Germany

BC Partners Real Estate (BCPRE) today announces the exit of a laboratory and R&D campus in Warstein fully let to Infineon Technologies AG. After the successful disposition of Novartis-let 764 Grand Via de les Corts Catalanes in Barcelona in December, this marks the second successful realisation from BC Partners European Real ...

French asset manager Arkéa REIM is investing in Germany again for its Transitions Europe fund. The new investment is the office and light industrial property „The eriX“ in Rosenheim. The seller is a joint venture between the EPISO 5 fund managed by Tristan Capital and Pegasus Capital Partners. The property, with an area of a...

Strabag Real Estate (SRE) has secured a prominent anchor tenant for its project at Hanauer Straße 1011 in Munich: Habyt is moving into around 6,000 m² for a boarding house with 148 rooms. Completion of the quarter, with a total area of 37,000 m², is planned for 2028. The concept combines a mix of uses, ecological standards an...

Precision Dispensing Solutions Europe is expanding its location in Hattersheim near Frankfurt: Developer Cilon is delivering a new hall offering 5,500 sqm of production and storage space along with 500 sqm of integrated office space. The energy-efficient EG 40-standard building will supplement the existing facility, enabling ...

Fitseveneleven is another strong lifestyle label moving into Munich city centre: the Frankfurt-based fitness brand is renting around 1,800 m² in the Joseph Pschorr Haus on Neuhauser Straße. Bayerische Hausbau Real Estate is thus expanding the mix of uses in the prominent city centre building and focusing specifically on resil...

Cushman & Wakefield continues to expand its EMEA Debt Advisory team: David Poremba in Frankfurt and Winnie Sun in London, two proven financing experts, are joining the growing capital markets platform. Both bring extensive experience in investment banking and European transactions to the table and are expected to further stre...

M.D.S. Int. Transport GmbH, a company specialising in plant logistics, is expanding its network in northern Germany. The new rental property, located close to the A2 motorway, meets all industry-specific requirements and is approved for 24/7 access. This means that Aurelis Real Estate, the owner, has now leased almost the ent...

Hillwood has completed its speculative project development on Hamerkampstraße in Kirchlengern near Bielefeld on schedule. A 33,839 m² logistics property has been built on the site of the former kitchen manufacturer Menke. The tenants for the new multifunctional halls have not yet been officially announced.

In 2025, ECE concluded around 2,700 lease agreements for approximately 770,000 m² of retail space, 550,000 m² of which was in Germany alone. This meant that the company fell short of its results for 2024 (820,000 m²) and 2023 (800,000 m²). CEO Joanna Fischer was nevertheless satisfied, as vacancy rates continued to fall and t...

Union Investment is repositioning its real estate platform for a new market cycle, with a sharper focus on performance, liquidity, and active asset management. Following €3.23 billion in sales in 2025 and a return to the buyer’s market, the company expects portfolio performance to recover across all funds by mid-2026.

BlueRock Group continues its value-add residential strategy in Berlin with the acquisition of two historic buildings in Neukölln. The assets comprise a total of 56 residential units and seven shop units. Following the deal, MB Advisors will take over active asset management.

Luwin Real Estate has acquired 114 residential units in Berlin-Neukölln for an existing mandate of an international institutional investor. The seller is Catella Investment Management GmbH. The closing of the transaction took place on December 30, 2025.

With the „Stammhaus“, Generali Real Estate is constructing one of Europe's first large office buildings using hybrid timber construction in a prime location on Sachsenring. The six-storey new building in Cologne's Volksgarten district scores with its flexible floor plan, spacious terraces and sustainable energy supply.

The Berlin-based Primestar Group has appointed Boris Simm as Managing Director, effective February 1, 2026. He joins from Ruby Hotels and brings extensive expertise in operations and brand growth. Simm will focus on expanding Primestar’s lifestyle brand June and driving operational excellence across the group.

The Fond Českého Bydlení Czech residential fund is expanding into the German rental housing market by acquiring 198 apartments in Saxony and Bavaria. Germany now accounts for over 22% of the fund’s portfolio, marking a key step towards its broader European ambitions. As a result of these transactions, the fund has approached ...

BlueRock Group completed residential and office property transactions worth €50 million in 2025. This brought its assets under management to around €650 million. The focus was on residential investments in Berlin, targeted refinancing and selective office investments with a core strategy in the top seven cities.

Barings has acquired three cross-dock logistics assets in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region on behalf a European core real estate strategy from Dietz AG.

Legoland near Günzburg is building the first Harry Potter-themed hotel of its kind in Germany, complete with a themed world. The rooms will be designed in the Hogwarts style, sure to delight Harry Potter fans. The project is being developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. and is Merlin Entertainments' largest single invest...