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  • Retail
    03.06.2022

    The Ruhr region is overshopped

    3 June 2022. WAZ Podcast. Die Wirtschaftsreporter. In this new episode of “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 […]

  • 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. …

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Brockhoff INVEST advises on sale of 18,253 m² retail park in Vreden with a regional partner
    Invest
    31.03.2022

    Brockhoff INVEST advises on sale of 18,253 m² retail park in Vreden with a regional partner

    Vreden, Ottensteiner Str. 56. A retail park with storage space at Ottensteiner Str. 56 in Vreden has changed hands. The 18,253 m² commercial site is located at the eastern edge of town, directly on federal highway 70. Its most prominent tenant is the Matthews Group, which has leased a 3,819 m² hall for the production […]

  • Brockhoff INVEST brokers two facing light industrial properties with a total of 7,000 m² of office and warehouse space in Essen’s Westviertel
    Invest
    24.03.2022

    Brockhoff INVEST brokers two facing light industrial properties with a total of 7,000 m² of office and warehouse space in Essen’s Westviertel

    Essen, Westendhof 3 and 8. Two facing light industrial properties in Essen, with a total site and building area of approximately 8,807 m², have changed hands. Brockhoff INVEST brokered the sale from a private individual to JH 2. Immobilienverwaltung in a joint transaction with CBRE. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 3,154 m² site […]

  • Listed heritage and sustainability at Lindenallee 29–41 in Essen
    Office
    17.03.2022

    Listed heritage and sustainability at Lindenallee 29–41 in Essen

    (Essen, 17.03.2022). The Lindenallee 29–41 complex in central Essen was built by architect Peter Zindel between 1898 and 1901 and comprises approximately 16,800 m² of lettable space. The striking sandstone building shapes Essen’s cityscape. It is a true architectural rarity, as few connected building complexes of this size in the Ruhr region, the industrial heart […]