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North Rhine-Westphalia. A highly successful retail entrepreneur, advised by Brockhoff RETAIL for many years, has decided to sell his property portfolio in North Rhine-Westphalia. Brockhoff RETAIL was exclusively commissioned to market five residential and commercial buildings in Essen, Bochum, Solingen, Viersen and Moers. The fully let properties occupy prime 1A locations in their respective shopping […]

(Essen, 21 April 2020). Just over 34,000 m² of office space was let in Essen in Q1 2020. Despite the first effects of the coronavirus crisis from mid-March, this record figure is almost twice as high as in the same period in 2019. BROCKHOFF OFFICE advised on the second-largest brokered lease, covering approximately 2,040 m². […]

Oberhausen, Helmholtzstr. 26–30. Oberhausen, Duisburger Str. 375. Two new tenants moved into office premises in Oberhausen brokered by BROCKHOFF OFFICE, both from 1 April 2020. At Quartier 231, Stark Deutschland GmbH moved into approximately 160 m² of office space. The office complex at Duisburger Str. 375 stood out for its quick availability and modern office […]

Politicians originally designed a relief package for residential tenants facing serious financial difficulties. But many retail chains are taking advantage of it and putting landlords in financial trouble. There is no mutual agreement: copied letters to landlords and overloaded hotlines leave little room for individual solutions acceptable to both parties. Instead of formally confirming their […]

Essen, Huyssenallee 9. Travel agency Dr. Tigges GmbH has leased approximately 537 m² of office space at Huyssenallee 9 from 1 April 2020. BROCKHOFF OFFICE brokered the lease, securing another reputable tenant for the revitalised Huyssenallee. The new Dr. Tigges travel agency location occupies a prime 1A site within walking distance of Essen Central Station. […]

(Essen, 1 April 2020 [01.04.2020]). The Covid-19 pandemic is prompting companies to seek short-term, temporary solutions to spread mission-critical teams across different floors or properties. BROCKHOFF OFFICE helps companies quickly secure additional office space on a temporary basis. Companies seeking long-term premises continue to prefer mixed office layouts. “A new type of office search has […]

The article reports that many retail chains are seeking rent reductions or suspensions during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. Brockhoff & Partner managing partner Eckhard Brockhoff warns that this can threaten private landlords, particularly in smaller towns where property owners often depend on rental income. Retailers including Deichmann, C&A, Adidas, Bijou Brigitte, Pieper, Ernsting’s Family, Kind […]

A Handelsblatt article dated 31 March 2020 examines the retail sector’s dramatic situation in Germany at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite reduced-hours schemes and government support, many retailers face an existential threat. Closed shops, absent customers and an uncertain future have caused sales to collapse, with some companies reporting declines of up to […]

Essen, Schnabelstr. 1. The technical planning and consulting division of a publicly listed Essen-based group will move into approximately 2,040 m² of office space at Schnabelstr. 1 in Essen from 1 April 2020. BROCKHOFF OFFICE advised on the lease at a well-connected location on the edge of the city. The office property stood out for […]

Essen, Von-Ossietzky-Ring. Brockhoff INVEST has sold a leasehold site of approximately 10,824 m² in Essen for residential use on behalf of a community of heirs. The leasehold has been in place since 1975 and runs for a term of 99 years. The new owner is a company group active throughout Germany.

More than €300 million has been invested along Huyssenallee. Most properties have been sold and modernised by their new owners. The new Stiftung Mercator building and Huyssenquartier are particularly striking developments. Huyssenallee is a street with a remarkable history. Developed in the late decades of the 19th century, it takes its name from Essen merchant […]

Essen, Steubenstraße 53 and 57, Kurfürstenstraße 25 and 27. Hamburg-based developer MAGNA Real Estate AG (MAGNA), through MAGNA West, has acquired the approximately 8,900 m² complex at Steubenstraße 53 and 57 and Kurfürstenstraße 25 and 27 in Essen for its own portfolio. Brockhoff INVEST was exclusively appointed by the seller, FAKT AG, to market the […]