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ECE Group

A WELL-CAPITALIZED REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENT GROUP

Stable, independent, financially strong: ECE is passionate about setting the course of change in the real estate industry. Founded in 1965 by mail order pioneer Werner Otto as a shopping center developer, the company has transformed into a broad-based real estate and investment group. Today, under the leadership of CEO Alexander Otto, ECE is a financially strong family-owned business that develops and operates properties in all asset classes – retail, hotels, residential, logistics, offices. Through our specialized divisions ECE Marketplaces, ECE Work & Live, ECE Living, and ECE Real Estate Partners, the group offers our clients a complete package of real estate and fund management services. We also have strong ESG expertise, with many solutions and products to help our clients make progress toward their net zero targets.

100 % FAMILY-OWNED

As an owner-managed family business, ECE is a reliable partner with a long-term mindset that our stakeholders can safely depend on. We create clear value for our clients by integrating our comprehensive expertise and decades of experience with complex projects spanning all asset classes within a single organization. As a member of numerous industry associations and organizations, ECE advocates for sustainability, urban development, and the retail sector.

ECE GROUP STRUCTURE

The ECE Group, led by Alexander Otto (CEO) and Claudia Plath (CFO), is responsible for ECE’s overall strategy and management. Two market divisions, ECE Marketplaces (shopping centers) and ECE Work & Live (residential, hotels, logistics, offices), offer their services on an independent basis. ECE Real Estate Partners is an independent, regulated alternative investment fund manager (AIFM), while ECE Living is a strategic partner for residential investments by national and international institutional investors. ECE Group Services provides all internal services within the group.

THE OTTO FAMILY AS INVESTORS

ECE thinks and acts like an investor at all times. The Otto family is also involved in many of our projects. The family’s international network and financial strength give ECE great flexibility and growth potential. With its own hotel real estate portfolio and a 25 percent stake in the lean-luxury hotel operator "Ruby Hotels the Otto family is now also active in the hotel sector. That benefits ECE by allowing us to combine development expertise, investment experience, and operator expertise as we expand our hotel activities.

A GLOBAL NETWORK

Thanks to its investments in the globally active Otto Group and several real estate companies in North and South America, the Otto family has built up a global network. The family can draw on expertise from a wide range of markets and is a valued source of advice and guidance on all things real estate in Europe, America, China, and beyond. This international network also facilitates the sharing of best practices.

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ECE Group

ECE 
MARKETPLACES

Europe’s leading provider of shopping center management services

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WORK & LIVE

Project development and delivery for the asset classes residential, hotels, logistics, and offices

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LIVING

Strategic partner to national and international investors for build-to-rent residential developments

ECE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

One of Europe’s leading platforms for real estate investment and fund management

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GROUP SERVICES

Internal full-service provide

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3.9 Mrd. €

CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING VOLUME

65 %

EQUITY RATIO

31 Mrd. €

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

1,14 Mrd. €

EQUITY

1965

FOUNDED IN

3.100

EMPLOYEES

ACTIVE IN

12

COUNTRIES

SITE

A best-in-class, publicly listed owner and manager of shopping centers, headquartered in the USA.

sitecenters.com

Paramount Group

A publicly listed real estate investment trust for Class A office properties in New York and San Francisco.

paramount-group.com

RUBY Hotels

Lean-luxury hotel operator with hotels throughout Europe.

ruby-hotels.com

ParkProperty Capital

A privately owned investment management  firm with an exclusive focus on institutional-grade multifamily real estate in the USA

parkpropertycapital.de

ParkProperty Management Inc.

Specialist in residential and commercial real estate in the Greater Toronto Area

parkproperty.ca

OTTO Group

The sister company is an  international e-commerce and service group, operating in the platforms, brand concepts, retailers, services, and financial services segments.

ottogroup.com

ALLOS

Shopping center specialist based in Brazil.

allos.co

In Interview

Alexander Otto

ECE GROUP

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