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Deloitte delves into the digital world

Human resources
POLAND Jan Michalski, the former Central Europe Salesforce Practice Leader at Deloitte is to head the new digital team in Poland and Central Europe.

He replaces Olgierd Cygan, who has left the company. He is to lead a team of almost 200 people and will be responsible for the further development of the company’s range of digital services. He has over ten years of experience in CRM, mobile, sales support and customer service.

“The expansion of Deloitte’s digital services mainly results from working with clients and their growing need for comprehensive support with digital transformation: from strategy preparation to consultancy, and the introduction and coordination of new systems. In the face of rapid change, consulting companies, such as Deloitte, have to expand their business in response to the market,” claims Andrzej Lachowski, the managing partner of Deloitte’s consultancy department.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Human resources

schedule 29 August 2024

Changes at the helm of Dom Development

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 supervisory board. From the beginning of 2025, Mikołaj Konopka, current member of the management board and co-founder and president of Euro Styl, will take over the reins of the company.

schedule 08 January 2024

Savills has new CEO

Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held the position of head of Corporate Finance and Valuation at Savills. 

schedule 17 October 2023

New head of retail at Cushman & Wakefield

Michał Masztakowski has taken up the position of the head of the retail agency in Poland at Cushman & Wakefield. He will be responsible for preparing and implementing the department's business strategy, expanding the firm's client portfolio and leading a team advising tenants and investors.

schedule 30 August 2023

Savills appoints CEE CEO

Savills has appointed Stuart Jordan, the current managing director of the consultancy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as CEO of the entire CEE region.

schedule 12 December 2022

Hotel Gellért changes hands

BDPST Group has acquired the Hotel Gellért Szálló in central Budapest from Danubius Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum.

schedule 08 September 2022

Ettenauer steps down as S Immo CEO after CPI takeover

Austrian real estate investor S Immo, following the successful completion of the mandatory takeover offer by Prague-based CPI Property Group, has by mutual consent terminated the contract of S Immo’s CEO, Bruno Ettenauer.

schedule 18 July 2022

Changes at the top for 7R

Łukasz Jachna, the current member of the board and the chief capital markets officer of Polish warehouse developer 7R, has decided to leave the company. He will remain the head of the capital markets team until the end of September this year.

schedule 05 July 2022

Colliers goes West in Serbia

Colliers has entered into an affiliate agreement with Serbian real estate services company West Properties.

schedule 25 April 2022

Generation Park Y awarded gold

The Generation Park Y office tower, which was developed by Skanska in Warsaw's Wola-Centrum district and is now owned by Hansainvest Real Assets, has received a Well Core & Shell ‘Gold’ certificate.

schedule 15 April 2022

Meet Klara the constructor of the future

Polish construction firm Erbud has published a book aimed at encouraging girls to think about a career in the building industry.

schedule 11 January 2022

New CDO at MDC2

Maciej Madejak has been appointed chief development officer, founder, and member of the management board of MDC2. Previously, he held management-level positions at Prologis, Goodman and Panattoni.

schedule 02 August 2021

Avison Young branches out with Valuation

Avison Young has broadened its range of services with valuation and advisory.

schedule 02 July 2021

Monika Rajska-Wolińska promoted to Colliers’ CEE head

Monika Rajska-Wolińska has been promoted from managing partner for Poland to the position of CEO of Colliers in Central and Eastern Europe, which now covers Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, effective from August 1st, 2021.

schedule 01 July 2021

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach to lead CA Immo

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach has been chosen to be the next CEO of Austrian real estate investor and developer CA Immo.

schedule 07 May 2021

Colliers seeks new Serbian and Greek partners

Colliers has announced that it is ending its affiliation with its partner companies in Serbia and Greece.

schedule 15 April 2021

Cushman & Wakefield now all shook-up

Cushman & Wakefield has reorganised its CEE leadership by creating eight new senior positions.

schedule 25 March 2021

Avison Young expands into Czech and Bulgaria

Avison Young has launched two new strategic affiliations in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria to expand the firm’s services to clients further across the CEE region.

schedule 30 December 2020

The office future’s hybrid – C&W

A mix of in-office and remote working is likely to be the main style of office working to maximise employee and organisational performance once the pandemic is over, according to the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield.

schedule 12 October 2020

JLL appoints new CEO

JLL has for the first time in the history of international real estate consultancies in Poland chosen someone from outside the sector to run the company. Mateusz Bonca has been appointed the CEO of JLL in Poland, with his new posting becoming effective in mid-November.

schedule 08 June 2020

Some new advice for the market

POLAND Reina Partners is the latest advisory to emerge on the Polish commercial real estate market.

Edition 11 (293) November 2024

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