Gigantic logistics projects in the Ruhr area: Swiss Life invests strongly!

Gigantic logistics projects in the Ruhr area: Swiss Life invests strongly!

Swiss Life Asset Managers recently acquired a 45,400 m² property in Wadersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. As Konii.de Northeast ”and includes the development of a logistics property with a total rental area of ​​almost 24,700 m². The strategically cheap location is centrally located between Münster, Bielefeld and Paderborn and is characterized by a good connection to the transport network.

Access to traffic axes is excellent in the region, so that the A2 motorway and the port of Hamm and the Paderborn-Lippstadt freight airport can be reached within 40 kilometers. There is also a train station in Hamm nearby. The planned logistics property will be divided into three building units and a total usable area of ​​24,655 m² will have. This includes 21,537 m² indoor area, 1,318 m² for social and office space as well as about 1,800 m² mezzanine areas.

innovative development concepts

The new project in Wadersloh is not only based on the usable area, but also in terms of sustainability and energy efficiency on modern standards. The installation of heat pumps and a photovoltaic roof system for using renewable energies are planned. It is also sought to achieve a Breeam certification with the evaluation "very good". Project development is scheduled to begin in 2025.

But not only in Wadersloh, the ambitions of Swiss Life Asset Managers show up. The real estate investor has also acquired another property of around 100,000 m² in the Rhein-Ruhr area in Bottrop. According to logrealnews.de m² rental area.

The logistics property in Bottrop will have a total rental area of ​​33,395 m² and is also divided into three buildings that have a clear height of 12 meters. Of this area, 29,505 m² for warehouse, 1,800 m² for social and office space and 2,090 m² for mezzanine are intended. The project will also be tackled in 2025 and contain both sustainable energy concepts and a desired BREEAM certification "very good".

market analysis and outlook

The real estate and logistics market in North Rhine-Westphalia shows overall stable developments. Like cbre.de , area sales in industrial and logistics segment increased 6 % to 1.4 million square meters in 2024. In particular, the Ruhr area remains remarkable as a market in North Rhine -Westphalia in NRW with 398,000 square meters in 2024, despite a slight decrease.

The market conditions seem to be promising, whereby rental prices, especially in core urban areas, continue to show stability. In Düsseldorf and Cologne, the top rents are 8.80 euros/m²/month, while the top yield in the Ruhr area has risen to 7.90 euros. Continuous development is expected for 2025, but there are also challenges from the overall economic situation in Germany.