KINGSTONE Real Estate (KINGSTONE RE) launches a new open-ended institutional real estate fund that will invest in affordable housing in Germany. It will have a projected fund volume of €500m, with equity capital to account for c.?€250m thereof. The fund’s net cash-on-cash return is expected to average between 4.0% and 4.5% annually.
The plan is to invest in energy-efficient new-build housing construction. At least 60% of the investment volume is earmarked for subsidised housing. It is moreover intended to include senior living accommodation and social infrastructure as an add-on component. The geographic focus will be on metro regions and conurbations across Germany, plus high-order centres and cities within the catchment area of metropolises. A first institutional investor already committed an amount in the high double-digit millions to the fund. HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-Gesellschaft will act as the fund’s third-party AIFM. The fund is being advised by KINGSTONE Residential Investments, a subsidiary set up together with Pallino Real Estate.
Dr. Tim Schomberg, Managing Partner and co-founder of KINGSTONE RE, commented: “Creating affordable housing is, and will continue to be, one of the most pressing tasks of the years ahead. We are glad to be able to contribute to the effort with our newly launched fund and to be offering a product that will potentially satisfy the ESG requirements of institutional investors as well. At the same time, such residential investments, assuming index-linked rents, offer a low vacancy risk, high-value retention and income streams of long-term predictability.”
Klaus Niewohner-Pape, Member of the Advisory Board of KINGSTONE Residential Investments, added: “We are well-networked with experienced property developers who are about to complete and sell properties. We are also familiar with the complex nature of public funding programs in Germany and know how to secure the maximum eligible funding for any kind of project. By taking advantage of low-interest development loans and long fixing periods, we will largely avoid the volatile interest rates of debt funding.”
The “KINGSTONE Bezahlbares Wohnen Deutschland” fund meets the requirements of Article?8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (OffV). In addition to the green focus on “sustainability in new-build construction,” KINGSTONE concentrates specifically on the social aspect. The goal is to provide affordable rental homes by securing a high share of publicly subsidised investments.
Written by Leon Goldwater for Europe Real Estate.
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