The end of offices for D?sseldorf's small and medium-sized businesses in 2026

D?sseldorf, January 11, 2026 - Record vacancy rates coupled with rising rents: In 2026, the D?sseldorf office market has finally reached the point of absurdity. While thousands of square meters in the city center lie vacant, more and more small and medium-sized companies are capitulating to fixed costs. dusBASE GmbH is calling for a radical rethink: focus instead of facade. "We are currently experiencing the biggest shake-up of the office market in decades," explains Marco Nagel, managing director of dusBASE GmbH. The combination of mandatory remote work and skyrocketing ancillary costs means that the traditional office has become an economic millstone for many D?sseldorf companies. The "ghost houses" of D?sseldorf In districts such as the city center or the harbor, entire floors are empty, but prices are not falling. On the contrary: top prices are being demanded for modern spaces that only large international corporations can afford. Local SMEs, start-ups, and freelancers are being systematically marginalized. "In 2026, many companies will be paying for space that is unused 80% of the time - just to have a brass plaque on the door. That's not entrepreneurship, that's burning money," Nagel states clearly.

The liberating move: virtual offices as a survival strategy dusBASE GmbH sees this crisis as an opportunity for a new form of entrepreneurial freedom. Its "virtual office" model in the Stapelmannhaus on Grafenberger Allee is the answer to the decline of traditional offices.

Radical cost reduction: Instead of paying EUR3,000 in rent for an empty office, companies now pay only a fraction of that for a prestigious business address that can be entered in the commercial register, including postal services. Flexibility instead of a 5-year lock-in contract: At a time when no one knows what the world will look like in six months, rigid leases are an existential risk.

Representation without risk: The address remains first-class (D?sseldorf), and the team works where it is most productive. "End the status symbol craze" Marco Nagel provokes with a clear statement: Anyone who still thinks in terms of square meters instead of results in 2026 has lost touch. "Today, a company doesn't need square meters, it needs presence, accessibility, and agility. We provide the foundation for this - without the facade that no one can afford anymore."

dusBASE GmbH
Grafenberger Allee 277-287
40237 D?sseldorf
Germany

https://www.domiziladresse.de/

Herr Marco Nagel
+49 211 74 06 98-59

info@domiziladresse.de

dusBASE GmbH is a modern provider of virtual offices and flexible business services in the D?sseldorf business location. While the brand in its current form has been operating on the market since 2024, the company draws on a deep foundation: Managing Director Marco Nagel has been shaping the D?sseldorf office and service landscape since 2003. With over two decades of industry expertise, Nagel stands for a work culture that prioritizes customer value over short-lived lifestyle trends. Under the motto "Focus instead of facade," dusBASE offers professional business addresses, HRG-compliant company headquarters, and efficient office services (such as digital mail scanning) that are specifically tailored to the needs of SMEs, start-ups, and digitally active companies.

Located in the striking Stapelmannhaus building on Grafenberger Allee, dusBASE combines a prestigious address with functional excellence. The goal: to take the pressure off entrepreneurs so they can invest their capital in growth rather than unused square footage. dusBASE logo ( (C) dusBASE GmbH)

This release was published on openPR.