The first phase of the Maribo business park has now been sold. The first 111,000 square meters belonged to Lolland Municipality, which had invested in the land to get the project going. That task is now complete. The sale of the remaining three phases of the ambitious project is in the hands of Bremen-based real estate consultant Robert C. Spies, who is selling on behalf of Count Christoffer Knuth, who is also the man behind Knuthenborg Safaripark.
A breakthrough
– It is a breakthrough that it has gotten off to such a good start. It is exciting that Robert C. Spies is connected, and we look forward to a good and constructive collaboration, says Mads Stærk, who is head of development at Business Lolland-Falster, who was responsible for development and sales of the first phase.
– Maribo business park is one of the products that Business Lolland-Falster has on the shelf, and now we get a little extra petrol in the engine when Robert C. Spies is connected, says Mads Stærk.
Now the train can run
The development manager from Business Lolland-Falster will not set a specific date for when the entire project will be sold and completed, but he expects it to pick up speed now:
– It is great that we have cleared the way. Now the train can run within a relatively short number of years. It is particularly interesting for transport-intensive industries and services for such companies. And then we also hope that we can attract manufacturing companies to the area, he says.
– Germany is a very interesting market. There is no available land to be had, and it is here – and much of it is already zoned, says Mads Stærk.
Mandatory building is up to the plot owner
Although it seems like an obvious good investment, Mads Stærk hopes that the investors will actually use the areas actively from the start, and not speculate on resale:
– As a representative of the municipality, I would like to see sales to companies that want to do projects now. It is not so exciting to sell to a fund that invests with a view to resale and leave it idle for ten years. There is an obligation to build on the plots that Lolland Municipality has sold. But for the remaining phases, the construction obligation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, says Mads Stærk.
County Count Christoffer Knuth and Knuthenborg Estates own the land on which the Maribo business park is located.
