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Berlin Logistics Market H1 2026
BNP Paribas Real Estate reports on warehouse and logistics take-up across the Berlin capital region in the first half of 2026.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate reports on warehouse and logistics take-up across the Berlin capital region in the first half of 2026.
Market report on office sector take-up across Germany's major office hubs including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and other strongholds.
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Berlin's office market recorded 146,000 square meters of take-up in Q1 2026, a 42% year-on-year increase representing the highest growth among top German office markets, driven by six large lease agreements of 5,000 square meters or more compared to only one in the prior-year period. Prime rents stood at €47 per square meter with a 9.1% vacancy rate, while ICT firms and industrial headquarters collectively accounted for nearly half of total market activity, with major tenants including Strabag, 50Hertz, Wolt, Snowflake, and Doctolib.
BNP Paribas Real Estate provides quarterly market reports analyzing the Berlin commercial real estate investment market, with recent data showing transaction volumes ranging from approximately €420 million in Q1 2026 to €3.55 billion in 2024. The reports track investment activity across Berlin's property sector and position the city as a leading German investment location, while noting market conditions shifted from strong performance in 2021-2022 to more challenging environments in 2023-2024 before recovery in 2025-2026.
Berlin's office market recorded 486,000 square meters of total transaction volume in Q4 2025, down 16 percent year-over-year, with large contracts above 5,000 square meters declining 71 percent while smaller deals up to 5,000 square meters increased 17 percent. Vacancy rose to 1.93 million square meters (8.9 percent vacancy rate) over the 12-month period, prime rents increased 4 percent to 47 euros per square meter, and top-performing submarkets were Mitte, Charlottenburg/Tiergarten, and Kreuzberg/Neukölln, with the market dominated by smaller, premium-quality spaces in city-center locations.
Berlin's real estate investment market recorded €986 million in transaction volume during Q1 2025, representing a 116% increase compared to Q1 2024, with the market regaining its top position nationally from Munich; the surge was driven largely by the €400 million-plus sale of the Upper West to the Schoeller Group family office, supplemented by increased activity in medium-sized transactions. Net prime yields remained stable at 4.25% for office and logistics properties and 3.70% for premium retail, with office properties dominating 67.5% of investment volume and central locations accounting for 78.8% of transactions.
In the first three quarters of 2025, Düsseldorf's investment market recorded €766 million in investment volume, matching the previous year but remaining 55% below the 10-year average of €1.7 billion, with the market ranking fourth among A-cities behind Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg. Net prime yields stood at 4.50% for office properties, 3.95% for inner-city retail, and 4.40% for logistics properties, with no transactions exceeding €100 million recorded so far in the year.
Berlin's office market recorded 146,000 sqm of take-up in Q1 2026, representing a 42% year-on-year increase and the largest growth among German A-location office markets, driven primarily by six large lease agreements of 5,000 sqm or more compared to only one in the prior-year quarter. Take-up of modern office space more than doubled, with prime submarkets Mitte, Municipal Area South, and Europacity leading activity, and prime rents reaching or exceeding €50/sqm in select premium properties while €47/sqm remained the primary market benchmark.
Hamburg's commercial real estate investment market recorded €1.9 billion in 2025, representing a 17.4% decline from 2024's €2.3 billion but ranking third among German A-cities behind Berlin and Munich, with office properties dominating at 38% market share and net prime yields stabilizing at 4.25% for offices while retail rose to 3.85% and logistics increased to 4.50%. The report forecasts that improved investor sentiment combined with federal economic stimulus should drive transaction volumes above €2 billion by end of 2026, supported by Hamburg's stable occupier markets, moderate vacancies, and signs of increasing rent levels in premium office segments beyond €40 per square meter.
Berlin's office market recorded 366,400 square meters of take-up in the first nine months of 2025, down 12% year-on-year and 27% below the five-year average, driven by weak demand from the ICT and public sectors and a shortage of large-scale deals. The market faces subdued economic sentiment among companies citing policy concerns, though Berlin's GDP grew 1.3% in the first half of 2025, vacancy reached 9.8% with 2.11 million square meters available, prime rents remained stable at €45.00 per square meter per month while average rents declined 6% to €26.85, and the outlook anticipates continued vacancy growth exceeding 11% by 2026 despite expected economic recovery from 2026 onwards.
In the first quarter of 2026, German commercial property transactions totaled €6.5 billion, representing a 25% increase year-over-year, with office properties comprising 26% of the market share and international capital accounting for 43% of transaction activity. The report projects a 10-15% increase in annual transaction volume to approximately €30 billion, contingent on stable geopolitical conditions, though geopolitical uncertainties and rising energy costs present downside risks to the market recovery.
In the first quarter of 2026, approximately €420 million was invested in Berlin's commercial real estate market, representing a 57% decline compared to Q1 2025, with Berlin ranking second among the top seven German cities. Net prime yields increased across asset classes during the twelve-month period, rising to 4.35% for offices, 3.95% for high street retail, and 4.50% for logistics properties, while investor interest remained strong despite challenging economic conditions and delayed transaction timelines due to financing adjustments.
The report analyzes Berlin's office market in Q4 2025, finding overall take-up of around 486,000 sqm representing a 16% decline year-over-year, though smaller and medium-sized deals increased 17% while larger contracts above 5,000 sqm fell significantly by 71%. Prime rents in Berlin increased 4% to €47 per square meter, with Mitte, Charlottenburg/Tiergarten, and Kreuzberg/Neukölln as leading markets by take-up, and location quality remaining the primary driver of leasing decisions across the city.
This JLL report covers Germany's housing market in the second half of 2025 across eight major cities (Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, and Leipzig), analyzing rental and condominium price developments, construction activity, and supply-demand dynamics. Key findings include: rental growth in the Big-8 cities averaged +4.4 percent annually with significant variation by city (Hamburg +9.0 percent, Berlin +0.2 percent); condominium prices showed recovery with median growth of +2.9 percent in Munich and +5.3 percent in Dusseldorf; construction completions declined to preliminary lows of 251,900 units in 2024 and projected at 220,000–230,000 for 2025; and all analyzed cities face supply deficits ranging from 10 to 40 units per 10,000 inhabitants, with 2026 expected to mark the lowest completion point before recovery.
The BNP Paribas Real Estate Q4 2025 Investment Market Berlin report covers Berlin's real estate transaction volume of €3.25 billion, down 8.5% from the previous year but slightly exceeding the three-year average. The report notes that Berlin maintained its position as the leading A-location in Germany, with the largest transaction being the Upper West sale for over €400 million, and reports prime yields of 4.25% for offices, 3.85% for premium retail, and 4.50% for logistics properties.
The Berlin logistics market recorded 425,000 square meters of take-up in 2025, representing a 55% increase compared to 2024, driven primarily by larger deals above 20,000 square meters which accounted for 35% of total take-up and by strong demand in central, inner-city locations. Prime rents for logistics space with unit sizes above 5,000 square meters rose to €8.25 per square meter, while significantly higher rents were achieved for smaller light industrial spaces within Berlin's city boundaries.
Berlin's office market recorded 362,000 sqm of take-up in the first three quarters of 2025, approximately 14% lower than the prior year, though demand in smaller segments up to 5,000 sqm reached 320,000 sqm, the highest level since 2019. Prime rents increased 2% in Q3 and 4% year-on-year to €47/sqm, with city zones accounting for 60% of take-up and holding 71% of under-construction space.
The Berlin logistics market recorded take-up of 320,000 sqm in Q3 2025, representing a 50% increase year-over-year and returning demand to positive territory after weakness in the prior year, though this figure is 11% below the long-term average when excluding the Tesla plant's outsized 2022 contribution. Rents show a two-tier market with inner-city smaller warehouses exceeding €10 per sqm due to high demand, while large-scale prime and average rents stabilized at €8.20 per sqm and €7.20 per sqm respectively on the city's outskirts.
In its 23rd edition, the report found sentiment shifting from cautious optimism to pragmatism, with the share of leaders concerned about deglobalisation more than doubling to 70 percent, while London, Madrid, Paris and Berlin led the city rankings.