Direct real estate
Investment offices in London, Munich and Paris enable us to invest across sectors in all core European markets. Managing assets and occupiers at scale provides significant direct experience, which facilitates valuable insight on market dynamics.
In the UK, Columbia Threadneedle has been investing in and managing UK property since 1994. Our multi-award winning investment team includes dedicated investment, asset management, property management oversight and risk / governance experts working closely together to maximise performance from our portfolios.
In Continental Europe, Columbia Threadneedle is a European city expert, with a distinctive vision of a sustainable future for Europe’s property market, using deep market expertise, close connections, and client centricity to deliver value to our clients. Our team has an entrepreneurial culture, looking beyond the obvious to access off-market opportunities, including joint ventures and club deals.
Capabilities
Commercial real estate, logistics, residential and retail real estate, carbon impact, provided in the format of commingled open or closed investments, segregated mandates and club deals
Lionstone is a true market innovator with a unique data-driven approach to real estate investing, employing proprietary advanced analytics to source investment opportunities in US cities and sub-markets with the highest concentrations of growth and productivity. This unique approach seeks to find durable growth and resilient income in a rapidly evolving world.
Capabilities
Capabilities
Commercial, residential and retail real estate, provided in the format of commingled open or closed investments, and segregated mandates
In the UK
In Continental Europe
In the US
Across all geographies we see increasing opportunities to capitalise on decarbonisation legislation to add value through refurbishment, repositioning or changing land use. Capital raising and deployment is determined by our local experts depending on the specific timing and availability of opportunities.
We do not just own assets, we actively add value
Columbia Threadneedle has developed a growing reputation and track record for adding value to the properties we manage.
In the UK, we have transformed the value of major assets by enhancing their configuration and dramatically reducing their carbon footprint.
In Continental Europe, we have the scale and connections to take advantage of many opportunities that few can access.
In the US, we have been innovators in developing a data-analytics driven approach to investing in mixed-use properties, reflecting changing lifestyles and societal shifts.
Our direct real estate highlights
St. Christopher’s Place, London
Strandkai, Hamburg
Corbas, Lyon
FORUM, Bremen
71-73 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Our commingled fund property solutions
Threadneedle Property Unit Trust
The objective of the Fund is to provide indirect investment exposure to a diversified portfolio of property assets in the United Kingdom.
Insights
UK Real Estate: Talking Points October 2024
UK Real Estate – Overview Q2 2024
UK Real Estate: Talking points July 2024
Green to gold: realising opportunities from the carbon transition
UK Real estate – Overview Q1 2024
UK Real Estate: Talking Points April 2024
2024 Global Real Estate Outlook
Targeting relative value in listed real estate
The resurgence of Europe’s luxury high streets is gathering momentum
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Our funds
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In the UK: Issued by Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, No. 573204 and/or Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited, No. 517895, both registered in England and Wales and authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.
In the EEA: Issued by Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A., registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (Luxembourg), No. B 110242 and/or Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V., regulated by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), registered No. 08068841.
In Switzerland: Issued by Threadneedle Portfolio Services AG, Registered address: Claridenstrasse 41, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland.
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In Hong Kong: Issued by Threadneedle Portfolio Services Hong Kong Limited 天利投資管理香港有限公司. Unit 3004, Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Hong Kong, which is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) to conduct Type 1 regulated activities (CE:AQA779). Registered in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622), No. 1173058.
In Singapore: Issued by Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.) Limited, 3 Killiney Road, #07-07, Winsland House 1, Singapore 239519, which is regulated in Singapore by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289). Registration number: 201101559W. This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
In Australia: Issued by Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.) Limited [“TIS”], ARBN 600 027 414. TIS is exempt from the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and relies on Class Order 03/1102 in respect of the financial services it provides to wholesale clients in Australia. The information presented above should only be distributed in Australia to “wholesale clients” as defined in Section 761G of the Corporations Act. TIS is regulated in Singapore (Registration number: 201101559W) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289), which differ from Australian laws.
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