Greenpoint, a multi-family housing complex in Copenhagen has achieved a double platinum certification, a first-of-its-kind achievement. The project has been awarded the first DGNB Platinum green-building rating for a Built-To-Rent project in Copenhagen, as well as the first WiredScore Home Platinum certificate in Denmark for its digital connectivity. The complex includes 445 affordable rental apartments designed for multi-generational living.
The project Greenpoint is a joint venture between Catella, DWS, and Nordkranen who have been working on developing and constructing a housing complex in the municipality of Herlev, Copenhagen in Denmark since 2021. The project aims to provide a high-quality living experience to its tenants and will be offering 445 units of multi-family housing across generations. The construction of the complex started in 2022 and the first 65 units will be available for leasing in June 2024, with completion targeted by the end of 2025.
The project was designed with a focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) qualities from the outset, and has been pre-certified for DGNB Platinum by the Green Building Council. This is the highest rating available and marks a first-of-its-kind achievement for a rental building in Copenhagen.
In addition to this, the building has also received WiredScore Home Platinum certification, which is the highest possible certification for broadband and telecom infrastructure, making it future-proof. This marks the first time that this rating has been given in Denmark.
“ESG is at the core of our values and embedded into everything we do in project management. We are thrilled that our Copenhagen project has been certified for both DGNB Platinum and WiredScrore Platinum. We believe the property captures many important socioeconomic trends that make it relevant to tenants not only today but many years from now”, said Morten Gustafson, Managing Director, Catella Investment Management Denmark.
The housing complex is situated 10 kilometres northwest of Copenhagen’s city centre, and covers a total area of 35,000 m². The complex features a spacious common house and a large outdoor private garden, complete with flowerbeds and edible plants. The design of the complex aims to reduce the cost of living by providing multi-family housing and creating synergies by bringing together people of different generations, from young families to empty nesters.
Markus Wickenträger, Head of Institutional Portfolio Management for Real Estate at DWS added: “We are delighted to deliver a truly core and institutional product in the Copenhagen rental market – a market characterised by a shrinking supply of new modern residential rental properties, but a very strong demand for good quality housing with great community features and strong value for money.”
The property offers a variety of community options and quality-of-life features that are unique to the building and surrounding area. These include exclusive common spaces for working from home, cooking, dining, exercising, gaming, and spacious outdoor areas. Additionally, the property boasts convenient amenities such as hardwood floors, underfloor heating, rain showers, 1,000-Mbit internet, a digital butler, a bike wash, EV charging stations, and a car-sharing service as well as an underground parking with 223 available parking spaces.
