5.7.2024

eQ Community Properties Fund Sale of three healthcare and hospital properties

We assisted eQ Community Properties Fund in the sale of three healthcare and hospital properties to Niam. The properties have a total floor area of approximately 18,000 square meters. Two of the properties are located in Helsinki and one in Pori.

Saukonpaadenranta 2 is a property in the maritime district of Jätkäsaari, with the private cancer hospital Docrates as its main tenant. Bulevardi 22 is a historical property where Mehiläinen, one of Finland’s largest private healthcare service providers, operates as the main tenant.

The property in Pori, located in the heart of the city, has a lettable area of approximately 5,800 square metres and it is BREEAM Very Good certified. The property is fully leased to Terveystalo. 

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