The REALOGIS Group, Germany’s leading consulting firm for industrial and logistics real estate as well as commercial properties, recorded a continuation of the strong 1st quarter in the Berlin logistics and industrial real estate market in the 1st half of 2026. Take-up totalled 211,000 m². Of this, 192,500 m² or 91% was hall space, 13,300 m² (7%) office space and 5,200 m² (2%) mezzanine space.
Rented hall space increased by 33,500 m² or 21% compared to the same period last year. Although the current 5-year average of 277,180 m² of hall space was undercut by 31%, the deviation was significantly smaller than in the 1st half of 2025. A year ago, it was 46%.
The five largest deals of JD Logistics with 41,430 m², ASML with 27,000 m², acut fulfillment with 11,520 m², Capital Baustoffe with 11,400 m² and FST Industrie with 11,200 m² together accounted for 49% of Berlin’s rental and owner-occupier market.
Alexander Ego, Managing Director of REALOGIS Immobilien Berlin GmbH, comments: “The take-up result in the past six months was significantly influenced by a handful of major deals, with owner-occupiers in particular making an exceptionally high contribution. At the same time, the demand for modern business parks remains at a high level, but in many cases there is not enough suitable space available in the sought-after locations.”
Rents stable at a high level
The prime rent remained unchanged at €10.50/m² in the 1st half of 2026, putting an end to the upward trend that has continued since records began in 2016. Despite the sideways movement, it remained at an above-average level and exceeded the current 5-year average of €9.55/m² by 10%. The average rent of €8.10/m² also remained at the level of the same period last year. A similar development was last observed in the 1st half of 2019. The current 5-year average of €7.60/m² was still exceeded by 7%.
Existing buildings prevailed over brownfield developments
With 110,400 m² or 52% of total take-up, lettings in existing properties dominated the market. The deals of acut fulfillment with 11,520 m², Capital Baustoffe with 11,400 m² and FST Industrie with 11,200 m² played a major role in this. Together, they accounted for 31% of this result.
Leases in new buildings on former brownfields reached 91,200 m² or 43% of the total volume. Three quarters of this was accounted for by the two largest deals of the 1st half of the year. JD Logistics was responsible for this with 41,430 m² in the 1st quarter and ASML with 27,000 m² in the 2nd quarter. New buildings on greenfield sites accounted for a share of 5% at 9,400 m².
In terms of building type, big-box space was clearly ahead with 143,900 m² or 68%. This was followed by 34,100 m² (16%) of other properties that were not allocated to big-box space or business parks. Business parks recorded a turnover of 33,000 m².
In the first half of the year, 166,600 m² (79%) of take-up was accounted for by leases. Owner-occupiers contributed 44,400 m² (21%).
The city of Berlin was the strongest region
With 93,500 m² or 44%, the Berlin city area was the region with the highest take-up. The top deals by ASML in the south of the city and FST Industrie in the west of Berlin totalled 38,200 m² and thus accounted for 41% of the city’s take-up. Within the urban area, Berlin Süd was at the top with 47,900 m² (51%). Berlin West followed in second place with 22,600 m² (24%). Berlin North reached 14,400 m² (16%), Berlin East came to 8,600 m² (9%).
The second-placed region was the southern area of Berlin with 87,800 m² (42%). Third place went to the West Berlin Environs with 15,300 m² (7%), just ahead of the North Berlin Environs with 14,400 m². No space was taken up in the eastern area of Berlin in the 1st half of 2026.
Logistics and freight forwarding led the way ahead of trade and industry
The logistics/freight forwarding sector took first place with 78,100 m² or 37%. The deals of JD Logistics with 41,430 m² and acut fulfillment with 11,520 m² combined 68% of the industry’s turnover.
This was followed by retail with 56,900 m² (27%). Within the retail sector, there was an almost balanced distribution. E-commerce accounted for 26,500 m² (47%), after no transactions in this sub-segment had been recorded in the 1st half of 2025. Traditional retail accounted for 30,400 m² (53%) of retail space take-up. Capital Baustoffe made a significant contribution to this result with 11,400 m² (38%).
The industry/production sector achieved third place with 51,000 m² of take-up (24%). The two top deals from ASML and FST Industrie totalled 38,200 m² and were thus responsible for 75% of the industry’s turnover. The “Other” collective category reached 25,000 m² (12%).
Large-area class completely supported by five degrees
Large areas of 10,001 m² or more remained dominant in the market, reaching 102,550 m². This means that 49% of take-up in the Berlin market area was accounted for by this size class. The volume was generated entirely by the five largest trades of the first half of the year.
Medium to larger areas between 3,001 m² and 5,000 m² ranked second with 37,700 m² (18%). This was followed by areas between 5,001 m² and 10,000 m² with 33,400 m² (16%).
Smaller units between 1,000 m² and 3,000 m² totalled 30,400 m² (14%). At 6,950 m² (3%), very small areas of less than 1,000 m² played a subordinate role.
Key figures at a glance
- Take-up 211,000 m²
- Top rent 10.50 €/m²
- Average rent 8.10 €/m²
- Existing properties 110,400 m² | New building on brownfield 91,200 m² |
New building on a greenfield site 9,400 m² - Tenants 166,600 m² | Owner-occupier 44,400 m²
