Catering products supplier Bidfood Farutex has become the first tenant of Prologis’ largest ever speculative building, having leased 9,795 sqm at Prologis Park Wrocław III.
In 2022, the demand for offices in Warsaw exceeded 860,000 sqm. The highest tenant activity could be seen in Q1 and Q4 of the previous year. Traditionally, most Warsaw offices were contracted by companies from the financial sector, business services and the IT industry.
In January 2023, Sierra Balmain commenced cooperation in the field of lease management and the provision of financial and corporate accounting services for the Forum Gdańsk shopping centre, owned by NEPI Rockcastle.
The Dawna Fabryka retail park is to be built on the site of the former ZREMB Foundry near the centre of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland.
Czech industrial real estate investor and developer Arete is to receive more than EUR 100 mln (CZK 2.5 bln) in financing for its portfolio from a consortium of banks made up of Česká spořitelna and Slovenská sporiteľňa.
German residential and retail developer and asset manager Trei Real Estate has obtained EUR 40 mln in debt funding from Berlin Hyp.
Logistics provider Orbico Hungary has leased 1,253 sqm of office space in the first phase of H2Offices complex in Budapest.
The investment volume of 2022 was shaped by five large deals, which accounted for 40 pct of the total result. Market liquidity fell by 27 pct, from a record 166 transactions in 2021 to 122 completed in 2022, according to experts at Avison Young.
Panattoni has purchased a 35 ha plot for the development of Panattoni Park Poznań A2. Construction work on the complex, which has a target area of almost 150,000 sqm, is to start as early as February.
Develia has signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of Wola Retro office building in Warsaw. The buyer is WR Office, owned by an investment fund managed by Adventum Group. The sale price was set at EUR 69.8 mln, or app. PLN 328.6 mln.
Szczecin is putting up for sale the building of a historic oil mill, which could be transformed into an interesting mix-use project. The property can be purchased with a 99 pct. discount on the net sale price.
LPP has leased a 65,000 sqm facility at CTPark Bucharest West distribution and logistics centre. The deal represents the first partnership between Poland’s LPP and CTP in Europe.
Panattoni Park Poznań West Gate is nearing full commercialization - the developer has already leased around 58,000 sqm in the facility, which has a total area of 61,000 sqm. Nearly 10,500 sqm is used by DFDS, a company offering transport and logistics services.
Garbe is to start work on Garbe Park České Budějovice near the South Bohemian city, following the conclusion of a deal with German hydronic heating specialist Taconova to lease almost 10,500 sqm of space in the park. Another 9,500 sqm of logistics space is at the same time to be developed speculatively.
Senior and disabled persons home care provider Aterima Group has prolonged and extended its lease in Bonarka for Business in Kraków.
Schneider Electric Polska renegotiated the contract and extended its lease of 8,500 sqm of office space in Park Rozwoju in Warsaw’s Służewiec business district.
Logistics company Dirks Consumer Slovakia has leased 43,320 sqm in the first phase of VGP Park Bratislava.
Cable and wire manufacturer and distributor TKD Polska has leased about 2,800 sqm at the MLP Pruszków II logistics park on Warsaw’s western outskirts.
Second closing has been sealed for the Duodev 2 fund initiated by the Mestdagh and Mulliez families, proposing to invest in European real estate projects developed by Equilis. Six months after the approval of the first closing, the Duodev 2 fund continues its success.
Panattoni has purchased 4 ha of land and is soon to start construction on Panattoni Park Warsaw South III Piaseczno, where it will develop around 20,000 sqm.
BDPST Group has acquired the Hotel Gellért Szálló in central Budapest from Danubius Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum.
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.
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.
Colliers has entered into an affiliate agreement with Serbian real estate services company West Properties.
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.
Polish construction firm Erbud has published a book aimed at encouraging girls to think about a career in the building industry.
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.
Avison Young has broadened its range of services with valuation and advisory.
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.
Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach has been chosen to be the next CEO of Austrian real estate investor and developer CA Immo.
Colliers has announced that it is ending its affiliation with its partner companies in Serbia and Greece.
Cushman & Wakefield has reorganised its CEE leadership by creating eight new senior positions.
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.
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.
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.
POLAND Reina Partners is the latest advisory to emerge on the Polish commercial real estate market.
POLAND/WORLD As employers prepare to allow their staff to return to their offices, a recent study by JLL points out that the process will have to be done gradually and certain safeguards and revised practices will have to be in place.
POLAND Krzysztof Misiak has been appointed head of Cushman & Wakefield Poland.
SLOVAKIA Michal Oparty, the head of the project and development services department at JLL Bratislava, has been made a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
CZECH REPUBLIC Katarína Brydone has been appointed head of investment properties of CBRE in the Czech Republic, effective from June 1st. She succeeds Chris Sheils, who has decided to leave the business following Clare Sheils’ promotion to managing director of CBRE Czech Republic.
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Catering products supplier Bidfood Farutex has become the first tenant of Prologis’ largest ever speculative building, having leased 9,795 sqm at Prol ...