In 2025, take-up at the top 8 logistics locations in Germany reached 2.78 million square metres, an increase of 21% compared to 2024. The Ruhr area was the largest market with 603,200 square metres.
REALOGIS reports take-up of 1,147,000 m² in 2025 in the North Rhine-Westphalian logistics and industrial real estate market. This represents an increase of 22% compared to the previous year.
In 2025, the REALOGIS Group reported take-up of 603,200 m² in the Ruhr region, which corresponds to an increase of 75% compared to the previous year. Rents remained stable, while large logistics companies such as Amazon and FIEGE dominated the market.
In 2025, REALOGIS recorded take-up of 244,800 m² on the Cologne market for industrial and logistics properties. Rents stagnated, while the largest deals impacted significant market shares.
In 2025, the REALOGIS Group reported take-up of 299,000 m² in the Düsseldorf logistics and industrial market, which corresponds to a decline of 6% compared to the previous year. Despite stable rents, rents in new buildings on greenfield sites remained well below the previous year's level.
REALOGIS Immobilien Stuttgart has leased a logistics property in Kronau to jonastone GmbH & Co KG. The property was renovated in 2025 and offers 3,800 m² of storage space. Kronau is conveniently located in the district of Karlsruhe.
In 2025, rental prices for logistics space in Germany continued to develop positively. REALOGIS reports rising prices for both new and existing space with stable demand in top 8 markets.
REALOGIS Immobilien Frankfurt GmbH has successfully leased a 2,220 m² unit in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg to Sovereign Network GmbH. Sovereign Network will use this space to expand its activities at Frankfurt Airport.
Hamburg's logistics and industrial real estate market recorded a recovery in 2025 with take-up of 335,000 m², an increase of 22% compared to the previous year. Important deals were concluded by companies such as Körber Technologies and Scan Global Logistics.
In 2025, the REALOGIS Group recorded an increase in take-up to 320,000 m² in Munich, which corresponds to an increase of 39%. The prime rent reached €13.50/m², and retail was the largest user group with 115,900 m².
The logistics and industrial real estate market in Stuttgart recorded take-up of 113,700 m² in 2025, a decline of 9% compared to the previous year. Esslingen replaces Ludwigsburg as the region with the highest turnover, while the prime rent stagnates at €8.50/m².
In 2025, the Frankfurt market for industrial and logistics real estate recorded take-up of 435,200 m², which corresponds to an increase of 3% compared to the previous year. The prime rent rose to €8.50/m². Subletting became more important.
REALOGIS observed a significant revival in Berlin's logistics and industrial real estate market in 2025, with take-up of 433,000 m². Prime and average rents have risen, and retail remains the largest customer.
Dietz AG has leased a 35,300 m² logistics and distribution centre in Bürstadt-Bobstadt. REALOGIS Immobilien brokered the long-term lease to a German logistics company.
REALOGIS Immobilien Deutschland GmbH has brokered around 12,730 m² of space in the east of Leipzig to Salcar GmbH. This includes hall, office and mezzanine space to merge existing locations.
REALOGIS has leased around 8,000 m2 of commercial space in Braunschweig to the SCT Group. It has set up its German headquarters there. The property also includes mezzanine and office space as well as several parking spaces.
