Retail Market Report Austria | 2018

Vienna‘s High Streets

Sales space (in sqm) and share of retail (in %) in Vienna’s High Streets

90 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 %

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

Retail-supporting supply

Retail trade

Vacancies

Share of retail trade

Source:

Vienna‘s High Streets In Vienna’s shopping streets, the trend towards con- centration on the absolute top locations is particularly noticeable. This is true, above all, for the “Golden U” and selected side streets as well as the Mariahilfer Straße and Neubaugasse. Other previously well-es- tablished local shopping streets (with the exception of the Meidlinger Hauptstraße and parts of the Favoriten- straße) are faced with increasing vacancies.

developing. One excellent example is the Neubaugasse, which benefits from the frequency in the Mariahilfer Straße and has successfully established itself with an independent tenant mix.

Rents for top shopping streets | Q1 2018

Net rent EUR/sqm/m

Kohlmarkt

250 – 400

Graben

190 – 300

In the first district rents are rising and the level of rents in the individual locations is becoming more homogeneous. Prime rents on the Kohlmarkt remained largely unchanged at EUR 400/sqm, while the slightly “less expensive“ locations on the Graben and Kärntner Straße followed a clear upward trend. The variety is higher than ever before and, especially on the side streets adjoining the best shopping streets, a colourful retail landscape with numerous innovative shops is

Kärntner Straße

130 – 290

Innere Mariahilfer Straße

35 – 120

Rotenturmstraße

35 – 130

Favoritenstraße

15 – 65

Neubaugasse

15 – 55

Landstraßer Hauptstraße

10 – 50

Meidlinger Hauptstraße

10 – 30

Source: EHL Market Research | Q1 2018

Comparison of pedestrian frequency in Vienna‘s most important high streets

54,677 54,333 53,453

70,379 69,776 70,121

Mariahilfer Straße Kärntner Straße Graben

38,084

41,261

Favoritenstraße

22,763

33,666

Kohlmarkt Rotenturmstraße

25,385

27,047

19,984

19,065

Meidlinger Hauptstraße

16,268

19,180

Neubaugasse Landstraßer Hauptstraße

18,518

14,546

10,636

12,958

Wollzeile

Thursday

Saturday

Source: Austrian Federal Economic Chamber 2017

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