Tag: new build

Impar Group Invests €20M in the Purchase of a Building on c/López de Hoyos

22 February 2019 – El Mundo

It has become one of the real estate groups that is revitalising the luxury residential real estate market in Madrid. Impar Group has identified its particular niche in the market with the renovation of classic buildings in the historical centre, as well as in the neighbourhoods of Chamberí and Salamanca, as “a way of restoring the urban heart”, said Roberto Perri, CEO of the group.

The company backed by Latin American capital has just added a new building to its portfolio of projects underway in Madrid, bringing the total to seven. It has purchased a building on Calle López de Hoyos, 171, with a buildable surface area of 9,000 m2, which will house between 60 and 70 homes, and which will have services such as a swimming pool and gym. The investment amounts to €20 million, plus the cost of the building work (…).

Original story: El Mundo (by M. J. G. Serranillos)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Starwood Capital Finalises the Purchase of an Office Portfolio for €125M

24 January 2019 – Expansión

The fund Starwood Capital is seeking to strengthen its presence in Spain with the purchase of a portfolio of offices in Madrid and Barcelona. Specifically, Starwood is finalising the purchase of an office complex in Madrid, comprising four buildings, and another one in Barcelona from the Socimi Autonomy for €125 million, according to explanations from market sources speaking to Expansión.

In the case of Madrid, the four office blocks are located in the north of the city, inside the Omega business park, in the Arroyo de la Vega area. They span a combined surface area of 33,458 m2 and have 940 parking spaces.

The Omega Business Park, which is home to the headquarters of companies such as Samsung, BP and Allianz, is located next to the airport of Madrid and has become one of the most established areas in the north of the capital.

Besides the offices in Madrid, the operation also includes a new build property in the 22@ district of Barcelona, with a surface area of 12,596 m2.

The building in Barcelona comprises two towers connected by a common entrance hall, with twelve and four floors, respectively. The building also contains commercial premises and 216 parking spaces.

The building on Calle Pallars is occupied by tenants such as Regus, General Electric and Ticketmaster. The operation has been advised by the real estate consultancy CBRE, on the vendor side, and by Drago Capital, which has advised the buyer and which will manage the properties (…).

Original story: Expansión (by R. Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Pryconsa, Ibosa & Vía Célere Bid for Sought-After Plot in Madrid

7 November 2018 – El Confidencial

It is the most important land auction of the year in Madrid. Not because of its size or its characteristics, but because of its location: just 500 m from the most iconic park in Madrid, the Retiro, in the heart of the Spanish capital.

The star is the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (the National Currency and Stamp Factory), which is the owner of almost 4,500 m2 of buildable land, with a buildability of 9,000 m2, where almost one hundred homes may be built, and whose divestment has been entrusted to the services of the Ministry of Finance.

The minimum price that it expects to obtain for the land is €17 million, nevertheless, given its location, and in light of the huge shortage of buildable land in the centre of the Spanish capital, and therefore, of new build developments, the experts consulted by El Confidencial do not rule out that the final figure could reach twice that.

The plot, which has been in disuse for more than 30 years, has sparked enormous interest from buyers and has generated great excitement in the neighbourhood. According to information gathered by this newspaper, some of the interested parties that have participated in the auction – the deadline for the submission of bids ended on 6 November – include a cooperative managed by Grupo Ibosa, Pryconsa and Vía Célere – all of whom are typical players in this type of auction – although the same sources also talk of at least half a dozen offers. To be able to bid, the interested parties had to submit a bond amounting to €853,000 – equivalent to 5% of the asset value.

For the time being, Grupo Ibosa’s plans for the plot include the construction, on a cooperative basis, of 94 homes with between one and four bedrooms with a swimming pool, padel court, spa, and jacuzzi, as well as a multi-use sports pitch, gym, minibox or crossfit room and a Finnish sauna; all those facilities are lacking in the vast majority of developments in the neighbourhood.

In fact, the project that is constructed on this site will be the only new-build development in the area. Ibosa’s plans include prices of almost €5,500/m2 per home, above the prices that are currently being paid in the area in the second-hand market, which stand at around €4,500/m2. Thus, for example, a new-build home measuring 160 m2 would cost around €828,000.

Both Grupo Ibosa and Pryconsa have starred in some of the most high-profile operations in the capital over the last five years. The most recent, for example, was signed by Pryconsa. The property developer chaired by Marco Colomer, one of the survivors of the crisis with more than five decades of history under his belt, submitted the only bid – amounting to €19.7 million – for the former bus depots of the Municipal Transport Company (Empresa Municipal de Transportes or EMT) of Madrid in the Buenvista neighbourhood (Carabanchel). Moreover, just a year ago, Pryconsa and Realia Business were awarded two plots of land in Madrid by the Ministry of Defence.

Meanwhile, Vía Célere, just two years ago, was awarded a plot by the Ministry of Finance on Avenida Santo Ándel de la Guarda (…).

In this case, the bid envelopes will be opened within the next few days at the Madrid office of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (…).

Original story: El Confidencial (by E. Sanz)

Translation: Carmel Drake

KKR, Altamar & Single Homes Launch New JV to Invest €450M in Málaga

26 October 2018 – Eje Prime

New joint venture to boost the luxury residential sector in Málaga. The funds KKR and Altamar have joined forces with the real estate company Single Homes to invest €450 million in the construction of several developments in the prime urbanisation of Finca Cortesín, located close to the Málagan town of Casares.

The plot where the residential complex is going to be built spans an area of 215 hectares and is located in the centre of the Costa del Sol, between Marbella and Sotogrande. The plan is for the joint venture to build a complex of luxury apartments and villas on this plot worth more than €200 million, according to reports from Expansión.

Single Homes is going to retain a majority stake in the company, whose long-term purpose involves launching other projects with a surface area of almost fifty hectares. The alliance with the funds will allow the real estate firm to finance and consolidate the Finca Cortesín residential complex, which already has a hotel, a golf course and two residential complexes.

The Spanish group, which has more than fifty years of experience, started to operate under the current name in 1987, following the merger of various companies. Nowadays, the company owns a portfolio of assets worth more than €450 million and land for the construction of more than 2,500 homes.

Meanwhile, with this project, KKR and Altamar are once again joining forces in Spain. In 2017, the funds teamed up with the property developer Elix to launch a Socimi specialising in the residential segment.

Original story: Eje Prime

Translation: Carmel Drake

Socimi Elix VRS to Acquire 4 Assets in Barcelona for €14M

23 October 2018 – Idealista

The Socimis are continuing to grow their portfolios with the acquisition of new assets. Following the purchase of four residential buildings in Barcelona for €34 million, Elix VRS, the Socimi owned by the property developer Elix and the funds KKR and Altamar, is finalising the purchase of new assets amounting to €14 million, as explained by the group in a statement filed with the Alternative Investment Market (MAB).

The company has carried out an update of its forecasts as a result of the upcoming purchase of four assets in Barcelona involving an investment of €14 million. In this way, the company is planning to grow revenues to €578,000 in 2018 and to €1,809,000 in 2019, which represents an almost tripling of the figures following the update. “These forecasts have been prepared on the basis of prudent criteria, taking into account only the assets in the portfolio and the assets committed contractually”, explain sources at the group.

The four residential buildings that Elix’s Socimi purchased are located in the Catalan capital, in the Born neighbourhood, on Calle Comerç and Calle Ribera, as well as on Avenida Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes and Calle Notariat. The acquisition was financed in part (35%) using the company’s own funds and in part (65%) using a mortgage loan secured by the four assets granted by Caixabank.

In just one year, the Socimi owned by KKR, Elix and Altamar has launched 25 projects (six new builds and 19 renovations) in Madrid and Barcelona. In this way, the group is planning to launch more than 300 homes onto the market.

The plans for Elix VRS involve debuting the entity on the stock market in 2019 and purchasing around forty buildings over three years, which it will subject to a comprehensive renovation before placing the newly renovated homes on the rental market.

Original story: Idealista (by Custodio Pareja)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Aedas Puts 142 More Homes Up For Sale in its Largest Development in Sevilla

7 September 2018 – Eje Prime

Aedas Homes is starting its second round of sales in Sevilla. The property developer has just released 142 new properties on the market, located in the 1,046-unit residential complex that the company is building in the Andalucían capital.

After finding buyers for 70% of the 142 homes that comprise the first building, Aedas has now placed the properties from the second block on the market. The residential assets have a surface area of 80 m2 each on average and are on the market for, approximately, €122,800.

These 100-odd homes form part of the largest housing development that has ever been built in Spain. The large residential project, which is called Jardines Hacienda Rosario, will house 1,046 apartments distributed over seven blocks and will have more than 33,000 m2 of common areas.

Aedas Homes is continuing its commitment to Andalucía, but it is also present in other parts of the country. Currently, the company has a portfolio of buildable land amounting to more than 1.5 million m2. With that surface area, the company has the capacity to build almost 14,00 homes in the six areas of the country in which it operates: Centro, Andalucía, Costa del Sol, Cataluña, Levante and the Balearic Islands.

Original story: Eje Prime

Translation: Carmel Drake

INBISA Starts Work on the New Torre Mariona Shopping Centre in Mallorca

26 July 2018 – Inmodiario

INBISA Construcción has started work on the construction of the new Torre Mariona shopping centre on plot 64 of the Son Malferit Industrial Estate in Palma de Mallorca, located between the Levante motorway and the main road to Manacor.

With a budget of more than €3 million, INBISA Construcción has teamed up with Grupo Ferran as the Project Manager, to construct the building, which is going to span more than 4,200 m2, and the urbanisation on the neighbouring plot measuring 3,400 m2. The property will comprise five premises, which will range between 140 m2 and 647 m2, dedicated to commercial, leisure and restaurant use. In total, the combined gross leasable area (GLA) will amount to 2,500 m2.

Moreover, the site will have an underground parking lot spanning 2,300 m2 with the capacity for 53 cars and 10 motorbikes.

It is worth highlighting that this is the fourth construction project in which the duo comprising INBISA Construcción and Grupo Ferrán are working for Hoteles de Palma, S.L., on this industrial estate, which is currently in the middle of development and which will provide services to the residential area of Nou Llevant. The previous projects involved the construction of three new commercial spaces, including the new Norauto facilities, as well as the renovation of a traditional windmill (…).

As Julio Aróstegui, Director of Retail at INBISA Construcción, highlights, “this new project in Mallorca follows others that we have undertaken on the island, where we have been working for more than three years now”. In this sense, he highlights the phased renovation of Mallorca Fashion Outlets for Via Outlets. “Moreover, it strengthens our position as a leading company in the renovation and construction of shopping centres and contributes to the expansion of the portfolio of projects in our Retail area, which includes renovations such as those involving the ABC Serrano Shopping Centre in Madrid, the Gran Casa Shopping Centre in Zaragoza, the Max Center Shopping Centre in Barakaldo and the construction of the new Finistrelles Shopping Centre in Esplugues” (…).

Original story: Inmodiario

Translation: Carmel Drake

Venezuelans Lead Ranking of Most Active Foreign Residential Investors in Madrid

5 June 2018 – La Vanguardia

Venezuelan immigrants lead the ranking of home acquisitions by foreigners in the Spanish capital, according to data from Redpiso’s Research Service.

This data represents an increase of 10% with respect to the previous year and places investments by Venezuelan immigrants above those made by the Russians and Chinese, who were, until now, the nationalities that purchased the most homes.

The typical investor profile are people with a medium-high purchasing power, educated and employed, who have lived in the country for no more than three years.

Above all, they are buying homes in the areas of Chamartín, Hortaleza, Salamanca and Retiro.

The average cost per home amounts to around €565,000 and purchases are mainly happening in the second-hand housing market, “given that the supply of new build properties is very low and even more so in these areas”, said Redpiso.

In terms of the rental market, the average number of contracts increased by 35%, with the average spend on rent by Venezuelans amounting to €1,700 per month with three-year renewable contracts.

To explain the factors driving this growth, sources at Redpiso allude “to the mass arrival of Venezuelan immigrants who are coming to Spain due to the controversial socio-political situation in their country, as well as the limited and increasingly more expensive supply of rental homes in Madrid”.

Original story: La Vanguardia 

Translation: Carmel Drake

Dazia Capital Creates a Property Developer JV with French Fund Eurazeo

25 May 2018 – Expansión

The real estate group Dazia Capital and the French private equity fund Eurazeo Patrimoine have joined forces to tackle the residential sector in Spain. This alliance is being manifested in the launch of the joint venture Dazeo.

With a time horizon of three years, Dazeo will have an investment fund from Eurzaeo amounting to €70 million to undertake acquisitions in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, the Costa del Sol and other urban nuclei in Spain. The joint venture, controlled by Eurazeo, will achieve a business volume of up to €250 million, according to the forecasts. The agreement has been advised by Montalbán, Cuatrecasas and Uría Menéndez.

Dazeo has been created with a portfolio comprising three buildings in Madrid on Calles Alcalá, Santa Engracia and Santa Isabel. The entity is going to begin a new build project soon in the capital’s Salamanca neighbourhood, which will comprise 23 luxury homes with gardens, a garage and a gym.

Dazia Capital will be responsible for managing the projects from the acquisition through to the development and subsequent sale of the homes with Dayra Homes, its promoter brand.

It is not the first time that Dazia has reached a such an agreement to grow and boost its business, focusing on the residential market in urban nuclei, where last year it accumulated an investment of €185 million.

In 2017, it signed an agreement with the British fund Chenavari. Over the last four years, it has acquired buildings and land with a surface area of 86,000 m2 and 500 homes in Madrid and Costa del Sol.

Daniel Mazín (pictured above) is the CEO of Dazia Capital.

Original story: Expansión (by Elisa Del Pozo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Spain’s Large Property Developers Own Land to Build 1,500 Homes in Valencia

16 May 2018 – Levante EMV

The four Spanish property developers backed by investment funds that make up the Big Four have acquired large batches of land in Valencia and now own plots on which to build 1,500 homes over the next few months.

The property developers in question are Neinor, Aelca, Aedas and Vía Célere, and they share financial muscle in common, which has allowed them to outperform the competition. The key is that the four firms are listed or are aspiring to make their debuts on the stock market and so they need to quickly grow their portfolio of homes to attract investors. The latest major operation has just been closed by Aelca, which is going to invest €7.5 million in the construction of 62 homes on the PAI de Moreras.

Sources in the sector warn that there is hardly any buildable land left in Valencia and they lament the fact that this is going to result in a “reheating” of prices. The same sources state that land in Patraix, which cost around €200/m2 two years ago is now being sold for €450/m2 due to the voraciousness of the large property developers. “Aelca purchased land in Patraix for €425/m2 and is now costs €450/m2. The large property developers have driven up prices because they need to take positions ahead of their stock market debuts”, say the experts.

In other areas, such as Malilla, Neinor paid €600/m2 for a plot with capacity for 400 homes, and the US fund Harbet Management Corporation (HMC) and its local partner Momentum Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) purchased 30,000 m2 of land in Nou Campanar and Alfahuir for €800/m2. The problem is the impact that this is going to have on the final prices of those homes, given that, according to the experts, they will have to soar above €2,000/m2 to be profitable. “We are going to see homes costing upwards of €220,000. Who can pay those prices in Valencia? What happens to permanent employees who are 40-years old and who can only be granted mortgages of up to €160,000?” ask the same sources.

Aelca – 368 homes

Aelca is a property developer founded in Madrid in 2012. Four years later, a fund from Minneapolis (USA), Värde purchased 75% of that firm. The company arrived in València with two developments comprising 192 homes in Patraix (own) and Nou Campanar (owned by Sareb). Now it is building 44 homes in Malilla (on Calle Isla Formentera), 70 homes in Nou Moles (on Calle Brasil) and 62 homes in the PAI de Moreres. Aelca is also preparing its stock market debut.

Vía Célere – 22 homes

Vía Célere is another property developer linked to the fund Värde that is also preparing to debut on the stock market. Its first development in València is a 22 home building with a swimming pool at number 55 Avenida de la Petxina. The cheapest home there costs €310,900 (€348,703 including costs).

Aedas – 399 homes

Aedas is a listed property developer, controlled by the US fund Castlelake. The firm currently has three developments underway in València where it is going to build 399 homes. The company is going to construct an urbanisation containing 220 homes on a plot on Avenida Maestro Rodrigo (…). In addition, it is building 59 homes in Quatre Carreres. Also, the company has just acquired another plot on Avenida Antonio Ferrandis to build 120 homes (…).

Neinor – 713 homes

Neinor arrived in València in March 2017 and has become the largest landowner in the city with a portfolio for the construction of 713 homes. The property developer, whose main shareholder is the Israeli fund Adar Capital, is currently marketing a 49-home development in Malilla and another 216-home development in Nou Benicalap. It is also working on a 416-home development in Malilla (…) and a 100-home development on Avenida Antonio Ferrandis in Quatre Carreres.

Original story: Levante EMV (by Ramón Ferrando)

Translation: Carmel Drake