Stoneweg Nears Sale Residential Tower in Tetuán to M&G

July 2019 – Richard D. K. Turner

The Spanish-Swiss investment group Stoneweg is nearing the conclusion of the sale of one of two planned luxury residential towers in Madrid for 125 million euros to M&G Investments. Last year, Stoneweg acquired the land from Dragados, where it plans to build the two 25-floor towers, one with flats for sale and the other for rent. Shortly after, the firm created a partnership with M&G Investments to develop the project.

Construction on the project, known as Skyline, will begin in the second half of this year. Total investment in the development is expected to reach 200 million euros. The towers will have an area of ​​26,390 square meters and include common areas with gyms, gardens and a swimming pool.

Original Story: Idealista

Barcelona From The Sky: 123 Cranes At Work In The Catalan Capital

7 November 2017 – Eje Prime

Cranes and new projects are drawing a new real estate business in Spain once again. According to the study Barcelona from the sky, compiled by the real estate consultancy CBRE, the Catalan capital has 187 projects underway, requiring 123 cranes altogether. Of the total number, 75% are dedicated to residential projects and 17% to tertiary projects, whilst 8% of the cranes are being used for other kinds of projects, according to the report.

By sector, the residential market is the most active in Barcelona with 107 new build projects and 34 refurbishment projects currently underway or due to start imminently. In total, the Catalan capital is currently decorated with 77 cranes working on the construction of new residential developments, led by the largest Spanish property developers, such as Neinor and Aedas, as well as some more local players, such as La Llave de Oro and Nuñez I Navarro.

Cuitat Vella and Eixample are the districts where the most refurbishment projects are being carried out, due to the age of the housing stock there. There are eight projects (24% of the total) and eleven projects (32%) underway in those neighbourhoods, respectively. Many of these renovation projects, especially those closest to the city’s nerve centre, such as along Passeig de Gràcia and Plaça Catalunya, are high standing affairs, such as the refurbishment of Casa Burés, located at number 2 Calle Girona.

In terms of new build homes, the districts of Sarria-Sant Gervassi, Horta-Guinardo, Eixample and Sant Andreu are leading the ranking, with 18, 15, 12 and 11 new build projects, respectively (…).

The tertiary sector is also building 

(…). In the office segment, there are twelve projects underway after several years of little construction activity due to the economic crisis, in general, and in the office sector, in particular.

“The greatest number of projects, both new build and renovations, are concentrated in the 22@ area, in the district of Sant Martí, where key projects include the future Parc Glòries and the Luxa Business Park, amongst others”, according to the study (…).

Several projects are also underway in the Sants-Montjüic area, including the construction of the Campus Administratiu, which the Generalitat de Catalunya will occupy and Can Batlló, very close to Plaça Cerdà. In addition, construction work is expected to start at the beginning of 2018 on the construction of the remaining two towers that form part of the Barcelona Fira District project, owned by Iberdrola (…).

In the retail segment, four renovation projects are underway in the Catalan capital, whilst one new space is being constructed, with the development of the Finestrelles shopping centre in Esplugues de Llobregat, which will open its doors at the end of 2018. This project is being executed by the Belgian property developer Equilis and has a gross leasable area of 25,700 m2.

Moreover, renovations are being carried out on several of the city’s main shopping streets, such as Las Ramblas, Fontanella and Paseo de Gracia, as well as in some of the large retail spaces such as the Glòries Shopping Centre.

Hotels and others 

“More than two years have now passed since the implementation of the hotel moratorium, which has negatively affected the number of hotel developments”, says CBRE’s study. Nevertheless, the construction of new hotels has not stopped in Barcelona, given that some players obtained their building permits in time. There are currently fourteen projects underway, with six cranes working on them in total (…).

According to CBRE, a small number of the projects currently being carried out in the city do not form part of the residential or tertiary sectors. Fifteen projects are underway at the moment involving twenty cranes to build or renovate parks, churches, schools, gyms, infrastructure work and nursing homes.

Original story: Eje Prime (by Custodio Pareja)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Neinor To Build 20-Storey Residential Tower Next To Manzanares River

23 January 2017 – El Mundo

A new and unique tower is about to appear on the Madrid skyline. The property developer Neinor Homes is going to build it and it will be located on the banks of the Manzanares River, in an area that, following the transformation resulting from the Madrid Río initiative, has become one of the most attractive and dynamic in the capital.

Since June 2015, when we found out that the property developer, whose main shareholder is the US investment fund Lone Star, had closed an operation to purchase three plots of land, including this one, located at number 33, Calle Maestro Arbós, and that it had planning permission to construct a 20-storey residential tower, everyone has been very interested in finding out more about the plans. (…).

Now, two weeks before the properties in the development go up for sale (on 8 February), El Mundo has had access to the Riverside Homes dossier, the development that Neinor plans to build in Madrid Rio and for which it requested a construction permit at the end of November (…).

It is a unique residential complex, designed by the architect Julio Touza Rodríguez, and will be distributed over two buildings. The undisputed protagonist will be the 20-storey 72m tall tower, which will be accompanied by another 3-storey block measuring 12m tall. In total, the properties will have a combined above ground surface area of 6,400 m2 and another 3,870 m2 of space underground. They will house 51 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes (with surface areas of between 107 m2 and 160 m2), many storage rooms and 102 parking spaces. (…).

The homes

The price of the homes, which will be equipped with the highest quality materials and the latest innovations, will start at €370,000 for the two bedroom homes, increasing to €445,000 for the three-bedroom properties and up to €600,000 for the four-bedrooms apartments. Those amounts, which exclude VAT (10%), include two parking spaces per property and a storeroom.

In addition to these standard flats, the plans includes three penthouses, with 50 m2 terraces, located on the 16th, 18th and 19th floors, whose prices will range between €900,000 and just over €1,000,000. Given the characteristics of the development, its location and the views that these homes are going to enjoy thanks to their dual north-south orientation, the properties look set to become some of the most unique and exclusive in the capital. (…).

The tower will have a large communal garden terrace on the 11th floor, known as the Mirador del Río. (…). At street level, it will have a large garden with a swimming pool and space for urban allotments, whilst the top three floors will house a gym and other communal spaces. (…).

A lot of demand

Even though the features of the development have not been revealed yet (….), Neinor has a list of more than 750 people who are interested in acquiring the homes at Riverside Homes. “Most of the interested parties (70%) are people from the area, but we have also received a lot of interest from other people in the capital (…)”, said Ignacio Llona, Director of the Central Territory at Neinor Homes.

Original story: El Mundo (by Luis M. De Ciria)

Translation: Carmel Drake