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  • WAZ: The Ruhr region is overshopped
    Press coverage
    03.06.2022

    WAZ: The Ruhr region is overshopped

    In this new episode of the WAZ podcast “Die Wirtschaftsreporter”, real estate broker Eckhard Brockhoff is a guest. After 35 years in the business, few know the Ruhr region market for office buildings, production halls, retail units and restaurants as well as he does; he is one of Germany’s leading commercial property brokers. Business editor […]

  • Brockhoff LOGISTICS lets Light Industrial space at Ernestine business park in Essen
    Logistics
    25.05.2022

    Brockhoff LOGISTICS lets Light Industrial space at Ernestine business park in Essen

    Essen, Langemarckstr. 24. Online retailer Defacto e. K. leased an office and warehouse unit totalling 2,500 m² at Langemarckstr. 24 from 1 May 2022. The property is in Ernestine, one of Essen’s most successful commercial areas. Thanks to the nearby A40, the Ruhr region’s main transport artery, the location is well connected both within the […]

  • Residents have grown alienated from their city centres
    Retail
    24.05.2022

    Residents have grown alienated from their city centres

    19 May 2022. Immobilien Zeitung. Ruhr region. Nowhere else in Germany do so many people live in such a concentrated area as in the Ruhr region. Yet the region’s city centres are rarely a sight to behold. …

  • Immobilien Zeitung: Residents have grown alienated from their city centres
    Press coverage
    18.05.2022

    Immobilien Zeitung: Residents have grown alienated from their city centres

    An article in Immobilien Zeitung examines the growing alienation of residents from city centres in the Ruhr region. Although many people live and work in the region, its city centres appear to be losing their appeal. The pandemic accelerated this trend, which is reflected in the state of many shopping streets. Vacancies and changing shopping […]

  • Brockhoff OFFICE sells and fully lets 1,750 m² Bismarckhaus in Essen
    Office
    18.05.2022

    Brockhoff OFFICE sells and fully lets 1,750 m² Bismarckhaus in Essen

    Essen, Bismarckstr. 5. Brockhoff OFFICE reports that the fully refurbished and newly redesigned 1,750 m² office building near Essen Central Station is now fully let. The owner, BUTEO GmbH, appointed Brockhoff OFFICE exclusively to market the Bismarckhaus. Beventum GmbH, a subsidiary of the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIN-D) whose goal is to build the […]

  • SEGRO continues land acquisitions with fourth purchase since October 2021, advised by Brockhoff INVEST
    Invest
    11.05.2022

    SEGRO continues land acquisitions with fourth purchase since October 2021, advised by Brockhoff INVEST

      SEGRO has acquired a 1.9-hectare site in Essen, currently used by DHL as a parcel distribution centre. In the medium to long term, the property is to be modernised or replaced by a modern business park. The seller is a closed-end real estate fund, which was advised on the sale by commercial property broker […]

  • La Luna ice cream shop to open in prime Ahlen location
    Retail
    06.05.2022

    La Luna ice cream shop to open in prime Ahlen location

    Ahlen, Oststraße 21. The modern La Luna ice cream shop franchise will open at Oststraße 21 in Ahlen in summer 2022. Brockhoff RETAIL, appointed by the owner of the commercial building under an exclusive letting mandate, secured a tenant for this prime city-centre retail unit without any vacancy. The premises are currently occupied by fashion […]

  • Montessori childcare centre in Unna changes hands
    Invest
    28.04.2022

    Montessori childcare centre in Unna changes hands

      The Montessori childcare centre at Weberstr. 16 in Unna has changed hands. Both the seller and buyer are private investors. Brockhoff INVEST brokered the swift sale under an exclusive mandate. The long-term lease with the Montessori kindergarten will continue unchanged under the new owner. Located directly on the ring road, the building was purpose-built […]

  • 12-unit residential building sold in Essen-Dellwig
    Invest
    27.04.2022

    12-unit residential building sold in Essen-Dellwig

      A 12-unit residential building with six garages in Essen-Dellwig has changed hands. Brockhoff INVEST advised on the sale to Berlin-based Mähren AG. The complex has around 727 m² of floor area and an attractive brick façade. It consists of two sections, each with six apartments. Half of the apartments have a balcony. The top-floor […]

  • New coworking offices in the Rü-Karree
    Press coverage
    14.04.2022

    New coworking offices in the Rü-Karree

    New coworking offices are being created in the listed Rü-Karree building at Rüttenscheider Stern, in Essen’s Rüttenscheid district. Work Inn is opening another flexible office location here, covering around 800 square metres. It is scheduled to be ready in August 2022. The building combines modern workspaces with a historic setting and is aimed at freelancers, […]

  • BILD: New life in the “forbidden city”
    Press coverage
    07.04.2022

    BILD: New life in the “forbidden city”

    The former Tengelmann site in Mülheim an der Ruhr is being redeveloped into a modern residential neighbourhood. Real estate agent Julia Winterroth of Brockhoff Immobilien is supporting the transformation of the listed site. Where the air once carried the scent of chocolate, numerous homes are now being created to bring new life to the “forbidden […]

  • Work Inn to open second Essen location with 800 m² coworking space
    Office
    07.04.2022

    Work Inn to open second Essen location with 800 m² coworking space

    Coworking provider Work Inn will open its second location in Essen in August 2022. It has leased around 800 m² in the RÜ-Karree, one of the city’s most distinctive building ensembles. Brockhoff OFFICE advised on the letting. The 12,300 m² office complex is owned by a regional group of owners. “The coworking community is growing […]