Impact fund Achmea Real Estate acquires 128 homes in Bilthoven for sustainability upgrade

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200

Achmea Real Estate has acquired 128 apartments in Bilthoven on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Residential Impact Fund (ADRIF), with the ambition of making them more sustainable over the coming years. Tenants can expect enhanced living comfort and lower energy costs. This marks the first acquisition by the impact fund, which was established last year.

Achmea has purchased the two apartment complexes on Spreeuwlaan and Kramsvogellaan from a private investor. Tenants were informed last week. The properties, with an average floor area of 83 m², were built in 1976 and predominantly carry an energy label D. Subject to tenant consent, Achmea initially aims to upgrade these to label A/A+, and subsequently to Paris Proof standards.

Upgrading to A/A+ will involve insulating the building envelope (including the roof and façade), installing solar panels and modernising building systems. Research conducted by BAM Wonen indicates that this can significantly reduce building-related gas and electricity consumption.

As a result, tenants in Bilthoven will benefit from improved comfort and lower energy bills. Despite a modest rent increase to cover the sustainability investments, total housing costs (rent and energy costs) are expected to remain stable or decrease slightly for residents. That is, if other factors (such as energy usage, energy prices or household size) remain unchanged.

Onno Hoff, Fund Manager at ADRIF: “We are proud of this first acquisition for the fund. Together with tenants and BAM Wonen, we will now swiftly take concrete steps. If all studies proceed according to plan and no delays occur in the approval processes, we expect to commence the sustainability works next year.”

Across the Netherlands, approximately 850,000 rental homes currently have an energy label D or lower. These will need to be upgraded over the coming years in order to meet the Paris climate targets. “This large-scale transition requires substantial capital,” said Boris van der Gijp, Co-Chair at Achmea Real Estate. “Institutional investors can play a key role in this, while achieving an appropriate financial return. We warmly invite them to join us.”

Achmea’s real estate business has a new name: Achmea Real Estate

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200

As of today, Achmea Real Estate will be the new (trading)name of Achmea’s real estate business.

Achmea Real Estate specialises in investing in real estate for the account and risk of third parties. The company works for institutional investors including Dutch pension funds, insurers and charitable institutions. Achmea Real Estate manages almost € 13 billion of residential, retail, healthcare and office premises on behalf of over thirty institutional investors. The aim is to double the assets under management tot € 25 billion by 2030. This is based on an updated and ambitious ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) strategy.

Revision of the Retirement Services strategy
Achmea has refined its Retirement Services strategy. Part of this is the decision to operate in four new clusters: Mortgages & Financial Services, Real Estate (= Achmea Real Estate), Pensions and Institutional Investing. This allows us to respond even better to the needs of our customers. Greater collaboration and synergy within the Retirement Services chain will accelerate the realisation of the strategic targets.

In this context, Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance B.V. is being legally demerged into different entities for real estate and morgages. This demerger will require a new AIFMD licence for the mortgage activities. We aim to implement the demerger during the second half of 2023.

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Impact fund Achmea Real Estate acquires 128 homes in Bilthoven for sustainability upgrade

Achmea’s real estate business has a new name: Achmea Real Estate