Hines compra ancora a Varsavia

Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Hines Global REIT, Inc. has acquired the 481,070-square-foot New City office complex in Warsaw, Poland, from Europejskie Centrum Inwestycyjne (ECI Group), an international holding company. Hines Poland will serve as asset manager and property manager on behalf of Hines Global REIT.
The two-building complex is fully leased to 51 tenants including such established and internationally recognized companies as Gruner+Jahr, Novartis and Samsung.
The Class A office buildings, New City and NC2, are located on 15 Marynarska Street at the center of Mokotow, Warsaw’s largest office district. The property is situated at the intersection of four major arterial routes, with high visibility and access to numerous transport links with the city center and Warsaw’s Chopin quality of the asset make it a solid addition to our portfolio,” said Sherri Schugart, president and CEO of Hines Global REIT.
ING Bank is providing financing to Hines Global REIT for the acquisition. CBRE represented the buyer and Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
In addition to Hines Global REIT, Hines is currently active in Poland with the Hines Russia and Poland Fund, an opportunistic vehicle raised in 2012 with institutional investor capital, and is also now targeting lower risk profile, income-producing assets with other partnerships.
The ECI Group has been active in the Polish real estate sector for over 12 years and has become one of the most significant developers in the Warsaw commercial real estate market. To date, the company has realized more than 150,000 square meters of commercial space of varying profiles and designations. ECI Group’s key investment projects include quality office buildings, logistic-production centres, conference and fair centres, and restaurants and diversified retail space. Projects completed include: New City, Cirrus, Antares and Alma office buildings on Marynarska Street, Fair and Congress centre on Marsa Street as well as Annopol Logistic Park, Warsaw.
 
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