Basel is struggling with a growing commercial vacancy rate

511,000 square meters of unused commercial space in the two Basel cantons mark an abrupt reversal of the trend. While the housing market continues to dry up, vacancies in retail, commercial, and warehouse spaces in particular are rising sharply, intensifying the pressure on property owners and locations.

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August 2026

511,000 square meters of unused commercial space in the two Basel cantons mark an abrupt reversal of the trend. While the housing market continues to dry up, vacancies in retail, commercial, and warehouse spaces in particular are rising sharply, intensifying the pressure on property owners and locations.

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