French oil group GDF Suez has leased an additional 11,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space within the B Building in Paris' La Defense business district. The rest of the building, which is owned by the property arm of Canadian savings bank Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, SITQ, is also occupied by GDF Suez. The leasing follows the relocation of former tenant AIG Europe, which recently vacated the building.
French oil group GDF Suez has leased an additional 11,000 m2 of space within the B Building in Paris' La Defense business district. The rest of the building, which is owned by the property arm of Canadian savings bank Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, SITQ, is also occupied by GDF Suez. The leasing follows the relocation of former tenant AIG Europe, which recently vacated the building.
Atisreal acted for AIG Europe. SITQ was advised by law firm Allen & Overy, GDF-SUEZ was advised by Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés.
In May 2008, GDF Suez and SITQ agreed on the leasing of 90,000 m2 of office space provided by part of the B Building and the adjoining T1 tower. The operation represented the largest office leasing in 2008.
Earlier this year a consortium of German banks arranged a EUR 400 mln refinancing facility for the recently completed T1 tower, the B building B and the Jacques Cartier parking at La Defense. The banks involved were Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen, Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank, Deutsche Postbank and Deutsche Genossenschafts-Hypothekenbank (DG HYP).
