Landlords underwhelmed by emergency relief

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CEE REGION Preliminary CEE investment volumes for Q1 2020 amounted to app. EUR 3.7 bln, despite the onset of Covid-19 in the region in early March – according to Colliers International’s latest research report.
This volume was significantly boosted by the app. EUR 1.3 bln acquisition of the Residomo portfolio in the Czech Republic by Heimstaden, but the turnover was still 68 pct higher than the figure for Q1 2019 (EUR 2.2 bln) and 28 pct more than Q1 2018 (EUR 2.9 bln). Poland took the lion share of the Q1 volume (48 pct), followed by the Czech Republic (39 pct), Slovakia (5 pct), Romania (4 pct), Hungary (2 pct) and Bulgaria (2 pct). Kevin Turpin, the research director for the CEE region at Colliers
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tryton takes the stand

schedule 04 March 2025
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The Regional Court and the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk are relocating selected departments to new premises in the Tryton Business House office building. The two institutions will occupy approximately 2,800 sqm of leasable space.

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Poland Redefining real estate energy efficiency

schedule 04 March 2025
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LEED and BREEAM certifications are currently a must-have in the Polish commercial real estate sector. But is that enough? Does the market need a certification that evaluates actual energy consumption results with annual audits? Michał Wójcik, a sustainability associate at construction engineering specialists Cundall, introduces NABERS – a certification system developed in Australia and now successfully operating on the UK market.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Furniture manufacturer secures 21,800 sqm at MLP Teresin

schedule 04 March 2025
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Fabryka Mebli Akord will move its main warehouse to the MLP Teresin logistics centre. The new tenant will occupy 21,800 sqm of space.

Investment & finance

Europe Mitiska doesn't stop at 300 mln

schedule 03 March 2025
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Mitiska REIM closed the MEREP 3 European value-add fund at EUR 310 mln, exceeding the initial target of EUR 300 mln and representing a 39 proc. increase in funds raised compared to the preceding fund at final close. 

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Poland Poland versus the West

schedule 28 February 2025
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Listen to the latest recording from our Eurobuild FM series. We asked Jos Tromp, Head of Business Development and Head of Research & Data Intelligence, Continental Europe, CBRE, to comment on the market situation.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Sports brands in Olivia Prime

schedule 28 February 2025
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The worldbox chain of clothing stores is opening its first office in Gdańsk. The company's headquarters will occupy an area of nearly 1,300 sqm in the Olivia Prime building, as part of the Olivia Centre complex.

Investment & finance

Romania Solida enters Romania with Victoria Center deal

schedule 28 February 2025
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Dubai-headquartered investor Solida Capital has finalised its first transaction in Romania – the acquisition of the Victoria Center office building in Bucharest from Manova Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland IT chooses Office House 

schedule 27 February 2025
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Emagine, an IT outsourcing company, has leased 6,000 sqm of office space in Office House. The office building is being constructed in Warsaw as part of the first stage of the Towarowa22 mixed-use project.

Office & mixed-use development

Slovakia Chalupkova enters permitting process

schedule 27 February 2025
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The second phase of the Chalupkova office building project will be built on the corner of Chalupkova and Mlynské nivy streets in Bratislava. Preparatory work on the site is planned for H2 of 2025.

Office & mixed-use development

Czech Republic Office space imbalance in Prague

schedule 26 February 2025
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According to an analysis by Savills, office development in Prague has been declining rapidly since 2021. This trend is confirmed by 2024 figures, which show that only 72,800 sqm of new office space was completed there.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland New supply stagnates as tenants rethink strategies

schedule 26 February 2025
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Occupier demand in Poland’s regional city office markets rebounded in late 2024, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its report At a Glance. Regional City Office Markets Q4 2024.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland GT Logistics stays with Reino

schedule 26 February 2025
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GT Logistics has renewed its lease for 21,000 sqm of warehouse space at Reino IO Piotrków. The company is part of Grupa Transportowa, which operates in the TFL sector.

Office & mixed-use development

Germany Central Parx pre-leased as work begins

schedule 25 February 2025
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International law firm White & Case has been secured by ABG Real Estate Group and HanseMerkur Grundvermögen as a long-term anchor tenant for11,670 sqm of the office space in the Central Parx development in Frankfurt am Main.

Investment & finance

Poland Holcim to expand research centre

schedule 25 February 2025
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Holcim Polska has received funding from the National Centre for Research and Development under European Funds for the development of innovative building materials and the expansion of a modern Research and Development Centre in the Kujawy region.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 50k leased by drugstore chain

schedule 25 February 2025
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Panattoni is expanding Panattoni Park Zgierz on the northern outskirts of Łódź with a new 70,000 sqm phase. Following the expansion, the park will reach a total size of 120,000 sqm.  A leading drugstore chain has leased 50,000 sqm of the space.

Investment & finance

Romania Western appetite is strong in Romania

schedule 25 February 2025
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Investors from Western Europe, particularly from Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, spent EUR 1.75 bln on real estate assets in Romania over the past five years, according to data Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Record hotel deal in Prague

schedule 24 February 2025
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Hilton Prague has been sold to the Czech group PPF, marking the largest single-asset hotel transaction ever recorded in CEE. The hotel comprises 791 rooms.

Investment & finance

Serbia GTC sells in Belgrade

schedule 24 February 2025
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GTC has closed the sale of its GTC X office building in Belgrade for EUR 52 mln. The facility offers nearly 18,000 sqm of space.

Retail & leisure

Romania Scallier has plans for Romania

schedule 24 February 2025
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Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania. The retail park of approx. 10,000 sqm, located in the Arad district, is nearing completion.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Lease extension at Prologis Park Łódź II

schedule 24 February 2025
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One of the companies offering supply chain management solutions has extended its lease for warehouse and office space at the Prologis Park Łódź II logistics park. The facility has a total area of nearly 30,000 sqm.

Latest in Coronavirus

schedule 30 March 2021

Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth

The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.

schedule 24 June 2020

Employers in no rush to return to workplaces

Almost three quarters of employers plan to reintroduce their employees to their workplaces in phases rather than all at once, according to CBRE in its global survey on return-to-work strategies after the Covid-19 pandemic.

schedule 14 May 2020

Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19

WORLD Real estate could actually benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic in the long run due its perception as a safe haven for investors, according to a report just published on the implications of the epidemic for the market by Swedish property consulting and fund management specialists Catella.

schedule 14 May 2020

Build Europe pushes post-coronavirus action plan

EUROPE Build Europe, an umbrella organisation for EU-based residential developers and constructors, has presented its recommendations for helping the sector in the EU emerge from the post-Covid19 economic crisis.

schedule 14 May 2020

Polish RE lends an even greater hand to fight the pandemic

POLAND More companies have joined # Property4Heroes - the commercial real estate market's initiative to support hospital staff and ambulance crews across Poland. Each day the initiative delivers 1,150 meals to physicians, nurses, paramedics and support personnel.

schedule 07 May 2020

Panattoni to provide PLN 0.5 bln worth of medical supplies

POLAND Warehouse developer Panattoni has allocated PLN 500,000 to buy medical supplies for three Polish hospitals.

schedule 14 April 2020

Landlords underwhelmed by emergency relief

CEE REGION Preliminary CEE investment volumes for Q1 2020 amounted to app. EUR 3.7 bln, despite the onset of Covid-19 in the region in early March – according to Colliers International’s latest research report.

schedule 14 April 2020

Toyota prepares to reopen Polish plants

EUROPE Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the partial resumption of operations in its European manufacturing plants, which have been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

schedule 08 April 2020

AFI Braşov now to open in the autumn

ROMANIA AFI Europe Romania has announced that it is rescheduling the opening of its AFI Braşov shopping and entertainment centre due to the pandemic.

schedule 08 April 2020

Aleja opening postponed

SLOVENIA The official opening of the Aleja shopping centre in Ljubljana’s Šiška district has been postponed.

schedule 07 April 2020

BPI opens virtual sales office

POLAND BPI Real Estate Polandis to introduce a virtual sales office for all of its Polish projects.

schedule 07 April 2020

Rent suspension in Sukcesja

POLAND Rent payments have been suspended for all tenants in the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź.

schedule 03 April 2020

Retailers join the fight

POLAND The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation [POHiD], an association of retail chains, are to contribute PLN 15 mln to fight the coronavirus epidemic.

schedule 02 April 2020

Carrefour donates PLN 2 mln to fight pandemic

POLAND The Carrefour Foundation and Carrefour Polska are donating around PLN 2 mln to Polish hospitals for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

schedule 01 April 2020

Pay no rent in Sukcesja

POLAND The Sukcesja shopping centre owned by Fabryka Biznesu in Łódź has stopped collecting rents from its tenants.

schedule 31 March 2020

Government takes on board PRCH recommendations

POLAND The range of temporary trading restrictions in Polish retail buildings above 2,000 sqm imposed by the Ministry of Health has been clarified after consultations with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres [PRCH] and the Ministry of Development.

schedule 31 March 2020

Rent holiday for CCC and Ultro tenants

POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the president of footwear and accessories retailer CCC and Ultro Holding, the owner and manager of Cuprum Arena in Lubin and Korona in Kielce, has decided to cancel rent collections from tenants whose outlets have been forced to close during the Covid-19 emergency.

schedule 31 March 2020

Develia fears Covid-19 impact on business

POLAND Wrocław-based developer Develia (formerly LC Corp) has announced that the disruption caused by the pandemic could have a significant and potentially serious impact on the current operations of the company and its groups.

schedule 31 March 2020

Economies rebalance in wake of coronavirus

CEE REGION According to analysis by Colliers International all CEE economies this year are to decline or fall into recession as a result of the coronavirus.

schedule 30 March 2020

Movement and gatherings ban tightened further

POLAND The Polish government has introduced a new directive clarifying the restrictions on movement as part of its measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

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