Despite a volatile market environment, the German investment market stabilised noticeably last year. The end of year transaction volume figure totaled €33.9 billion, with the market making significant recovery in the second half of the year, a period which largely contributed to the total transaction volume. Investment activity in H2 amounted to €18.6 billion, with transactions in the fourth quart
On the 18th of December, the Biesdorf Centre in Berlin, one of the properties we manage, hosted an event organised by students of the Otto Nagel High School on the topic of violence against women. As the operator of the property, we actively supported and enabled this initiative together with our tenant Kaufland.
In cooperation with UN Women Germany, customers and passers-by at the centre were
With another busy and successful year coming to an end, all of the team here at GFORM would like to take a moment to sincerely thank all of our tenants, business partners and colleagues, as well as our fellow sister companies within the Greenman Group, for their continued trust and valued partnership.
This year is a special year for us, as Greenman is celebrating 20 years of success in business
Together with the city of Höhr-Grenzhausen and our sister company, yes&, which is responsible for centre marketing at the locations we manage, we develop strategies for utilising temporarily unused space in retail centres. As property operators, we see it as our responsibility to actively participate in and support projects that revitalise spaces and thereby create valuable community hubs.
Sustainability Begins with Us
We are delighted to announce that GFORM has entered a partnership with our sister company, Greenman Energy, to supply all energy contracts for the GFORM office with 100% renewable electricity. Through this partnership, we are now Greenman Energy’s largest contractual partner.
This agreement further demonstrates our commitment to working together within the
Last week, we welcomed the management of one of our tenants and one of Germany’s largest retailers to our Berlin office to jointly plan the strategic development of our portfolio for the future.
At GFORM, we see ourselves not only as a landlord and property portfolio manager, but also as an active partner, who supports its rental partners in achieving their own sustainability goals and inc
We are proud to announce that the EDEKA WALLEK supermarket in Freyburg Unstrut, managed by GFORM, has been awarded with the DGNB Gold Certificate by the German Sustainable Building Council.
Our sincere thanks go to Schröder Holding GmbH and their dedicated team for the excellent collaboration and strong partnership throughout the entire project development. We also extend our gratitude to
Long-term lease signed with Kaufland, increasing food retail share from 23% to 55% Overall WARLT for the centre targeted to approx. 16 years Construction start planned for Q3 2025, reopening late 2026 / early 2027 Sustainable transformation of existing building with new layouts, improved access routes, and upgraded technical and energy infrastructure PV systems, EV charging stations, and smart s
The retail sector in Germany faces enormous challenges this decade. These times demand creativity, innovation, and forward thinking solutions—but also courage and decisive action.
The new book published by Handelsimmobilien Heute, titled “Fit for the Future? – New Obligations and Opportunities in Retail“, brings together insights from some of the most renowned experts in the industry. Amon
Our CEO James McEvoy participated in Europe GRI 2024 last month, where he gave an exclusive interview regarding the matter of sustainability and net-zero within the food retail sector and addresses the importance of AI in understanding how buildings perform in order to optimise energy efficiency.
“In Q3 2024, Germany’s retail real estate investment sector has continued to show resilience d
GFORM has announced a strategic framework agreement with the grocery retailer Kaufland for seven retail centres of the Greenman OPEN fund. Kaufland, a long-standing partner of the Greenman Group, occupies numerous properties within the fund’s portfolio across Germany.
The agreement encompasses a combination of new long-term leases for a total of seven properties located in Berlin, Brandenb
Greenman OPEN, one of Germany’s leading food retail real estate investment funds, and its sister company GFORM, which specialises in property and tenant management and manages the fund’s portfolio, announced today their plans for an extensive revitalisation of the retail centre Stadtgalerie Datteln in North Rhine-Westphalia. A key component of the redevelopment will be the positioning of a ne
In Germany, there is a total need for 15,000 blood donations every day, and yet blood reserves are often in short supply. Due to this urgent requirement, we as the manager of the retail centre Westerwald Arkaden, have recently organised a blood donation campaign in the centre we manage, in cooperation with the German Red Cross. As part of this, a blood donor bus and an information stand were
GFORM, manager of Greenman OPEN’s (OPEN) portfolio one of the largest food-anchored retail real estate investment funds in Germany, announces the successful completion and handover of Greenman OPEN’s latest acquisition, a newly built EDEKA supermarket located in Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt. The property, with a let area of approximately 2,515 sqm, is the newest addition to the fund’s growing port
Together with our sister company White Bird, responsible for the technical asset management, we are currently redeveloping several areas of the retail centre Elster Park in Plauen, one of the 79 assets of the Greenman OPEN fund’s portfolio which we manage.
As part of the refurbishment project, the glass roof of the centre is being completely renewed, with more than 1,000 m² of glass surfac
GFORM takes over the management of another new local retail centre in Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate. The opening ceremony, hosted by REWE, was attended by the Mayor of Montabaur Gabriele Wieland, project developer Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt, and other project participants. The local shopping centre in the district town of Montabaur is DGNB gold certified and offers a total of 6,811 s
