The cycle of soaring rent rates in Europe’s top logistics markets has ended, shows research by Garbe. During H2 2024, the average prime rent increased by just 6 cents, rising from €7.30 to €7.36 per sqm.

PINK (Polich Chamber of Commercial Real Estate) has published figures on the Polish warehouse market in Q4 2024. The data is sourced from advisory companies from the commercial real estate sector (Axi Immo, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, Knight Frank, Newmark Poland and Savills) and includes information on modern warehouse stock, new completions, space under construction, take-up, and vacancy levels.

Romania's industrial and logistics sector saw a 27% rise in new supply in 2024, with 572,000 sqm of new spaces completed. The total stock now stands at almost 7.6 million sqm, and over 200,000 sqm are currently under development. according to research by Cushman & Wakefield Exhinox.

P3 Logistic Parks has leased over a third of 230,006 sqm to major logistics companies and has also seen interest from manufacturing companies and e-shops in 2024. 

Leasing of industrial and logistics spaces in Romania amounted to around 620,000 sqm in 2024, down by around 20% compared to the near-record level reached in 2023. The overall stock rose by 400,000 sqm to 7.4 million sqm at the end of last year, according to a report by Colliers. 

Panattoni has secured financing for the first phase of Panattoni Park Poznań XIV — a logistics project underway in Głuchowo, near Poznań. The €9.1 million loan was provided by Santander Bank Polska.

Industrial developer CTP has signed three new leases with logistics provider Milšped in Serbia, taking the total leased space by the company to 105,000 sqm. 

Industrial developer CTP has purchased an 18-ha site in the Poznań district, where it plans to start the construction of a new business park in early 2026. 

Lion’s Head Investments announced its entry into the Romanian logistics market by acquiring a 15.5-ha land plot in Popești Leordeni, in the south of Bucharest. 

Industrial developer WDP says it has purchased a 15% equity stake in the company from Jeroen Biermans, Country Manager Romania at WDP.