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.
ECE Group
ECE
MARKETPLACES
Europe’s leading provider of shopping center management services
ECE
WORK & LIVE
Project development and delivery for the asset classes residential, hotels, logistics, and offices
ECE
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
ECE
GROUP SERVICES
Internal full-service provide
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.
Paramount Group
A publicly listed real estate investment trust for Class A office properties in New York and San Francisco.
RUBY Hotels
Lean-luxury hotel operator with hotels throughout Europe.
ParkProperty Capital
A privately owned investment management firm with an exclusive focus on institutional-grade multifamily real estate in the USA
ParkProperty Management Inc.
Specialist in residential and commercial real estate in the Greater Toronto Area
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.
ALLOS
Shopping center specialist based in Brazil.