Office & mixed-use development
Swiss kitchen fitting and design conglomerate Franke Group is to move its European shared services centre to the Myhive Nimbus office building in Warsaw, where it has leased 1,500 sqm.
Material partner
Atrium European Real Estate has published its 6th ESG report summarising the company's achievements in 2021. The report details the key initiatives involved in the implementation of the its ESG strategy. The company has set new and even more ambitious medium-term targets for 2030, which include a 40 pct reduction in the carbon footprint of its shopping centres by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. By 2050, Atrium wants to have become a carbon-neutral organisation.
Office & mixed-use development
Commercial real estate advisory Newmark Polska has relocated its Warsaw headquarters to Centrum Marszałkowska in the centre of the city.
Investment & finance
Hili Properties has acquired, for around EUR 50 mln, a 75 pct stake in Băneasa Real Estate SRL, the special purpose vehicle that owns the Miro office building in Bucharest.
Events
JLL’s 11th Real Estate Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament brought together 54 teams and around 2,500 guests, while more than PLN 750,000 was raised in the charity auction for the Polish Humanitarian Action and Women's Rights Centre Foundation.
Office & mixed-use development
Warsaw’s total office stock reached app. 6.27 mln sqm at the end of H1 2022, with occupier activity accelerating while vacancy continued its downward trend – according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
Romanian developer One United Properties has raised EUR 51.5 mln in what the company claims is the largest ever capital increase from a share issue of a company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).
Investment & finance
Austrian real estate investor CA Immo has officially announced that it is selling its office portfolio in Romania.
Office & mixed-use development
The leasing activity in the Kraków office market reached 109,000 sqm In H2 2022 – more than any other Polish regional city, equivalent to 70 pct of 2021’s total and representing a 44 pct y-o-y increase, according to Savills.
Investment & finance
Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 120 mln refinancing loan to EQT Exeter for its Polish logistics portfolio.
Investment & finance
In H1 2022, the total CEE commercial real estate investment volume reached EUR 5.5 bln – an increase of 32.8 pct y-o-y, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Warehouse & industrial
French courier firm DPD has leased 3,500 sqm of warehouse space in VGP Park Arad in Transylvania.
Warehouse & industrial
Cinno Poland has leased 5,260 sqm in BIK Wroclaw II – the last of the remaining space in the park, which is now close to completion.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has completed the 43,000 sqm expansion of a plant in the Łódź region for a European hygiene products manufacturer, bringing the total area up to 70,000 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Euro-net, the owner of the RTV Euro AGD electronic goods store network, is to move its headquarters into ninth building of The Park Warsaw in mid-2023, occupying 80 pct of its total area.
Investment & finance
Macquarie Asset Management has acquired 7R City Flex Warsaw Airport I for around EUR 29 mln. The warehousing and logistics complex includes three buildings comprising 15,900 sqm and is fully leased.
Eurobuild Awards
On August 1st this year, the nominations for the Eurobuild Awards 2022 were announced. Due to the recent pandemic, this year’s competition recognises achievements over a longer period than the usual twelve months. This time, companies, projects and individuals are to be judged for their achievements over the last 20 months.
Warehouse & industrial
Prague-based P3 Logistic Parks has purchased a plot of more than 22 ha in Dębieńsko in Silesia, about 35 km southwest of Katowice, for the development of almost 110,000 sqm of warehousing.
Investment & finance
REICO ČS Long Lease, managed by Czech real estate investment group REICO IS ČS, has acquired the APS consumer battery manufacturing centre in Gniezno in a sale-leaseback deal for app. CZK 511 mln (PLN 97.4 mln or EUR 20.4 mln).
Property and Facility Management
Savills has been appointed as property manager for Widok Towers in Warsaw city centre.
Swiss kitchen fitting and design conglomerate Franke Group is to move its European shared services centre to the Myhive Nimbus office building in Warsaw, where it has leased 1,500 sqm.
Commercial real estate advisory Newmark Polska has relocated its Warsaw headquarters to Centrum Marszałkowska in the centre of the city.
Warsaw’s total office stock reached app. 6.27 mln sqm at the end of H1 2022, with occupier activity accelerating while vacancy continued its downward trend – according to Cushman & Wakefield.
The leasing activity in the Kraków office market reached 109,000 sqm In H2 2022 – more than any other Polish regional city, equivalent to 70 pct of 2021’s total and representing a 44 pct y-o-y increase, according to Savills.
Euro-net, the owner of the RTV Euro AGD electronic goods store network, is to move its headquarters into ninth building of The Park Warsaw in mid-2023, occupying 80 pct of its total area.
Futureal Investment Partners has announced that it is to start renovation work on the Wratislavia Tower office building in Wrocław, which it recently acquired. The aim of the project is to obtain a BREEAM In-Use ‘Excellent’ certificate for the building.
Polish cement and concrete manufacturer Lafarge has renewed its lease of 1,400 sqm of office space in West Station II in Warsaw.
Moldavian chart flight provider HiSky has leased 350 sqm of office space in the Miro office building in Bucharest’s northern Băneasa district, which is owned by its Belgian developer, Speedwell.
Panattoni is to expand its office space in Warsaw Spire from 2,900 sqm to 4,500 sqm, after extending its lease in the building until 2028.
In H1 2022, office take-up in Warsaw hit a record high of 479,400 sqm, representing an increase of 94 pct y-o-y, according to Savills.
British digital business optimisation company Anegis has leased 750 sqm of office space in the first stage of Centrum Południe – an office complex that is being developed by Skanska in Wrocław.
Nicușor Dan, the Mayor of Bucharest, has announced that he has signed an order for the demolition of the controversial Cathedral Plaza building, which is situated just behind the city’s St Joseph Roman Catholic cathedral.
The Hines European Value Fund (HEVF 1) has secured two more long-term leases for app. 770 sqm office space in Wola Center in Warsaw district. The new tenants are IT firm JIT Team companies and Mytaxi Polska.
Polsat Plus Group has signed a joint venture agreement with Slovak developer HB Reavis, which involves the latter acquiring 50 pct stakes in the Port Praski City II and Port Praski Medical Center projects in Warsaw for app. EUR 24.3 mln.
Boutique furniture and homeware studio BowArte Home is to open a 256 sqm showroom in the Globis Wrocław office building, which is owned by trusted Globe Trade Centre.
The West Gate office building in Wrocław, which is owned and managed by Globalworth, is now fully-leased following the signing with ING Bank of a contract for almost 400 sqm.
An undisclosed tenant has leased 5,420 sqm on several floors of Myhive Haller Gardens, an office building in Budapest owned by Immofinanz.
Polish serviced offices provider Rise.pl is to occupy more than 3,300 sqm in the recently completed Lixa C building in Warsaw’s Wola-Centrum business district.
Bulgarian software developer Gtmhub has leased 1,700 sqm in Advance Business Centre I in Sofia. The office building is owned by Globe Trade Centre.
A global fashion brand has signed a 10-year lease agreement for the 38th floor of Varso Tower – a total of 1,700 sqm of the office tower, which is close to completion in central Warsaw.
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The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
In response to the gravity of Russia’s aggression, Colliers has discontinued its business in Russia and Belarus, effective immediately, after more tha ...
Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries has entered the Ukrainian market.
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A bee farm has been created on the 2 ha grounds of VGP Park Győr, while bird feeders are also soon to be added to the warehousing park.
IHG is to reintroduce its InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand to Romania after a year’s break with the opening of the InterContinental Athénée Pal ...
Łukasz Jachna, the current member of the board and the chief capital markets officer of Polish warehouse developer 7R, has decided to leave the compan ...
A tender has been announced to reconstruct pl. Trzech Krzyży in Warsaw.
Globalworth has completed the refitting of more than 11,000 sqm of workspace for Uniqa in the Warsaw Trade Tower.
Hili Properties has acquired, for around EUR 50 mln, a 75 pct stake in Băneasa Real Estate SRL, the special purpose vehicle that owns the Miro office ...
A parcel of plots amounting to more than 50 ha in Wiskitki close to Żyrardów (about 50 km west of central Warsaw) has been acquired by an undisclosed ...
Atrium European Real Estate has published its 6th ESG report summarising the company's achievements in 2021. The report details the key initiatives in ...
Swiss kitchen fitting and design conglomerate Franke Group is to move its European shared services centre to the Myhive Nimbus office building in Wars ...
Savills has been appointed as property manager for Widok Towers in Warsaw city centre.
The topping out ceremony has taken place for the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, on pl. Defilad in the city centre. Warbud is the general contractor o ...
Trei Real Estate Poland has started work on its first PRS investment in Poland. The estate is situated on ul. Piątkowska in Poznań’s Winiary district. ...
German developer Trei Real Estate has opened its thirtieth Vendo Park retail park in Poland – in Otwock, on Warsaw’s south-eastern outskirts.
Vantage Data Centers has announced the opening of two hyperscale data campuses – in Warsaw and Berlin.
French courier firm DPD has leased 3,500 sqm of warehouse space in VGP Park Arad in Transylvania.
