New qualified jobs, development, and economic growth of the locality. These are the main benefits of the cooperation between the Accolade Group and the builders of the Panattoni industrial zones, who are preparing construction corresponding to the latest world trends in online retail and targeting future tenants from the Czech Republic and abroad. Thus, the extensive revitalization of the preserved area of the former settling tanks of the sugar factory in Kojetín in the Olomouc region continues. The complex will be prepared to meet the needs of any major player in the e-commerce sector. The project, worth more than three billion Czech crowns, could offer a maximum capacity of up to 2,000 jobs and should be completed by the end of 2022.
The commercial real estate market currently has a shortage of industrial and logistics space and land suitable for their construction. This is mainly due to the growing demand and the fact that municipalities are not motivated by tax benefits for their construction. The situation is most evident in the vicinity of large cities and also affects the growth of rental prices. In addition, it caused a new trend in the form of extension of leases. The first new projects over 20,000 square meters can be expected only in the second half of 2022.
GLP announced a record volume of leased space and development activities for the logistics sector in 2020. Globally, the company has already signed more than 22.7 million square meters of new and renewed leases. This means a year-on-year increase of 57 percent. The company also launched $ 5.3 billion in new development projects in 2020 with a total area of 5.6 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 75 percent.
European developer CTP recorded 15% year-on-year growth. At the end of 2020, the annual rental income reached 344 million euros (less than nine billion Czech crowns). With its current portfolio of 6.3 million square meters and another 740,000 square meters under construction, CTP has strengthened its position as the largest owner and developer of logistics properties in terms of leasable space in the Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia. The group began expansion into Austria and Bulgaria and launched large investments in Poland.
Currently, the second largest hall in the Czech Republic (73,000 m2) will be expanded by another 30,000 m2 to 103,000 m2. In addition, the project will bring another wave of skilled jobs and thus offer a helping hand for the Karlovy Vary region affected by the economic crisis. The handover of the building is planned by the end of the year.
The fourth quarter of 2020 closed the year full of changes and upcoming trends in the field of industrial real estate. Despite the impact of the pandemics, the industrial segment proved to be stable and the development of e-commerce and the digitization of the entire retail sector accelerated significantly. There is still a high demand for space on the market from investors and clients, and this interest is putting pressure on prices, which will increase significantly in premium locations in 2021.
Panattoni builds on the current successful expansion of the motorway network in the Czech Republic and is preparing a key infrastructure for retail. Panattoni Park Hradec Králové North will be built at the end of the D11 motorway near Smiřice. The developer has already managed to attract one of the largest retail players to the southern site. At the same time, Panattoni submitted an application for an environmental impact assessment to the newly prepared northern part of the EIA. While the building in the southern area of 50,000 m2 will offer up to 900 jobs, the building in the northern area of 25,000 m2 will employ up to 160 people.
European real estate commercial developer CTP has the most environmentally friendly portfolio of industrial real estate in Central and Eastern Europe. A total of 292 CTP buildings in approximately one hundred different locations in six countries have confirmed their BREEAM In-Use status at "Very Good" or higher. A number of properties have reached the "Excellent" level. This means that the company is the greenest industrial real estate developer in Central and Eastern Europe and ranks among the best in Europe.
