LaSalle has acquired an office property, Economic Quarter, in Hamburg on behalf of the Encore+ fund.
Located in Hamburg´s second largest office submarket City South, Economic Quarter is a newly-refurbished, highly visible office spread over 28,000m² and ten floors. It also comprises a showroom for Mercedes Benz.
City South is currently one of the fastest developing submarkets and is emerging as a major business location, attracting a wide range of companies from the financial, consulting and IT sectors as a headquarters location.
The total office take-up in Hamburg has been strong and steadily increasing over the last decade. Hamburg’s vacancy rate has been decreasing since 2015 and is approaching a five-year low. At the end of Q2 2019, modern office space available for immediate leasing amounted to 398,000m² in Hamburg, which constituted 2.9% of the total stock.
“I am delighted that we have agreed to acquire the Economic Quarter, which fits well within Encore+’s strategy to acquire asset high quality properties in major cities in Western Europe. Hamburg is a new market for Encore+ and one of the top German office markets, providing further diversification within Germany. The high quality of the tenants provide secure income in this asset, in a location with excellent access and in addition the opportunity to capture rental uplift,” said David Ironside, Fund Manager of Encore+, LaSalle Investment Management.
LaSalle was advised by Mayer Brown (Legal&Tax); Drees & Sommer (Tech); Linklaters (Antitrust legislation); Howden (Insurance Broker); Liberty, Lloyds (Insurance); Colliers (Buy-side adviser); Colliers (Valuation); and CBRE (RCA Report).
