Get to know
OVG Real Estate
OVG is the largest real estate technology company in The Netherlands. We have a strong foothold in Germany and are growing rapidly internationally. We develop smart, high-tech office buildings, always with a sustainable footprint. Our core purpose is to create healthier working, living and learning environments by using smart technology. Our organisation works with a team of enterprising professionals, who have a strong vision in our own field and the world around us. From this angle we extend our boundaries and keep innovating continuously.
Who is
OVG Real Estate?
OVG Real Estate was established in 1997 and was founded by Coen van Oostrom, who is the CEO of OVG Real Estate. As a novice in the world of real estate, he saw possibilities that others failed to notice. As such, he managed to create opportunities and to establish special projects. OVG does not settle for a set framework, on the contrary, we question it. As a result, a unique method emerged, which is the guideline for our three business units.
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OVG The Netherlands
OVG Real Estate is internationally active, but has its roots in The Netherlands. This branch is the historical kernel. Activities consist of development and re-development with a focus on offices, inner-city and multifunctional buildings and areas.
Practical example: The Edge, Amsterdam.
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OVG Germany
The German branch of OVG. Through our wide clientele and being supported by our financers, we take further steps into Europe, where Germany serves as our second domestic market.
Practical example: HumboldtHafenEins, Berlijn. -
OVG Investments
OVG Investments invests in existing, strategically located office buildings, thus having a lot of potential. Focusing on re-development and sustainability of mostly vacant office buildings, well-timed investments create value for OVG Real Estate and its external partners.
Practical example: Spark, Amsterdam.
Our belief
Never before did so many people live in urban areas. At present it is more than half the world’s population, but it will increase. This new reality is a world where more people are living, working, recreating and travelling within a small area.
How does one keep our habitat healthy? How does one most efficiently use natural sources? And how does one cleverly implement the use of new technologies in this respect? OVG Real Estate seeks answers to these questions on a daily basis, because we believe that buildings are more than merely a combination of materials. We are convinced that there is always a better way: greener, smarter, healthier. This belief is put into practice through three pillars, which are the foundation of our method: Sustainability, Technology and Living & Working.
Our Pillars
Awards
OVG Real Estate develops remarkable projects and establishes exceptional buildings. Our projects have been rewarded with various awards and sustainability certificates on more than 25 occasions.
IBcon Digie Award
Healthiest Working Environment
Social Involvement Award
Best Tall Building
Green Brick by JLL
Sustainable Leadership Award 2016
New Offices 2016 & Your Vote 2016
Environmental Design Award 2016
Innovators Award 2016
Best New Development in Germany 2015
Awards nominees
WAN Awards 2015
Developer of the year 2015
Best Innovative Green Building
Best Sustainable Design
Koning Willem I Plaquette
FGH Award 2016
Corporate Social Responsibility
Taking Responsibility
OVG Real Estate takes the social significance of its activities very seriously. That is reflected, for instance, in the sustainable way in which we develop our projects. In addition, we share our knowledge with a large number of national and international knowledge networks, we sponsor cultural institutions and we organise the annual OVG Veerhavenconcert, thanking Rotterdam, the city where we were founded, for its hospitality.
Clinton Global Initiative
The purpose of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is to inspire leaders to deal with the world’s greatest challenges. In 2007 and 2011 Coen van Oostrom promised to invest one billion Euro in the development of sustainable buildings. Both promises have been largely fulfilled.
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Here, politicians, scientists and journalists engage in a debate about social and economical problems. OVG Real Estate is yearly represented by CEO Coen van Oostrom, focusing on matters concerning urban development and sustainable circular initiatives within the construction environment.
OVG Veerhaven Concert
Once a year the Veerhaven in Rotterdam is transformed into an open air stage for the annual OVG Veerhaven Concert. Everyone can enjoy this free classical concert – either from their own boat or from the quay.
OVG Veerhaven Concert
Once a year the Veerhaven in Rotterdam is transformed into an open air stage for the annual OVG Veerhaven Concert. Everyone can enjoy this free classical concert – either from their own boat or from the quay.
Financial
OVG Real Estate gives high priority to transparency. Therefore OVG Real Estate annually reports its financial results through an annual report. Moreover, we share our vision for the upcoming year.
Annual reports
Do you want to know more about the financial results? Download the annual reports for the last two year here. Would you rather have a paper copy? Please enquire: info@ovg.nl.
Annual Report 2014
Download the annual report 2014 with the most important information about our financial performance.
Annual Report 2015
Download the annual report 2015 with the most important information about our financial performance.
Capital Markets
The Capital Markets team closely cooperates with OVG Investments in The Netherlands as well as Germany, to structure investment propositions for OVG and its partners. Thanks to an extensive network, experience and a good track record, the Capital Markets team has access to the international capital market on both the investment side and the finance side. Combined with an opportunistic mind-set, that matches the OVG enterprise, this led to the foundation of joint ventures and new financial structures. With these partners, OVG Investments are able to perfectly time purchases and sales to create value for OVG Real Estate and its external partners.
At this moment OVG Investments has assets under management of more than 250 million Euro. These assets are managed partly for OVG Real Estate and partly for joint ventures that were founded involving Goldman Sachs and a family from the United Kingdom.
People
The faces of OVG
Our people are our greatest assets. They are the heart of our brand and define who we are.
Lars Martell
Commercial Manager
Sophie Block
Commercial Manager
Erik Ubels
CTO
Marion Harnisch
PA to Managing Director Germany
Jobs
Working at OVG
At OVG Real Estate, we have a clear vision of what the world should look like. We are convinced that it can always be greener, smarter and healthier. Working with a team of ambitious and enterprising professionals, every day we raise the bar yet a little higher again in relation to our expertise, the partners we work with but most importantly, ourselves.
To find out more about working at OVG Real Estate, visit our jobs page.
