SECOND-BEST TAKE-UP SINCE RECORDS BEGAN
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In a market environment that continues to be challenging, the Dortmund office market once again demonstrated its resilience. With take-up of 146,000 sqm, Dortmund recorded a strong result in 2025, an increase of almost 45% compared to the same period last year. The long-term average was also exceeded by a whopping 38% and the second-best overall balance since the beginning of the recording was registered. Only in 2021 was an even better result reported. The fourth quarter implicated another boost in take-up with a volume of 58,000 sqm and contributed more than a third to the result.
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The decisive factor for the good result was a disproportionate share (62%) of large deals with more than 5,000 sqm of rental space. These include, among other things, a letting of 22,000 sqm by Sparkasse Dortmund in the Rheinlanddamm submarket as well as the two contracts of the City of Dortmund for around 15,000 sqm each in the city centre and on Westfalendamm.
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The still very limited supply in the modern and high-quality space segment has led to an increase in rental prices. The prime rent rose again in the last quarter by €0.50/sqm to €23/sqm. It is thus a good 28% above the previous year's level. At the same time, the generally more volatile average rent has also continued its upward trend and is now at a new high of €14.60/sqm.