• There are clear signs of recovery in the market. The volume of investments in commercial real estate in the Czech Republic is growing.
• This year, the industrial real estate sector will record the historically highest volume of demand.
• The multifamily segment with rental housing products is included in the course.
• The interest of international investors in Czech assets remains strong.
The expansion of e-commerce and growing volumes of orders has led the logistics company Andreas Schmid to consider moving to a larger one. The industrial developer P3 will build a new hall for it in P3 Prague D6 near Stochov in Central Bohemia, part of the building will be for rent.
AIA Group Limited (“AIA”; or the “Company”; stock code: 1299) today announces that it has formed a strategic partnership with GLP to invest in the global logistics real estate industry and related opportunities.
The positive long-term trends that are driving the growth of the global logistics real estate sector provide AIA with immense opportunities to diversify its investment portfolio and enhance returns for its customers and shareholders. The partnership will enable AIA to leverage GLP’s investment experience and expertise in this area.
For the whole of 2020, 1.37 million square meters of industrial space were leased in the Czech Republic. By the end of June this year, it was almost 1.2 million square meters. According to the consulting company BNP Paribas Real Estate, it is therefore certain that the year 2021 will be the strongest so far in terms of realized demand in this segment.
■ Largest single-asset transaction in logistics real estate in the Netherlands; net transaction value €307 million for 100% of the shares
■ Approximately 120,000 m² of storage and last mile distribution space equipped for emission free transport, and approximately 11,000 m² of office space
■ Completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2022, already partially leased
The fourth industrial revolution summarizes the changes that have made and are still streamlining and automating processes in the field of transport, production itself or communication through digital technologies. In addition, current technological trends are influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, which in some respects has led to their faster anchoring.
According to Savills, the Czech nationwide industrial vacancy rate declined again and reached a new historic low of 2.4%, after dropping by 89 basis points (bps) since the end of 2020. The volume of new industrial space delivered to the market during H1 2021 was 43% down year-on-year (y-o-y). The total stock of modern industrial premises in the country grew by 192,300 sqm, of which 110,800 sqm were completed in Q2 2021. At the end of June, the total stock stood at 9.3 million sqm.
