Vacancy rate in Kyiv’s warehouse real estate market is at a minimum – Expandia
The vacancy rate in Kyiv’s warehouse real estate market fell by 1 percentage point in the first half of 2026 to 2.5%, and the available supply is unable to meet the demand for large spaces, said Yaroslav Gorbushko, director of Expandia’s capital markets department.
“Demand for warehouses is currently enormous. They continue to be demolished, and all available space is leased out. The 2.5% vacancy rate we see based on the results of the first half of 2026 is structural vacancy. In other words, there isn’t a single large block available. These are leftover spaces of about 1,000 square meters each. If a company enters the market and wants to lease, say, 10,000 square meters, such spaces are not available,” Gorbushko said during the analytical panel “Market Analytics for Construction and Real Estate: First Half of 2026” organized by the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine (CBU).
According to him, demand for warehouse space in Kyiv continues to grow: gross absorption in the market increased by 46% in the first half of 2026, reaching 160,000 square meters. Logistics operators and the wholesale and retail trade segment remain the main drivers of demand, although the forced relocation of companies from damaged warehouses is an additional driver of demand.
In January–June 2026, 98,000 square meters of new supply entered the market, which is 54% less than in the previous half-year and 16% less year-over-year. However, developers remain optimistic about the warehouse market: in 2026, an additional approximately 21,000 square meters of new speculative space is planned to be brought to market.
“Leasing activity and new completions in recent years have been at their highest levels, even compared to the pre-war years,” noted Gorbushko.
However, the losses are also significant. According to Expandia, excluding the large-scale enemy attack on warehouse real estate in early August, Ukraine’s total loss of warehouse supply since the start of the full-scale invasion amounts to approximately 950,000 square meters. In the Kyiv region alone, losses accounted for more than a third of the total supply—650,000 square meters.
According to Expandia, demand for warehouse real estate is likely to center on build-to-suit projects, distribution centers, and multi-temperature warehouses.
In addition, the market’s geographic reach is gradually diversifying to include the western and central regions of the country.
Expandia is the largest commercial real estate company in Ukraine. It was founded in January 2008 under the CBRE Ukraine brand as part of the CBRE affiliate network. Since August 2025, the company has been operating under its own brand, Expandia, and is the sole official representative of CBRE in Ukraine and Moldova. Its portfolio of managed properties totals over 1 million square meters across more than 20 regions of Ukraine and Moldova.
The St. Sophia Cathedral National Reserve has launched an official audio guide in English for foreign visitors to St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC) announced on August 7.
The English-language version of the audio guide is primarily intended for foreign tourists, diplomats, and expats, and introduces visitors to the cathedral’s history, architecture, and 11th-century mosaics and frescoes. The audio guide is also available online.
Andriy Gunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, provided the narration for the English-language tour.
According to him, the project aims to make Kyiv’s rich history more accessible to an English-speaking international audience. Gunder invited diplomats, tourists, and foreigners living in Ukraine to visit St. Sophia Cathedral and use the new audio guide.
St. Sophia Cathedral was built in the first half of the 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise and became one of the main sacred and political centers of Kievan Rus’. UNESCO calls it one of the most outstanding monuments of architecture and monumental art of the early 11th century. The cathedral preserves a unique collection of original mosaics and frescoes from this period.
In 1990, St. Sophia Cathedral, along with the adjacent monastic buildings and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv was one of the first Ukrainian sites to be included on this list.
The launch of an English-language audio guide expands opportunities for international visitors to explore one of Kyiv’s major historical landmarks on their own and creates an additional tourist attraction for foreign visitors to the Ukrainian capital.
St. Sophia Cathedral is located at 24 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv. The English-language audio guide can be listened to either during your visit or online.
The ADONIS network of medical centers has reopened its branch at 8-B Raisa Okipna Street in Kyiv following renovations to the premises and medical facilities, as well as the installation of new diagnostic and treatment equipment.
According to a press release from ADONIS on July 30, 2026, the center is once again seeing adult and pediatric outpatients, providing diagnostic services, and has resumed operations at its same-day surgery unit.
The diagnostic and pediatric departments are located on the first floor of the medical center. Patients have access to CT scans, X-rays, mammograms, ultrasound diagnostics, and laboratory tests conducted in the center’s own laboratory.
Consultations are provided by pediatricians, family physicians, infectious disease specialists, allergists, pulmonologists, and orthopedic surgeons. Under the National Health Service of Ukraine’s (NSZU) medical guarantee program, patients with a health declaration can receive free consultations with a pediatrician and a family physician. The center also conducts screenings under the “Health Screening 40+” program.
The Department of Clinical Research and the educational center are located on the second floor. Patients can participate in clinical trials conducted at ADONIS. The center is also used for medical resident rotations and continuing professional development events for healthcare professionals.
The fourth floor houses the adult outpatient clinic, the same-day surgery unit, endoscopy, dentistry, and rehabilitation medicine. Consultations are provided by more than 20 specialists in various fields, including internists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, urologists, surgeons, neurologists, ophthalmologists, breast specialists, and otolaryngologists.
The branch also offers dermatology, trichology, dermatosurgery, non-invasive cosmetology, and regenerative medicine. For the diagnosis of skin and hair conditions, the clinic uses the HEINE DELTAone dermatoscope, the Aram Huvis API digital trichoscope, and a Wood’s lamp.
The day surgery department performs minimally invasive procedures and treatments on an outpatient basis without the need for extended hospitalization. The endoscopy department offers diagnostic procedures, including those performed under sedation.
The Dental Department provides therapeutic and surgical care for adults and children. Dental treatment under sedation is also available. The network plans to further expand the range of medical services at the renovated branch.
The medical center is located about a seven-minute walk from the “Livoberezhna” metro station. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ADONIS is a Ukrainian network of multidisciplinary medical centers for adults and children, founded in Kyiv in 1997. The network’s first private cardiology and family medicine practice was opened on Raisy Okipna Street. According to the company, by 2026 the network will include medical centers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region and will offer services in 89 medical specialties.
September Fest 2026, Ukraine’s largest urban festival, will take place on September 18–19 at the A-Station complex near the “Arsenalska” metro station in Kyiv, according to the DMNTR media group, which is organizing the event.
A Development has become the festival’s general partner.
According to the organizers, in 2026, September Fest will be held over two full days for the first time. More than 10,000 guests are expected to attend the event, and over 150 speakers will participate in the discussions.
The festival program includes four parallel discussion panels, presentations of urban, architectural, and investment projects, professional networking, and an evening cultural program.
The main audience for September Fest will consist of mayors, chief city architects, owners and executives of development companies, representatives of investment funds, architectural firms, government agencies, and international organizations.
In 2025, the festival attracted over 3,500 participants in a single day, exceeding its initially projected attendance of 2,500–3,000 people.
Participants in last year’s event included representatives from A Development, “Creator-Bud,” RIEL, SAGA Development, DIM, UDP, Avalon, Taryan Group, “Vlasne Misto,” “Metinvest,” and other Ukrainian companies.
International architects and urban planners also took part in the previous festival, including Christos Passas from Zaha Hadid Architects, Italian architect and designer Carlo Colombo, and architect Hiroki Matsuura.
The Ukrainian professional community was represented by Oleksiy Baranov, founder of A Development; Ihor Huda, founder of “Creator-Bud”; Anton Kolomiytsev, chief architect of Lviv; architect and urban planner Julian Chaplinsky; Dmytro Vasilyev, co-founder of Archimatika; and other experts.
The organizers note that the festival is intended to serve as a platform for discussing the development of Ukrainian cities, urban renewal, attracting investment, implementing real estate development projects, and exploring new formats for cooperation between business, the state, and local authorities.
Festival partners will have the opportunity to present their companies and projects to a professional audience, hold negotiations with representatives from the real estate development, investment, and architectural sectors, and participate in the business and evening programs.
The evening program of September Fest will feature performances by pianist Yevhen Khmara and a jazz band led by Oleksiy Kogan.
The festival will take place on September 18–19 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at A-Station. The main entrance is through the Mykilski Gates.
The event is organized by the DMNTR media group, which has 25 years of experience in hosting professional events for representatives of the architecture, construction, real estate development, and investment sectors.
Detailed information and registration are available on the September Fest website. The organizers’ contact numbers are 044 461 91 28 and 077 777 25 47.
The Interfax-Ukraine agency is the media partner for September Fest 2026.
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Restrictions on truck traffic have been imposed in Kyiv due to the heat wave, according to the capital’s Patrol Police.
“To preserve the road surface, trucks are prohibited from traveling when the air temperature reaches +28 degrees Celsius or higher. The ban applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 metric tons and an axle load exceeding 7 metric tons,” the police stated in a message on their Telegram channel on Sunday.
It is noted that drivers can wait out the hot period at temporary parking areas in highway shoulders and near roadside service facilities.
A separate announcement will be made regarding the lifting of the restriction.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) announced that it had uncovered a long-standing cartel conspiracy in the capital’s household waste collection services market, as well as the manipulation of the results of a 2021 tender for the procurement of these services, and decided to fine the municipal enterprise (ME) “Kyivkomunservice” and eight other companies a total of 313.3 million UAH.
According to the AMCU, “Kyivkomunservice,” Altfater Kyiv LLC, “Volodar–Roz” LLC, “Kyivspetstrans” PJSC, “Kramar Recycling” LLC, “Celtic” LLC, and “Spetskommuntechnika” LLC divided the market among themselves as part of a cartel agreement, thereby restricting other companies’ access to it.
For this, on July 31, the Committee’s board fined them a total of over 175.8 million UAH and ordered them to cease the aforementioned violations.
In another decision on the same day, the Board imposed a fine on the same municipal enterprise and four other companies from the previous list (Altfater Kyiv LLC, Volodar–Roz Firm LLC, “Celtic” LLC and “Spetskommuntechnika” LLC), as well as “Profpererobka” LLC and “Kramar Eco” LLC, for 137.5 million UAH for distorting the results of a 2021 tender—held pursuant to an order from the Kyiv City State Administration—to select a contractor for household waste collection services.
“It has been proven that the participants did not compete with one another for the right to perform the contract but had agreed in advance on the division of roles, resulting in the victory of one of them and the safeguarding of the economic interests of the others,” the AMCU stated in a press release on its website. According to the committee, proceedings in both cases began in June 2025.
In 2025, the municipal enterprise “Kyivkomunservice” increased its revenue by 4% to 875.3 million UAH, while its net profit decreased by 18.5% to 48.7 million UAH.
