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  • Essen broker: the property crisis is over
    Invest
    12.02.2024

    Essen broker: the property crisis is over

    WAZ, 12.02.2024: Eckhard Brockhoff, owner of Germany’s largest locally based brokerage, believes the property crisis is over. In the interview, he explains why rents will continue to rise and why buying property is attractive right now. _________________________________________ About Brockhoff Brockhoff GmbH is one of Germany’s leading commercial real estate brokerages and the market leader in […]

  • Café Schwarte: Brockhoff advises owner and City of Gladbeck on the property’s future
    Invest
    07.02.2024

    Café Schwarte: Brockhoff advises owner and City of Gladbeck on the property’s future

    The rumours had been circulating for some time. The City of Gladbeck and the current operator of Rathaus-Café Schwarte have now confirmed the municipality’s purchase of the property at Willy-Brandt-Platz. Mayor Bettina Weist explains the city’s reasons: “Rathaus-Café is one of the most popular and long-established places to eat in our city. The commercial building […]

  • Office
    06.02.2024

    Dortmund office market remains stable despite lack of record take-up

    (Dortmund, 6.2.2024.) Unlike the previous year, 2023 did not set a record for office take-up. However, comparison with the national average shows that the decline in office lettings was only moderate. A total of 81,000 m² of office space was let in Dortmund. “The decline in office take-up after the record years is due in […]

  • Essen office market report 2023: steady take-up confirms the city’s appeal to businesses
    Office
    31.01.2024

    Essen office market report 2023: steady take-up confirms the city’s appeal to businesses

    (Essen, 31.01.2024). In 2023, Essen recorded steady office take-up of around 112,500 m². Essen-based property adviser Brockhoff advised on an impressive 33% of all office lettings involving a broker. Overall, Brockhoff contributed to lettings of around 29,000 m² of office space. Alongside the City of Essen, educational institutions and major corporations were among the largest […]

  • Brockhoff successfully re-lets 1,900 m² office and light industrial property in Mülheim
    Logistics
    30.01.2024

    Brockhoff successfully re-lets 1,900 m² office and light industrial property in Mülheim

    Mülheim an der Ruhr, Timmerhellstr. 35. Engineering firm INTEC Industrie-Technik GmbH & Co. KG, based in Dietramszell, opened its 13th German branch in December 2023. Brockhoff secured a long-term lease for an ideal property for the company’s first location in North Rhine-Westphalia. The 1,900 m² light industrial property is at Timmerhellstr. 35 in Mülheim’s harbour […]

  • Essen relocation: Brockhoff arranges Green Flash move to MAGNA Tower
    Office
    24.01.2024

    Essen relocation: Brockhoff arranges Green Flash move to MAGNA Tower

    Essen, Limbecker Platz 1. As part of its successful expansion, Green Flash, a provider of comprehensive photovoltaic solutions, has leased around 700 m² on the 7th floor of MAGNA Tower, also known as City Tower, in Essen. Brockhoff advised on the move to the office tower. The new premises are just a short distance from […]

  • Prominent Cologne city-centre office building sold off-market through Brockhoff
    Invest
    17.01.2024

    Prominent Cologne city-centre office building sold off-market through Brockhoff

    Cologne, city centre. A distinctive, high-quality office building with approximately 5,200 m² of lettable space has been sold discreetly in Cologne city centre with Brockhoff’s advice. The fully let multi-tenant property occupies a prime location in central Cologne. The sale was completed discreetly from an institutional owner to a family office. Details have not been […]

  • Duisburg Königstraße: Brockhoff advises on sale of 6,830 m² prime office and retail building
    Invest
    10.01.2024

    Duisburg Königstraße: Brockhoff advises on sale of 6,830 m² prime office and retail building

    Duisburg, Königstraße. A highly visible office and commercial building on Königstraße in Duisburg has changed hands. Brockhoff advised during the sale from an institutional investor to a family office. Built in the early 1970s, the property occupies a prime 1A location on Duisburg’s shopping street and has several long-standing tenants. The well-maintained building’s underground car […]

  • Retail
    20.12.2023

    New location for JEANS FRITZ in Detmold: Brockhoff advises on prime-location move

    Detmold, Lange Str. 31. Fashion retailer JEANS FRITZ is relocating within Detmold’s pedestrian zone to improve the visibility and footfall of its prime 1A location. The move to the 260 m² store at Lange Str. 31 is planned for the first quarter of 2024, after current tenant Cantus has moved out and fit-out works are […]

  • Brockhoff advises on lease of 3,300 m² office space to Jugendhilfe Essen
    Office
    12.12.2023

    Brockhoff advises on lease of 3,300 m² office space to Jugendhilfe Essen

    To consolidate its previously decentralised Essen locations in one building, Jugendhilfe Essen gGmbH (JHE) decided to move into 3,300 m² at Max-Keith-Straße 66 from November. Brockhoff advised the property owner under a lead broker mandate. RUHR REAL represented Jugendhilfe Essen gGmbH (JHE). Jugendhilfe Essen is a subsidiary of the City of Essen. It organises all-day […]

  • Brockhoff sells trinkgut drinks market in prime retail location in Heinsberg
    Invest
    05.12.2023

    Brockhoff sells trinkgut drinks market in prime retail location in Heinsberg

    Heinsberg, Borsigstr. 38b. In Heinsberg, Brockhoff successfully advised on the sale of a retail park unit with 1,034 m² of total lettable space between two private individuals. The property’s long-term tenant is a trinkgut drinks market. The property is in a prime retail location within a well-connected commercial area and offers ample parking on a […]

  • WAZ: Backwerk and Ditsch German headquarters to relocate
    Press coverage
    30.11.2023

    WAZ: Backwerk and Ditsch German headquarters to relocate

    WAZ, 30.11.2023. Valora, the parent company of Backwerk, is leaving the Sportscheck building and leasing offices at Lindenallee. The Swiss kiosk operator and bakery manufacturer Valora is staying in Essen.