The Grounds sells 319 student apartments in Leipzig and Magdeburg

- Successful closing of the sale of 138 student apartments in Leipzig to an institutional investor

- A further 181 student apartments in Magdeburg have already been sold to private investors

- Marketing for a privatisation project in Berlin-Pankow has begun

Berlin, 02.03.2021 - The Grounds Real Estate Development AG (The Grounds / ISIN: DE000A2GSVV5) has sold two student accommodation buildings in Leipzig and Magdeburg with a total of 319 apartments. The property in Leipzig has more than 138 residential units and a total usable area of 3,136 m². It is centrally located in the Connewitz district, which is popular with students. The student accommodation building was sold to an institutional investor as part of a global sale; closing took place in late February.

Moreover, the last of the apartments in the "Lenné Quartier" student accommodation building in Magdeburg planned by The Grounds were also sold in late February. Construction of this project with 181 apartments has already started, and completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. The sale took place through individual marketing to private investors. The property is located in the immediate vicinity of Magdeburg's Old Town.

Individual marketing of the property in Berlin Pankow that was acquired for privatisation in late 2021 also began at the end of February. The Grounds expects that the majority of the apartments will have been sold by the end of the current year.

Jacopo Mingazzini, a member of the Management Board of The Grounds, says "The successful sale of both of the buildings in Leipzig and Magdeburg confirms that our concepts are correct. Future users will benefit equally both from the specific qualities of the properties with regard to facilities and customising, and from the attractive locations within the two university towns, which are also political, economic and cultural centres."

The Grounds Management Board member Arndt Krienen adds: "With the two projects in Leipzig and Magdeburg, we have proved the performance efficiency of The Grounds as a project developer. Through the recent successfully concluded placing of our convertible bond, we also created the conditions required to expand our development pipeline in the coming months."

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About The Grounds

The Grounds Group implements residential projects in German metropolitan regions. The Grounds Group also holds a steadily growing residential portfolio in its fixed assets. The Grounds Real Estate Development AG is quoted in the upper free market segment of Düsseldorf Stock Exchange's primary market (ISIN: DE000A2GSVV5), and has its headquarters in Berlin and an office in Stuttgart.