Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The Industrial and Logistics (I&L) real estate sector in India has demonstrated exceptional momentum during the first half (H1) of 2025, with manufacturing space leasing hitting record levels, according to a statement by JLL, a global real estate services company.

The company added that the manufacturing space leasing has reached an all-time high in H1 2025, recording an impressive 9.0 million sq. ft of transactions.

This represents a significant 38 per cent Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) increase compared to H1 2024 (6.5 million sq. ft) and remarkably stands at six times the pre-pandemic levels of H1 2019 (1.6 million sq. ft).

The infrastructure continues its upward trajectory with Grade A warehousing facilities now constitut...