Magnat Real Estate Opportunities has acquired a 45% stake in an office tower development in Kiev, Ukraine. The total budget for the project, including construction costs, is about $90 mln (EUR 65.2 mln), bringing Magnat’s share of the total investment to about $40 mln (EUR 29 mln).

Magnat Real Estate Opportunities has acquired a 45% stake in an office tower development in Kiev, Ukraine. The total budget for the project, including construction costs, is about $90 mln (EUR 65.2 mln), bringing Magnat’s share of the total investment to about $40 mln (EUR 29 mln).

Magnat, a German real estate developer focused on Eastern Europe, said it expects a 'high double digit return' on capital invested, as a result of strong demand for quality office space in Kiev and continued yield compression. Magnat acquired the 45% stake from a local developer who will remain its joint venture partner. A co-investor purchased another 15% stake.

The project, called Prospekt Peremogi 67, is located 7.5 km from the centre of Kiev. It comprises 32,000 m2 of office and commercial space and more than 400 parking spaces, which are expected to be completed by mid-2009 and for which a building permit has already been obtained.

Magnat chief executive Jan Oliver Rüster said the acquisition will bolster its already strong presence in Ukraine. 'It is our view that Ukraine continues to be one of the most attractive real estate markets overall, with distinct double digit returns on capital invested in projects.'