The non-residential property development market in France

Over twelve months, from October 2025 to September 2026, the SDES records in France a 19.3% rise in floor area started for community facilities and public services and 11.9% for industry, while offices fall by 12.7%. Shops and service activities are almost stable (− 0.9%). In the third quarter of 2026, authorised floor area for industry jumps by 38.3%, while that for shops drops by 20.3%.

According to the GIE ImmoStat, which brings together BNP Paribas Real Estate, CBRE, JLL and Cushman & Wakefield, €10.3 billion was invested in commercial property in France from January to September 2026, 16% more than a year earlier. The third quarter of 2026 reaches €3.4 billion, up 21%. These investors buy a share of the buildings delivered by non-residential property development in France.

Office development in France is going through a marked slowdown. According to ImmoStat, office take-up in Île-de-France reaches 1,050,300 m² at end-September 2026, down 14% year on year, while immediately available space rises to 6,591,000 m², up 8%. The SDES, for its part, records a 12.7% fall in office starts over twelve months.

Demand for logistics warehouses, a major outlet for non-residential property development in France, is slowing in 2026. According to ImmoStat, take-up of warehouses over 5,000 m² reaches 2,147,600 m² from January to September 2026, of which 1,680,200 m² in the regions and 467,400 m² in Île-de-France, a fall of 11% year on year. The third quarter totals 582,300 m², down 17%.

According to the Fédération des promoteurs immobiliers de France (FPI, the French property developers’ federation), property development, housing included, generated in 2025 a business volume of €27.5 billion excluding tax in commercial placement, and the profession had 22,650 people at work. This total, dominated by housing, does not isolate non-residential property development in France, which Insee (the French statistics institute) classifies separately: subclass 41.10C for non-residential buildings other than offices.

A PDF report in French, 2026 edition, organised in six chapters: the market and its scope, the size and momentum of construction, demand from occupiers and investors, supply and developers, regulation and constraints, and the outlook.

The SDES Sitadel statistics, the indicators of the GIE ImmoStat, data from the Fédération des promoteurs immobiliers de France and Insee’s classification. Every figure comes with its source and period.

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