REALOGIS: Ruhr region achieves above-average hall space take-up in the 1st half of 2026

• Total take-up of 255,500 m²
• Warehouse space take-up exceeded 5-year average by 26%
• Prime and average rents remained stable
• Five largest deals accounted for 51% of the market volume
• Logistics/freight forwarding remained the strongest user group with 126,400 m²

Düsseldorf, 28 July 2026 – The REALOGIS Group, Germany's leading consulting firm for industrial and logistics real estate as well as commercial properties, registered total take-up of 255,500 m² in the logistics and industrial real estate market in the Ruhr region in the first half of 2026. Of this, 237,800 m² or 93% was hall space, 10,000 m² (4%) office space and 7,700 m² (3%) mezzanine space.

Take-up of warehouse space was thus 53,400 m² or 29% higher than the previous year's figure. The current 5-year average of 188,706 m² was exceeded by 26%. In the four previous first half of the year, sales of hall space had remained below the comparative value in each case. The five largest deals in the first half of 2026 totalled 129,550 m² and thus accounted for 51% of total take-up.

The largest leases included Cencora with 34,460 m², Goodcang Logistics with 30,000 m², Blitz Distribution with 22,890 m², Siemens Mobility with 21,700 m² and FlexiSpot with 20,500 m².

Bülent Alemdag, Managing Director of REALOGIS Immobilien Düsseldorf GmbH, which is also responsible for the Ruhr region, comments: "The Ruhr region achieved an above-average result in the first half of 2026. The high concentration on a few large-volume deals remains striking. This does not speak for a market with broad dynamics, but for selective demand where location, space layout and short-term availability fit together."

Rents: Prime and average rents remained stable

Both the prime rent of €7.75/m² and the average rent of €6.50/m² remained unchanged compared to the same period last year and the end of 2025. Despite the sideways movement, the prime rent was 9% above the current 5-year average of €7.08/m². The average rent exceeded the 5-year average of €6.17/m² by 5%.

Take-up: Existing properties dominate the market

Lettings in existing properties dominated with 183,140 m² or 72% of total take-up. Three of the five largest deals were in this segment. Goodcang Logistics, Blitz Distribution and FlexiSpot together accounted for 73,390 m² and thus 40% of the inventory take-up.

This was followed by new buildings on former brownfields with 56,160 m² or 22%. The result in this category was generated entirely by the deals of Cencora and Siemens Mobility. At 16,200 m² (6%), new-build space on greenfield sites played a subordinate role.The Ruhr region remained a pure rental market in the first half of 2026. Owner-occupier contracts were not registered.

Types of buildings: Big box areas shaped the market

Big box space dominated the market with 175,700 m² or 69%. Properties that could not be assigned to either the category of big-box space or business parks followed with 54,900 m² (21%). Leases in business parks reached 24,900 m² (10%), occupying the smallest position within the building types.

Industries: Logistics/freight forwarding maintained top position

The highest letting activity in the first half of 2026 was accounted for by companies from the logistics/freight forwarding segment. The user group achieved take-up of 126,400 m² or 49%. The two deals of Goodcang Logistics and Blitz Distribution totalled 52,890 m² and thus accounted for 42% of the industry's turnover.

Industry/production followed in second place with 68,600 m² or 27%. Cencora and Siemens Mobility together contributed 56,160 m² and had a significant impact on the result of this user group with a share of 82%.

Retail reached 46,200 m² or 18%. Within this user group, 27,000 m² (58%) was accounted for by e-commerce. FlexiSpot's close contributed 20,500 sq ft, accounting for 76% of e-commerce sales. Traditional retail accounted for 19,200 m² (42%) of the trading result. Other sectors accounted for 14,300 m² or 6% of total take-up.

Size classes: Areas from 10,001 m² determined the result

Large spaces of 10,001 m² or more dominated the market with 149,550 m² or 59%. The five largest deals accounted for 87% of take-up in this size segment. Areas between 5,001 m² and 10,000 m² followed with 80,000 m² or 31%. Together, 90% of market activity was accounted for by areas of 5,001 m² or more.

The medium space category between 3,001 m² and 5,000 m² reached 17,400 m² or 7%. Smaller areas between 1,000 m² and 3,000 m² accounted for 7,650 m² (3%). With 900 m² and a market share of less than 1%, very small areas of less than 1,000 m² played only a subordinate role.

Key figures at a glance

• Take-up 255,500 m²
• Prime rent 7.75 €/m²
• Average rent 6.50 €/m²
• Existing properties 183,140 m² | New building on brownfield 56,160 m² |New building on a greenfield site 16,200 m²
• Tenants 255,500 m² | Owner-occupier 0 m²

REALOGIS. The No. 1 in industrial and logistics real estate

The REALOGIS Group is Germany's leading address for advising and brokering industrial and logistics properties as well as commercial properties. As an owner-managed company with locations in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Germany South/North, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart, the company, founded in 2005, has in-depth market knowledge and more than twenty years of experience in the German real estate sector.

Around 70 employees support national and international companies from logistics, industry, trade and e-commerce as well as private and institutional investors. The range of services includes the mediation of tenants for existing and new properties, the support of investors in acquisitions and project developments, advice on the search for or sale of land as well as the development and implementation of holistic real estate strategies, from location analysis to the realisation of assets that are no longer necessary for operation.

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