SOLID START TO THE YEAR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR AND OTHER TOP MARKETS
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The Frankfurt logistics market has made a solid start to 2025 overall, without recording extraordinarily high take-up volume. Although the result of around 63,000 sqm is below the long-term average of 95,000 sqm, a look at the last three years shows that the q1 results of between around 50,000 and 80,000 sqm can certainly be considered appropriate in the current market phase.
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This is also confirmed by the comparison with other top logistics markets, with only Hamburg (125,000 sqm) and Düsseldorf (101,000 sqm) standing out, while the other major locations have not yet been able to exceed the 80,000 sqm mark.
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In addition to the take-up achieved, rising confidence and the expectation of an economic upturn as well as the hope for only limited global and geopolitical disruptions led to an increase in demand. The fact that this impetus did not always result in contracts being concluded is often due to very specific occupier requirements. In this context, examples include chemical companies that are sensitive to groundwater as well as occupiers from the pharmaceutical and tyre industries, who sometimes fail in their search for space due to a lack of availability.
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The pressure on rents remains high and emphasises the attractiveness of the logistics region. Frankfurt is therefore one of the few major logistics hubs where rents have risen. Prime rent (€8.20 per sqm) and average rent (€7.00 per sqm) have increased by 3% and 4% respectively since the end of the year.