Catella Investment Management GmbH (CIM) and its AIFM platform Catella Real Estate AG have signed a long-term lease for approx. 2,000 square metres of retail space in the Depot Areal retail park in Tübingen with the organic food producer and retailer Alnatura. The new store, scheduled to open in early 2026, will become the largest organic food supermarket in Germany in terms of floor space. The Depot site comprises a total of approx. 10,279 square metres of lettable space and was acquired in 2020 for the open-ended real estate special fund “IWS II - Wirtschaftsregion Süddeutschland”. The lease term is 15 years.
Alnatura is already a tenant in the retail park and is using this opportunity to relocate to a space roughly twice as large. The expansion will allow Alnatura to offer its customers in Tübingen a significantly broader and more diverse selection of organic products. The new supermarket will feature spacious sales areas, an open façade, and indoor as well as outdoor seating. Heating and cooling will be provided via a heat pump system, and energy-efficient LED lighting will be used throughout. Alnatura stores are powered by 100% green electricity sourced in Germany from wind and solar energy.
Source: catella.com on 8 July 2025
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