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Industrial and logistics real estate is the foundational backbone of economic growth, playing a mission-critical role in corporate success today. Driven by rapid advancements in digitalization and sustainability, the demand for cutting-edge logistics hubs, agile light industrial facilities, and modern business parks has fundamentally shifted. Securing the right industrial space or expanding your logistics portfolio today means unlocking long-term resilience, advanced technical infrastructure, and peak operational efficiency for tomorrow.
Take Up (2025)
2.45 mio. sqm
Vacancy Rate (2025)
2.9 %
Prime Yield (2025)
4.4 %
Prime rent (2025)
10.20 €/sqm
Sources: Engel & Völkers Commercial
The Berlin market for industrial and logistics space is a central driver of innovation and e-commerce. The region benefits from the establishment of forward-looking industries and robust demand for urban logistics solutions. While spaces for "last-mile" delivery are severely limited within the city limits, the surrounding Brandenburg area offers ample room for large-scale corporate settlements. Driven by high attractiveness to international occupiers and investors, the rental price structure remains exceptionally dynamic.
As a leading maritime trade metropolis, Hamburg serves as the gateway to international markets. The region is characterized by high occupier loyalty and robust demand throughout the port environment. While large-scale logistics concepts are increasingly realized in the well-connected surrounding areas, the urban municipal area remains essential for production-related businesses. The Hanseatic market structure ensures a healthy balance between supply and demand, coupled with stable yield opportunities.
Munich consolidates its position as Germany’s most value-retaining and high-priced location. The combination of a natural scarcity of space and the presence of global high-tech and automotive clusters ensures a consistently high rental price structure. Since new allocations of commercial land are rare, the focus lies on revitalizations and the efficient utilization of existing spaces. For investors, the Munich region is considered a safe haven offering the highest asset value retention.
The Rhein-Main region is the heart of European goods flows. Around Frankfurt Airport and the central highway interchanges, there is a constant demand for specialized spaces catering to air freight, the pharmaceutical industry, and international distribution. The rental price structure maintains its stable high, driven by the location’s strategic importance for global supply chains and the high density of logistics service providers.
In Cologne, a first-class infrastructural network meets broad demand from contract logistics and the retail sector. Its central location within Germany’s most populous metropolitan area makes the region ideal for comprehensive, large-scale distribution. Because modern spaces in central locations are scarce, the surrounding Cologne area offers attractive alternative options. Low volatility and steady demand make Cologne a reliable anchor location.
Dusseldorf is considered one of the most important hubs for retail logistics and European goods distribution. The region benefits from its direct proximity to the Western ports and an excellent connection to the Ruhr region. The market proves to be highly resilient, as tenants increasingly prioritize energy-efficient properties and modern equipment standards. This ensures sustainable rental price growth and keeps the location highly attractive for both national and international players.
The Stuttgart market is shaped by the immense power of the manufacturing sector and the automotive industry. Due to topographical constraints, available land remains highly scarce, making premium industrial spaces a rare commodity. Companies here focus on maximum space efficiency and specialized light industrial concepts. The technological excellence of local occupiers provides long-term support for rental price levels regarding certified and modern assets.
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The industrial and logistics real estate market is proving to be exceptionally resilient and dynamic. Market momentum is increasingly driven by technological innovation and new ecological standards. The requirements for modern spaces have fundamentally changed: it is no longer just about pure storage capacity, but about maximum efficiency, technological infrastructure, and ecological responsibility. Today, companies renting or purchasing industrial or logistics space are investing directly in the future viability of their supply chains.
Technological Excellence & Smart Logistics
Modern logistics centers are evolving into highly engineered hubs. A high-performance digital infrastructure and secured power capacities are now essential for seamlessly supporting automation, AI-driven intralogistics, and e-commerce processes. Meanwhile, smart space utilization enables maximum capacity on an optimized footprint.
ESG Compliance & Energy Autarky
Sustainability has become a central value driver for industrial properties. Photovoltaic systems, modern heat pump technology, and energy-efficient construction methods aligned with ESG criteria drastically reduce operating costs. This guarantees long-term planning security for tenants while meeting tomorrow's strict regulatory requirements today.
Strategic Location Choice & Alternative Use Viability
The focus is on spaces that offer maximum flexibility—ranging from traditional production to urban last-mile logistics. High-quality light industrial properties in strategically connected regions not only ensure excellent accessibility but also provide a stable, value-retaining foundation for any business model due to their high alternative use viability.
Rental prices for industrial and logistics spaces have been on a continuous upward trend for years, driven primarily by the interplay of limited supply and rising quality standards. Because modern spaces in strategically important locations are a scarce commodity, competition for prime locations results in high value stability and a robust rental price structure.
A major price driver is the technological and ecological transformation of properties. New developments and revitalized existing assets that meet high ESG standards command prime rents on the market. Tenants are increasingly willing to pay higher base rents for energy-optimized buildings equipped with photovoltaic systems and modern technical infrastructure, as these offer long-term predictable operating costs and operational efficiency advantages in return. Furthermore, topographical and municipal constraints on new commercial zones in metropolitan areas ensure that rent levels, particularly in top logistics hubs, remain under permanent upward pressure. Overall, the market is shifting away from standard spaces toward high-quality specialized properties, which is reflected in a differentiated yet steady appreciation of prices.
New construction activity in the industrial and logistics real estate sector currently follows a clear trend toward qualitative and demand-driven space development. As nationwide demand for modern, efficient spaces remains high, project developers are increasingly focusing on the realization of assets that meet the highest ESG standards and ecological sustainability requirements. This modern infrastructure—frequently enhanced by photovoltaic systems and innovative building technologies—is crucial for meeting the demands for low operating costs and regulatory compliance.
Because suitable plots of land are becoming increasingly scarce in established metropolitan cores, completion volumes are successively shifting toward strategically well-connected surrounding regions. Concurrently, the revitalization of existing assets in urban areas is gaining importance to facilitate smaller-scale concepts for local supply chains and production. In this value-retaining market environment, new completions in prime locations typically achieve a high absorption rate immediately due to the structural supply shortage. Consequently, construction activity remains a key indicator of the technological transformation sweeping the entire industry.
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