IMPERA SE has acquired a significant leasehold property in Potsdam city centre. The acquisition comprises an area of 6,611 square metres and is located in the pedestrian zone of the Brandenburg state capital. The seller of the property is the Porth Group.
The acquired site is home to the Stadtpalais Potsdam, an already diversified existing property. This property features approximately 19,000 square metres of rental space, designed for various uses, including retail, residential, and gastronomy. The property is characterised by its central location, which can generate high footfall and stable returns.
Strategic Expansion and Trusting Collaboration
Jens Bertrams, Managing Director of IMPERA SE, expressed his delight at the acquisition of this property. He emphasised the intention to expand the company's portfolio through this acquisition in Potsdam's prime location. The collaboration with the Porth Group was described as trusting, professional, and reliable. Bertrams announced a significant portfolio expansion for IMPERA in the coming months, including through larger transactions.
Jan-Philip Zur, Managing Director of the Porth Group, highlighted that the Stadtpalais represents a diversified existing property in a first-class city centre location, which is to be held in the portfolio long-term and continuously developed. He referred to the tenant mix of retail, residential, and gastronomy as a factor for stable returns and high visitor frequency. The cooperation with IMPERA SE was described as partnership-based, swift, and dependable.
Companies' Strategy
IMPERA SE pursues a clear investment strategy that includes both commercially and residentially used leasehold properties. In addition to its own investments, the company also undertakes asset management for large portfolios of leasehold properties for third parties. The stated goal of IMPERA SE is to build a significant land portfolio in the coming years.
- —The Porth Group is a family business with over 70 years of history, based in Lüneburg and Berlin.
- —The company continuously develops its properties through tenant mix rearrangement, modernisation, and activation of unused spaces.
- —The aim is to ensure the long-term rentability of the properties.
- —Asset and property management, as well as construction project control, are handled internally by the Porth Group.
