LaSalle acquired two mega-sized logistics facilities in Greater Seoul

Seoul (August 19, 2024) — LaSalle Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“LaSalle Korea”), on behalf of its Korea logistics investment joint venture with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund (“the Joint Venture”) as well as LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund VI (“the Fund”), has acquired two dry-only logistics facilities in Anseong within Greater Seoul with a combined gross floor area (GFA) of 385,946 square meters, at a purchase price of approximately US$450 million (or KRW5.3 million per pyung).

The two facilities are located next to each other and are built with modern warehouse specifications including spacious yards for its tenants and direct ramp access to each floor with leasable area efficiency of approximately 99%. The latter is a distinct feature for the facilities, compared to other similar sized warehouses designed with circular ramps which significantly reduces net leasable area.

• Center-A, with GFA of 187,226 square meters was completed in June 2023 with 100% occupancy and Weighted Average Lease Expiry (WALE) of 4.35 years.
• Center-B, with GFA of 198,718 square meters was recently completed in July 2024 and also has 100% occupancy with WALE of 4.55 years.
• Across Center-A and Center-B, which will be renamed Logiport Anseong Center-I and Logiport Anseong Center-II respectively, there are four institutional tenants representing established companies in their respective industries, including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, beauty and consumer goods.

This transaction follows the acquisition of two logistics facilities in Icheon made by LaSalle Korea last year, also on behalf of the Joint Venture and the Fund. LaSalle Korea also divested a separate cold storage warehouse project this year for KRW10.4 million per pyung after completing ground-up development and stabilizing leasing on the asset.

Steve Hyung Kim, Senior Managing Director and Head of Korea, commented: “The logistics sector continues to be one of the most dislocated property types requiring a high level of deal selectivity. LaSalle Korea’s recent acquisitions represent unique opportunities to invest in newly-built modern warehouses with full occupancy by institutional tenants, purchased at well below replacement costs. LaSalle Korea also plans to upgrade and implement new sustainability initiatives across these two investments which total over 4.15 million square feet in GFA.”

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