor space. The property was sold at a multiplier of 17.7 plus purchasing costs. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Winters & Hirsch had been instructed by the seller to market the property and also advised the buyer on the transaction.

The purchase contract was notarised by notary Martin Sukowski of the Berlin law firm of Wollmann & Partner.

The managing director of Winters & Hirsch, Philipp C. Tabert, was pleased about this successful transaction. “Properties in this location are much sought-after and rarely come to the market. The property developments currently underway in Neu Venedig will upgrade the neighbourhood even further,” said Tabert.