News Article AEW Europe sells Warsaw office building
by Property Forum | Investment

After almost two decades AEW Europe decided to sell Atrium Tower office building located in Warsaw. The new owner of the property is VIG FUND, the real estate investment vehicle of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG). Real estate advisor Savills represented AEW Europe in the transaction.


Atrium Tower is an office building located within the Central Business District in Warsaw on Jana Pawła II 25 Avenue. The property was constructed by Skanska Property in 1997 and sold to AEW Europe in 2001. The building offers over 11,500 sqm of office space.
 
“We have actively managed Atrium Tower for the last 17 years. Its attractive location and our efforts including refurbishment programme make it appealing to tenants which is proved by practically full occupancy. I strongly believe the new owner will be satisfied with this acquisition,” says Ewa Parys, Head of Asset Management Central Europer, AEW Europe.
 
AEW is real estate asset manager, with almost €60 billion of assets under management as at 31 March 2018. VIG FUND is a group company of Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) which is one of the leading listed companies in Austria and the Central and Eastern European region. The Polish portfolio of VIG FUND comprises also Libra Business Centre and Jasna 26.
 
AEW was represented by the real estate advisory company Savills and the law firm Wolf Theiss. VIG Fund was advised by Schoenherr, GVA, cmT and TPA Poland.