Haya Real Estate Manages the Sale of Bankia’s Branch on Calle Serrano for €59M

6 May 2019 – Eje Prime

Haya Real Estate has managed the sale of Bankia’s former premises on Calle Serrano, 64, to the Prada group for €59 million. The premises have a surface area of 908 m2 and are distributed over three storeys.

Bankia will have to vacate the property within six months of the transaction being formalised and will be replaced by one of the Prada group’s brands: Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe, Prada and Pasticceria Marchesi.

Original story: Eje Prime

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake

Miu Miu Moves Into Store On C/Serrano 54

20 October 2017 – Eje Prime

Change of tenants on Madrid’s most luxurious street. The luxury firm Miu Miu, owned by the Prada group, is finalising the opening of a new establishment on Calle Serrano, a store that was occupied until now by the historical shoe shop Lurueña.

Prada will thus become the tenant of the Lurueña family, which owns the property. The establishment, measuring more than 250 m2 over two floors, is located at number 54 Calle Serrano. According to sources in the sector, the operation has been brokered by Cushman & Wakefield.

As well as the chain of shoe shops and the management of its premises (many of which it owns outright), the Lurueña family also operates another business line, franchising restaurants. Until 2006, Lurca, a company owned by the Lurueña family, was the second largest franchisee in Spain of the chain Burger King. One branch of the family is still linked to the restaurant sector as franchisees of the 100 Montaditos breweries and the pizza chain Papizza.

The family’s decision to generate returns from its premises by leasing them out instead of operating them commercially is not unique. In Barcelona, the owners of the also historical Mercería Santa Ana (haberdashery) have done the same thing in Portal de l’Àngel in Barcelona, the most expensive street in Spain for opening a store. The owners have moved their business to a neighbouring street and have leased the premises to Oysho, Inditex’s underwear chain.

Until now, Miu Miu operated in the Salamanca neighbourhood in a smaller store at number 72 Claudio Coello. Meanwhile, Prada has its flagship store on Calle Serrano, at number 25.

So far in 2017, the luxury thoroughfare in the capital has seen numerous changes of tenants. At the beginning of the year, the jewellery firm Carrera and Carrera launched a flagship store at number 27, measuring 150 m2.

In recent months, it has been joined on Calle Serrano by two other luxury firms: Salvatore Ferragamo, which took over from Lladró at number 68 and Kenzo, which chose number 17 to open its first establishment in Madrid.

Original story: Eje Prime (by I. P. Gestal and C. Pareja)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Invesco Acquires Prada’s Flagship Store In BCN For €45M

22 June 2016 – Mis Locales

The fund manager Invesco Asset Management has acquired the Prada store in Barcelona on Paseo de Gràcia, 88, which was opened in November 2013.

Invesco has acquired one of Prada’s largest Flagship Stores in Europe, which is nestled in the so-called luxury stretch of the modern street next to the iconic La Pedrera building. The store has a constructed surface area of almost 1,800 qm as well as a terrace measuring 530 sqm.

The purchase has been executed by Invesco Asset Management for one of its High Street Prime funds, which seeks to acquire the best retail premises on the best streets in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as in other European capital cities.

The operation has been advised off-market by the Investment team at Aguirre Newman in Barcelona. “This operation is one of the most representative in the investment market in Barcelona in 2016, confirming the high degree of interest in the city from international funds in the city, which first arrived in 2015”, said Hipólito Sánchez, Investment Director at Aguirre Newman in Barcelona.

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Translation: Carmel Drake

Ingria Investment Sells Commercial Premises On c/Serrano To AEW

2 February 2016 – Mislocales.es

Cushman & Wakefield has advised the investor group in the sale of the property, located at number 7, Calle Serrano in Madrid.

Ingria Investment, an investment fund mainly constituted by Rockspring, has sold a commercial premises to the German company AEW Europe in the heart of Salamanca district of Madrid, precisely in Calle de Serrano, No. 7. The space is part of a building being fully restored, whose works are planned to be finished by the first quarter of 2017.

The commercial premises has a total of 750 m² distributed over two floors, one at street level and one on the first floor. It features a clear area, plus large shop windows and eight balconies, which allow plenty of natural light.

Marc Langenbach, Fund Manager of AEW Europe commented: “As the first investment fund in Spain, this operation is a welcome addition to our portfolio. Our intention is to rent the place to an international retailer during the construction period and we have already detected a strong interest. During the coming months we will continue expanding our portfolio in the main streets of the major cities in Europe”.

According to Beatriz Lopez Cid, Retail Associate in Cushman & Wakefield Spain, “the premium brands are increasingly moving to the Puerta de Alcalá, due to the limited availability of premises. This requires for buildings to be remodeled and adapted to new needs. The closing of this transaction confirms the confidence of investors in HS assets  in Spain, and  indeed, the premises purchased by AEW Europe go in this direction. “

Calle Serrano is considered the most emblematic of the Spanish capital, located in the famous Golden Mile of Madrid, and hosts luxury brands like Prada, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Versace, and Adolfo Dominguez, among others.

Original story: Mislocales.es

Translation: Aura Ree