4  Earnings from Projects & Development division

 

1st half-year
2018

 

1st half-year
2017

 

140.1

 

163.8

 

–119.9

 

–140.2

 

20.2

 

23.6

 

27.5

 

65.5

 

–25.4

 

–56.9

 

2.1

 

8.6

 

3.4

 

4.1

 

1.5

 

1.1

 

27.2

 

37.4

Earnings from realisation Projects & Development consists of architects’ and project & development fees (CHF 12.3 million) and earnings from construction activity (CHF 8.8 million) (1st half-year 2017: CHF 13.3 million and CHF 12.9 million, respectively). This contrasts with directly offset sales deductions (CHF 0.9 million) (1st half-year 2017: CHF –2.6 million).

Income from sales Development was attributable to the disposal of the development property at Grindelstrasse Bassersdorf ZH (CHF 20.3 million) and to revenue from the projects Solistrasse Bülach ZH (CHF 2.3 million) and Kirschblütenweg Basel (CHF 4.9 million), resulting in gains on sales of CHF 2.1 million. Under the project Solistrasse Bülach ZH, contracts of sale had been notarised for 8 units, and 36 units were reserved.