Osnabrück City and County join forces to boost their regional economy
In the heart of Europe's logistics network, the Osnabrück region is making a name for itself as a dynamic and forward-thinking economic location. At the recent EXPO REAL, Europe's largest B2B real estate fair, key investment opportunities and development projects were showcased, with the Smart Business Park Limberg and the Lok Quarter taking centre stage.
Smart Business Park Limberg
This 25.7-hectare commercial area is positioned to be a digital location for innovative companies, particularly those focusing on smart industry and digital technologies. While specific announcements on Limberg are limited, similar parks often target sectors such as smart manufacturing, logistics technologies, and sustainable business practices. These parks typically benefit from regional investment incentives and proximity to infrastructure, making them attractive for industrial growth.
Lok Quarter (Lokquartier)
The Lok Quarter is a transformative redevelopment project that aims to breathe new life into a former industrial/train station area. This mixed-use district will focus on modern workplaces, residential spaces, and cultural venues, making it an ideal location for startups, technology firms, and creative industries. The project offers innovative office spaces and collaborative environments, appealing to businesses seeking a dynamic and innovative setting.
Logistics and Industrial Real Estate Development
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is actively developing new logistics centres in Osnabrück, indicating strong investment interest in logistics infrastructure in the region. Their projects focus on creating advanced, strategically located facilities to support e-commerce and supply chain optimization. This focus is crucial given Osnabrück’s central location in Europe’s logistics network.
Wider Investment Context
Germany’s broader infrastructure and industrial investment surge, including special funds mobilizing up to €500 billion, creates an encouraging macroeconomic environment for projects like those in Osnabrück. This includes potential leverage of public-private partnerships to amplify investments in local infrastructure and technology development.
At EXPO REAL, CEOs Peter Vahrenkamp (WIGOS) and Ingmar Bojes (WFO) established numerous promising contacts, indicating great interest in the developments in Osnabrück. The city and district of Osnabrück successfully positioned themselves as a dynamic and forward-looking economic location, inviting companies from various industries to use the diverse investment opportunities and actively shape them.
Patrick Ulbert (WIGOS) participated in the "Logix" talk round, discussing the challenges of logistics infrastructure in relation to climate goals. The region's focus on logistics and industrial real estate development, coupled with its commitment to sustainability, positions it well for the future of green logistics.
In summary, the Osnabrück region’s opportunities centre around the Smart Business Park Limberg as an innovation-oriented industrial hub and the Lok Quarter as a redevelopment area for modern mixed-use work and living spaces, supplemented by ongoing industrial real estate logistics projects by Garbe. These development projects are positioned within Germany’s broader strategic push for infrastructure investment, digital transformation, and sustainability in 2025 and beyond.
- The Smart Business Park Limberg, with its focus on innovations in smart industry and digital technologies, could attract finance from investors targeting sectors like smart manufacturing, logistics technologies, and sustainable business practices.
- The Lok Quarter's redevelopment to include modern workplaces, residential spaces, and cultural venues might interest businesses in finance and real-estate, particularly those catering to startups, technology firms, and creative industries.
- The infrastructural development of logistics centres by Garbe Industrial Real Estate in Osnabrück might appeal to businesses and investors interested in finance, logistics, and supply chain optimization, due to the region's central location within Europe's logistics network.
