Affine has just acquired the 11th floor of the tower Lilleurope with Foncia and become the sole owner of this building lighthouse of 25 000 m2 in Lille ; the land held by the other 19, previously acquired by successive phases since 2006.
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In addition to its immediate contribution to the income of the property, this acquisition will enable it to achieve a number of development work is the building built in 1995 :
Improve the visibility and accessibility of the tower,
Rejuvenate, build and bring to life the common areas,
Optimize the use of 12th level.
This work will be carried out in consultation with the SPL Euralille in the context of its revitalization projects in place François Mitterrand and the liaison between the park Matisse and parc des Dondaines.
Located in the heart of Euralille, the third business district of France after la Défense (Paris) and la Part-Dieu (Lyon), and overlooking the TGV station international, Lille Europe, the tower occupies the best location professionals of the city. It enjoys an excellent accessibility, both by rail, car and public transport. Its attractiveness should benefit from the strengthening of the traffic of the railway stations of Lille, the concentration of tertiary activities in the Metropolis in Euralille and the development of Euralille 3000.
This operation is part of the investment strategy of Affine aimed at a balanced development between the Paris Metropolitan area and major regional cities (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Toulouse).
The notaries representing the seller and the buyer are respectively Master Eric Van Themsche and Master Olivier Trichet of the study Haussmann.
About Affine
A real estate company specializing in commercial real estate, Affine holds live 43 properties with a value of 519 Million euros (excluding duties) to the end of 2016, distributed on a total surface of 358 200 m2. The company is present in the office (66 %), commercial real estate (23 %) and the warehouses and premises of activity (11 %). Its assets are located more or less equally between Ile-de-France and other regions.
Affine is also the reference shareholder of Banimmo, a belgian property repositioning company active in Belgium and France, of which it owns 49.5 per cent ; its heritage is made up to the end of December 2016 of 18 office buildings and commerce, with a value of 238 Million (including duty).
The total assets dependent of the group amounted to 791 Million (fees included).
As of 2003, Affine opted for the regime of Sociétés d’investissements Immobiliers Cotées (SIIC). The Affine share is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (Ticker : IML FP / BTTP.PA ; ISIN code : FR0000036105) and admitted to the SRD (long only). It is part of indices CAC Mid&Small, SIIC IEIF and EPRA. Banimmo is also listed on NYSE Euronext.
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