Fitness and leisure centre chain HealthCity International has taken new premises in Cologne, Germany, advised by international real estate advisor Savills. The fitness company has taken 1,500 sq m of space in the central Spichern Höfen, in the city’s Belgian quarter. The landlord is Cologne real estate investor Armin Wolfgang Müller.

The new premises will see  950 sq m of office space in the Spichern Halle building converted into training space with an additional 550 sq m extending into the adjacent building at Bismarckstraße 28. HealthCity Germany will  take occupancy on 30 January, 2014.

Danijel Dzerek, in Savills Cologne office agency team, says: “The Belgian quarter is a key location in the city and we are delighted to have found these premises for HealthCity. The floor-to-ceiling windows and modern design of the Spichern Halle make it an ideal building for a fitness business combining great architecture, aesthetics, quality and location.”

According to the latest research by Savills take-up in the Cologne office market reached 270,000 sq m in 2013, up from 235,000 sq m (+14.9%). The firm notes that average office rents in the city increased year-on-year by 14.3% to €12,80 per sq m in 2013 with top rents rising to €22.50 per sq m, representing a rise of 5.6% against 2012.