Skanska sells office property Bassängkajen in Malmö, Sweden, to Vasakronan for SEK 652 M

Skanska is selling the office property Bassängkajen in Malmö, Sweden, to Vasakronan. The deal was conducted as a corporate transaction, in which the purchase consideration was calculated based on a property value of SEK 652 M. The transaction is recorded in the second quarter and the transfer is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of 2012.

Bassängkajen, Malmö

The property Bassängkajen is located on Universitetsholmen in Malmö. The office property consists of seven floors with garage in the basement and comprises a total of 16,200 square meters of leasable office space. The three largest tenants are the Malmo University, Visma and Awapatent.

The office building is one of Scandinavia's first with a pre-certification at the highest level, Platinum, according to the international environmental certification system LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The transfer will take place on September 28.

Skanska Commercial Development Nordic initiates and develops property projects in offices, logistics, business premises and commercial buildings. The company’s operations are concentrated in the three metropolitan regions in Sweden, the Copenhagen region in Denmark, the Oslo region in Norway, as well as Helsinki in Finland. The development of logistics and volume retail properties is conducted in strategic locations in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.