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The appearance of industrial parks in the Czech Republic is changing.
Developers are investing not only in technical specifications, but also in architecture, green spaces and employee amenities. This is according to an analysis by Colliers.
Facades are increasingly adorned with greenery, artworks, or motifs referencing local history. For example, the main facade of a distribution centre at Panattoni Park Cheb features a motif of houses from the city's historic centre.
This facade measures nearly 700 metres in length and 15 metres in height. Brownfield sites are also being adapted. Some preserve original industrial elements such as exposed brickwork or steel beams.
What Colliers Says
Desanka Timkovská of Colliers said the image of an industrial park as a collection of anonymous warehouses no longer reflects reality in many cases.
She noted that the quality of the environment matters more than it used to. Companies are now focusing on architecture, greenery, and break spaces for employees. As a result, industrial zones are increasingly becoming more like campuses.
Shifting Location Priorities
Accessibility for employees is becoming a growing priority alongside highway access. Proximity to railways, public transport and cycle paths is now influencing site selection.
Automation and technological demands are pushing manufacturing companies to seek engineers, IT experts, and technicians. This is making proximity to technical universities more important.
Investor interest is moving beyond the traditional centres of Prague, Brno, Plzeň, and Ostrava toward regional cities.
These include České Budějovice, Olomouc, Přerov, Vysoké Mýto, and Svitavy. Rents in these areas range between €5.20 and €5.80 per sqm per month, compared with €7.00 to €7.50 per sqm per month in the Prague area.
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Costs Compared With Poland
Construction costs in the Czech Republic are higher than in Poland, due to stricter building codes and more complex permitting processes.
Colliers points to lower ongoing service fees as an offsetting factor. Timkovská noted that Czech service fees have long remained lower than Poland's, at around €0.75 to €1.00 per sqm per month.
Combined with lower energy consumption in modern, certified buildings, total operating costs may be more advantageous for tenants long-term.
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Supply and Demand Trends
In the first half of 2026, developers delivered 446,200 sqm of new industrial and logistics space. Around 69 percent of this was concentrated in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region.
- Around 1.46 to 1.7 million sqm currently under construction across more than 170 parks
- CTP Invest accounts for 45 percent of ongoing construction
- Vacancy rate has risen to 5.5 percent, or around 753,400 sqm
- Potential future supply exceeds 5.2 million sqm
The vacancy rate is the highest since the third quarter of 2015, though Colliers considers this a healthy level approaching natural market equilibrium.
Demand composition is also shifting. Manufacturing companies accounted for 41 percent of gross realised demand in the second quarter of 2026, while logistics and distribution each represented 21 percent.
Colliers attributes this shift partly to nearshoring, as manufacturing and supply chain operations relocate closer to European markets.
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