SEGRO, in its role as venture adviser to the SEGRO European Logistics Partnership (“SELP”) joint venture, today announces on behalf of SELP, the acquisition of a portfolio of Spanish logistics land sites.
All of the sites are in Barcelona and Madrid and are able to support
approximately 240,000 sq m of modern, sustainable warehouse space,
developable over the next five years, which will allow SEGRO, through
SELP, to continue to build scale and increase its presence in Spain.
The sites total 41 hectares and are all in locations within close
proximity to major population hubs, making them ideal to meet ongoing
occupier demand that has been further strengthened by the rapid rise in
e-commerce.
Five of the assets are in Barcelona, including development sites in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Terrassa,
Palau-Solità
i Plegamans, Viladecans as well as an existing, fully let 14,000 sq
metres warehouse facility in the Polinyà municipality.
The remaining sites are in Madrid including in Paracuellos,
strategically located next to Madrid Barajas Airport and two further
sites bordering the M45 orbital road in San Fernando de Henares and
Villaverde.
Marco Simonetti, Southern Europe Business Unit Director for SEGRO, said:
“This acquisition will significantly expand our footprint in Spain, an
exciting market where we are growing our portfolio of high quality, well
located assets to meet the increasing demand for prime, sustainable
warehousing.
“It will complement our existing portfolio in Barcelona and Madrid,
helping to establish us as a leader in modern warehousing and industrial
property in these important logistics markets.”