REALOGIS: Düsseldorf market for logistics and industrial properties at average level in 2025

The REALOGIS Group, Germany's leading consulting firm for industrial and logistics real estate as well as commercial properties, registered take-up of 299,000 m² in the Düsseldorf industrial and logistics real estate market in 2025 as a whole. Compared to the previous year, this corresponds to a decline of 20,500 m² or 6% (2024: 319,500 m²). This meant that the result was almost at the level of the 5-year average of 300,160 m².

The five largest revenue generators accounted for 42% of total take-up: Goodcang (43,200 m²), GV Logistik (22,890 m²), an e-commerce company (20,180 m²), Nordlicht (20,000 m²) and Tecpro (20,000 m²).

Renting: No movement in 2025

As in the previous year, the prime rent registered for the Düsseldorf market was €8.25/m² at the end of 2025. However, this exceeded the 5-year average of €7.64/m² by 8%. The average rent at the end of 2025 was also at the previous year's level of €7.00/m². It was thus around 10% above the 5-year average (€6.36/m²).

Take-up: stock dominated, brownfields gained, greenfield site collapsed

Lettings of existing space shaped the market. They totalled 172,400 m², or 58% of total take-up (2024: 168,400 m² / 53%). The deals of Goodcang and Nordlicht together amounted to 63,200 m² and accounted for 37% of the existing space take-up.

Rents in new buildings on former brownfields became increasingly important. They achieved 88,600 m² and a market share of 29% (2024: 66,600 m² / 21%). GV Logistik and an e-commerce company combined 43,070 m² and accounted for 49% of brownfield activity.

Market activity in new buildings on greenfield sites, on the other hand, declined significantly. Here, take-up of 38,000 m² was registered, which corresponded to a total market share of 13% (2024: 84,500 m² / 26%), a minus of 46,500 m² or 55%. Tecpro provided the largest deal here with a deal for 20,000 m² and was thus responsible for 53% of sales in this segment alone.

The growth in existing buildings and brownfields of a total of 26,000 m² did not compensate for the decline of 46,500 m² on greenfield sites; in a year-on-year comparison, there was a minus of 20,500 m². Düsseldorf will remain a pure rental market in 2025.

Types of buildings: Big box spaces were in the lead, rents in business parks were clearly in the red

Big box space dominated in 2025 with 210,500 m² and 71% market share (2024: 182,800 m² / 57%). They were also the only type of building with growth (+15%) in take-up.

Other properties reached 51,600 m² and 17% (2024: 66,500 m² / 21%). Business parks fell back to third place. They accounted for 36,900 m² and 12% (2024: 70,200 m² / 22%).

Industries: Logistics/freight forwarding at the top, trade with clear losses

The logistics/freight forwarding sector generated the highest take-up in 2025 with 171,400 m² and a market share of 57% (2024: 81,500 m² / 26%): With an increase of 89,900 m² or 110%, the 5-year average of 142,680 m² was exceeded by 20%. Goodcang, GV Logistik and Nordlicht together contributed leases of 86,090 m².

Industry/production reached 55,200 m² and 19% (2024: 29,300 m² / 9%).

Retail fell to 47,500 m² or 16% market share. E-commerce with 36,500 m² accounted for 77% of the share of take-up (2024: 95,000 m² / 53%).

Size classes: Deals from 10,001 m² shaped the market

The size class from 10,001 m² again dominated with 210,500 m² and 70% market share (2024: 163,000 m² / 51%). The main deals totalled 126,270 m² and accounted for 60% of take-up.