Letting performance above previous year's level
The Dortmund office market can look back on a solid first half of 2026. A total of around 44,500 m² of office space was realized. According to analyses by CUBION Immobilien AG, the total volume of space was attributable to lettings, while no owner-occupier transactions have been registered so far this year. Compared with the exceptionally strong first half of 2025, this represents a decline in total take-up of around 32%, but this is solely attributable to the high owner-occupier activity of the previous year. By contrast, the letting performance developed positively, rising by around 9% year-on-year to 44,500 m² (H1 2025: approx. 41,000 m²).
Broad demand ensures stable market activity
"The Dortmund office market is in stable shape overall in the middle of the year," explains Lars Rehbein, Head of Research at CUBION Immobilien AG. "Even if, as expected, the exceptional owner-occupier result of the previous year could not be repeated, the increased letting performance shows that the market continues to have solid demand. The significantly higher number of contracts concluded is particularly pleasing, which speaks for broad market activity."
Significantly more leases than in the previous year
In the first half of the year, a total of 68 relevant leases were registered, significantly more than in the same period last year (43 contracts). Two contracts exceeded the 5,000 m² mark. The Jobcenter Dortmund concluded the largest lease with around 6,300 m² at Burgwall 12–14. This was followed by the office share of the lease from Amazon with around 5,500 m² at Levi-Baum-Straße 9 in Segro Park Dortmund. Other major contracts include a lease of around 2,400 m² for administrative, training and therapy uses at Eintrachtstraße 54. The flavor and fragrance manufacturer Givaudan is moving into around 2,300 m² on Lake Phoenix and Techem Energy Services is leasing around 2,000 m² at Robert-Schuman-Straße 20 on Phoenix-West.
