Stockholm.

Prime Office Rents for Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Here are the prognosed prime office rents for Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
TOP 4 Nordic
Blackrock is among the largest owners in several of the listed Nordic real estate companies.
Nordic Nordic —
The development of Blackrock’s ownership in listed Nordic companies
Christian Fredrixon, Kristina Sawjani and Henrik Brinck Landelius.
Nordic Nordic —
The hottest free agents in the industry
Nordic Nordic —
The largest owners in the listed companies
Tom Hagen, Deputy CEO at Prisma Properties.
Nordic Nordic —
Prisma Properties’ growth plans for 2026
Mathias Aronsson, Regional Director Stockholm and Uppsala, Wallenstam.

Wallenstam Signs Lease with Healthcare Provider in Uppsala

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam has signed a lease with Sweden’s largest private healthcare provider, Praktikertjänst. Right next to Rosendal Square in Uppsala, Praktikertjänst is planning to open both a healthcare center and a child healthcare center in late 2021.
JM appoints new CFO.

JM Appoints CFO

Sweden Sweden — JM announces the appointment of Carl Bandhold as the new chief financial officer after current Chief Financial Officer Claes Magnus Åkesson retires.

Skanska Buys Office Building Project in Prague

Sweden Sweden — Skanska invests EUR 76M, about SEK 770M, in the first phase of Port7, a mixed-use project located in Prague, Czech Republic. The ten-story office building will have a total leasable area of around 27,700 square meters, with two underground parking levels. The investment also includes underground parking levels for the planned second phase of Port7. The construction contract is worth about CZK 1.7 billion, about SEK 640M, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe for the first quarter of 2021.
Archive: Port of Tallinn.

East Capital Makes Major Acquisition in Tallinn

Sweden Sweden — East Capital Real Estate has acquired 30 hectares of land outside of Tallinn for a new logistics project. The land is located in the corner of the Tallinn ring road and the Tartu highway, which is a high-value location for logistics, distribution, and light industry companies in the Estonian capital.
Mileway have made several largest investments in the Nordics. Now they add another key piece to their team in the region.

Blackstone Makes New Nordic Appointment to the Mileway Team

Nordic — The Blackstone company Mileway continues to invest heavily in the Nordics. In addition to the new major acquisition from Castellum, they are adding another important person to their team.
Skärholmen center and Carl Strufve, Director Nordics at Grosvenor Europe.

The Retail Resilience in Sweden – Compared to Other European Markets

Sweden Sweden — Carl Strufve, Director Nordics at Grosvenor Europe: “Sales have been lower than normal, but at the same time higher than expected.”
Philipp Schaper, Head of European Transactions at Patrizia

Patrizia to Increase an Already Strong Nordic Presence

Nordic — Philipp Schaper, Head of European Transactions at the German investor Patrizia, tells Nordic Property News on the challenges in 2020, the Nordic performance last year, and investment targets in 2021.
Biljana Pehrsson, CEO of Kungsleden.

How Kungsleden Will Reach Their New Financial Targets

Sweden Sweden — Swedish listed Kungsleden has set new target for the business which include increasing the property value by 34 percent in five years. CEO Biljana Pehrsson explains how they will achieve their new financial targets.
Vogterhus in Odense.

What Makes the Odense Market so Hot

Denmark Denmark — Odense keeps catching the eye of investors. Martin Pedersen, Director and Partner at Colliers, tells Nordic Property News of the growing interest in the Odense market, what makes the city attractive to investors and what the hottest segments are.
Helsinki skyline, and Harri Retkin, CIO of Avara.

Avara Keen on Growing Its Portfolio Significantly

Finland Finland — After the Major Residential investment: Harri Retkin, CIO of Avara, on the Finnish residential market, why the segment stays resilient, and the Covid-19 impact over the deal flow in Finland.
Petri Jokinen, CEO of FIM Kiinteistö.

Finnish Investment Targets for S-Bank

Finland Finland — S-Bank’s funds have sold a residential portfolio of almost 400 apartments to Avara Residential Fund II. Petri Jokinen, CEO of FIM Kiinteistö Oy, which is a fund controlled by S-Bank on the requirements for the divestment, and the transparent process.
Henrik Saxborn, CEO of Castellum.

Castellum Divests Further Properties to Blackstone for SEK 4.8 Billion

Sweden Sweden — Castellum has entered into an agreement with real estate funds managed by Blackstone to divest a further 53 properties for net proceeds of SEK 4.8 billion after deductions for deferred tax and overheads of SEK 0.2 billion. The agreed property value involves a premium of 27 percent against the Q3 2020 valuation and 15 percent against the Q4 2020 valuation. Hand-over will take place on 3 May. The assets will be incorporated into Blackstone’s pan-European last mile logistics platform, Mileway.
Jennifer Andersson and Rikard Henriksson, Managing Partners at Niam.

Niam Develops Properties with 5G Technology

Nordic — Niam and Netmore are initiating an extensive partnership that will begin with a pilot in Niam's properties in the new district of Värtahamnen, Stockholm and in selected properties in the other Nordic countries. Thereafter, the ambition is to roll out the open 5G technology in large parts of Niam's property portfolio in the Nordic region. Netmore delivers a turnkey 5G solution (5G-as-a-service) that enables both property owners and mobile network operators to offer 5G services on site.
Rutger Arnhult, CEO of Klövern.

Klövern Signs the First Lease Contract in New York

Sweden Sweden — Klövern has signed a lease contract with chef Matthew Kenney for approximately 730 sq.m. of restaurant space at the ground and lower levels at 1245 Broadway in New York. The new office project is located at the corner of Broadway and 31st Street in Manhattan. The tenant is expected to open operations in the second quarter of 2022 and the lease term is ten years.
James Clarke.

Leaves Sponda for CBRE

Finland Finland — James Clarke joins CBRE’s Nordic Capital Markets team as Director, Investment Properties. He tells Nordic Property News what attracted him about CBRE, what he hopes to bring with him from his time at Blackstone-owned Sponda and how he views the Finnish transaction market.
The Nordic top transactions of January.

January 2021: The Nordic Top Transactions

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the largest transactions in the Nordics during January.
Lappkärrsberget, "Lappis".

Peab Builds Student Housing in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Peab has been commissioned to build 182 student apartments in Lappskärsberget close to the University of Stockholm. The customer is Stockholms Studentbostäder and the contract is worth SEK 225 million.
Peter Olsson.

Peter Olsson Appointed Regional Director in Malmö at Wihlborgs

Sweden Sweden — Peter Olsson, who is currently Property Director at Wihlborgs, will become the new Regional Director in Malmö. Olsson has extensive experience from the property sector, of which the past four years have been spent at Wihlborgs.
Finn Williams.

What Malmö's New City Architect Hopes to Bring from London

Sweden Sweden — The City of Malmö has named Finn Williams its new city architect. He tells Nordic Property News about his new role, what he hopes to bring with him from London and why he has always wanted to work in Sweden.
Peter Winther, CEO of Colliers International Denmark.

Danish Expectations for the Transaction Market in 2021

Denmark Denmark — Peter Winther, CEO of Colliers Denmark: “We may well see a new record for transaction activity in Q1.”
Henrik Saxborn.

Castellum's CEO on the Withdrawn Entra Offer

Norway Norway — Henrik Saxborn on what happens now with the Entra holdings, and the next step in the giant Blackstone deal.
The 12-storey building will be built by the Swedish giant, in the northern part of Bucharest.

Skanska Invests EUR 45 Millon in Office Project in Bucharest

Sweden Sweden — Skanska invests EUR 45 M, about SEK 450 M, in the second phase of the Equilibrium office project in Bucharest, Romania. The second building will have a total leasable area of 19,900 square meters.
Castellum's CEO Henrik Saxborn.

Castellum Withdraws Voluntary Entra Offer

Norway Norway — Castellum has not received sufficient acceptances of the offer in order for the minimum acceptance threshold pursuant to the Offer Document Section 4.12 to be met.
Hermes 10, Helsingborg.

Wihlborgs Lets 2,000 Square Meters in Central Helsingborg

Sweden Sweden — Wihlborgs has signed a lease with a new tenant for 2,000 sq m at Hermes 10 in central Helsingborg. At the same time, work is ongoing with the creation of a clearer identity for the property.