redos buys Äppelallee-Center retail warehouse in Wiesbaden, Germany

The special AIF “Redos Einzelhandel Deutschland III” invests in well-positioned retail warehouses and hybrid shopping centers with economic development potential across Germany. The fund was launched in 2019 by redos and Union Investment. The latter raised the necessary equity from its broad investor network and, acting as a KVG, is responsible for fund administration. redos is responsible for fund, asset and transaction management as well as leasing.

The seller of the hybrid retail warehouse with a total GLA of around 26,000 sq.m. is the open-ended real estate special AIF “Pradera Open Ended Retail Fund” which is administrated by an INTREAL Service KVG. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The center was last revitalized in 2010 and is part of a large retail park with a catchment area well beyond the city limits of the Hessian state capital. Current anchor tenants are Real and Media Markt. The center, which is almost fully leased, has a total of 38 rental units and is characterized by an attractive tenant mix. It lies on a 69,500 sq.m. plot and offers parking spaces for around 1,160 cars. Most recently, the center was managed by fund and asset manager Pradera.

“Äppelallee-Center is a perfect match for our overall investment strategy. It provides high customer frequency as well as an attractive turnover to our special AIF. The location and accessibility are exceptionally good. Against this backdrop, we see attractive letting prospects here and thus significant development and value-add potential,” says Frank Eckervogt, Managing Director at redos.

“In the current difficult market environment for retail properties, we are pleased that the sale of the Äppelallee-Center was successfully concluded, and at an attractive purchase price, for the Pradera Open Ended Retail Fund,” says Colin Campbell, Chairman of Pradera.

redos was advised by REIUS Rechtsanwälte and EY in the transaction. Pradera was advised by Frantzen Steinhardt Wehle Rechtsanwälte, CBRE Capital Markets and CBRE Building Consultancy.