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We have eleven deals this week, taking in The Crown Estate's £125 million conversion of Oxford's former Debenhams store into a life sciences building, a 27,500 sq m lease by Germany's federal risk assessment institute and a €40 million healthcare portfolio for sale in Dublin. Let's jump in.
In today's free edition:
🇬🇧 The Crown Estate to convert former Debenhams in Oxford
🇩🇪 BfR signs long-term lease for 27,500 sq m at Max Dohrn Labs in Berlin
🇮🇪 €40 million mixed-use healthcare portfolio for sale in Dublin
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🇬🇧 Planning granted for revised Elevate Quarter masterplan in Stevenage
🇬🇧 Primary Health Properties reports £230 million net rental income following Assura merger
🇬🇧 Gensler completes first phase of CamLIFE science campus in Cambridge
🇩🇪 Küppers Real Estate Advisory founded in Düsseldorf with first life sciences mandate
🇩🇪 NeutroGen Therapeutics takes space at Bayer Co.Lab in Berlin
🇨🇿 CTP completes 30,000 sq m distribution centre for Redcare Pharmacy
🇫🇷 Praemia REIM acquires full control of CAREIT's asset management activities
🇫🇷 Atland Voisin acquires four specialist medical care homes for €8.1 million
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Knight Frank Australia is bringing to market Helix Hub Innovation Precinct, Western Sydney
Currently under construction with completion due in Q4 2027, Helix Hub is a next generation pure alternatives asset that will deliver 16,849 sqm of education and life sciences space, complemented by 84 high-quality studio living units.
Backed by Built, a nationally trusted Tier-1 delivery partner with extensive experience delivering high-quality commercial projects and positioned at the epicentre of Western Sydney's rapidly expanding growth and innovation corridor, Helix Hub represents a once-in-market rarity to gain exposure to education, life sciences and living in a single asset.
With a 20-year lease already secured to the University of Wollongong and the remaining floors offering specialised, lab-enabled floorplates, Helix Hub is positioned within a growing cluster of universities, research institutes and commercial partners, enhancing long-term precinct success.
Helix Hub is for sale on a fund-through basis via Expressions of Interest closing 3pm, 9 April 2026 (AEST).
The Crown Estate to convert former Debenhams in Oxford into £125 million life sciences building
Oxford City Council has approved plans by The Crown Estate to convert the former Debenhams store at 1–12 Magdalen Street into a 9,290 sq m life sciences, innovation and technology building.
The development represents an initial investment of approximately £125 million and will be delivered in partnership with Pioneer Group and Oxford Science Enterprises. It will include laboratory space, conference and events facilities, and a showcase lab.
Construction is due to start in the first half of 2027 and complete in 2029. Perkins & Will has been appointed as architect and Bidwells as project manager.
BfR signs long-term lease for 27,500 sq m in Berlin
The Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) has signed a long-term lease for 27,500 sq m at the Max Dohrn Labs in Berlin, comprising modernised existing space and a new specialist laboratory building with biosafety levels S1 and S2.
The asset is held within BEOS Berlin Prime Industrial InvKG, a closed-end real estate special fund launched in 2019 and managed by Swiss Life Asset Managers and BEOS AG, focused on light-industrial and life science properties in established locations across Berlin and Brandenburg.
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€40 million mixed-use healthcare portfolio for sale
A mixed-use portfolio of four buildings totalling 12,263 sq m (132,000 sq ft) at The Park Collection in Carrickmines, south Dublin, is being offered for sale by a Cantor Fitzgerald-managed commercial property fund at a guide price of €40 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.7 per cent.
The portfolio generates €3.85 million in annual rent and is more than 90 per cent occupied. Medical tenants — including Avoca Clinic, Thérapie Fertility Clinic and Venus Medical — account for 43 per cent of income.
The buildings adjoin the VHI 360 Health Centre, reinforcing the site's established position as a healthcare destination. The assets are available individually or as a single lot. Joint agents are Savills (Seán Ryan McCaffrey) and Colliers (Michele McGarry).
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