Residential
Czech property group Mint is finalising the construction of its premium Metropolis residential project in Bratislava, which will comprise 298 luxury apartments.
Interior design
Viterra has moved into its new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime, part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk. The Design Anatomy studio is responsible for the design of the space.
Warehouse & industrial
GLP has commenced construction of its second logistics centre in Gliwice. The facility will ultimately offer 57,000 sqm of warehouse and production space, located adjacent to the Katowice Special Economic Zone.
Office & mixed-use development
Syrena Real Estate, managing Diuna office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, has made spaces available free of charge for statutory activities of Unicef Poland and the Wiosna Association. Both organisations have launched their activities and are running initiatives.
Warehouse & industrial
Hillwood is extending its cooperation with an American e-commerce giant in Łódź Górna. The tenant has extended its lease agreement for more than 36,000 sqm of warehouse space and 2,000 sqm for offices at Hillwood's Łódź Górna logistics centre.
Investment & finance
Garbe and its joint venture partner Logicenters, Nrep's development and management platform for logistics properties, have acquired a 20,000 sqm plot of land. A logistics centre with a total area of around 11,600 sqm is to be built on this site. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q2 2025, with an investment volume of around EUR 17 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
New leases and extensions have been signed for a total of 18,000 sqm in the Metropolitan Warsaw building. Companies such as HP and LCP Group have decided to continue their operations in the building.
Office & mixed-use development
Insurance brokerage PIB Group is to occupy 1,200 sqm of office space in the West 4 Business Hub in Wrocław.
Residential
White Stone Development, a Polish developer active in the residential and commercial market, has announced the signing of key agreements for a new project. A PRS development, commissioned by Nrep, which is investing through the NSF V fund, will be built in Warsaw's Bielany district.
Office & mixed-use development
Santander Bank Polska is to move into 25,500 sqm of The Bridge skyscraper, which is under construction in Warsaw's Wola business district, in the largest leasing transaction on the Polish office market since 2022.
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Investment & finance
Czech asset manager Arete Investment Group has entered the Polish market with the acquisition from Kajima Poland and Panattoni of a 65,000 sqm warehousing park in Zgorzelec in Lower Silesia.
Warehouse & industrial
DB Schenker has leased more than 17,000 sqm at the Hillwood Rawicz warehouse centre. The logistics operator will service a customer producing optical products and sports accessories in its new space.
Investment & finance
Nepi Rockcastle has acquired the 100,000 sqm Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław from Union Investment in an off-market transaction. The sale price amounts to EUR 373 mln. Union Investment acquired Magnolia Park in 2017 for the portfolio of the UniImmo: Europa open-ended real estate fund.
Infrastructure
Ghelamco has renewed its partnership with Polish railway operator PKP SA and its real estate division Xcity Investment related to the redevelopment of the Warszawa Gdańska train station in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
German department store chain Woolworth has signed a lease agreement for almost 1,000 sqm in the Galeria Słoneczna shopping centre in Radom.
Office & mixed-use development
Law firm KBZ Żuradzki Barczyk & Partners Advocates and Attorneys-at-Law LP has leased 400 sqm of office space in Global Office Park in Katowice.
Warehouse & industrial
Terg, the owner of the Media Expert chain of electronic goods stores, has renewed its lease of 1,800 sqm in Gdańsk Logistic I.
Warehouse & industrial
Hungarian warehouse developer Faedra Group is to launch two new developments in South Buda (Budapest XII) this autumn.
Warehouse & industrial
Toyota Material Handling CZ has leased 13,614 sqm for its new headquarters in Panattoni Park Zdice in Central Bohemia.
German department store chain Woolworth has signed a lease agreement for almost 1,000 sqm in the Galeria Słoneczna shopping centre in Radom.
Refield is starting the development of the first retail park in Środa Wielkopolska. Pasaż Średzki is expected to open in 2026.
Newgate Investment has acquired a completed retail park in Zgorzelec with over 5,400 sqm GLA. The seller was Smart Park Poland.
One United Properties is carrying out restoration works on the former Ford Hall in Bucharest, which will be modernized into a mixed-use space. In addition to offices and a food market concept, One Gallery will feature a museum area, as well as a multifunctional hall.
San Park Piaseczno, a retail park developed by Ed San III Sancak, has been officially opened. The complex offers a total of more than 40 shops and service outlets.
According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, retail projects totalling more than 87,000 sqm were delivered throughout H1 2024, corresponding to a sharp increase when compared with the 30,000 sqm new supply from the same period of 2023. This year’s evolution was mainly fuelled by Q2 completions.
San Park Piaseczno, the largest retail park currently under construction in the Mazovia voivodship, will open on 4 September. The retail park, offering a total of nearly 40 shops of brands from many sectors, was fully commercialised a few weeks before the opening.
The Big Gorzów retail park opened a month ahead of schedule. The park was built on an 8 ha site in the north-eastern part of Gorzów Wielkopolski. It will serve 160,000 buyers from the city and the region. On the day of the opening, around 10,000 visitors had visited by 2 pm.
According to Colliers "Luxury Retail Brands in CEE-6” report, key factors attracting luxury brands to Central and Eastern Europe include local wealth, the growing desire among customers for a Western standard of living, and the potential of cities to attract large numbers of tourists and visitors.
Mitiska REIM has announced on behalf of the Merep 3 fund a joint venture partnership with Park Lane Developments to develop retail parks in Bulgaria.
Twenty brands debuted on the Czech retail market between January and the end of June, the highest ever recorded in the first six months of a year. The biggest categories were Health and Beauty and F&B. All but one of the new brands opened in Prague, the other setting up shop in an outlet centre in the Moravian town of Hatě.
Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market in Q2 2024. There were eight new retail completions with the development pipeline comprising app. 400,000 sqm. This indicates healthy supply levels amid unwavering occupier demand and strong retail sales, shopping centre footfall and turnover figures.
One United Properties announced the lease of a retail space with a GLA of 3,600 sqm on the ground floor of One Gallery building, including terraces and storage spaces. The contract has been signed with Tomcat Hospitality.
Romanians spent EUR 36 bln in large retail chains, an amount 11 pct higher compared with 2022, out of which the FMCG spending accounted for EUR 22.5 bln (more than 60 pct share), according to the Romania Retail Snapshot 2024 performed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, based on the financial results of 116 companies from 12 different retail segments.
Romanians spent EUR 63 mln in cinemas last year, an amount 25 pct higher compared with 2022, as ticket prices also recorded a 8.2 pct y-o-y increase, according to the data offered by the Romanian Film Center and analyzed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
CBRE Romania has announced its exclusive involvement in the leasing strategy of H Știrbei Palace, a historical monument located in the heart of Bucharest. After the completion of the renovation works, Știrbei Palace aims to become a landmark shopping gallery for luxury brands in South-Eastern Europe.
Mitiska REIM has announced the opening of a new retail park in Jastrzębie Zdrój, a city of 90,000 inhabitants in southern Poland. Developed in partnership with Karuzela Holding and owned in joint-venture with the FRI 2 fund, this latest opening is the third retail park development opened in Poland by Mitiska REIM and Karuzela Holding in the past nine months.
The Żabka Group has opened its first shops in Romania. Over the past month, five outlets under the Froo banner have opened in Bucharest.
Norblin Factory has a new event space. The Event Hall is a 670 sqm area outfitted in an industrial style, designed for events up to 500 guests.
Leroy Merlin has leased a 9,000 sqm of space within Pitesti Shopping Park, developed by Square 7 Properties. The logistics park, with a leasable area of 22,000 sqm, is located in the northern part of Pitesti, in the Gavana area.
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office prope ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Skanska has entered into a partnership with the WasteTracker startup. The smart waste counter will help monitor and report on waste streams, supportin ...
The Eurobuild Awards Gala, the premier event for the region’s real estate market, is to take place this year on November 26th at the DoubleTree by Hil ...
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The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025. 17 more hotels are to open by the end o ...
Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the superv ...
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Garbe and its joint venture partner Logicenters, Nrep's development and management platform for logistics properties, have acquired a 20,000 sqm plot ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Last week, Nordbygg, Northern Europe’s biggest trade fair for professionals in construction and real estate industry, took place at Stockholmsmässan i ...
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Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed property manager of the Vibe office building. Ghelamco’s latest development delivered 15,000 sqm to the Warsaw ...
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Czech property group Mint is finalising the construction of its premium Metropolis residential project in Bratislava, which will comprise 298 luxury ...
German department store chain Woolworth has signed a lease agreement for almost 1,000 sqm in the Galeria Słoneczna shopping centre in Radom.
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