Market in Minutes Germany office markets
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Market in Minutes Germany office markets
Savills World Research Germany offices Market in Minutes Germany office markets Q4 2014 The facts at a glance Take-up in moderate decline - rental growth primarily in peripheral CBD locations ■Take-up in the top six office markets totalled 2.7 million sq m in 2014, which represents a decline of 3% on the previous year and the lowest figure for five years. The total was almost 6% short of the 10-year average (2.9 million sq m). ■The individual markets showed a mixed picture. While Hamburg and Berlin registered increased take-up of 20% and 12% respectively, Munich (-4%), Frankfurt (-16%), Cologne (-17%) and Düsseldorf (-31%) posted some significant declines in take-up. ■When searching for existing space, larger companies are often forced to look to the periphery of the CBD since appropriate accommodation cannot be found on their rental budget in the CBD or there is a fundamental lack of such space. Indeed, these peripheral CBD locations are the winners in the current market environment. ■The average prime rent across all six markets rose by 1.1% to €27.67 per sq m/month, while the average rent gained 4.5% to reach €14.60 per sq m/month. The latter is primarily attributable to rental growth in the peripheral CBD locations. ■That rents rose despite weak demand for space is explained by the further decrease in vacancies. The average vacancy rate across all six office markets at the end of 2014 stood at 7.7% (-30 basis points year on year). ■While office take-up is likely to stagnate this year for lack of positive economic impetus, vacancies will continue to decline in 2015 – for the fifth year in succession. The completion volume is likely to reach 0.9 million sq m (2014: 1.2 million sq m), of which more than half is already pre-let. savills.de/research 01 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Top six office markets at a glance Q1-Q4 2014 TABLE 1 Key office market figures Take-up (sq m) Vacancy rate (%) Stock (million m²) Prime rent (€ per sq m/month) Average rent (€ per sq m/month) Q4 2014 y-o-y change Q4 2014 y-o-y change Q4 2014 y-o-y change Q4 2014 y-o-y change Q4 2014 y-o-y change Berlin 773,800 +11.8% 4.5 -50bps. 19.1 +1.3% 22.50 +2.3% 13.20 +7.3% Düsseldorf 237,300 -30.7% 10.9 +10bps. 7.7 +0.7% 26.00 -5.5% 14.20 -2.4% Frankfurt 370,000 -15.7% 11.6 -30bps. 12.0 +0.2% 38.00 +/-0.0% 17.50 +/-0.0% Hamburg 511,100 +19.7% 6.5 -70bps. 13.4 +2.2% 24.00 +/-0.0% 14.00 +6.4% Cologne 225,000 -16.7% 6.8 -30bps. 7.8 -0.3% 21.00 -6.7% 12.85 +0.4% Munich 593,000 -3.7% 6.0 -20bps. 22.8 +2.2% 34.50 +7.8% 15.85 +4.3% Top 6 2,710,200 -2.7% 7.7 -30bps. 82.6 +1.3% 27.67 +1.1% 14.60 +4.5% Source: Savills GRAPH 1 GRAPH 2 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Vacancy rate 6% 1.0 4% 0.5 2% 0.0 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Prime rent - Ø Top 6 Average rent - Ø Top 6 30 25 € per sq m/month 1.5 2.68 8% 2.71 2.0 2.77 10% 3.02 2.5 3.21 12% 2.91 3.0 2.30 14% 3.19 3.5 3.49 16% 3.00 4.0 2.49 million sq m Take-up 20 15 10 5 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Top six market in minutes Two trends: lease extensions and increased efficiency of space • Office take-up across the top six markets totalled 2.7 million sq m, representing a decrease of 2.7% compared with the previous year. The prime rent rose by 1.1% to €27.67 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 30 basis points to 7.7%. • A significant reason for the low take-up is that many companies have opted to extend leases rather than leasing new office space, whether for lack of alternative accommodation on the market or cost reasons. • A further reason is that many companies are seeking to reduce their office costs. At the same time, however, they have high expectations of fit-out quality. Consequently, office occupiers are seeking to increase their efficiency of space rather than wishing to reduce their rent per square metre. savills.de/research 02 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Top six office markets at a glance Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 3 GRAPH 4 Prime rent by location Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Average rent by location Hamburg Cologne Munich Berlin 45 Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Cologne Munich 25 40 20 35 € per sq m/month € per sq m/month 30 25 20 15 10 15 10 5 5 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 5 GRAPH 6 Office employment Development pipeline Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Cologne 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Munich 120 1,400,000 115 1,200,000 1,000,000 110 800,000 105 sq m 2005 = 100 2010 600,000 100 400,000 95 200,000 90 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 0 2014 Source: Oxford Economics / * forecast 2015 2016 Source: Savills TABLE 2 The largest letting transactions in Q1-Q4 2014 at a glance* Location Tenant Office space (sq m) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank approx. 32,000 Hamburg Deutsche Telekom AG approx. 30,000 Munich Brainlab approx. 22,000 Munich BayWa AG approx. 21,000 Frankfurt Union Investment approx. 20,500 Source: Savills / * only published transactions are shown savills.de/research 03 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Berlin Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 7 GRAPH 8 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Take-up Vacancy rate 200,000 2% 0 € per sq m/month 3% 700,000 300,000 773,800 4% 680,500 5% 400,000 834,800 500,000 778,900 6% 754,700 7% 600,000 606,300 700,000 696,400 8% 768,300 9% 800,000 776,000 900,000 100,000 y-o-y change prime rent 10% 657,800 sq m 1,000,000 Prime rent Average rent 30 15% 25 10% 20 5% 15 0% 10 -5% 5 -10% 1% 0 0% -15% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 9 GRAPH 10 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline Potsdamer Platz / Leipziger Platz 3% 300,000 City West 8% 250,000 City outskirts 44% sq m 200,000 East/North/ South/West 21% 150,000 100,000 50,000 City East 24% Source: Savills 0 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Berlin market in minutes Shortage of attractive space drives rental growth • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 773,800 sq m, representing an increase of 11.8% compared with the previous year. The prime rent rose by 2.3% to €22.50 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 50 basis points to 4.5%. • Besides a number of large lettings (including 16 deals above 5,000 sq m), the take-up figures were also buoyed by several owner-occupier transactions. Such deals accounted for almost 9% of overall take-up last year. • The shortage of good, high quality space is also reflected in rental growth. The average rent gained even more sharply than the prime rent; rising 7.3% to €13.20 per sq m/month. This growth is particularly attributable to the fact that good locations within the suburban rail ring are benefiting from the high rents in the central business district (CBD), as price-sensitive occupiers move out to these peripheral CBD locations. savills.de/research 04 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Düsseldorf Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 11 GRAPH 12 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels 100,000 2% 0 250,000 4% 237,300 200,000 342,400 6% 310,000 300,000 312,000 8% 373,000 400,000 202,000 10% 424,100 500,000 520,700 12% 322,400 600,000 267,142 sq m 700,000 Vacancy rate 14% y-o-y change prime rent € per sq m/month Take-up Prime rent Average rent 30 15% 25 10% 20 5% 15 0% 10 -5% 5 -10% 0 0% -15% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 13 GRAPH 14 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline 140,000 Kennedydamm 14% 120,000 100,000 Düsseldorf North / Airport 13% 80,000 sq m other submarkets 48% City centre 10% 60,000 40,000 20,000 Ratingen East 9% Harbour 6% Source: Savills 0 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Düsseldorf market in minutes Few large deals - significant fall in take-up • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 237,300 sq m, representing a decrease of 30.8% compared with the previous year. The prime rent declined by 5.5% to €26.00 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate rose by 10 basis points to 10.9%. • The primary reason for the low take-up was the scarcity of large deals last year. There were just four transactions above 5,000 sq m but not a single deal above 10,000 sq m. However, since a number of large requirements were not satisfied in 2014, this could produce a good start to the year. • There is certainly no shortage of supply. Due to the prevailing oversupply, Düsseldorf will remain a tenant’s market in 2015. Major office occupiers in Düsseldorf also have the opportunity to secure pre-lets in developments at moderate prices, for the most part with additional incentives from the developers. This will mean lower take-up of existing stock and the relatively high vacancy rate will persist. savills.de/research 05 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Frankfurt Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 15 GRAPH 16 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Take-up Vacancy rate y-o-y change prime rent Prime rent Average rent 20% 900,000 18% 40 15% 800,000 16% 35 10% 700,000 14% 30 5% 600,000 12% 25 0% 500,000 10% 400,000 8% 20 -5% 15 -10% 10 -15% 2% 5 -20% 0% 0 400,000 370,000 439,000 509,900 415,000 475,000 355,000 500,000 0 600,000 4% 520,000 6% 200,000 330,000 300,000 100,000 € per sq m/month 20% sq m 1,000,000 45 -25% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 17 GRAPH 18 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline 350,000 other submarkets 23% 300,000 250,000 Bankenviertel / City 42% sq m 200,000 Frankfurt South 8% 150,000 100,000 Westend 9% Frankfurt West 9% 50,000 Eschborn 9% Source: Savills 0 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Frankfurt market in minutes A number of factors cause decline in take-up - rents stable • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 370,000 sq m, representing a decrease of 15.7% compared with the previous year. The prime rent remained unchanged at €38.00 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 30 basis points to 11.6%. • The reasons for the declining take-up in Frankfurt are multi-faceted. These include a shortage of attractive space, a consequent rising number of lease extensions and a stronger focus on efficiency of space compared with other German office markets. • There were also relatively few lettings above 10,000 sq m in Frankfurt last year. Besides the letting to Deutsche Bank and the Bundesbank, there was just one other major deal during the remainder of the year. Union Investment leased more than 20,000 sq m in the WinX in the MainTor area. savills.de/research 06 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Hamburg Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 19 GRAPH 20 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Vacancy rate y-o-y change prime rent Prime rent Average rent 5% 300,000 6% 15 0% 200,000 4% 10 -5% 100,000 2% 5 0% 0 0 € per sq m/month 20 480,000 8% 511,100 400,000 427,000 10% 430,000 25 533,000 10% 483,000 500,000 372,900 15% 504,432 30 570,000 12% 460,000 600,000 417,000 sq m Take-up -10% -15% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 21 GRAPH 22 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline 400,000 City 27% other submarkets 27% 350,000 300,000 sq m 250,000 200,000 150,000 City North 10% 100,000 City South 14% Altona 11% Source: Savills 50,000 0 Outer Alsterlage 11% 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Hamburg market in minutes Owner-occupier deals drive high take-up growth • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 511,100 sq m, representing an increase of 19.7% compared with the previous year. The prime rent remained unchanged at €24.00 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 70 basis points to 6.5%. • The take-up growth was bolstered by a number of large transactions. There were more than eight deals above 10,000 sq m in 2014, four of which were owner-occupier transactions. Medium-sized companies in particular are seeking to use the current capital market situation to purchase their own office space rather than leasing. As a result, owner-occupier deals accounted for more than 15% of overall take-up last year. • The City submarket remained the most active in terms of take-up. However, in view of the surplus demand, tenants also shifted their attention to peripheral CBD locations. City South, the second most active submarket with 14% of overall take-up, and Altona, the third most active submarket with 11%, are evidence of this shift in focus. savills.de/research 07 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Cologne Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 23 GRAPH 24 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Take-up Vacancy rate y-o-y change prime rent 150,000 3% 100,000 2% 50,000 0 250,000 4% 225,000 200,000 270,000 5% 235,000 250,000 319,000 6% 240,000 7% 300,000 250,000 350,000 300,000 8% 285,000 9% 400,000 300,000 450,000 € per sq m/month 10% 235,000 sq m 500,000 Prime rent Average rent 30 15% 25 10% 20 5% 15 0% 10 -5% 5 -10% 1% 0 0% -15% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 25 GRAPH 26 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline other submarkets 12% 180,000 160,000 Bayenthal / Marienburg 5% 140,000 City 49% sq m 120,000 Ehrenfeld / Braunsfeld 10% 100,000 80,000 60,000 Ossendorf / Nippes 11% 40,000 20,000 Deutz 13% Source: Savills 0 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Cologne market in minutes Supply shortage strengthens landlords’ position although take-up is in decline • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 225,000 sq m, representing a decrease of 16.7% compared with the previous year. The prime rent declined by 6.7% to €21.00 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 30 basis points to 6.8%. • Many companies opted to extend their existing leases rather than seeking new office space. One reason for exercising their options to extend is that the supply of modern space in the mid-price segment and in good locations is lower than the demand. The supply shortage will not be resolved this year since, in keeping with last year, the projected completion volume of almost 70,000 sq m is relatively low and more than half of this space is already prelet. • Owing to the imbalance in supply and demand, Cologne has become a landlord’s market in certain segments. savills.de/research 08 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Munich Q1-Q4 2014 GRAPH 27 GRAPH 28 Take-up and vacancy rate Rental levels Vacancy rate 12% 1,000,000 10% 600,000 593,000 0 606,100 2% 705,100 200,000 847,500 4% 586,800 400,000 518,400 6% 770,000 600,000 747,000 8% 625,000 800,000 585,000 sq m 1,200,000 y-o-y change prime rent € per sq m/month Take-up Prime rent Average rent 40 20% 35 15% 30 10% 25 5% 20 0% 15 -5% 10 -10% 5 -15% 0 0% -20% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Source: Savills / * forecast Source: Savills / * forecast GRAPH 29 GRAPH 30 Take-up by submarket Development pipeline City West 14% 300,000 250,000 200,000 Outskirts North 13% sq m other submarkets 42% 150,000 100,000 City 12% Region North 9% City East 10% Source: Savills 50,000 0 2014 2015 2016 Source: Savills Munich market in minutes Take-up slightly lower than last year – prime rent significantly higher • Office take-up in 2014 totalled 593,000 sq m, representing a decrease of 3.7% compared with the previous year. The prime rent rose by 7.8% to €34.50 per sq m/month while the vacancy rate fell by 20 basis points to 6.0%. • Since a number of major deals were completed shortly before the start of 2014, the number of large transactions last year was relatively low. The remaining size categories, however, registered solid take-up buoyed by a healthy sector mix. • In addition, many occupiers in Munich also tended to extend existing leases rather than acquiring new office space. This is partly attributable to a supply shortage, particularly in the City submarket. With no major developments scheduled to complete this year, this shortage will persist. savills.de/research 09 Market in Minutes | Germany Office Markets Q4 2014 Savills Germany Savills is present in Germany with around 160 employees with seven offices in the most important estate sites Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart. 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