Le mie ricette per la real estate communityDeutsche Investment just sold an office property in Berlin for EUR 43.5 million, significantly boosting the performance of its institutional property fund in the “office” asset class. The property was bought by CLS Holdings pls, a pan-European investor in commercial real estate listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 250). The transfer of benefits and burdens took place on 1 April 2021. The property, which had been acquired for the “Deutsche Investment – Büro I” separate asset pool in September 2018, was successfully sold in conjunction with a portfolio optimisation. The rate of return on the asset level is about 45 percent (IRR). The IRR achieved on the fund level has now increased to around 19 percent (since the fund launch in September 2018), while the share price has gone up to c. EUR 143/share.
Built in 1996, the six-storey office property is located on Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee in the north-west part of Berlin’s Charlottenburg district, and consists of two adjacent buildings directly overlooking the River Spree. The lettable area adds up to around 8,700 square metres, complemented by 93 tenant parking spots. The direct riverside location and the convenient transport links underscore the property’s locational quality. There are several bus stops in the immediate vicinity that offer direct service connections to downtown West Berlin and to the borough of Mitte. The entire sales proceeds have already been invested seamlessly in the acquisition of two office properties located in Cologne and Nuremberg, respectively, that boast attractive risk-reward profiles and belong in the core segment.
Source : Deutsche Investment