Tag: Móstoles

Vivenio Partners With Áurea Homes to Build Rental Housing

24 October 2019 – Áurea Homes, the developer owned by the construction company ACR, has reached an agreement with Vivenio to build a turnkey project with 150 homes in Móstoles. Áurea had initially owned the land, but it sold it to Vivenio after having completed the first phase.

This operation will be Áurea second in the rental housing segment. The developer is also about to finalise an agreement to build another 400 rental rent homes in four new developments, including two in Madrid, one in Pamplona and one in Sabadell.

With this operation, Vivenio’s property portfolio will total nearly 5,000 homes.

Original Story: Cinco Días – Alfonso Simón Ruiz

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

URJC to Build 2 Halls of Residence in Fuenlabrada and Móstoles

28 January 2019 – La Vanguardia

The Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) announced today the construction of two new lecture halls, on its campuses in Aranjuez and Fuenlabrada, as well as the construction of two new halls of residence for students during the course of 2019, which will be located in the towns of Fuenlabrada and Móstoles.

The news was announced this morning by the rector of the university, Javier Ramos, during a speech (…) in which he highlighted that the new facilities “will benefit the more than 46,000 students at this public university in Madrid”.

Ramos explained that building work has already started on the new lecture hall on the Aranjuez campus – and that it will be followed soon by another new lecture hall on the Fuenlabrada campus. He added that, during the course of this year, work will also start on the construction of two halls of residence, one in Fuenlabrada and one in Móstoles.

Moreover, the rector revealed that work is also being performed on projects to construct new buildings on the Móstoles and Alcorcón campuses, as well as to renovate the property that the university recently acquired on Calle de Buen Suceso in Madrid (…).

Ramos reiterated that the URJC is positioned “at the forefront of research”, citing data from the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), which “places the URJC as the third university in Spain, due to the impact of its publications, based on citations from its scientific articles, with a score of 68.5 out of 100)” (…).

Original story: La Vanguardia 

Translation: Carmel Drake

Locare RE & Tectum Join Forces to Promote 1,000 Rental Homes

23 October 2018 – El Confidencial

The real estate manager Locare RE and the company Tectum Real Estate Investments are going to promote more than 1,000 long-term rental homes in the Community of Madrid and the main provincial capitals, which will require an investment of more than €120 million over the next two years.

Currently, they have three developments underway in the Madrilenian towns of Móstoles, Collado-Villalba and Torrelodones, which comprise 405 homes in total and whose entry into operation is scheduled between 2019 and 2020, as indicated in a statement.

In this sense, both have underlined that, given the scarcity of residential land, they are exploring and developing opportunities for differentiation in the sector by promoting contractual schemes involving public-private collaboration.

The aim is for these alliances to reinforce their vocation of long-term permanence, on the one hand, and to provide appropriate instruments to collaborate with the Public Administrations, especially with the Town Halls, on the other hand, in order to increase the stock of rental housing without those bodies having to commit to public investment.

This initiative is being launched in a favourable market context given the growing demand for rental housing and the shortcomings of the current residential rental stock in Spain’s main cities (…).

Original story: El Confidencial 

Translation: Carmel Drake

Habitat Inmobiliaria Revives a 186-Home Development in Camas (Sevilla)

30 July 2018 – La Vanguardia

Habitat Inmobiliaria has acquired almost 12,000 m2 of land in the Sevillan town of Camas to build a new residential development comprising 186 homes that will involve an investment of more than €30 million. According to the company, the plot on which the new development will be located has a total buildable surface area of 23,357 m2 and the project will allow the re-launch of a development that was first started back in 2009. The marketing of this development will begin at the end of this year.

Specifically, the development will contain 186 homes in total and 277 parking spaces. It will have common areas with green spaces, playgrounds and swimming pools and four commercial premises. According to the property developers, the project is located around 20 minutes from the centre of Sevilla by car and just a few minutes from the bus stop that connects with the regional capital.

According to Habitat Inmobiliaria, the purchase of this plot forms part of the land acquisition plan that the group has launched and the project will be added to the more than 1,400 homes that the company currently has under construction. This operation follows other land purchases made by the firm in Collado Villalba and Móstoles in Madrid and the plots in Entrenúcleos in Dos Hermanas and Mairena del Aljarafe, both in Sevilla.

Currently, Habitat Inmobiliaria has a presence in the Andalucian provinces of Málaga, Córdoba and Sevilla and is interested in continuing to invest in the region, where the company has four developments up for sale and where it is planning to start on new residential developments in the coming months.

Original story: La Vanguardia 

Translation: Carmel Drake

Única Purchases a Portfolio of 5 Assets from AM Locales for €4.6M

27 July 2018 – Idealista

The Socimis are trading assets. Única Real Estate is getting out its chequebook for the first time since it made its debut on the Alternative Investment Market (MAB) to purchase a package of five commercial establishments from the Socimi AM Locales Property for €4.6 million. The assets are located on the main commercial thoroughfares of Madrid and Móstoles.

Única Real Estate is going to add to its portfolio a store at number 30 Calle Goya, another at number 31 Calle Augusto Figueroa and a third at number 310 Calle Alcalá, all in Madrid. In Móstoles, the assets are located at number 23 Avenida Dos de Mayo.

The total price of the premises described amounts to €4.6 million, and they span a combined constructed surface area of approximately 805 m2. “This purchase has been financed using own funds and with a mortgage loan from Bankinter for €2 million”, explain sources at the group.

Única Real Estate owns 35 retail premises in the Community of Madrid, with a combined value of €32.5 million, that generate annual rental income of more than €1.9 million. Currently, the Socimi’s capital is owned by 53 shareholders, including the company’s executives.

The Socimi, specialising in retail premises, has set itself the objective of investing at least €10 million each year on the purchase of new establishments in the Community of Madrid and other large Spanish cities. Única Real Estate, which made its stock market debut in June with a price of €25.25 per share, is also planning to undertake new capital increases over the coming months.

Meanwhile, AM Locales Property made its MAB debut last summer with a portfolio of 40 properties. The Socimi started its activity in 1990 and since then, has been undertaking a variety of real estate acquisitions in Spain. The company’s assets are, for the most part, commercial premises. Its properties are managed by Inversiones GB Balboa, which is controlled indirectly by the company (100%).

Original story: Idealista (by Custodio Pareja)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Habitat Buys 1,278m2 Residential Plot in El Cañaveral (Madrid)

17 July 2018 – Habitat Inmobiliaria

Habitat Inmobiliaria, the company dedicated to the development and construction of residential projects, has signed the acquisition of a plot of land measuring 1,278 m2 in the neighbourhood of El Cañaveral in Madrid. On the plot, which has a buildable surface area of 4,100 m2, a new residential development is going to be constructed containing 41 homes. The total planned investment in the project amounts to around €8.5 million.

The new development will comprise 41 homes with storerooms and 62 parking spaces and will also have green space, a swimming pool and common areas. Marketing of this new real estate development will begin in the first quarter of 2019.

The future urbanisation is located within the new El Cañaveral neighbourhood, in the municipality of Madrid. El Cañaveral is located between the neighbourhood of Vicálvaro in Madrid and Coslada, and has excellent access to the M-45 and R-3 motorways, which allows its residents to travel to the centre of Madrid by car in just 20 minutes. Moreover, it is close to the Renfe stations of Coslada and Vicálvaro.

Specifically, the plot where the development is going to be constructed is located on Calle María Pita, in an area that is seeing a great deal of urban development and where all of the necessary amenities are being planned, such as schools, nurseries, a doctors’ surgery, shopping centres and supermarkets.

This operation forms part of the land acquisition plan that the company has launched and that in recent months has seen it purchase plots in Collado Villalba and Móstoles, both in Madrid. In total, the company has more than 1,400 homes under development, as well as one of the most significant land banks in Spain, which is being strengthened by new additions.

Original story: Habitat Inmobiliaria

Translation: Carmel Drake

Socimi Vivenio Invests More than €30M in 3 New Operations

11 June 2018 – Europa Press

Vivenio, the Socimi created by Renta Corporación and the Dutch pension fund APG, has closed the purchase of three residential complexes, involving a combined investment of more than €31 million, according to the company.

The properties are located in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, thus expanding its geographic diversification, since until now the Socimi had closed operations exclusively in the Spanish capital.

The complex that Vivenio has purchased in the capital is located in Móstoles, 20km to the southeast of Madrid, in a residential and well-connected area, which also enjoys abundant industry. The building, constructed in 2011, contains 102 rental homes with parking and storage rooms, and has an occupancy rate of almost 100%.

In terms of the first operation in Barcelona, the asset comprises three residential buildings located in Teià, to the northeast of the Catalan capital. The complex has 42 homes with two parking spaces and one storeroom each, and excellent common areas with garden areas and three swimming pools.

The third purchase made by Vivenio is located in Valencia, in a building located in the Torrefiel district, to the north of the city. The property comprises 68 homes, 110 parking spaces, 25 storerooms and two commercial premises, and is located in a well-connected area with a great deal of commercial activity.

Original story: Europa Press 

Translation: Carmel Drake

Grupo Pinar & Baupost Agree Purchase of Levitt & Create New Property Developer Giant

19 February 2018 – El Confidencial

The most coveted property developer of recent times may change hands within the next few days. Levitt is holding advanced talks with Q21 Real Estate, a company created by the joining of forces between the former Grupo Pinar and the US fund Baupost, to close its sale this week and, in any case, before the end of February, according to several sources familiar with the operation.

The agreement will put an end to almost two years of to-ing and fro-ing with different interested parties in acquiring the property developer, a reference player in the market for premium homes, and will also create a new giant in the sector within the convulsive Spanish residential market.

As El Confidencial revealed, it was in 2016 when Levitt first started to listen to offers as a formula for dealing with its problem of generational succession, following the death of the group’s founder and alma mater, José María Bosch Aymerich, without any direct descendants.

Owner of one of the best land portfolios in Madrid, with land in locations such as Alcobendas, Las Rozas, Pozuelo and Boadilla del Monte, Levitt has proved tempting over the past two years for giants such as Goldman Sachs, Apollo, Värde and even the fund Baupost itself, which was on the verge of acquiring the property developer last year.

But on the home straight, those negotiations were called off due to differences over price, as well as over the continuity of the project and Levitt’s team. After closing that door, the fund found another window open through Q21, the property developer that has placed a better offer on the table than the one put forward by the US fund, and one that ensures the survival of Levitt.

Who is Q21?

Constituted in July 2014, Q21 Real Estate has a brand that is still new and a workforce of just 17 employees – both features have facilitated its agreement with Levitt, with which it shares its vision of high-quality developments.

Currently, Q21 has nine developments underway, mostly in the Community of Madrid (Boadilla del Monte, Valdebebas, Getafe and Mostoles), but also in Málaga and Valencia. Altogether, the firm is working on 1,500 homes.

With assets worth €6.3 million and net equity of €3.58 million in 2016 (the last year for which audited figures are available), Q21 generated revenues of €5.27 million, an operating profit of €3.5 million and a profit of €2.76 million.

Its numbers are well below those recorded by Levitt, whose turnover amounted to €62 million and net profit €6.3 million. Moreover, Levitt owns a portfolio worth €200 million, its brand is recognised in the market and its history spans almost fifty years in Spain after it arrived in 1971 to introduce the US residential urbanisation model.

Original story: El Confidencial (by R. Ugalde)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Vía Célere Acquires 2 Plots Of Land In Madrid For €10M

6 April 2016 – El Mundo

The property developer Vía Célere has acquired two plots of land in Madrid for €10 million, where it plans to construct two new developments, according to a statement by the company.

The plots, located in the town of Móstoles and in the neighbourhood of Embajadores, have an above ground buildable area of 5,400 m2 and 4,400 m2, respectively. Similarly, the owner pointed out that both sites are well connected and benefit from good services, “which are very important factors when it comes to buying a home”.

The Chairman of Vía Célere, Juan Antonio Gómez-Pintado, highlighted that Madrid and the Community in general “has some very interesting plots of land for the construction of new homes”. Specifically, in the case of the plot in Embajadores, he said that his company has “studied the area in great detail, as it is close to another development that we are already working on and where all of the units have already been sold”. Similarly, regarding the purchase in Móstoles, they commented that the determining factors behind the sale have been “the price and the location, two of our fundamental premises for the construction of new homes”.

Currently, Vía Célere owns seven property developments that have been completely sold out, one that is under construction and one that is pending delivery, but also sold completely and one with units still for sale, which is very close to the Méndez Álvaro area, called Residential Célere Adelgas II (pictured above). In addition, the property developer is hoping to launch three new projects within the next few months.

Original story: El Mundo

Translation: Carmel Drake