PRESS RELEASE

Mercurius Real Estate AG: first micro-apartment complex built as an Efficiency

House fully let prior to completion

Frankfurt am Main, 18.01.2011

1st January 2011 saw the micro-apartment complex “Quartier etc.”, an Efficiency

House, be handed over to the AviaRent Capital Management S.á.r.l. fully let. The

high demand for micro-apartments made it possible to let all of the apartments prior

to completion. It demonstrates the growing demand for small, central new homes in

economic centres.

For its next project, Mercurius Real Estate AG is considering launching a real estate

fund with the Mercurius Handelsbank GmbH. The micro-apartment complex with 164

residential units in the Bockenheim district of Frankfurt lies right next to Salvador

Allende Park. The successful concept is now going to be extended to other cities.

They are currently under consideration by Mercurius Real Estate AG.

“The successful realisation and rapid letting of the development shows that energy-

efficient micro living represents a successful concept for future construction projects.

Demographic change is creating a niche in the market that we want to capture with

the construction of our micro-apartment developments.” explains Atilla Özkan,

chairperson of Mercurius Real Estate AG.

Company profile

Mercurius Real Estate AG is a subsidiary of the listed company Mercurius AG and

specialises in the development and realisation of high-quality real estate concepts in

city centre locations.

The Mercurius Group is a financial services platform for alternative investments and

asset management with an affiliated securities trading bank. Our strengths lie in

entrepreneurship, capital market experience and our network.

For further information, please contact:

Public Relations / Company Communications

Mercurius Real Estate AG

Börsenstraße 2-4

60313 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: +49-69-50951-7575

Fax: +49-69-50951-7299

info@mercurius-re.de

www.mercurius-re.de