Hill Top 3 acquires NWO building in The Hague

1-11, 2017

Hill Top 3 Ltd, an investment vehicle arranged and managed by Equity Estate and Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited from the Middle East has bought the office building let to ‘Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek’ (NWO) in The Hague. Equity Estate is also co-investing in the venture. For Arzan Wealth this is the third acquisition in the Netherlands and the first in its new joint venture with Equity Estate. Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited is a Dubai-based real estate firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

The ‘Java’ office building measures over 13,600 sqm and 176 parking spaces in the underlying parking garage. The building was completed in 2000, has an energy label A and is let to NWO for a long term. Enrico van Erkelens, CEO from Equity Estate: ‘We are happy to add the NWO-building to the portfolio. The building is a perfect fit for the investment criteria of the joint venture between Arzan Wealth and Equity Estate. The long lease term and the strong covenant are important for our long term investments. We see opportunities in the Dutch office market and we would like to invest in this segment with our partners. The Dutch office market offers attractive investments for international investors, especially with an economy growing faster than most of the neighbouring jurisdictions.”

JLL advised the vendor in this transaction. Arzan Wealth and Equity Estate were advised by NL Real Estate, AKD and BDO. Equity Estate will perform the asset management.