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Alexandra Frohn and Andreas Höfner of GARBE believe that GARBE synergy effects and the power of collaboration will be instrumental in the continued development of the Infineon Technologies research and production site in Warstein, Germany. Sitting down for an interview, they told us where the Bab

Brookfield and GARBE Industrial Real Estate share a common vision for investing in logistics across Europe, culminating in the creation of a joint venture. Alexis Prevot of Brookfield and Peter Bartholomäus of GARBE talked to us about their personal experiences with the project, recalled the valu

Andrea Wittwer, who started out as the assistant of a managing director 30 years ago, counts among GARBE’s longest-serving employees. Her tasks and vocation continued to evolve over time, and this is precisely what has always fascinated her about her job, because she is not one to start twiddling

Two companies under a single roof. With plenty of roofs involved, as it so happens. Andreas Dittmar, Head of Asset Management in the Real Estate Sector at GRR GARBE Retail Real Estate GmbH, and Moritz Wickert, Managing Director at GARBE Renewable Energy – GREEN GmbH, pursue a common objective: co

Austrians put a premium on team work. Franz Kastner, the Managing Director of GARBE Industrial Real Estate Austria, took over the branch office in March 2024 and recognised the importance of a well-functioning team from the start. He talks about how a corporate culture is built up, how he found h

The Managing Director of AIF manager IntReal, Camille Dufieux, and the Managing Director of GARBE Infrastructure, Nikolaos Thomas, are sharing insights into their collaboration as they talk about preferred asset classes and about the ways in which the requirements in their line of business have s

Martin Polak's journey with GARBE began amidst the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic - which he and his team successfully navigated across several Eastern European offices. From the establishment of offices in Bratislava, Prague and Warsaw, Polak provides insights into the critical condi

AI super computer and particle accelerator: The Green IT Cube at the research park in Darmstadt represents the cutting edge in data centre development – and has done so for the past ten years. Helmut Kreiser, the Head of Data Centres and Deputy Head of IT for its operator, GSI Helmholtzzentrum fü

At the face of it, integrating large quantities of water into a high-performance computing (HPC) data centre may not sound like a good idea. Yet cooling the servers at the Green IT Cube in Darmstadt, a data centre operated by GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, was revolutionised

There were neither historic precedents nor guidelines for the construction of “roots,” the tallest timber high-rise in Hamburg, but nevertheless (or perhaps because of it?), GARBE Immobilien-Projekte managed to convince the HASPA savings bank in 2019/2020 to come aboard the project. Dirk Heidkämp

How do you plan a new urban district? What does it take to make a wide variety of people dwell, work and live (together) in such a place and be content? Finally, what is the significance and responsibility of the property developers who are active at the site? Dr. Andreas Kleinau, Chairman of the

Dr. Johannes Conradi, founder and managing partner of Blacklake Management GmbH and a former partner of the Freshfields business consulting firm, came into the picture whenever things went off the rails for GARBE and every little detail counted. He sat down with Jan Philipp Daun, Managing Directo

Transactions running in the millions and international real estate acquisitions and dispositions are part of day-to-day business for GARBE as well as for Greenberg Traurig, one of the law firms that advise GARBE on legal issues; yet it hasn’t always been routine for them. Jan Philipp Daun, managi

Ever since it opened in October 2006, the Europe Passage arcade and its architecture have helped to define the character of Hamburg’s inner city as they created a connection between the high-streets of Ballindamm and Mönckebergstrasse in the form of a glazed passageways of 160 metres. Today, the

Many years go, Florentin Schön and Moritz Isenberg were part of the GARBE universe. During that time, they focused on the property development segment and the selling of up-market residential real estate. Initially, it was of the essence to establish the Stilwerk Living brand, which sought to tak

In the time since he started working at GARBE in 2022, Michaël Vidamant has gotten to know both the challenges of a tough real estate market and the best way to navigate through times of uncertainty. In this interview, we delve into the challenges to GARBE’s presence in France, the advantages of

GARBE's head office is located in the Campus Tower in HafenCity. The Campus Tower is an impressive new building in the eastern part of HafenCity. The building ensemble consists of a 16-storey office building on the northern part of the site and an eight-storey residential building on the watersid

Revitalization of office buildings / district development / conversion of office buildings into residential buildings / construction of new owner-occupied flats

How do you build a wooden high-rise? Henning Klattenhoff of Assmann Beraten + Planen, the advisory and planning firm responsible for the structural engineering design of the “roots” project, and Benedict Pielmeier, GARBE Immobilien-Projekte Alumni, who acted as project and site manager throughout

Mother and son look back on a combined employment history of almost 40 years with GARBE: For a certain period of time, two generations of the Boldhaus family worked at GARBE when both Ina and her son Steffen held jobs with the company. In the interview below, they are sharing the things that defi

In Warstein, GARBE is developing a sustainable new building in timber hybrid construction for Infineon Technologies – featuring modern office and laboratory spaces across seven floors.

Companies are defined not least by the personalities of their staff. Among the personalities who stand out in the annals of GARBE is Ingeborg Lautz, who worked for the company for almost 45 years, including as personal assistant and in the senior management. Working closely with Bernhard Garbe, s

One of GARBE's most significant milestones has been its bold expansion beyond Germany into the dynamic European markets. An outstanding example of this growth is the Italian branch, led by Marco Grassidonio, Country Head and Managing Director Italy. In this interview, Grassidonio highlights the c

IVY is the new eye-catcher of the Klaprozenbuurt. With its characteristic high-rise tower, it is the entrance to the district. IVY is sustainable with green facades and energy-efficient homes. Thanks to its commercial spaces and opportunities for social interaction, IVY is an asset to the neighbo

How do you plan a wooden high-rise? Jan Störmer of the Störmer Murphy und Partners architectural firm and Fabian von Köppen, Managing Director at GARBE Immobilien-Projekte between 2013 and 2025, recalled the genesis of the “roots” project in Hamburg’s HafenCity for us, from the process leading up

Two family businesses, two experts, two histories, and plenty of memories. GOLDBECK and GARBE look back on a long-term partnership that deepened over the course of two generations, driven above all by comparable aspirations. Sitting down for an interview, Jan-Hendrik Goldbeck and Christopher Garb

The creation of a completely new quarter, with all its facets, is the product of ideas from a wide variety of stakeholders, brought to fruition by many other experts. It’s the interplay between a wide variety of needs, visions and experiences. Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg orchestrated this interplay fo

Kuno Neumeier, Chief Executive Officer of Logivest Group, and Christopher Garbe have known each other for many years. Rather than just implementing a number of joint projects together, they formed a special bond that is based on mutual appreciation of the other’s mindset and entrepreneurial way o

When it comes to complex real estate funds and in-depth know-how, you need specialised experts – Bernard Treinen being one of them. Born in Belgium and looking back on a long career in the real estate industry, he is a Managing Director at GARBE Logistic Management Company S.à r.l. in Luxembourg.

Just like with a robust building, what matters in the real estate industry is the perfection balance between load-bearing supports and a solid foundation. The partnership between BREMER and GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH is a textbook example of two companies joining forces for the purpose of

As managing director of the construction planning division of Metroplan, a GARBE subsidiary, Manuel Schrapers looks back on a long successful collaboration with GARBE. During his interview, he told us what appealed to him about GARBE from the start, what excites him, and how he sees the future of

In 2018, GARBE began its journey towards becoming a pan-European real estate company. One of the major turning points on this journey was GARBE's acquisition of an investment management mandate of around half a billion euros from the Dutch Bouwfonds Investment Management (BIM) owned by Rabobank a

Starting from scratch and building something new – how do successful business ventures start? In this interview, Maurits Smit, Managing Director Netherlands at GARBE Industrial Real Estate talks to Michiel Dubois, Managing Director at GARBE Reside to give a personal account of how they built the

Infrastructure is the glue that holds the pieces of the urban construct together and it is essential for social coexistence. While this important pillar faces many challenges, GARBE sees many opportunities that are supported by the company’s mindset on the one hand and its long-standing expertise

Every real estate company has its flagship projects. Buildings that represent both the spirit and the vision guiding the company. One such project is Victoria House in London, one of Bernhard Garbe’s personal favourites and, as he himself calls, it: a huge thing. Although the original idea of sti

What a long and trust-based partnership at eye level looks like has been demonstrated by the close collaboration of GARBE and Köster over many years. Nikola Schröder, Deputy Division Head for Logistics Real Estate in the Hamburg Region at Köster GmbH, and Markus Gronemeyer, Head of Technical Deve

GARBE has recently expanded from a company primarily focused on the German property market to a European company. In this interview, Michiel Dubois, a managing director at GARBE Reside recounts how this “Europeanisation” of GARBE began and how he unexpectedly became one of its main protagonists d

For around 20 years, Peter Niermann served as Managing Director of GARBE Wohnbau / GARBE Immobilien-Projekte. During that time, he facilitated the implementation of numerous projects that define the cityscape of various towns to this day. Talking to us, he recalled urban block developments in dow

It takes great power of imagination and faith to convert historic buildings or entire areas to a town-planning purpose that is fit for the future. By revitalising Stadtlagerhaus, a historic warehouse on the bank of the River Elbe, Bernhard Garbe pursued a vision that eventually succeeded and beca

If dull figures and spreadsheets is the only thing that comes to mind when subjects like financing, insurance and treasury are discussed, the department of Philipp Schnabel will surprise you: Naturally, is does handle large sums of money, but the main focus is on communication and exchange. What

You need an ambitious building to match an ambitious goal – that, in a nutshell, is how you could summarise the expectation that Quest One GmbH had vis-à-vis the Gigahub building in Hamburg. The company’s stated objective is to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by one percent through its ele

Close to heaven, down to earth.
Shaping the future while consciously returning to our roots. ROOTS is a unique wooden high-rise located in the heart of HafenCity and embodies our vision of densifying the city in a climate-neutral way using timber as a building material.

9 ¾ – that is not just the enchanted platform at Kingʼs Cross Station in London from Harry Potter, but also the magic GARBE number of Sarina Schekahn. In her interview with us, she talked about her early days with GARBE, about the things she appreciates within the logistics real estate sector, an

In September 2024, GARBE expanded its international presence to include a first overseas branch by opening a representative office in Singapore. Chenhui Xia, Managing Director at GARBE Capital & Strategy Asia, is not only thoroughly familiar with the European and Asian real estate and financi

Sönke Kewitz looks back on many years in the logistics real estate sector. Rather than just watching things unfold from the sidelines, he learned at and from GARBE how to be part of shaping and defining the game. He talked to us about the background to the playing field metaphor, about his first

Sven Schoel has been a part of the Spanish branch of GARBE Industrial Real Estate ever since it opened for business in 2022. As Managing Director and Country Head, he is in charge of the company’s entire logistics and residential business in Spain. In the interview below, he outlines the Spanish

The Stadtlagerhaus on Große Elbstraße combines historic brick architecture with modern residential design right on the banks of the Elbe – a listed landmark featuring a glass extension, elevated walkway access, and views of the Port of Hamburg.

OTTO WULFF and GARBE: The two family businesses have worked together for many decades in varying constellations. In their interview with us, Stefan Wulff, Managing Partner of OTTO WULFF, and Tobias Hertwig, Managing Director of GARBE Immobilien-Projekte, talk about the early days of the collabora

20,000 m² hotel and leisure site near Alstertal – with golf, spa, and conference areas on a revitalized green property.

The destination for design, art, culture & life: stilwerk. This vision was the springboard in the 1990s not only for the complete revitalisation of a former malthouse and the further development of the area around the Fischmarkt quarter, but also for the stilwerk brand, which

In times of profound social and economic transformation, the search for a collective path is essential – even, and especially, within the real estate industry. Fundamental and guiding questions about how the industry should position itself for the future often spur experts in their own field, but

GRR and GARBE have always shared a passion for food retail real estate, and now we can jointly pursue our goals for this asset class. For the interview below, Thomas Kallenbrunnen, Managing Director of GARBE Infrastructure and of GARBE Capital & Strategy, sat down to talk with Andreas Freier,

Sometimes it takes the most diverse ways to reach your goal. While this describes the professional career path of Timo Jahnke, Head of Portfolio Management at GARBE Industrial Real Estate, it also captures the mindset of GARBE. In his interview with us, he remembered how he was hired by GARBE, wh

Large tanker meets speedboat – at first glance, Union Investment and GARBE seem like two antithetical companies. But despite their outward differences, their collaboration in recent years has revealed striking similarities – in terms of values, mindset and goals for investors. Stephan Riechers, r

Ulrich Wippermann, Managing Director for Structural Engineering Logistics Real Estate North at Köster GmbH, and Tobias Hertwig, Managing Director of GARBE Immobilien-Projekte GmbH, share a common history. To this day, GARBE is maintains close ties with Köster as the two companies already realised

When one thinks about the most significant real estate markets on the European continent, the United Kingdom is one of the first countries that comes to mind. Particularly the London metropolitan area is one of the most influential markets anywhere in the world. Chris Hornung, Country Head and Ma

A modern industrial property in Victoria Park Hamburg is dedicated to the production of hydrogen components – the building is used for the development, manufacturing, and storage of technological systems.

The Westfalenhütte is a flagship brownfield revitalization project: a former steel site transformed into a modern logistics park with over 200,000 sqm of usable space in the heart of the Ruhr region.

The development of the Westfalenhütte brownfield in Dortmund counts among the major milestones in the annals of GARBE: Starting in 2009, one of the largest brownfield sites in the world was developed into a logistics park. GARBE acquired around 450,000 sqm from Thyssenkrupp and revitalised the la