The warehouse market of Rzeszów Region (Podkarpackie Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland) is one of the most dynamically developing warehouse markets in Poland. The capital of the region is the city of Rzeszów, and the majority of modern warehouse space under construction is concentrated on the city and the Rzeszów-Jasionka airport.
At the end of September 2023, approximately 26.5 thousand sq m of warehouse space were under construction. Active developers expanding warehouse halls include Panattoni, Logicor, 7R. and Waimea. From January to September 2023, the new supply of halls and warehouses in the Rzeszów Region amounted to 61,000 sq m, and increased the total resources of industrial and logistics space in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship to over 488 thousand sq m.
In the context of the development of the Rzeszów Region, reference is most often made to the construction of the transcontinental Via Carpathia route as part of the Polish S19 Expressway, which will connect northern and Southern Europe. The second factor that may increase tenants’ interest in this location in the future is the end of the war in Ukraine.
According to experts, the Rzeszów Region, due to its proximity to Ukraine, can be used, among others, as a base for production and logistics companies that will help rebuild Ukraine after the war. An additional factor in the development of the region is the so-called friend-shoring, i.e. a network of related suppliers within politically and militarily cooperating countries.
At the end of September 2023, tenants of warehouses and halls decided to rent over 49,000 sq m of warehouse space. It has a low vacancy rate of 1.2%, which may help build new warehouse investments in the coming quarters and improve the situation abroad. In the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, there is also the so-called aviation valley, bringing together companies related to the aviation industry in south-eastern Poland. The main industrial centres include Rzeszów, Mielec, Dębica, Krosno, and Sanok.