The REALOGIS Group has determined a total take-up of 193,000 m² across all market participants for the Düsseldorf industrial and logistics property market in the first half of 2026. Of this, 174,800 m², or 90 per cent, accounted for warehouse space. Office space made up 10,950 m² (six per cent) and mezzanine space 7,250 m² (four per cent). Although warehouse space take-up decreased by 21,500 m², or eleven per cent, compared to the first half of 2025, it exceeded the current 5-year average of 149,620 m² by 17 per cent.
Bülent Alemdag, Managing Director of REALOGIS Immobilien Düsseldorf GmbH, stated that despite the recorded decline, the Düsseldorf market demonstrated strength in the first half of 2026. He pointed out that warehouse space take-up was significantly above the 5-year average, largely driven by larger leases in existing properties. The absence of deals on greenfield sites also underlined the limited availability of adequate space.
The prime rent in the Düsseldorf logistics segment stood at EUR 8.25/m² at the end of the first half of 2026. This level remained stable compared to the same period last year and to the end of 2025. Despite the sideways movement, the prime rent exceeded the 5-year average of EUR 7.90/m² by 4.4 per cent. The average rent of EUR 7.00/m² also showed no change compared to the aforementioned comparison periods and exceeded the 5-year average of EUR 6.80/m² by 2.9 per cent.
Leases in existing properties were market-defining with 141,000 m², accounting for 73 per cent of the total take-up. The five largest deals in this segment combined for 72,880 m², or 52 per cent of the take-up. Leases in new-build properties on former brownfield sites followed with 52,000 m² (27 per cent). New-build properties on greenfield sites played no role in the first half of 2026. The Düsseldorf market area thus presented itself as a pure rental market, with no recorded owner-occupier volume.
In terms of building types, big-box spaces dominated market activity with 143,600 m² and a market share of 74 per cent. Other properties, which could not be classified as either big-box spaces or business parks, reached 27,100 m² (14 per cent). Leases in business parks amounted to 22,300 m² (twelve per cent).
The logistics/freight forwarding sector led the industry ranking with 88,700 m² (46 per cent). Retail occupied second place with 66,500 m² (35 per cent), with 44,300 m² (67 per cent) of retail take-up attributable to e-commerce companies. Industry/production ranked third with 24,000 m² (twelve per cent). Large spaces from 10,001 m² contributed the largest share to total take-up with 108,200 m² (56 per cent). The five largest deals, including Hippocampus (17,000 m²), Tech & Home (16,300 m²), Solago (13,830 m²), GV Logistik (12,890 m²) and YQN (12,860 m²), were all recorded in this size category and contributed 67 per cent to its take-up.
