Property Type
Special objects
One point of contact for all your operational and a-typical real estate issues. No longer considered alternative, operational real estate (OPRE) is a firmly established sector, with unique drivers.

A-typical real estate
Refers to properties that do not fall within the traditional categories. This can be real estate that is unique, historic, or has a special status. Atypical real estate can also be real estate that is operationally inactive or not used for its original purpose, such as a former factory or an old school. In a repurposing, the property type is given a new function and can be characterized as a special object.
Operational real estate
A form of real estate that is used for the operational activities of a company, such as production locations, R&D facilities, infrastructure, greenhouses and even amusement parks. It is characterized by a critical degree that the real estate contributes to the company's mission ("mission critical").
Focus on niche markets
CBRE's global organisation always has the knowledge to advise on this type of real estate. The Special Projects team has the challenge of connecting this knowledge and using it for the Dutch real estate market. The team supervises transformations, redevelopments, purchase and sale transactions of commercial real estate that do not fall within the conventional real estate categories.
Real estate strategy
CBRE's Special Projects team focuses on using strategies to create value and manage risks. By applying our expertise in advisory and sales processes, value is added to the real estate transactions.
Our objectives
- Identifying and supervising real estate transactions with a transformation and redevelopment perspective;
- Facilitating and supervising transactions in the Life Science sector;
- Facilitating Sale and Leaseback transactions, often in collaboration with our international Corporate Capital Markets Team;
- Providing advice and consultancy services, mainly in the field of transformations, developments and leasehold. Collaboration is often sought here with our Development Management team.
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Report | Intelligent Investment
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