Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC – ASLI acquista per €28 mn un asset logistico a Lodz, in Polonia

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC (the “Company” or “ASLI”) announces the signing of the purchase agreement for the previously announced acquisition of a modern logistics and distribution property in Lodz, Poland. ASLI will acquire the asset for €28.0 million, representing a net initial yield of 5.6%, from logistics and industrial developer Panattoni.

The 31,500 square metre Panattoni Lodz City VIII Logistics Centre consists of 27,888 sqm of warehouse space and 3,612 sqm of office space. The asset is 100% leased to six tenants generating a Net Operating Income of €1.59 million and with a Weighted Average Lease Term of 6.7 years.

Tenants at the asset include manufacturers Bilplast, Tabiplast, Mecalit Polska and Alfa Laval, logistics operator EGT Express Polska, retailer KAN, which owns the Polish fashion brand Tatuum, and Compal, one of the world’s largest computer component manufacturers, which signed a new 7-year lease in February 2021 and supplies the DELL factory located less than 1 kilometre from the site.

Located at the centre of Poland’s thriving industrial and manufacturing sector, the property is situated adjacent to the Bosch-Siemens Campus, which is a strategically important production and distribution hub for the international manufacturer. The site benefits from access to the Intermodal Container Terminal, created to support the Bosch-Siemens campus, which offers direct rail connections with China.

Lodz is Poland’s third largest city by population and is home to several universities. The Panattoni Park site is highly accessible by local public transport and the A1 and A2 motorways which provide North South, East West access across Europe, whilst Lodz international airport is just 15 minutes away.

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