After a three-year holding period, Union Investment has sold the 3 Changi Business Park Vista property in Singapore to Ascendas REIT, a local listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
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3 Changi Business Park Vista.
Union Investment originally acquired the 15,360-m² business park in October 2008 for 31.5 million for its open-ended real estate fund UniImmo:Global. The sale price of 46.6 million now achieved exceeds the most recent valuation.
As a result of the Singapore office's active letting management, a lease was signed in October 2011 with an international industrial company, thereby increasing the property's occupancy rate to 94%.
The sale leverages a market opportunity in Asia and will improve the liquidity of UniImmo:Global. "With the property being almost fully let in a market segment characterized by an over-supply of space, now is about the perfect time to sell," says Dr. Karl-Joseph Hermanns-Engel, Member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, Hamburg.
Following the sale, Union Investment intends to consider other investment opportunities in Singapore: "Provided the market timing is right, Singapore is still a must for portfolios with Asian holdings."
Located in the eastern part of the city-state, 3 Changi Business Park Vista is a 10-minute drive from Changi International Airport. The building was completed in 2003 and has received a BCA Green Mark sustainability certificate for its high energy efficiency.
Source: Union Investment
As a result of the Singapore office's active letting management, a lease was signed in October 2011 with an international industrial company, thereby increasing the property's occupancy rate to 94%.
The sale leverages a market opportunity in Asia and will improve the liquidity of UniImmo:Global. "With the property being almost fully let in a market segment characterized by an over-supply of space, now is about the perfect time to sell," says Dr. Karl-Joseph Hermanns-Engel, Member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, Hamburg.
Following the sale, Union Investment intends to consider other investment opportunities in Singapore: "Provided the market timing is right, Singapore is still a must for portfolios with Asian holdings."
Located in the eastern part of the city-state, 3 Changi Business Park Vista is a 10-minute drive from Changi International Airport. The building was completed in 2003 and has received a BCA Green Mark sustainability certificate for its high energy efficiency.
Source: Union Investment
