Skanska sells office property Bassängkajen in Malmö, Sweden, to Vasakronan for SEK 652 M
Skanska is selling the office property Bassängkajen in Malmö, Sweden, to Vasakronan. The deal was conducted as a corporate transaction, in which the purchase consideration was calculated based on a property value of SEK 652 M. The transaction is recorded in the second quarter and the transfer is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of 2012.
The property Bassängkajen is located on Universitetsholmen in Malmö. The office property consists of seven floors with garage in the basement and comprises a total of 16,200 square meters of leasable office space. The three largest tenants are the Malmo University, Visma and Awapatent.
The office building is one of Scandinavia's first with a pre-certification at the highest level, Platinum, according to the international environmental certification system LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The transfer will take place on September 28.
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, tel +46 (0)10-448 32 89
Edvard Lind, Group Press Officer, tel +46 (0)10-448 88 08
Direct line for media: tel: +46 (0)10-448 88 99
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Throughout 125 years, Skanska has been a modern and innovative developer and contractor, building what society needs. Today, Skanska is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships. Based on its global green experience, Skanska aims to be the clients' first choice for Green solutions. The Group currently has 53,000 employees in selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in 2011 totaled SEK 123 billion.
