Retailer Skins Cosmetics, specialising in perfume and skincare products, has acquired a retail space in FÜRST Berlin on Kurfürstendamm. The lease covers approximately 200 square metres of sales area on the ground floor of the building. Skins Cosmetics will offer its range of beauty and care products there in the future. The opening of the new branch is scheduled for spring 2027. Real estate service provider Lührmann advised the tenant and facilitated the brokerage process.
Skins Cosmetics is an internationally operating brand in the beauty and cosmetics sector, originating in the Netherlands. The company operates its own boutiques in various European countries as well as in South Africa. In Germany, Skins already has locations in Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf. The planned establishment on Kurfürstendamm marks the brand's entry into the Berlin market.
Josip Kardun, CEO of FÜRST, commented on the new establishment. He stated that Skins' settlement qualitatively complements the retail offering of the district and strengthens FÜRST's position as an address for discerning brands in Berlin's City West. According to him, Skins creates another point of attraction for visitors and contributes to the harmonious coexistence of retail, gastronomy, culture, work and leisure in FÜRST.
For Skins Cosmetics, Berlin is one of the central cities within its expansion strategy in Germany, as Philip Hillege, co-founder and Creative Director of Skins, explained. The goal is a presence in all major German cities. For the company, Kurfürstendamm represented the central location on which the search for the first Berlin store had focused. After reviewing numerous locations, the development of FÜRST convinced the management most. Hillege emphasised that the micro-location as well as the combination of office and retail spaces will make this section of Ku'damm a very lively place. The building's architecture and the generous ceiling heights of the retail spaces were also cited as convincing factors.
Maria Roß-Capotorto, Senior Consultant Retail Leasing at Lührmann's Berlin office, stated that this modern district development will sustainably enrich Kurfürstendamm. Through Skins Cosmetics, the district gains a high-quality offering that underscores the attractiveness of the overall concept. With this most recent lease to Skins, more than 40 per cent of the total area in FÜRST is occupied.
FÜRST is a modern, mixed-use real estate ensemble in Berlin's City West. On a total area of approximately 106,000 square metres, an urban district is being created on Kurfürstendamm, comprising a mix of uses including approximately 58,000 square metres of office space, about 14,200 square metres for culture and leisure, and additional areas for retail and gastronomic offerings. Already established tenants in FÜRST include the biopharmaceutical company Takeda, the premium apartment hotel A by Adina, the premium fitness club David Lloyd, RTL, REWE, and the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm.
