According to the latest Cresa Poland report: „Occupier Insight Q1 2019”, the first quarter of 2019 was another very strong period for the Polish warehouse and industrial market, as total stock reached close to 16.5 million sqm. The market continues to expand with a record volume of space under construction: 2.16 million sqm.
Despite a year-on-year decrease, demand for warehouse and industrial space in Poland outstripped new supply by a factor of almost two to one in the first quarter of 2019, says real estate advisory firm Savills. New locations are emerging on the nation’s logistics map in response to low unemployment on the core markets. Urban logistics facilities are also gaining significance.
The Polish clothing manufacturer intends to open a new Distribution Centre in Brześć Kujawski in the first half of 2022. Already next year a multi-stage recruitment process will commence. Simultaneously with the progressing design works, LPP is involved in local development and strengthens cooperation with the local government of Brześć Kujawski. Within the framework of the partnership the Pomeranian investor will support sports initiatives and an educational programme aimed at the youngest inhabitants of the municipality.
The new logistics centre MLP Poznań West, to be built in the Poznań region, will come with a target leasable space of 83,000 m2. A foundation-stone laying ceremony was held last Friday at the construction site in Dąbrówka near Poznań. One of the attendees was Dariusz Lipiński, Vice President of InPost S.A. which will be the first tenant in the park. Asorting facility and a warehouse, with a combined area of 8,500 m2, will be built for InPost at MLP Poznań West by the general contractor W.P.I.P.
Panattoni Europe, industrial real estate leader in Europe, has embarked on the construction of Panattoni Park Zabrze with planned space of 64,200 sqm. The distribution centre is being built in a historic industrial part of the city, and has already secured its first tenants. They are – a beer producer set to take up 5,400 sqm and Ban-Food, a logistics operator with 2,200 sqm. The first 20,000 sqm will be available already this autumn.
LPP, the biggest Polish clothing manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe (owner of five fashion brands: Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito, and Sinsay) in line with its development strategy for the coming years, leased 25,400 sq. m of industrial space from PNK Group in PNK Park SEREĎ in Slovakia. The contract provides for an option to lease another 7,300 sq. m in the same building within three years. Therefore, the company could occupy the entire second building of the PNK Park SEREĎ with an area of 32,700 sq. m. JLL, a leading real estate consultancy company acted as a consultant for the preparation and execution of this lease contract which is one of the biggest transactions recently recorded in the Slovak market.
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield presents commercial real estate investment volumes. Approximately EUR 754m was invested in Polish commercial property in the first quarter of 2019.
The office sector turned over EUR 536m, accounting for more than 70% of the transaction volume;
Demand for retail assets slowed down in Q1 2019;
2019’s investment volume is expected to be on par with that recorded in 2018.
“The investment volume hit approximately EUR 754m in the first three months of 2019, of which over 70%, or EUR 536m, was invested in office assets. Although the first quarter’s result accounts for just a little more than one third of that recorded in the same period last year, the Polish market is likely to see an equally strong performance this year as in 2018 given pending transactions, the level of investment activity and asset availability,” says Marcin Kocerba, Associate, Capital Markets, Cushman & Wakefield.
According to global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, office and hospitality assets attracted the strongest investor interest. Hospitality investment volume hit more than EUR 143m, which represented more than a threefold increase on the same period last year (approximately EUR 43m). The office sector saw an almost fourfold increase with nearly EUR 536m traded in Q1 2019 compared to approximately EUR 142m in Q1 2018. Retail attracted only EUR 36m in Q1 2019. The investment activity in the industrial sector reached EUR 39m in the first three months of 2019, down from approximately EUR 135.2m recorded in Q1 2018.
“Last year’s trends gained momentum in the first quarter of 2019 with high levels of investment activity on the office and industrial markets, and an increased interest in alternative assets such as hotels, PBSA and PRS. Investors are far more cautious about the retail sector with demand being highly selective,” says Marcin Kocerba.
Source: Cushman & Wakefield
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