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HUNGARY The four-star KViHotel in Budapest has been opened and is the first hotel with services that can all be controlled via a smartphone app. KViHotel (Key Vision) is at 32 Nyár street in district 7.

Guests can use the TMRW Hotels app to reserve rooms up to 48 hours before their arrival, choose their room, check in and open the room door using Bluetooth and even open the main door to the hotel if it has been locked for the night. The room temperature can be set via the app remotely and guests can also use it to post a ‘do not disturb’ notice or order a taxi. Payment is made through the app with the bill sent to the email provided. Technical support is provided 24 hours a day via social media such as Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp, and Skype. Additional help is also available via a hotline. If local laws require, passport details can be uploaded to the app with all personal data encrypted. Housekeeping staff are also informed via smartphone, which rooms need cleaning and when and guests arriving at the hotel are notified as soon as their room is ready.

Because of the streamlining achieved with the app, the hotel employs a staff of only 15 people

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Warehouse & industrial

Poland DHL warehouse is fully automated

schedule 08 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

DHL Supply Chain opened its first warehouse in Poland equipped with AutoStore. The robotised facility in Gorzów Wielkopolski marks the first deployment of the automated system by the company.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni makes space for XBS

schedule 07 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Panattoni is constructing the third and final building in the Panattoni Park Warsaw West development. The 16,460 sqm facility is being built to meet the needs of XBS Logistics.

Investment & finance

Poland Green loan signed for Warsaw Spire

schedule 07 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Immofinanz signed a new five-year, EUR 180 mln green loan with Helaba, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Berlin Hyp, secured by myhive Warsaw Spire. The office tower offers over 71,000 sqm of GLA and holds a BREEAM Excellent certification.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Full occupancy at Niedersachsenpark Rieste

schedule 07 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Garbe Industrial Real Estate is leasing its last available plot in Niedersachsenpark Rieste to a provider of logistics services. The company plans to use an 11,500-sqm hall there to store and handle components for the process chain of a car manufacturer.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Furniture retailers choose office buildings

schedule 06 November 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Insignis concept store, a furniture retailer, has rented space on the ground floor of The Bucharest Business Park. Three other companies that sell furniture have recently rented sales spaces in office buildings in the northern area of Bucharest, the total area exceeding 10,000 sqm.

Eurobuild CEE

Poland November issue of Eurobuild

schedule 05 November 2024
Eurobuild CEE

The new issue of Eurobuild is already here, with the first summaries of the passing year, numerous interviews and reports from market events: our annual warehouse and office conferences and from Expo Real 2024 in Munich.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office market back in the game

schedule 05 November 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

According to a report 'Office Market in Warsaw in Q1-Q3 2024', published by Axi Immo, developer activity in the Warsaw office space market is progressively increasing. More than 70,000 sqm finished by the end of September 2024 and around 280,000 sqm under construction in the coming years, demonstrate that investors and developers are moving the industry forward.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland The Shire expands in Kraków

schedule 04 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

GTC, in collaboration with The Shire Beyond Coworking, is opening a new coworking space in Kraków's Korona Office Complex.

Hotels

Czech Republic Juliš changes hands

schedule 04 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

S Immo has successfully completed a sale of the Juliš Hotel in Prague, with a total leasable area of around 6,700 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni gets millions from BNP Paribas

schedule 04 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Panattoni has been granted a loan for the development of a new distribution centre for a leading retailer. The EUR 36.5 mln loan was granted by BNP Paribas.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Newly modernised Alfa attracts tenants

schedule 04 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Strabag PFS has moved into the Eurocentrum Alfa office building in Warsaw, owned by CPI Property Group Poland. The lease agreement is for over 1,000 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Office pre-leases make a comeback in Warsaw

schedule 04 November 2024
Opr./edited by JC

According to “Office Occupier – Warsaw Office Market, Q1-Q3 2024”, a report published by Newmark Polska, in the Q3 of 2024, both leasing and development activity on the Warsaw office market remained largely consistent with the levels recorded in the previous quarter.

Warehouse & industrial

SAUDI ARABIA Panattoni signs $500m Saudi deal

schedule 31 October 2024
Opr./edited by NN

Panattoni Saudi Arabia and Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group (GFH) have today announced the creation of a strategic partnership for the development of 500,000 sqm of logistics facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Investment & finance

Russia Warimpex withdraws from Russia

schedule 31 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs has sold its last remaining project in Russia, the Airportcity St. Petersburg, and is therefore no longer active in the Russian market.

Retail & leisure

Romania Physical retail dominates

schedule 31 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

The results of the CBRE European Retail Occupier Survey 2024 suggest the retail sector and regional economy overall approach the end of a challenging period. The study includes responses from over 60 global retailers with a store network of over 130,000 locations, and shows that 71 pct of retailers planning to increase their number of physical stores intend to do so in markets where they are already present.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland The largest office deal in Łódź

schedule 31 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

A pharmaceutical company has leased 6,000 sqm in the GTC-owned Sterlinga Business Center office building in Łódź. This is the largest office deal in Łódź in 2024.

Investment & finance

Poland Trinity One office complex in Warsaw purchased by Longvilliers

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Revetas Group has announced the successful disposal of the Trinity One class-A office complex in Warsaw to Longvilliers. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office market stable

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Warsaw office market for Q3 2024. Office take-up, both in leasing volumes and transaction numbers, was comparable to that recorded in the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, muted development activity, falling vacancy rates and shrinking land availability are likely to encourage investors to launch redevelopment projects.

Investment & finance

Poland Poland can win nearshoring investment

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Poland’s highly skilled workforce, growing pool of environmentally compliant buildings and developed IT services market make it an attractive destination for foreign investors who want to shorten their supply chains, according to experts on nearshoring at law firm DLA Piper.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland BGK stays in Varso

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego has decided to extend its lease agreement for 13,600 sqm of office space in Varso Place. The company occupies five floors of the building.

Latest in Technology

schedule 12 September 2024

Velis has a new name

Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both refresh the company's image and unify its operations. Velis Real Estate Tech will remain the company's administrative name.

schedule 26 January 2024

Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO

The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experience platform HqO.

schedule 07 December 2023

Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum

The renovated Saski Crescent office building has proven to be fully prepared for challenges in terms of technological requirements. The building's full digital connectivity has been confirmed by the highest level of the WiredScore rating – Platinum.

schedule 31 August 2022

Bright Spaces and digital future for CA Immo Hungary

Bright Spaces has announced a partnership with CA Immo Hungary to digitally showcase five of the latter’s buildings.

schedule 26 August 2022

Sharry and Otis bring touchless access to Smíchoff

Sharry and Otis have partnered to provide a contact-free elevator access system that is operated via a mobile app for the Smíchoff office building in Prague.

schedule 17 June 2022

Hyperscale data centre launched in Warsaw

Vantage Data Centers has announced the opening of two hyperscale data campuses – in Warsaw and Berlin.

schedule 12 May 2022

Hi Tech bicycle storage comes to Norblin Factory

A bicycle storage stacking machine has been installed in the Norblin Factory centre in Warsaw, which can hold up to 96 bikes.

schedule 27 October 2021

Workthere comes to Poland

Savills has launched a Polish version of its Workthere online platform to help potential tenants find flexible workspace and optimise how they use their space.

schedule 17 August 2021

Eobuwie rolls out foot scanning app abroad

Online shoe store Eobuwie.pl has just rolled out its esize.me app in service in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary.

schedule 14 June 2021

Atrium work ten times quicker

Atrium Poland Real Estate Management is to work with Pergamin, a Polish startup that allows contracts to be signed with digital signatures. In this way, the leasing of 14 of Atrium’s centres will be up to ten times quicker.

schedule 31 May 2021

Cushman & Wakefield start droning on

Cushman & Wakefield has teamed up with FairFleet to offer drone surveillance services throughout the EMEA as well as across the Asia Pacific region and Canada.

schedule 01 April 2021

Esoleo embraces AI for solar farm

US company AI Clearing is to provide its fully automated construction progress tracking solution for Esoleo, which is building Poland’s largest solar farm on the site of a former brown coal mine in Brudzew in central Poland.

schedule 26 March 2021

Segro becomes part of Proptech Foundation

Segro has joined the Proptech Foundation.

schedule 29 December 2020

AI Clearing raises USD 2 mln in seed funding

AI Clearing, Inc. has raised USD 2 mln in seed funding to accelerate the development – at its R&D centre in Warsaw – of its artificial intelligence system for monitoring the progress of construction projects.

schedule 08 December 2020

Cushman teams up with Future2

Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has entered into a partnership with leading proptech advisor Future2.

schedule 03 December 2020

Bicycles come to Norblin

The Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw being developed by Capital Park Group through the renovation and conversion of a former metal plating plant is to have an automated bicycle storage centre created by MA-Sistemas, a Spanish company active in Switzerland, Singapore and Israel.

schedule 01 December 2020

New Work goes digital

Flex office operator has launched an app that allows its clients to make bookings, order additional services and also acts as a communication platform.

schedule 01 December 2020

Echo takes on Blue Bolt

Echo Investment is to introduce the Blue Bolt app, created by Polish software developer NTT, to all its new residential projects.

schedule 19 August 2020

Warsaw an emerging data centre hotspot - C&W

Cushman & Wakefield has identified Berlin, Reykjavik, Oslo, Warsaw, Zurich, Milan, Vienna, Madrid and Prague as emerging European hotspots for data centre development.

schedule 11 August 2020

Robot blasts germs with UV

The first Polish robot to use UV-C light for disinfection has been put to use in a hospital in Wrocław.

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