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Poland / Czech Republic LaSalle covered in platinum

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LaSalle Investment Management has announced that three of its office buildings in the CEE region – two in Prague and one in Warsaw – have achieved WiredScore 'Platinum' certification. The Czech buildings are the first office properties in the country to receive WiredScore at the highest level.

River Garden II/III in Prague has already achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. Its tenants include NCR, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Total and Philips. Palác Anděl, also located in Prague and housing such tenants as Toyota, Landis+Gyr and FertiCare, has already achieved BREEAM In-Use ‘Very Good’ certification. The third building to attain WiredScore ‘Platinum’ is Wronia 31 in central Warsaw, which also holds BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ accreditation. Frontex and BNP Paribas Security Services are among its tenants. All of LaSalle’s office properties in the CEE region are now WiredScore 'Platinum' certified.

As we witness the flight to quality within the European office market gather pace, with occupiers favouring state-of-the-art workspaces and shunning those that are dated or undifferentiated, these certifications underscore LaSalle’s strategy of providing market-leading properties.
Beverley Kilbride, the chief operating officer for Europe at LaSalle

At the end of last year, LaSalle Investment Management managed app. USD 79 bln of assets, comprising private and public real estate property and debt investments.

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schedule 08 December 2023
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ČEZ ESCO and CTP have launched a strategic cooperation in the field renewable energy. CTP intends to equip the roofs of selected parks with photovoltaic power plants in the coming years.

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POLAND Echo begins work on 1st privately-built state school

schedule 07 December 2023
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Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec sub-district of Warsaw’s Mokotów district.

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Poland Natalia Paszkowska and Nicklas Lindberg on Echo Investment’s primary school project

schedule 07 December 2023
Bartosz Lubaszka

Welcome to another episode of Eurobuild FM! This time Natalia Paszkowska of WWAA Architekci and Nicklas Linberg of Echo Investment tell us all about their latest (and rather unusual) project: a primary school being built by the developer in what was traditionally one of Warsaw’s office districts – Służewiec.

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Poland Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum

schedule 07 December 2023
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The renovated Saski Crescent office building has proven to be fully prepared for challenges in terms of technological requirements. The building's full digital connectivity has been confirmed by the highest level of the WiredScore rating – Platinum.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland City Logistics Kraków III takes off

schedule 07 December 2023
Opr./edited by JC

Panattoni has launched the construction of City Logistics Kraków III, a project comprising 25,000 sqm. Walraven, an international producer of installation fixings, is to occupy almost 4,500 sqm.

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schedule 07 December 2023
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According to experts at the Urban Land Institute, changing trends in the office, retail, and hotel markets are making commercial adaptive reuse not just an option, but often a necessity.

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Poland Philips is loyal to Company House

schedule 07 December 2023
Opr./edited by JC

Globalworth announces the extension of its lease agreement with Philips for space in the Company House I building. The transaction also entails the remodelling of the office in collaboration with Globalworth Poland’s Workplaces department. 

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Romania M Core acquires 25 retail parks

schedule 07 December 2023
Opr./edited by ANZ

Mitiska REIM has completed the sale of 25 retail parks in Romania to LCP Group, part of M Core, for EUR 219 mln. This is one of the largest retail real estate transactions in Romania.

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Poland Cavatina finalises purchase on ul. Chmielna

schedule 06 December 2023
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As previously announced, Cavatina has purchased a site located in the centre of Warsaw at ul. Chmielna 75. The transaction amounts to more than PLN 145 mln. The group intends to develop a mixed-use project in this location, with a predominantly residential function.

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Latvia Six Sunly solar parks in Latvia

schedule 06 December 2023
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Estonian renewable energy company and independent energy producer Sunly is planning to build six solar parks in Latvia with a total capacity of 52 MW. The construction is financed by Swedbank with EUR 22 mln. This is Swedbank’s biggest contribution to the solar park sector in Latvia.

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Poland Andrzej Dużyński on developing SBUs

schedule 06 December 2023
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Romania More energy for Equilibrium 2

schedule 05 December 2023
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Energy sector services and supplies group Eximprod is relocating its Bucharest office to the Equilibrium 2 building in the same city.

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Romania New FAN for VGP Park Arad

schedule 05 December 2023
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Romanian online shipping company FAN Courier has leased 10,000 sqm – the last available space – in VGP Park Arad in western Romania.

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Poland Panattoni close to completing DHL centre near Poznań

schedule 05 December 2023
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Panattoni's development of a 32,000 sqm logistics centre for DHL Parcel in Robakowo near Poznań is now close to completion. It is set to be the developer’s third industrial project in Poland to be awarded BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification.

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Poland Anna Watkowska on FSO Park

schedule 04 December 2023
Magda Rachwald

Welcome to Eurobuild FM! Anna Watkowska, a member of Okam City's management board and the project leader of the FSO Park development in Warsaw, talks exclusively for our podcast about the largest planned residential investment in the city. Check out at what stage this spectacular project has now reached.

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Romania Chinese choose CTPark

schedule 04 December 2023
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Topband Smart Europe, a Chinese company that manufactures controllers for power tools, white goods and BMS systems, has started operations at CTPark Timişoara. The tenant's production facility occupies app. 11,000 sqm.

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Poland Lux Med stays at O3 Business Campus

schedule 04 December 2023
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Lux Med Group has extended its lease at EPP-managed O3 Business Campus in Kraków. The tenant occupies almost 2,200 sqm in the building.

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Poland Panattoni grows in Łódź

schedule 04 December 2023
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Panattoni has started the construction of the first hall within Panattoni Park Łódź West II, which will occupy 70,630 sqm. Almost half of this space will be taken up by Rohlig Suus Logistics.

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Croatia S Immo sells Eurocenter in Zagreb

schedule 04 December 2023
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S Immo successfully concluded the disposal of the Eurocenter office building in Zagreb, Croatia. In addition to offices, the Eurocenter also includes a bank branch and a café and has a gross lettable area of around 9,000 sqm.

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Germany CTP to deliver sustainable transformation

schedule 04 December 2023
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CTP has announced plans to develop a 60,771 sqm logistics park through a partial refurbishment of an existing business park in Krefeld West, Germany.

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schedule 08 December 2023

Tens of megawatts on roofs across country

ČEZ ESCO and CTP have launched a strategic cooperation in the field renewable energy. CTP intends to equip the roofs of selected parks with photovoltaic power plants in the coming years.

schedule 07 December 2023

Demolish or redevelop?

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schedule 01 December 2023

CMS, WELL done!

The CMS law firm's headquarters, located in Varso Tower, has become the first office arrangement in Poland to be awarded WELL Platinum certification. Thus, CMS joins the ranks of four law firms worldwide that have an office that complies with the highest standards of occupant wellbeing.

schedule 15 November 2023

Gold for Varso Tower

The Warsaw skyscraper developed by HB Reavis has been awarded the WELL Core & Shell certificate at the Gold level, confirming that the building was designed with care for the people working in it, their comfort and safety.

schedule 09 November 2023

Adgar got the highest certification

The Adgar Renaissance Tower office building has received LEED v4.1 Operation and Maintenance certification at the highest Platinum level. The property, located in Warsaw's Wola district, was purchased by Adgar Poland last year. 

schedule 25 October 2023

Hotels to improve ESG credentials

Cushman & Wakefield and CMS have presented the key findings from the fourth edition of their joint report on the hotel investment scene in CEE: Getting Real about ESG in Hotel Real Estate.

schedule 19 September 2023

LaSalle covered in platinum

LaSalle Investment Management has announced that three of its office buildings in the CEE region – two in Prague and one in Warsaw – have achieved WiredScore 'Platinum' certification. The Czech buildings are the first office properties in the country to receive WiredScore at the highest level.

schedule 31 August 2023

Konin with Outstanding rating

Panattoni Park Konin has received a BREEAM certificate at the Outstanding level under the International New Construction system. This is the fourth Panattoni investment in Europe with the highest rating in this system.

schedule 29 August 2023

Globalworth invests in solar plants

Globalworth has announced the completion of another solar plant installation, this time on the rooftop of its Industrial Park West in Oradea, a key asset in the company's logistics and industrial parks portfolio.

schedule 16 August 2023

Gold for High5ive

Building C from the High5ive office complex located in Krakow at Pawia Street is the first in the city to be awarded the WELL Core & Shell certification at the Gold level.

schedule 09 June 2023

H2Offices’ sustainability recognized

The first phase of Skanska's H2Offices has earned a Platinum LEED Core and Shell version 4 certification with 84 points. The building also obtained the highest rating of Access4You certification, meaning Gold level.

schedule 01 June 2023

ESG is both a challenge and an opportunity

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schedule 26 April 2023

Marynarska is double-certified

The Marynarska Business Park office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, which is being modernised by Syrena Real Estate and PineBridge Benson Elliot, has received two certificates: WELL Health-Safety Rating and WiredScore at Silver level.

schedule 20 March 2023

GTC barrier-free with green objectives

At the turn of 2022 and 2023, GTC received further Barrier-Free Facility certificates for its office buildings, reflecting the implementation of new amenities and solutions for people with disabilities. The company is also consistently working to provide green solutions for its facilities.

schedule 01 February 2023

The structure of energy consumption

The concentration of population in rural areas, lower construction standards and less service-driven economy contribute to the divergence between the CEE region and Western Europe' structure of energy consumption - reveals Colliers new report “The Journey Towards ESG Compliance 2022/2023”.

Edition 11 (283) November 2023

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