Take-up on the top 7 office letting markets totalled around 1.38 million m² at the end of the first half of 2025. This corresponds to an increase of around 12% compared to the same period of the previous year, but is still below the ten-year average of around 1.5 million sqm. „The increase in take-up compared to the first half of 2024 is mainly due to some large-volume individual deals and does not reflect the current market reality,’ says Björn Holzwarth, spokesperson for German Property Partners (GPP). "The letting market continues to be dominated by small to medium-sized spaces, with…

Expectations of modern office and commercial space will continue to change. In future, tenants will be looking more than ever for solutions that allow not only desk workers to work more flexibly, greener and more collaboratively, but also production workers. In Munich, UBM Development and ARE Austrian Real Estate want to meet future challenges with the Timber Factory. It is set to be the city's first timber hybrid campus of this size. In the coming years, companies will increasingly rely on modular room concepts, movable partition walls and flexible furniture. According to a PwC study, 93 percent of companies are…

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The establishment of home offices and hybrid working models is prompting many companies to adapt their office concepts, leading to noticeable changes in the office property market. Our study shows that companies are downsizing their office space, focussing on desk sharing and expanding meeting and social spaces. Large service companies, which use the majority of office space, are particularly active in this regard by investing in modern locations, modernising their office equipment and improving their IT infrastructure. Around a quarter of these companies are downsizing their office space. However, the survey results indicate that the majority of office downsizing will…

With an increase of 9% compared to the same period last year, the top 7 office space take-up ended the series of declining developments of the last four quarters. "However, last year's result at the start of the year in the top 7 locations was significantly below average in a long-term comparison," explains Björn Holzwarth, spokesman for German Property Partners (GPP). "This increase should therefore be interpreted as market stabilisation at a lower level than up to 2022." Between January and March, 612,400 m² was taken up in the top 7 locations. However, the market dynamics varied greatly in the…

Property markets around the world are dependent on socio-demographic influences, economic trends and events on the financial markets. Since the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic, working from home has become an integral part of a flexible working model in a large number of companies. This makes some areas obsolete. According to the ifo economic survey from October 2023, around one in eleven companies (9.1 per cent) in Germany want to reduce their office space as part of the switch to more flexible working models. However, according to Prof Dr Vornholz's latest analysis, other factors will play a much greater role…

Successfully completed office property transactions have become a rarity in recent months. The market for core properties in particular has almost come to a standstill. Office property, until recently "everybodys darling", was declared a problem case in 2023. The market for core properties in particular has almost come to a standstill due to the surprisingly rapid rise in interest rates. There is sufficient equity available for core properties - from both the institutional and private sectors. However, there is usually a lack of willing sellers who are able or willing to give in to the high yield requirements of potential…

The RICS World Built Environment Forum (WBEF) took place in Europe for the first time in October. The RICS welcomed around 150 property experts from Europe to the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice. The palace, which is around 500 years old, is the former official residence of the Procurators of San Marco and, as a refurbishment by David Chipperfield Architects, is an outstanding example of building in existing structures, but also of social commitment. Generali Real Estate is the owner and is making part of the premises available to the Generali Foundation "The Human Safety Net", which supports social and societal…

"No question: "The" office remains an integral part of the modern working world, even after the Corona pandemic and the experience of "remote working". But the balance between the old working world and the new, more flexible conditions has not yet been found. Statements from corporates to traditional SMEs do not create a clear picture. At the very least, it seems clear that the classic 100% presence - especially in service professions - will no longer exist. Whether it's always "Friday" or the €49 ticket as compensation, becomes clear from our survey below. The real estate industry currently still has…

On average, 55% of offices are vacant - yet only very few companies want to cut back on them. This is an initially contradictory result of the third home office study by PwC. But the explanation can be found in the conversion costs for subleases. 125 employers were surveyed by the real estate experts at PwC for the new edition of the home office study. The average office occupancy rate cited by these companies is 45%. Conversely, this means that the offices of the companies surveyed are on average 55% empty. Even at peak times, the occupancy rate only rises…

In the "neue Balan" campus in Munich, a property owned by Allgemeine SÜDBODEN Grundbesitz Verwaltung GmbH, 1toAll was able to conclude a long-term lease for an orthopedic practice with MRI and training area. The feedback of the tenant is a particularly nice success for this joint project. Dear Mrs. Menne, It is done! The lease for the lavish orthopedic practice has been signed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your great work. With your commitment you have made a great contribution that it came to the conclusion of the contract. First of all, thanks to…

Many companies still have to find out what kind of spaces they will need in the future.  The vast majority see potential for optimization in their existing offices. No more than 14% of office tenants are fully satisfied with their space. According to a global survey by Urban Land Institute (ULI) and The Instant Group, only one in seven office tenants say: My existing offices are fully helping me achieve my business goals. The working world is in upheaval: many companies are looking for their office concept of the future, others have already put their money where their mouth is…

Many companies are now facing changes due to the consequences of home office and mobile working. Alternative forms of work are becoming more and more the norm. (see also the German-language PDF "Homeoffice Experience 2.0 Fraunhofer"). Together with our partners, we analyse your requirements for a possible adaptation of your location and your space consumption and develop options and solutions from this. Let's talk - we look forward to a joint project. #homework #flexoffice #rent costs Download PDF "Homeoffice Experience 2.0 Fraunhofer" (1.9 MB)

The increased inflation rates are likely to lead to a noticeable rent increase for many office users. According to an analysis by JLL, almost all office leases concluded in recent years contain so-called adjustment clauses. "These are partly graduated rents, but more than 80 percent agreements that provide for the adjustment of the rent to the development of the general cost of living," explains Helge Scheunemann, Head of Research JLL Germany. In almost all cases, the consumer price index of the Federal Statistical Office is used as a basis. JLL has evaluated indexed leases with a total area of more…

While the real estate market environment is influenced by a wide range of risk factors, the overall view of the office real estate markets is characterized by stable expectations. Sentiment-based data currently reflects the prevailing uncertainty arising from a variety of causes. The model-based forecasts that are included in the result of the gif/CRES consensus office market forecast also currently show the influence of the uncertain market environment. However, this influence has so far been limited to the fact that the forecasts are no longer as positive as in the past. However, there are no signs of a crisis scenario.…

Sometimes working from home can be challenging. Offices as places of work are still in demand. The pandemic is affecting the office real estate market – but how? The topic of working from home and changing workplace concepts is often the focus of discussions. Other factors weigh more heavily. The mood in the market for office properties is ambivalent: on the one hand, the fundamental data in the major markets continue to show a largely robust picture, on the other hand, the discussion about the effects of home office and mobile working continues to unsettle many players. bulwiengesa has been…

The mood in the office market continues to be ambivalent: on the one hand, the fundamental data in the major markets continue to show a largely robust picture, on the other hand, the discussion about the effects of working from home continues to cause uncertainty. A slump in office workers – one of the most important variables for a well-founded assessment of prospects – is not expected; By the way, home office employees count. And even if the very full new building pipeline for offices in Germany currently has a higher proportion of speculative space than in previous years, this…

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the office market. Stagnating rents, rapid growth in vacancy rates and a steep drop in take-up are among the findings of a recent meta-analysis prepared by realxdata, one of the leading data specialists in the field of real estate market analyses. The study looks at prime and average rents, vacancy and take-up in Germany's top 7 office hubs of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart. realxdata based the study on data taken from office market reports and other reports published by leading real estate firms. The analysis focus on the second quarters…

Munich, 23 September 2021 – LEICA Geosystems Austria GmbH, a member of the Hexagon Group headquartered in Stockholm, is considered a pioneer in the land surveying sector. Experts around the world rely on the company’s solutions for collecting, analyzing and presenting spatial data. The history of Leica Geosystems goes back 200 years. 1toAll GmbH was exclusively commissioned to advise Leica Geosystems Austria GmbH and two other subsidiaries of the Hexagon Group, GISquadrat GmbH and Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure GmbH, in consolidating their Vienna office locations. In early 2022, around 50 employees will move into shared offices encompassing a total area…

„The growth of the biotechnology and life sciences sector is currently limited by the scarcity of suitable locations“ Interview with Eva Menne, founder and managing partner, 1toAll Plattform Life Sciences: With the Covid-19 pandemic, biotechnology has been (re-) discovered and we are seeing new activity in a number of areas. Have you noticed any new developments in plans being made around laboratory facilities? Menne: Definitely. The biotechnology and life sciences sector is experiencing an exceptional boom. Growth in the sector is currently limited, however, because of the scarcity of suitable locations. In the con- text of trying to find space…

Munich, 16. July 2021 - The Hexagon Group is a leading global provider of digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. The group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with eight divisions focusing on a variety of industries. Originally founded in 1969, the group currently employs roughly 21,000 people in 50 countries. 1toAll GmbH and combine Consulting GmbH were exclusively commissioned to advise three Hexagon companies on consolidating their offices in the Munich area. HxGN Safety & Infrastructure GmbH, Intergraph PP&M Deutschland GmbH and MSC Software GmbH have now decided to relocate their German headquarters from Ismaning and Munich…

JLL’s quarterly VICTOR Prime Office report was treading water in Q1 2021 with only +0.6% performance growth. The indicator for Germany’s top real estate hub locations that were surveyed for the report came in at 222.6 at the end of March 2021. “The slowdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic is also leaving its mark on the first few months of 2021. Neither the leasing markets nor from the investment markets sent out tangible signals in terms of price performance in Q1,” says Ralf Kemper, Head of Valuation & Transaction Advisory JLL Germany. Investors continue to watch the leasing markets closely.…

Whether people working remotely are effective depends less on the job itself and more on their situation at home. This is one of the findings of a broad-based study carried out by economists at TU Darmstadt. The survey takes a look at employee situations as well as the opportunities and risks that come with working from home. Their conclusion: Introducing remote working on a large scale could potentially divide society. Working from home first became a topic of interest to the general public during the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers at the Department of Real Estate and Construction…

The pandemic will have an impact on the office market – but how? Discussions often focus on the topic of home offices and the change of workplace concepts. But other factors weigh heavier. Opinions differ widely on how the Covid 19 pandemic will affect the office market. Mostly, however, it is about the establishment of home offices or mobile working and the accompanying change in workplace concepts. The conclusions range from a swan song for the office to calls for more decentralised office space close to home. Our autumn forecast has therefore focused on the elementary connection between overall economic…

SIRION Biotech GmbH, headquartered in Martinsried near Munich, is one of the leading providers of viral vector technologies for gene therapy applications. SIRION is planning to triple its available laboratory and office capacity and recently rented around 2,400 sqm of lab and office space in Gräfelfing. Eva Menne, Managing Partner of 1toAll GmbH, was once again able to secure the exclusive right to represent a fast-growing tech company as tenant. Relying on 1toAll’s own comprehensive database and the innovative My.1toAll.com application, Eva Menne was once again able to effectively assist a client in this pioneering sector. SIRION Biotech operates offices…

Chart of the month 1 September 2020 Author(s): Oliver Rohr The uncertainties that shaped the office market in H1 2020 have taken their toll on office take-up in Germany's primary cities. Increased remote working and potential job cuts, both of which point to lower space requirements in the long term, have triggered uncertainty among many market participants. However, we are already seeing signs that market conditions are beginning to recover. Different stakeholders have quite different takes on market performance going forward. Financing banks with a cautious stance towards new property developments, media coverage of the benefits of remote working and…

The increasing digitalization of organizational structures at companies as a result of the corona crisis will impact future space requirements in the office segment. “Reduced occupancy counts in office concepts points to increasingly flexible working arrangements and will lead to reduced space requirements. However, we won’t be seeing oversupply, as vacancy rates are already low in many German cities,” says Andreas Wende, Chairman of the ZIA Office Property Committee. “The already tangible trend towards increasing workplace flexibility is likely to accelerate because of the corona pandemic.” According to industry experts, office take-up is already down by up to 25% (Q1…

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing collaboration and reliance on our services. At 1toAll we digitalize all of our processes, which means, as always, you can get in touch with us at any time. This strategy will enable you and us to continue working on your ongoing projects during difficult times like these, regardless of the current project phase. For the time being, we will be using communication platforms like Webex, Microsoft Teams and standard conference calls instead of scheduling personal appointments. We would also like to thank all of our clients working…

The economic slowdown also hit the job market in late 2019. For the first time in six years, Germany saw a month-over-month increase in its unemployment figures in December. The country recorded 47,000 more cases of unemployment than in November 2019 and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 4.9%. Although this increase is only slight and the German labor market remains strong, the trend also shows that companies are currently seeking fewer new employees, which could mark a turning point in Germany’s employment landscape. The German economy is currently characterized by mixed signals. On the one hand,…

The effective, transparent digital property search software is taking off. Since the company’s renaming last month, 1toAll has used its my.1toall.com advisory tool to help clients in two additional locations in Germany find new office space. A multi-regional industrial and human resources consulting firm has now signed leases for twelve company locations, all with the help of thanks to 1toAll. 1toAll also found new offices in Düsseldorf for another consulting firm that is active throughout Germany. “We’ve found several properties for this company as well,” comments Eva Menne, Managing Partner of 1toAll, on the latest deal. “The popularity of new,…

Steady growth at Abakus and continued improvements to the company's own software have prompted Managing Partner Eva Menne to give the company a new name: 1toAll. "Our new company name perfectly describes what we do," says Eva Menne about the new name. "1toAll: We compare our client's 1 requirements profile with all of the properties on the market." Clients select their favorites, which are then run through the my.1toAll.com database to check for availability and make sure the fit is perfect. "Based on client feedback, we have invested heavily in the digital infrastructure and continued development of our my.1toAll.com software.…

In the last 20 years, the modern office has gone through a number of evolutions. The early 2000s saw the death of cubicle farms and the rise of open floorplans, and 2015 brought waves of ping pong and football tables to offices everywhere. While office trends come and go, one thing that does not change is the impact that the office environment has on employee health and wellbeing. A quality workspace design leads to a less stressful and more productive atmosphere. It’s essential that employers take the physical work environment of their employees into consideration. Employees need to feel comfortable…

The trend continues. More and more occupiers are snapping up space during the planning and construction phase. “In 2019, every 5th square meter of office space in Germany’s Big 7, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich, will be leased before building completion,” predicts Helge Scheunemann, Head of Research JLL Germany. He adds, “This trend can be attributed to the growing scarcity of modern office space with high fitout standards in Germany’s real estate hubs that we have been seeing for several years now. In response to this supply bottleneck, an increasing number of companies are signing leases for…

Activity on Germany’s top 7 office leasing markets remained lively going into 2019. According to current figures published by German Property Partners (GPP), Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich recorded total Q1 office take-up of around 858,000 sqm. This almost matches previous year results (+1%), event though office take-up increased significantly in Cologne (+45%), Hamburg (+29%) and Dusseldorf (+28%) in particular. Frankfurt recorded the biggest drop in take-up (-37%). The vacancy rate was down 0.7% compared to Q1 2018 to 3.2% on average. Coworking providers and business centers accounted for 49,334 sqm in take-up, only 6% less than…

After conducting extensive market research, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, a listed company based in Freising and Boston, has chosen Hallbergmoos as its new location. Starting in late 2019, the company will be taking up a total of 12,000 sqm in two phases at Rock Capital's Sky Gate building. Under exclusive mandate, Eva Menne from 1toAll effectively assisted Pieris in their search for a new location over the course of a 12-month process. Attorneys at law Grothmann Geiser, the consultants and planners at combine consulting and Simader Consulting and the Wander Group with its expertise in lab construction were also part of the…