Warehouse real estate in Germany - developments and trends

Find the right property

Anyone planning to rent or consider buying a warehouse property can often make significant savings by choosing a favorable location. A comparison of suitable properties on the relevant online portals is highly recommended. In many cases - especially for purchases and long-term leases - it is advisable to consult a professional brokerage firm with proven expertise in the commercial real estate market segment. Experienced brokerage firms such as Jones Lang LaSalle operate their own portal for commercial properties and have extensive detailed knowledge of the specific market conditions in all economically relevant regions of Germany.

The market for warehouses in the regions of Germany

The highest purchase and rental prices for warehouses have been paid in individual regions of southern Germany for decades. Munich and its surrounding areas (including Freising, Erding and Fürstenfeldbruck) in particular occupy a leading position nationwide with average rents of seven to ten euros net per sqm. This is followed by the greater Stuttgart area (including Esslingen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Böblingen and Sindelfingen). The regions close to the border around Karlsruhe, Freiburg/Breisgau and Constance are also expensive, as is the Rhine-Neckar region with Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, where net rents averaging five to seven euros per square meter are achieved. The Rhine-Main area around Frankfurt/Main, including the Mainz/Wiesbaden region, achieves a similar price level. Warehouse rents are slightly cheaper in the greater Nuremberg/Fürth/Erlangen area and in the Augsburg and Ingolstadt regions. In the Rhineland, monthly rents are highest in the Düsseldorf/Cologne/Bonn/Aachen area at an average of five to six euros, while in the Ruhr area (Essen/Duisburg/Bochum/Dortmund) rents are barely more than five euros net. Prices are even lower in the northern part of the Ruhr region (Oberhausen/Bottrop/Gelsenkirchen). In northern Germany, the highest rents for storage space are achieved in Hamburg at an average of five to seven euros, while average rents in the Berlin, Leipzig/Halle and Dresden regions are ten to twenty percent lower.