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A major leasing success for Düsseldorf’s office market and a key milestone for NEW HEART on the block: Uniper will occupy the approximately 120-meter-high office tower within the mixed-use development being realized by die developer Projektentwicklung GmbH at Kennedydamm. From 2030.

Martin Polifke • 01/09/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield's latest Investment Atlas, the market continues to transition into a more mature phase of recovery. While identifying opportunities remains important, success increasingly requires precision, discipline and careful asset selection.

Martin Polifke • 28/07/2026

The Cologne office leasing market recorded take-up of approximately 28,300 sq m in the second quarter of 2026. This represents a 36% decline year-on-year. Total office take-up for the first half of 2026 reached 72,600 sq m, also significantly below the comparable period of the previous year.

Martin Polifke • 17/07/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield, take-up in the Hamburg office letting market totalled 189,700 sq m in the first half of 2026,  approximately 11% below the result recorded in the same period last year.

Martin Polifke • 13/07/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in the Frankfurt market area, comprising new lettings and owner-occupier transactions, totalled approximately 145,200 sq m in the first half of 2026. 

Martin Polifke • 09/07/2026

The Munich office leasing market gained significant momentum in the second quarter of 2026. According to C&W, office take-up between April and June 2026 approximately 190,000 sq m, an increase of 55% year-on-year. 

Martin Polifke • 09/07/2026

According to Cushman & Wakefield, office take-up in the Düsseldorf office market reached approximately 61,400 sq m in Q2 of 2026. This result is slightly below the level recorded in the same quarter of the previous year (down 6%), but exceeds the five-year average for second quarters by 10%.

Martin Polifke • 08/07/2026

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of approximately €592 million in the German healthcare real estate market during the second quarter of 2026. As a result, total transaction volume for the first half of the year reached approximately €1.82 billion.

Martin Polifke • 06/07/2026

Commercial real estate investment rises 25 per cent to €12.7 billion – residential investment slightly above previous year at €4.1 billion – highly varied regional performance across the Top 7 markets.

Martin Polifke • 06/07/2026

 Cushman & Wakefield recorded office take-up of 651,100 sq m across Germany’s five key office markets in the second quarter of 2026. Compared with the same quarter last year (Q2 2025: 572,900 sq m), this represents an increase of approximately 14%. 

Martin Polifke • 06/07/2026

Cushman & Wakefield recorded a transaction volume of €2.22 billion in the German residential investment market during the 2nd quarter of 2026, representing an increase of 30 per cent compared with the same quarter of 2025.

Martin Polifke • 06/07/2026