Skanska sells green office in Lund, Sweden, for SEK 310 M
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Skanska is selling the office property Forskaren 3 in Lund, Sweden, for SEK 310 M. The buyer is Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB, and the transfer will take place December 1. The transaction will be recorded in the fourth quarter.
Forskaren 3 comprises two buildings that were completed in 2009 and has a total area of approximately 11,000 square meters. The buildings were designed by Tema architect firm and comprise Lund’s first property constructed in accordance with the EU GreenBuilding program. The property is fully leased to software company QlikTech International.
“We see strong interest in modern, flexible and green offices in the Öresund region. Forskaren 3 is strategically located in the center of the research and development cluster in northeast Lund, with an excellent signage location adjacent to the E22 highway. This has attracted both tenants and investors,” says Camilla Wieslander, President of Skanska Öresund AB.
Skanska Commercial Development Nordic initiates and develops property projects in offices, logistics, business premises and commercial buildings. The company’s operations are concentrated in the three metropolitan regions in Sweden, the Copenhagen region in Denmark, the Oslo region in Norway, as well as Helsinki in Finland. The development of logistics and volume retail properties is conducted in strategic locations in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
For further information, please contact:
Camilla Wieslander, CEO Skanska Öresund, Commercial Development Nordic, tel +46 (0)10-448 32 89
Edvard Lind, Group Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 (0)10-448 88 08.
Direct line for media: +46 (0)10-448 88 99.
This and previous releases can be found at www.skanska.com
The information is such that Skanska AB is obligated to publish in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act.
Skanska is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential premises and projects in public-private partnerships. Based on the Group’s global environmental know-how, Skanska aims to become customers’ first choice in terms of Green projects. The Group currently has 53,000 employees in selected domestic markets in Europe, the US and Latin America. Skanska’s sales for 2010 totaled SEK 122 billion.