Press archive

  • News
    10.09.2019

    Investment and infill development bring success to Wattenscheid-West commercial area

    (Essen, 10.09.19). New land is not always needed. Despite local politicians rejecting the expansion originally proposed in the Ruhr Regional Plan, Wattenscheid-West commercial area shows how investment and carefully planned infill development can attract new companies to existing sites. More companies will soon be based there than ever before, reports Essen-based property agent Brockhoff & […]

  • Office
    05.09.2019

    Brockhoff OFFICE secures IT provider FPT as new RUHR Tower tenant

    Essen, Am Thyssenhaus 1-3. With advice from Brockhoff OFFICE, another tenant is moving into one of Essen’s flagship office properties. International IT service provider FPT Deutschland GmbH will lease a floor of approximately 600 m² in the RUHR Tower’s front building from 1 January 2020. In the meantime, the space is being fitted out to […]

  • News
    02.09.2019

    Broker ranking: Brockhoff & Partner is Germany’s largest local agent

    Essen, 02.09.2019. The magazine “Immobilienmanager” published its nationwide brokerage ranking today. The result: Essen-based Brockhoff & Partner is Germany’s largest local agent. The “Local Heroes” category was introduced in 2014 to enable a fair comparison between local firms and listed corporate groups. Brockhoff & Partner also performs well against listed global brokerage groups operating on […]

  • Invest
    28.08.2019

    Wohninvest sells Neudorfer Tor in Duisburg, with 6,995 m², to international investor through Brockhoff INVEST

    Duisburg, Neudorfer Tor 41–45. Fellbach, 28 August 2019. In line with its strategy of identifying attractive acquisition opportunities and reselling assets after asset and property management measures, Wohninvest Group has sold the Neudorfer Straße 41–45 office property. Brockhoff INVEST advised on the sale to an international investor. Built in 2005, the five-storey office building offers […]

  • Retail
    22.08.2019

    Salamander opens a Paderborn store, brokered by BROCKHOFF RETAIL

    Paderborn, Westernstr. 12. Salamander Schuhe is opening its own store in a prime 1A location in Paderborn’s pedestrian zone. Following advice from BROCKHOFF RETAIL, the renowned shoe retailer succeeds restaurant operator Nordsee. After extensive refurbishment next year, the new retail space will cover around 600 m² on the ground and 1st floors. The nationwide shoe […]

  • News
    19.08.2019

    Coworking reaches Germany’s B-cities: 9.78% of new office leases in Essen went to flexible workspace providers in H1 2019

    New York, Sydney and Brasília: three global cities on three continents share one thing—coworking providers have established themselves in the office market. Flexible office providers have also strengthened their market share in neighbouring European countries such as England and the Netherlands. In Germany, coworking is still often called a “trend”, although flexible workspaces are already […]

  • Office
    15.08.2019

    Gouda Refractories expands in Bochum through Brockhoff OFFICE

    Bochum-Wattenscheid, Burgstr. 15-17. Gouda Refractories BV is expanding its presence in Bochum-Wattenscheid and will lease a total of 500 m² of warehouse and office space in a new building at Burgstr. 15-17 from 1 December 2019. Brockhoff OFFICE advised on the site search and the optimal layout of the new space at the former Miele […]

  • Office
    07.08.2019

    E-scooters gain ground in Dortmund: Wunder Fleet leases 760 m² through Brockhoff OFFICE

    Dortmund, Brüderweg 9. Just over 2 months after e-scooters were approved in Germany, Dortmund start-up Wunder Fleet is reporting a positive start. In May 2019, the mobility-tech company moved into the top 2 floors of the former Rundschau building at Brüderweg 9. Essen-based brokerage Brockhoff & Partner arranged the new office space of approximately 760 […]

  • Office
    02.08.2019

    AccorInvest moves into HDI building: Brockhoff OFFICE brokers Dortmund lease

    Dortmund, Märkische Str. 23-33. The office building at Märkische Str. 23-33 will become the accounting centre for the AccorHotels Group in Munich. AccorInvest Germany GmbH has leased approximately 632 m² of office space through Brockhoff OFFICE. HDI Gerling has been the anchor tenant for many years. The building is in a central-edge location, directly beside […]

  • Retail
    23.07.2019

    Brockhoff RETAIL advises on Rossmann lease in Nienburg

    Nienburg, Lange Straße 87. The retail property in a prime 1A location in Nienburg is privately owned. Under an exclusive mandate, BROCKHOFF RETAIL advised the owner on reletting the unit. Drugstore chain Rossmann opened a new store with around 600 m² of lettable space, previously occupied by dm. Lange Straße is Nienburg’s main shopping street […]

  • Logistics
    17.07.2019

    Schenker Deutschland AG leases 6,400 m² of warehouse space at Rhein-Ruhr port

    Mülheim/Ruhr, Rheinstraße 30. Brockhoff LOGISTICS arranged approximately 6,400 m² of warehouse space at the Rhein-Ruhr port for Schenker Deutschland AG, with the lease starting on 1 June 2019. The newly occupied hall will serve as an off-site warehouse for Schenker’s Duisburg location and will be used primarily for handling automotive parts. With Schenker’s lease, the […]

  • Office
    10.07.2019

    Record office take-up in Essen

    Essen, 10.7.2019. No reason to be gloomy: despite limited availability, more than 110,000 m² of office space was leased in Essen in the 1st half of 2019. That is double the figure for the 1st half of 2018. Rents are rising and prime rents for new-build or first occupancy have reached €16. As market leader […]