On the site in the municipality of Oosterhout, northwest of the city of Tilburg in the southwest of the Netherlands, a modern logistics property with a rental area of around 16,400 square meters is to be built. The project expands Swiss Life Asset Managers’ pan-European logistics pipeline “Roots” to include the Dutch market.
Swiss Life Asset Managers has exclusively acquired a ready-to-build greenfield plot in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Gooikensdam 10. On the approximately 23,000 square metre site, the investor-developer is planning the “Tilburg I” project – a state-of-the-art logistics property with around 16,400 square metres. The start of project development is planned for 2026.
“Tilburg I” marks the first project development in the Dutch market for the pan-European logistics pipeline “Roots”. It is thus a significant milestone in the continental European expansion strategy in the logistics segment of the asset manager, which is one of Europe’s leading institutional real estate investors.
“The Netherlands is one of the most dynamic logistics markets in Europe, supported by the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp as well as a dense network of rail, road and waterways,” explains Ingo Steves, Managing Partner Logistics at Swiss Life Asset Managers. “With ‘Tilburg I’, we are expanding our presence along the most important Dutch logistics corridor and sustainably strengthening the international expansion of our ‘Roots’ pipeline,” Steves continues.
Oosterhout is located northwest of the city of Tilburg in the logistics corridor of the province of Noord-Brabant and is directly connected to the A58, A59 and A16 motorways towards Rotterdam/Antwerp. The seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp can be reached from Oosterhout in less than an hour. In addition, the Oosterhout Container Terminal (OCT), an important inland port on the Tilburg-Moerdijk-Rotterdam route, is located in the immediate vicinity.
“With state-of-the-art equipment, flexible usability and excellent connections, ‘Tilburg I’ will offer our customers a state-of-the-art logistics property in a strategically ideal location for the Dutch and European logistics market,” says Michael Eberle, responsible project manager at Swiss Life Asset Managers.
The logistics property will have a total lettable area of around 16,400 square metres, divided into two building units. Rental is possible to a single user as well as to several users. The rental space is spread over around 14,000 square metres of storage space, 600 square metres of office and social space and 1800 square metres of mezzanine space.
To generate renewable energy, the installation of heat pumps and the possibility of a photovoltaic rooftop system are planned. Overall, the BREEAM certification “Very Good” is being sought for the property.
