BULGARIA Sofia office tenants turn their eyes to the provinces

Property and Facility Management
In the first half of 2020, the supply of modern class A, B and C office space in Sofia increased by 1 pct, reaching 2,315,600 sqm, according to a market survey by Colliers International.
The recently completed building 3 of Garitage Park accounted for much of the growth in the office stock. The vacancy rate retained its level of 11 pct. However, a decrease in demand was registered, with the total take-up (all transactions) amounting to 56,500 sqm, 15 pct less than the first six months of 2019. The net absorption of class A, B and C offices in Sofia came to 23,100 sqm. Rent renewals made up the largest proportion all transactions (42 pct), followed by relocations (27 pct), pre-l
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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Poland Leading the renaissance of local investors

schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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Poland WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private

schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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schedule 08 October 2026
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schedule 08 October 2026
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schedule 08 October 2026
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schedule 24 August 2026

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ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing technical services across the 20,000 sqm building at ul. Przy Rondzie 4, beside the Mogilskie roundabout.

schedule 10 August 2026

Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio

Savills, which already manages an office portfolio in Poland for TFI PZU, has now also been appointed to manage three of the fund's retail assets.

schedule 16 March 2026

JLL takes on Equal Business Park

JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other exclusive mandates in the city include K1, Porto Office, The Park Kraków, M65 Meduza, and Unity Centre.

schedule 10 March 2026

Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings

The Savills' landlord representation team has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent for two office buildings in Warsaw: Greenwings Offices and Grójecka 208. Both buildings were developed by Okre Development Group and are owned by Belgian investors.

schedule 10 March 2026

Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency

Tensions in the Persian Gulf region are once again causing concern in energy commodity markets. Rising gas prices are a natural reaction to the risk of supply disruptions from the Middle East, including Qatar – a key LNG exporter.

schedule 09 March 2026

Sicore stays with MVGM

MVGM Polska has extended its property management agreement with SICORE Real Assets. Under the renewed agreement, MVGM Polska will continue to provide comprehensive property management services for three class A office buildings in Warsaw and logistics properties in Poznań and Wrocław, with a total gla of 133,000 sqm.

schedule 30 July 2025

Balmain takes on Adventum

The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 185,000 sqm, are fully leased to a single, long-term tenant under a triple-net lease agreement.

schedule 08 July 2025

Savills to manage for Yareal

Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, D and E of the Lixa complex, the Wspólna 47/49 office building and the service section of the Soho by Yareal development.

schedule 30 October 2024

Studio B under new management

Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate.

schedule 28 August 2024

Cushman feels the Vibe

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed property manager of the Vibe office building. Ghelamco’s latest development delivered 15,000 sqm to the Warsaw market.

schedule 24 June 2024

CBRE will rule in Skyliner II

Karimpol Polska is expanding its cooperation with CBRE. Starting in June 2024, the consultancy will be acting as the exclusive letting agent of Skyliner II office project.

schedule 19 June 2024

Cushman & Wakefield to manage the entire portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as property manager for the VIG Fund’s three office buildings in Warsaw. The company will manage the fund’s entire Polish real estate portfolio of more than 47,000 sqm.

schedule 24 April 2024

EPP takes over the management of the M1 and Power Parks

EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's employees, including local property management teams will join EPP.

schedule 26 March 2024

Joint venture management for Romanian portfolio

M Core announces the launch of ‘Square 7 part of M Core’, a strategic joint venture between M Core and Square 7 Properties, to establish a new management platform for the M Core portfolio of 25 retail parks across Romania.

schedule 25 March 2024

Cushman rules at Expo Business Park

The Cushman & Wakefield Echinox has been appointed to manage the Expo Business Park office project, located in the Expozitiei area of Bucharest. As a result, the portfolio managed by the company’s asset services department reached almost 500,000 sqm.

schedule 03 January 2024

CBRE to manage Stop Shops in Serbia

CPI Property Group has appointed CBRE as manager of its Serbian Stop Shop retail park portfolio. It comprises 14 retail parks in 14 cities and more than 120,000 sqm of leasable area.

schedule 14 December 2023

Savills to look after Lakeside 

Savills will become the manager of the Lakeside office building. The complex is currently the largest development being built outside the central part of the capital. Atenor is responsible for its development.

schedule 13 September 2023

Savills to manage Okam City

Savills is to manage Okam's F.S.O Park development in Warsaw's Żerań district, covering the operation of the existing warehouse and office space.

schedule 24 July 2023

Tattersall Lorenz chosen by Schroder

Tattersall Lorenz has been appointed property manager of Schroder portfolio with a lettable area of over 230,000 sqm. The firm will also provide support for letting management and an ESG service contract for the properties.

schedule 02 May 2023

Offices and logistics most shielded from energy shocks

According to Savills latest research, European offices and logistics are the two commercial real estate sectors most shielded from energy shocks as utility costs account for a relatively small share of total business spending.

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