German closed-end fund manager Hesse Newman Capital has bought an office building in Frankfurt's central business district for around EUR 73 mln. The property, which has a lettable area of around 45,600 m2, is rented to Deutsche Bahn until 2020. Around 1,900 staff work in the Deutsche Bahn premises.
German closed-end fund manager Hesse Newman Capital has bought an office building in Frankfurt's central business district for around EUR 73 mln. The property, which has a lettable area of around 45,600 m2, is rented to Deutsche Bahn until 2020. Around 1,900 staff work in the Deutsche Bahn premises.
Hesse Newman plans to incorporate the building into a closed-end fund which would be launched in September and which would pay investors a return of 6.25%, increasing to 7%. The transaction will be closed by the end of 2010.
'We see extraordinary potential in this investment for several reasons,' commented Hesse Numan Capital's CEO Marc Drießen. 'The location is excellent and unique. The fact that the building is leased to a state-owned tenant gives us strong planning security. Moreover, the rental price of around EUR 9 per square metre - which is below the average in Frankfurt's CBD - gives us a good basis for the extension of the contract in 2021,' he said.
Hesse Newman Capital specialises in closed-end funds focusing on ships, real estate and alternative investments.