Tag: strategic enclave

SEGRO to Build New 36,000 m2 Distribution Centre in Getafe (Madrid)

12 July 2018 – Press Release

SEGRO, the British investment fund specialising in the industrial and logistics real estate sector, is consolidating its position in Spain with the development of an additional constructed surface area of 36,000 m2 for distribution activities in Getafe, Madrid. Specifically, the 6-hectare plot is located in the “Puerta Mayor-Los Gavilanes” Business and Logistics Park, a strategic area where SEGRO already has another project under construction.

Through this operation, SEGRO is continuing to pursue its aim of becoming one of the main players in the logistics-real estate sector in Spain, where it has a total portfolio of 340,000 m2 comprising buildings and land for latest generation logistics and distribution activities. The firm is committed to high-quality facilities and locations.

SEGRO’s commitment to developing projects located in privileged areas is furthered with this new plot located just 14km to the south-east of Madrid, on the A-4 (Madrid-Andalucía) motorway and with direct access to the M-50. This enclave has a total surface area of 1,700,000 m2 and is one of the most modern external urbanisations around with 500,000 m2 of green space. It facilitates distribution in the capital, as well as to other parts of the country. Moreover, several multinational companies are located in the same area, including Amazon, Decathlon, CostCo and Coca Cola, reinforcing its position as a strategic enclave.

Flexibility is one of the defining characteristics of SEGRO, and for this reason, this new distribution centre may be adapted to the needs of its clients in order to ensure the fulfilment of their logistics needs. The project is going to be built in accordance with the latest environmental standards and with the aim of obtaining the BREEAM “Very Good” certificate, in line with SEGRO’s strategy to build modern, high-quality and flexible buildings.

Meanwhile, the firm’s first platform, measuring 47,000 m2, located in the same business park in Getafe, is in the final phase of construction and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018 (…).

SEGRO is now one of the largest logistics and distribution real estate firms in Spain and around Europe. It works on new build projects, as well as on the reconversion of existing industrial facilities.

Original story: Press Release

Translation: Carmel Drake

Trinitario Casanova Invests €15M in a Logistics Platform in Barcelona

21 February 2017 – Expansión

Through the Baraka Group, the Murcian businessman has purchased a plot of land measuring more than 30,000 m2 from Consum, where it is going to build a logistics warehouse.

The construction group Baraka, controlled by the well-known businessman Trinitario Casanova, has completed the purchase of a plot of land dedicated to logistics-industrial use, located in the municipality of Sant Esteve Sesrovires, in Barcelona.

The land, owned until now by the Consum group, spans 30,665 m3; and Baraka is going to build a 19,213 m2 complex on the site, split into modules of around 6,000 m2, with the aim of leasing them to three operators, said the company. Currently, Baraka is negotiating with two companies interested in the project, say sources at the group, speaking to Expansión.

Sources at the company highlight the location of the future platform in the “strategic enclave of the Can Estella industrial estate, located next to the A-2 and AP-7 motorways, which connect the Mediterranean Arc with Barcelona, the main traffic route from Europe through the Mediterranean and Pyrenees, with Madrid”.

In total, Baraka is going to invest €15 million in this project.

In parallel to this industrial project, Baraka is working on the marketing of the commercial area of Edificio España, the property that it acquired last June from the Chinese Wanda Group, only to immediately sell it onto RIU Hotels.

In addition to the Edificio España operation, Casanova acquired a building on c/Preciados 13, also in Madrid, as well as the adjacent building, which houses the Carlos V Hotel. In the case of c/Preciados 13, Baraka has teamed up with the real estate group Hines, which is acting as the financial partner, whilst the Spanish firm is taking care of the building work and the search for a new tenant.

Original story: Expansión (by Rocío Ruiz)

Translation: Carmel Drake