YIT CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE May 2, 2007
YIT HAS SOLD SHOPPING QUARTER ATOMI TO BRITISH PROPERTY INVESTOR BOULTBEE
YIT Construction Ltd has sold the city centre project Kauppakortteli Atomi,
located at Riihimäki, to a British property investment company, Boultbee. The
total size of the complex is approximately 25,000 sq.m, and it will be completed
in several different stages. The total purchase price is approximately EUR 80
million.
The shopping quarter Atomi is currently one of the largest city centre
development projects in Finland.
The total area of the facilities will amount to approximately 40,000 sq.m,
including Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa´s Prisma shopping centre. The area will include
a diversity of shops and leisure time and cultural activities, as well as a
centre for public transportation.
The first construction stage of the shopping quarter Atomi is already in
progress. It consists of the Prisma shopping centre contracted by YIT and of the
shopping centre Elektroni developed and built by YIT. Both of the premises will
be completed in November 2007. Elektroni will host fashion and clothing shops
that support the Prisma shopping centre. Most of its facilities are already
leased.
The next construction stages of shopping quarter Atomi consist of Riihimäki
Travel Centre and Retail Park Neutroni, which focuses on interior decoration.
THE TOWN OF RIIHIMÄKI WILL OCCUPY THE TRAVEL CENTRE
The town of Riihimäki and YIT Construction Ltd have signed a lease contract
whereby town will occupy the Travel Centre's office facilities. The centre will
also include city-owned “park and ride” parking lots and a new bus station for
both local and intercity busses. Travel Centre´s facilities consists also
diversity of commercial premises.
BRITISH PROPERTY INVESTOR HAS CONFIDENCE IN FINNISH PROPERTY MARKET
One of Europe's fastest growing private property investment companies, Boultbee,
is leading the way in Nordic investment after purchasing a variety of properties
in Finland and Sweden over the past eighteen months. The group now holds and
manages around 80 companies across Europe, including the Kamppi Centre in
Helsinki which was purchased for €345 million in 2006.
YIT CORPORATION
Veikko Myllyperkiö
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange, principal media, www.yitgroup.com
Further information:
YIT Construction Ltd, Seppo Martikainen, Vice President, Transactions,
tel.+358 20 433 2905, seppo.martikainen@yit.fi
YIT Construction Ltd, Hannu Lokka,
Vice President, Business Premises, Southern Finland,
tel. +358 20 433 2552, hannu.lokka@yit.fi
Boultbee, EFM Suomi Oy, Managing Director Tuomas Sahi,
tel.+358 40 090 7877, tuomas.sahi@kamppi.fi
Boultbee, Nigel Jeffery, Director,
tel. +44 (0) 20 7349 8585, nigel@boultbee.co.uk
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YIT is a versatile service company that offers technical infrastructure
investment and upkeep services for the property and construction sector,
industry and telecommunications. In all sectors of operations, the Group's
services cover the entire life cycle of projects. YIT's main market areas are
the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and Russia. The group has over 22,000
employees in eight countries. YIT's share is quoted on the Nordic List on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange in the Large Cap market capitalization group. www.yit.fi
Boultbee is a leading private property investment company founded in 1987 by two
brothers - Steve and Clive Boultbee Brooks. Focussing on innovative long-term
investment in shopping centres, supermarkets and offices across Northern Europe,
Boultbee has continually expanded over the years and now has a current portfolio
worth EUR 2.1 billion. For more information about Boultbee please visit their
website at www.boultbee.co.uk.