• The amount of completed space in Q3 was the largest since Q2 2020, mainly in Greater Prague and Pilsen.
• The most extensive new construction commenced in the Olomouc region – a new distribution centre of Amazon.
• Industrial space under construction currently accounts for almost 900 thousands sq m.
• Net quarterly demand exceeded the record levels set last quarter with a volume of 447,800 sq m, creating a new maximum since the beginning of measuring.
• The decreasing vacancy rate continued in Q3, leaving the Czech Republic with just 2.5% of the vacant industrial stock.
• The highest achievable rent in Prague has again increased to the new level of €5.50 per sq m per month. Attack of the €6.0 level is expected.
TOTAL STOCK & NEW SUPPLY
The total area of modern industrial space for lease in the Czech Republic increased to 9.49 million sq m in the third quarter of 2021. A total of 176,600 sq m of new warehouse space was delivered to the market within 12 industrial parks across the country. This represents a 16% increase compared to the same period last year and a 68% q-o-q increase. At the time of completion, approximately 94% of the projects were already pre-leased.
The most significant completion was a 62,100 sq m hall located in the CTPark Bor in Pilsen Region. The hall was pre-leased entirely to a confidential logistics company. The second-largest completed building of 21,400 sq m, located in the Prologis Park Prague - Úžice, followed by the completion in Panattoni Park Stříbro (16,300 sq m), both leased to undisclosed producer companies.
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
At the end of the third quarter of 2021, over 897,300 sq m of industrial space was under construction, increasing by 33% compared to the previous quarter. 25% of this area is located in the Olomouc region, 19% in the Moravia-Silesia region, and 12% in the Southern Moravia region. Developers commenced constructing 344,900 sq m during Q3 2021, with part of 186,700 sq m in the future distribution centre of Amazon, situated in the Olomouc region. The share of speculative space under construction increased to 26% in the third quarter.
INDUSTRIAL TAKE-UP
Gross take-up (including renegotiations) totalled 495,500 sq m in the third quarter of 2021, representing a 6.5% decrease compared to the previous quarter. In a year-on-year comparison, we register a significant increase of 60% in total take-up during Q3.
The share of renegotiations decreased again from 27% to just 10% (i.e., 17 percentage points) compared to the previous quarter, with a year-on-year decrease of 36 percentage points.
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