Investment areas in the Małopolska region are characterised by difficult terrain, which increases the costs associated with the commencement of the construction of the investment, and also affects the initial rental rates. The main advantage of the Małopolska region is access to the A4 motorway and the S7 motorway, which provide access not only to the local Polish market, but also to the German and Ukrainian markets.
Due to the topography, investment land in the Małopolskie Voivodeship is one of the regions with a lower volume of built-up warehouse space. As a result of the development of road infrastructure in Krakow, the area around the airport and Nowa Huta is gaining in importance. Warehouse developers, in search of land for investments, decided to develop to the east of Krakow. In recent years, locations such as Niepołomice, Tarnów, Bochnia and Kokotów have gained in importance. In addition to Kraków, new logistics parks and distribution centres are also being built in Skawina, Modlniczka, Rybitwy, Targowisko and Wieliczka.
In the Małopolskie region, modern warehouse and production space has been delivered by large industrial space providers such as Panattoni, 7R, GLP, Hillwood, as well as local entities such as LCube and BIK.
The Małopolskie Voivodeship is a region where diversified warehouse space is being developed in big-box, SBU (small business unit), BTO (built-to-own) and BTS (built-to-suit) formats. Due to the development of the last mile logistics segment in Krakow and the surrounding area, modules have been created as part of smaller urban investments.
The most active groups of tenants include, m.in, logisticians, manufacturing companies, clothing companies, retail chains, the furniture/DIY industry, light manufacturing and the automotive industry.