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Mannheim is the largest and most liquid office market in the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region, ahead of Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen. In financial year 2025 the regional office market cooled markedly after a record 2024: regional take-up fell to roughly 84,200 m², down almost half, while Mannheim itself retained its lead with about 51,400 m² of letting activity. The pull-back reflected the absence of large single deals rather than a collapse in underlying demand; occupiers continued to transact, but in smaller, more flexible footprints. Pricing told a two-tier story. The citywide average rent held at €15.00/m²/month, in line with the five-year mean, while the prime rent edged up €0.50 to €22.50/m²/month as tenants paid more for the best energy-efficient, well-located space. Vacancy remained elevated at about 10.6%, broadly stable year on year but increasingly concentrated in older, energetically weaker buildings that now face genuine repositioning pressure. The structural shift toward smaller, high-quality, flexible space is the defining feature of the market and is expected to persist. Demand is anchored by a diversified occupier base. Roche Diagnostics, Bilfinger SE, Fuchs SE, Südzucker and the utility MVV Energie headquarter or operate large offices in the city, supplemented by public administration, professional services and a growing healthcare and engineering cluster. The Glückstein-Quartier next to the Hauptbahnhof has become the focal point for prime new-build absorption, while the Quadrate CBD remains the established core. Former US-military conversion sites such as FRANKLIN and Spinelli are gradually adding mixed-use capacity on the city's edge. On the supply side, completions fell in 2025 and speculative development is limited, which should help the prime segment tighten even as secondary stock struggles. The principal risks over the coming year are continued hybrid-working pressure on space per employee, a widening rent-and-value gap for non-ESG buildings, and a soft regional economy that delays larger leasing decisions. The clearest opportunities lie in manage-to-core refurbishment of central stock, capturing prime demand in the Glückstein-Quartier, and delivering Taxonomy-aligned new build that can command the rising prime rent. Tightening energy standards under the GEG and the EU Taxonomy, together with the city's focus on inward densification, will increasingly separate winners from losers across the stock. No single mega-lease defined 2025; activity was broad-based across small and mid-sized requirements.

Average office rent Mannheim: 15 EUR/m²/month (citywide average); Prime office rent Mannheim: 22.5 EUR/m²/month (prime); Office take-up Mannheim 2025: 51,400 m² (FY 2025, Mannheim city); Office vacancy rate Mannheim: 10.6 %.