Polish logistics real estate developer 7R has entered the German market with its first investment, launching a €70 million warehouse redevelopment project in Berlin, the company’s second project outside Poland.
Located in Berlin’s Lichtenberg district, the project combines the acquisition and modernization of an existing logistics complex with the construction of two new warehouse buildings, bringing the site’s total leasable area to approximately 43,000 square metres.
7R City Park Berlin East is being developed in partnership with The Polish International Development Fund 2 (Fundusz Ekspansji Zagranicznej 2 FIZAN), managed by PFR TFI, which supports the overseas growth of Polish businesses.
Brownfield redevelopment
The acquisition covers a 93,000-square-metre site that currently includes a warehouse facility of around 20,000 square metres, already more than 90% leased. 7R plans to add approximately 23,000 square metres of new logistics space through two additional buildings, with construction scheduled for completion between 2027 and 2028.
The Berlin investment forms part of the wider BEGEWO redevelopment programme, led by German developer KARL Gruppe, which is transforming a former concrete production site into a mixed-use industrial and commercial district spanning roughly 200,000 square metres.
The project aligns with the increasingly popular “brownfield before greenfield” development strategy, aimed at reducing land consumption while making better use of existing infrastructure.
Berlin becomes launchpad for wider German expansion
The Berlin project is intended to serve as the foundation for a broader German investment platform, as 7R plans to build a portfolio of urban logistics assets across Germany’s BIG 7 metropolitan markets, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.
The company will target logistics facilities serving e-commerce, retail, light manufacturing, third-party logistics providers and urban distribution operators increasingly seeking warehouse capacity closer to major population centres.
Germany remains Europe’s logistics powerhouse
The expansion comes as Germany continues to dominate the European logistics real estate market. Warehouse and logistics take-up reached nearly 6.1 million square metres in 2025, representing a 14% increase year-on-year, according to market data cited by 7R.
Demand remains particularly strong in major metropolitan areas, where land scarcity, continued e-commerce growth and efforts to shorten supply chains have significantly increased the value of urban logistics assets.
