The gross occupancy of logistics real estate in the Ukrainian market in January-June 2018 increased by 43% compared to the same period in 2017 and amounted to approximately 100,000 square meters, according to statistics given in the study of CBRE Ukraine international consulting company (Kyiv). According to the CBRE Ukraine survey, the share of occupancy of warehouses by large retailers was 58%, by light industry, pharmaceutical and medical companies some 26%. About 62% of rental transactions were associated with relocation or extension.
The share of large transactions (more than 10,000 square meters) was 23% and was represented by leasing 20,000 square meters by Comfy in the Raben warehouse complex near Kyiv, as well as 20,000 square meters by Eldorado with the move to RLC Fozzy Distribution Center.
According to CBRE Ukraine, the vacancy rate in the first half of 2018 decreased by 2 p.p. and amounted to 4%.
The declared rent rates in A class warehouses at the end of the first half of the year were in the range of $4.6-6 per square meter a month. Effective rental rates in A class warehouse complexes ranged from $3.4 to $5.2 per square meter a month, while in B class warehouse complexes they stood at the level of $2.5-3.4, where the upper limit has grown by 13% since the beginning of the year. As a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate, rates in U.S. dollars were unstable, while most of the deals were signed in hryvnia.
