About us

Deutsche Hypo NORD/LB Real Estate Finance is the centre of competence for commercial real estate finance of Norddeutsche Landesbank. The unit conducts business in Germany, UK, France, Benelux, Spain, Poland and Austria and has its headquarters in Hanover. It also has a presence in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich as well as in Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw. NORD/LB is one of the major German real estate financiers.

 

 

Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Actien-Gesellschaft) was integrated into Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover as of 1 July 2021. Commercial real estate financing business will remain a core business area in the NORD/LB Group after the merger. The “Deutsche Hypo” brand established in the market will be continued.

Our locations

Hanover office

Osterstraße 31
30159 Hanover

Telefon +49 511 3045-0
Telefax +49 511 3045-459

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Madrid office

Calle Goya 6, 3rd Floor
28001 Madrid

Telefon +34 618 109905

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Warsaw office

ul. Chmielna 25
00-021 Warsaw

Telefon +48 22 82 80 253
Telefax +48 22 69 24 428

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Berlin office

Kurfürstendamm 22 (Kranzler Eck)
10719 Berlin

Telefon +49 172 2765234

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Frankfurt office

Goetheplatz 2
60311 Frankfurt am Main

Telefon +49 69 2193518-0
Telefax +49 69 2193518-0

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Munich office

Widenmayerstr. 15
80538 Munich

Telefon +49 89 512667-0
Telefax +49 89 512667-25

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London office

One Wood Street
London EC2V 7WT

Telefon +44 207 4294700
Telefax +44 207 4294701

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Paris office

32, avenue de l’Opéra
75002 Paris

Telefon +33 1 550484-85
Telefax +33 1 550484-89

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Amsterdam office

Zuidplein 108, WTC Tower H / 13
1077 XV Amsterdam

Telefon +31 20 6914551
Telefax +31 20 6919811

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Dusseldorf

Königsallee 63-65
40215 Dusseldorf

Telefon +49 211 598951910
Telefax +49 211 598951919

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Hamburg office

Brodschrangen 4
20457 Hamburg

Telefon +49 40 37655-0
Telefax +49 40 37655-0

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History

1872
1873
1900
1919-1923
1929
1945
1948
1953
1960s
1960s
1970
1980-1985
1985-1989
1999
2008
2014
2015
2017
2020
2021
Today

1872

Deutsche Hypo was founded on 13 February 1872 by Berlin-based merchants and bankers under the name Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Actien-Gesellschaft) and was awarded a charter by the Prussian King to issue mortgage deeds in the name of the holder. By June 1872, the newly-founded bank was already registered as a joint-stock company with 15 employees in the Commercial Register of the “Royal Municipal Court of Berlin”.

1873

The initial business activities of Deutsche Hypo consisted of providing advance payments towards the pledging of plots of land for the construction of residential housing in Berlin and issuing loans to provide cover for securities, such as mortgage deeds, for example. In 1873, Deutsche Hypo issued its first mortgage deed corresponding to 500,000 Reichsthaler for 4.5%.

1900

When the Mortgage Banks Act [Hypothekenbankgesetz] entered into force in 1900, a new basis with strict guidelines was created, on which the bank was able to expand its business activities in a diligent manner. Additional employees were recruited and a new bank building, which remained the bank’s registered office until the end of the Second World War, was built after a plot of land was purchased at Dorotheenstraße 44 in Berlin.

1919-1923

The post-war years of 1919-1923 were characterised by the collapse of the currency; a large part of the mortgage portfolio was lost. Although there was hope that the bank could contribute to the reconstruction of Germany, the economic situation deteriorated enormously. It was only after the end of inflation that the bank began to build up new business with the issue of Goldpfandbriefe [bonds backed by gold] and municipal bonds.

1929

Due to the incipient global economic crisis (1929) the new business was once again slowed down.

1945

According to the orders issued by the Russian Town Major of Berlin in 1945, the proprietors of all banks were obliged to discontinue all financial operations, so the business activity ceased for the time being. The building at Dorotheenstraße was severely damaged during the fighting around Berlin. The 16 employees who remained in Berlin endeavoured to rescue surviving, important documents from the rubble, in order to begin the reconstruction of the bank’s assets with these in the temporary headquarters in West Berlin.

1948

The currency reform that entered into force in June 1948 offered the German people the opportunity to recover, and therefore also gave Deutsche Hypo a chance to commence new lending activities. It gave loans for the reconstruction of houses destroyed during the war. Furthermore, it purchased another plot of land over the following years, which was meant to symbolise a new beginning for the bank.

1953

In 1953, Deutsche Hypo built a new building in Hanover, Georgsplatz 17. In the future, housing construction in northern Germany was to be the core concern of the bank, as the economic boom in the Federal Republic of Germany led to a huge demand for housing and thus offered the bank varied business opportunities.

1960s

Deutsche Hypo’s history was characterised by a constant change in the main shareholders. At the end of the 1960s, the Berlin-based trading company “Berliner Handelsgesellschaft” was the majority shareholder of the shares.

1960s

The bank’s rapid expansion, which led to the need for more staff and more room, made it necessary to construct a larger building in Hanover at Georgsplatz 8.

1970

In 1970, the BHF Bank was the majority shareholder of the shares.

1980-1985

In the 1980s, Deutsche Hypo, which was once viewed as a “small” bank, announced that in future, it would steer clear of retail banking and henceforth it would only work together with commercial customers and major clients. The lower limit for the awarding of loans was set at 400,000 Deutsche Mark. Just like the move to Hanover, this decision also turned out to be completely right. The bank succeeded in setting up a network of branches across the whole country, in order to be able to serve diverse customer wishes and to achieve success within a short time as a sought-after provider in the sector of construction financing of commercial properties in Germany.

1985-1989

At the end of the 1980s, Deutsche Hypo, influenced by amendments to the Mortgage Bank Act, expanded its business to other European countries. The ensuing permission to also lend money on international properties became in the meantime a very important pillar for the bank and contributed significantly to the bank’s profits.

1999

In 1999, the ING Group took over BHF Bank and therefore also Deutsche Hypo. In 2006, after the ING Group had purchased BHF Bank, it decided to cede its majority shares to Deutsche Hypo. Since then, the shares have been held by a syndicate consisting of four major shareholders.

2008

Since January 2008, Deutsche Hypo has been a subsidiary of NORD/LB following a voluntary, public takeover bid pursuant to § 271 paragraph 2 of the German Commercial Code [Handelsgesetzbuch]. By pooling competencies in a powerful, specialised growth platform under the Deutsche Hypo umbrella, a clear increase in the national and international market position was achieved for customers and investors.

2014

In November 2014, the employees moved into the newly established headquarters of Deutsche Hypo in the heart of Hanover. The bank is the main tenant of the new building and was thus able to have a say in its construction from the very beginning. The merger of all employees – previously based at two locations in Hanover – will have positive effects on cooperation due to improved communication and shorter distances between the individual departments.

2015

In 2015, Deutsche Hypo began to build up its Green Banking and increasingly financed so-called Green Buildings. These are buildings that are characterised by high energy efficiency and the fulfilment of other defined sustainability criteria.

2017

Already in 2017, Deutsche Hypo brought Green Pfandbriefe and later uncovered Green Bonds to the market and also raised Green Term Deposits. Thus, it securitised the energy-efficient buildings on the capital market and contributed to durable and sustainable infrastructure. With the Green Loan and the Green Bonds, a green value chain was created.

2020

On 14 December 2020 the owners’ meeting of NORD/LB decided to fully integrate the real estate financing subsidiary, Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Actien-Gesellschaft), which had previously been legally independent. The integration of Deutsche Hypo is seen as an important contribution to the realignment of NORD/LB.

2021

Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Actien-Gesellschaft) was integrated into Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover as of 1 July 2021. Commercial real estate finance business will remain a core business segment in the NORD/LB Group after the merger. The “Deutsche Hypo” brand established in the market will be continued.

Today

Today, 150 years after its foundation, Deutsche Hypo is one of the major German real estate financers and represents the center of competence for financing commercial real estate in NORD/LB. As an experienced specialist with headquarters in Hanover, Deutsche Hypo supports professional real estate customers in Germany and, for more than 30 years, in other European core markets. It is represented at six domestic locations in Hanover, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich and internationally at its branch in London and at its other locations in Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw.

Real estate finance

The main business activity of Deutsche Hypo is the financing of commercial real estate in cooperation with professional and institutional investors.

Green Banking

By issuing Green Bonds, the bank also intends to meet the measurably growing demand of investors for investments in environmentally sustainable projects.