Garbe and Gse Italia inaugurate Nexos Tortona: 102.000 sq m of logistics space

The German real estate multinational Garbe, which has been operating in Italy for five years, has inaugurated the colossal Nexos Tortona Logistics project.

Manager and builder (general contractor), is Gse Italia, a benefit corporation since 2013 and the Italian branch of the eponymous French group.

The pre-development activities were handled by Confluence, another Gse company specialising in property development.

The design and project management assignment went to Sfre, a company established in Milan in 2016.

Nexos Tortona, the pleasure of accessibility

The new logistics hub has a total built-up area of approximately 102.000 sq m (101.657) and is located precisely in Tortona (Alessandra), in one of the most strategic areas of northern Italy.

Marco Grassidonio

Explains Marco Grassidonio, country head Italy at Garbe: "We chose this location for its central position between Milan, Genoa, Turin and Piacenza, in an area that is assuming an increasingly important role in the European logistics corridors”.

In other words, accessibility is one of its distinguishing advantages. The hub is just 2 km from the A7 Milan–Genoa motorway and provides rapid access to Italy’s north–south backbone, while its proximity (4 km) to the A21/E70 Turin–Brescia guarantees a direct connection along the east–west axis.

Everything ready in just 20 months

The total area of the plot is 265.000 sq m, while the works, Gse Italia explains, were started in December 2024 and completed in just 20 months, in July 2026.

More specifically the hub includes 101.000 sq m of warehouses, 3.000 sq m of offices, 100 loading bays, plus 20 provisions and is certified Leed Platinum.

At the opening, on Wednesday 16 September, the pre-letting rate was already 50%, a factor that significantly reduces business risk.

Garbe and “sustainonomics”

“With Nexos,” concludes Grassidonio, “we have created an infrastructure that combines construction quality, flexibility and sustainability.

“This is the approach we at Garbe call sustainonomics: environmental performance and the economic sustainability of the investment are not alternative objectives, but dimensions of the same property quality. An efficient building means lower operating costs, greater rental appeal and better retention of value over time".

Garbe Industrial Real Estate, headquartered in Hamburg, has operated in Italy since 2021 and currently has approximately 360.000 square metres of assets in our country. These include MilEast Logistics Park, near Como, and, in the Pavia area, Giovi Logistic Park.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.