Office & property market

Dynamic development in the Jena office market

Jena will remain a stable office location in 2024 despite the general economic challenges. Despite declining take-up and restrained construction activity, demand from technology-oriented users and large-scale research-related projects is supporting the market. In a nationwide comparison, the city is more resistant to vacancies and cancellations. Modern, sustainable space in integrated locations remains in particularly high demand.

Here you will find the most important facts and figures on the property and office market in Jena as well as our current office market report.

Jena office market at a glance

Office market categoryC-location
Area stock751,230 m² (previous year: 749,160 m²)
Vacancy rate2.4 % (previous year: 2.0 %)
Space turnover9,030 m² (previous year: 10,910 m²)
Rent range5.00 – 20.00 € / m² (previous year: 4.00 – 25.00 € / m²)
Average rent11.30 € / m² (previous year: 11.10 € / m²)
Areas under construction & pipeline102,810 m² (previous year: 108,350 m²)

(as at: September 2024)

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Jena office market report

The Jena Office Market Report is compiled annually by the Jena Economic Development Agency in collaboration with experts. The report analyses developments and trends in the office market in the city of Jena. The guidelines for office market reporting from the Gesellschaft für immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung e.V. (gif) serve as the basis for the survey. The aim is to provide companies, investors and interested parties with well-founded information and analyses so that they can make the best decisions in a constantly changing market.

In 2025, the Jena Office Market Report will celebrate its tenth anniversary. It has been providing valid data and figures since 2015 and has established itself as an important tool for market transparency. This anniversary marks a decade of successful analyses and underlines Jena’s attractiveness as a dynamic office location.

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