New prospects for industrial site in Lüneburg harbour

The industrial site of the former Lüneburg ironworks at Gebrüder-Heyn-Straße 1 has been successfully sold. The buyer is the regionally based company SALLIER Immobilien.

WAYES, together with Robert C. Spies Industrial Real Estate, supported the structured sales process for the industrial property at Gebrüder-Heyn-Straße 1 in Lüneburg. The seller of the property is Dr Malte Köster, partner at the law firm KÖSTERBERNER, in his capacity as insolvency administrator of Focast Lüneburg GmbH (Lüneburg ironworks). The buyer is the Lüneburg-based company SALLIER Immobilien.

Focast Lüneburg GmbH filed for insolvency proceedings at the end of 2024 and initially continued operations. After the last potential investor withdrew its interest in a takeover, a socially acceptable closure of the company was negotiated in close consultation with the works council and IG Metall trade union for 1 March 2025, and an orderly liquidation process was initiated. The sale of the property in a lively sales process represents the final step in the liquidation of the company

The site is located in close proximity to Lüneburg harbour in a designated industrial area and has direct connections to the harbour and the city centre. The property covers around 45,400 m² and has a total of approximately 15,000 m² of rental space. The site has been used as an ironworks since the 1970s and has a long industrial tradition. With its acquisition by a regional investor and project developer, the site now has new prospects for use. Plans include the renovation of the existing areas and subsequent further development in order to preserve the industrial character while creating modern conditions for commercial and production uses.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone involved in the project for their constructive and professional cooperation in a challenging environment, in particular the team led by insolvency administrators Dr Malte Köster and Marc Kampfenkel from KÖSTERBERNER, the team led by Robert C. Spies, Björn Sundermann, Rico Sygo-Knigge and Stefan Fath, and our WAYES project team: Falk Schnurbusch, Sebastian Zolondek, Naira Ramic and Anton Lünenbürger. Congratulations to SALLIER Immobilien on the successful acquisition!

This is a powerful example of how structured processes, regional responsibility and industry-oriented development can create new perspectives.