The OSMAB Unternehmensgruppe and ALCARO Invest GmbH have completed a new logistics facility at Dillenburger Straße 100 in Cologne-Kalk. The property was officially handed over to pharmaceutical and homecare company APOSAN during a site celebration on 2 November. The new development marks the continuation of a tenant partnership on the roughly 20,500-square-metre site that has been in place since 2003.
With the new building, APOSAN is once again expanding its space within OSMAB's portfolio. The property comprises 1,860 square metres of logistics space as well as 310 square metres of office and social space. Following completion, the pharmaceutical company now occupies a total of around 7,400 square metres of lettable space with the Cologne-based developer. Dr Susanne Roeb, Managing Director of APOSAN GmbH, emphasised that, building on the long-standing cooperation, the site had been tailored precisely to operational requirements and forms the foundation for future development steps.
Technical execution to Log-Plaza standard
The building was delivered according to ALCARO's Log-Plaza concept, combined with user-specific fit-out features. Markus Kroner, Managing Director of ALCARO Invest GmbH, highlighted that close coordination between user, owner and developer represented the key success factor of the scheme. The operational infrastructure is designed for functional efficiency and modern energy standards.
- —Warehouse area with a maximum storage height of 7.5 metres, sunken loading docks and ground-level access
- —Heating and cooling of the hall via modern air-to-air heat pumps
- —Photovoltaic system with an output of 183 kWp installed on the hall roof
- —Air-conditioned office space with underfloor heating, external solar shading and fibre-optic connectivity
Significant portfolio hub in eastern Cologne
For the OSMAB Unternehmensgruppe, the project consolidates its presence in Cologne-Kalk on the right bank of the Rhine. In the immediate vicinity, the company now holds 19 buildings with a total lettable area of around 82,400 square metres. The portfolio includes the eight buildings of the O-WORK Offices, the b4 Campus at Dillenburger Straße 56 to 70a with four buildings and a data centre, as well as workshop and logistics space for the Bühnen der Stadt Köln on the street In den Reihen. Alongside municipal administrative departments, numerous companies use the office, workshop and logistics spaces located there.
Anton Mertens, Chief Executive Officer of OSMAB Holding AG, stated that the company invests selectively in locations where it is convinced of the long-term perspective. The handover of keys to APOSAN does not conclude the transformation of the site at Dillenburger Straße 100. There are two further existing buildings on the plot with a combined lettable area of approximately 16,000 square metres; OSMAB is currently examining sustainable subsequent-use and development concepts for these structures.
