Only one office building was completed in Prague in the third quarter. Vacancy increased slightly year-on-year to 8.1% and rents in the city center reached approximately €29.00 per square meter per month. Efforts to modernize some older properties continue in the market, either while they are in operation or by temporarily withdrawing them from the market. It comes from research by Colliers, a leading provider of diversified professional services in commercial real estate and investment management.
The investment group Českomoravská Nemovitostní (ČMN) confirms the continued high demand for quality office spaces in Prague. Red Bull has become a new tenant in the prestigious Churchill Square II office complex, managed by ČMN, further increasing the already high occupancy rate of the building. This transaction underscores the attractiveness of Prague 2 and the high demand for quality offices.
Penta Real Estate, in cooperation with Prague and the city districts, has announced an architectural competition to design the form of four blocks between the main road and the Florenc bus station. Architectural teams can apply until December 13, and the winning designs will be published next fall. Representatives of Prague and Penta announced this on Friday. The Penta investment group also owns land near the nearby Masaryk railway station, where it completed the Masaryčka administrative building, which was awarded by experts.
In the third quarter of 2024, approximately 188 million euros were invested across the main real estate sectors. Although this is one of the lowest volumes in recent years, a full 100% of buyers were from the Czech Republic. The total investment volume for the first three quarters of 2024 exceeded one billion euros. There were a total of 34 transactions. Approximately half of the properties with which transactions have been carried out so far in 2024 are located outside Prague. This is according to a regular quarterly survey published by Colliers, a leading provider of diversified professional services in the field of commercial real estate and investment management.
CBRE, the world leader in commercial real estate services, is celebrating 25 years on the domestic market. During the same period, the market underwent significant changes and matured into a stable investment environment that can withstand international competition and attracts domestic and foreign capital.
In the 3rd quarter, there was only a slight increase in the total area of modern office space in Prague, and it continues to be slightly above the 3.95 million m² mark. In the first nine months of 2024, 69,500 m² of office space was completed in Prague, which represents a decrease of 29% compared to the same period in 2023.
Since the beginning of the year, the office vacancy rate in Prague has increased from 7.4% to the current 8.1%, which represents the highest value this year. A total of 318,200 m² of office space was immediately available. On a year-over-year basis, the current vacancy rate is 78 bps higher than the same period in 2023.
The total rental activity for the first three quarters is 458,100 m², which represents a year-on-year increase of 27%. Renegotiations of existing contracts accounted for more than 49%, similar to the same period last year.
Net demand increased by 26% year-on-year, reaching 222,800 m² in the first three quarters of this year. Thanks to the ČS transaction, the financial sector is the most active (44% of this year's net demand).
The basic rent for class A offices in the center of Prague and in the outskirts has stabilized. It increased slightly in the wider city center.
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