Prague home sales still growing
Residentialschedule 16 October 2012
CZECH REPUBLIC Sales of new apartments in Prague by the end of Q3 this year had increased slightly y-o-y, according to a report by Ekospol.
Warehouse & industrial
7R and EQT Exeter will jointly develop a modern logistics park near Prague. The 56,000 sqm investment will consist of two buildings located along the D8 highway, which serves the Greater Prague area.
Retail & leisure
According to Trends Radar. Real Estate: From Stabilisation To Optimism, the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield, in 2024, Poland came second in Europe in terms of new retail supply, surpassed only by France.
Office & mixed-use development
The Małopolska Centre of Entrepreneurship will move into the GTC Newton building, which is part of the Korona Office Complex. The institution will occupy an area of over 3,000 sqm.
Retail & leisure
According to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland, Q3 2024”, predictions of the imminent decline of shopping centres in Poland have proven premature. In Q3 2024, the Polish retail market expanded by another 116,000 sqm.
Hotels
The St. Regis Belgrade hotel, the brand's first property in Serbia, has begun operating in Belgrade. It is located in the 42-storey high-rise Belgrade Tower (Kula Beograd), built at the meeting point of the Sava and Danube rivers.
Warehouse & industrial
According to Savills' analysis of the industrial real estate market in the Czech Republic, lease renegotiations, or the extension of older lease agreements in existing premises, have become a significant part of the warehouse and manufacturing real estate market.
Investment & finance
Panattoni has secured a EUR 75 mln loan from Citibank (London Branch). The funds are intended to finance the Panattoni Park Sulechów III investment.
Infrastructure
The Warsaw - Łódź stretch will be the first section of the High Speed Railway in Poland. It is on this route that a new station will be built in Brzeziny, a district town hitherto deprived of any access to rail transport.
Warehouse & industrial
Lynka, a European supplier of branded apparel, has extended its lease of 9,000 sqm of warehouse, manufacturing, office and social space in Panattoni Park Kraków IV.
Investment & finance
Fond Českého Bydlení (the Czech Housing Fund) has successfully completed the acquisition of two apartment buildings located in Beroun and Chomutov. This transaction adds 313 fully rented apartments to the company's portfolio.
Eurobuild CEE
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Hotels
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego has granted a loan of up to EUR 40 mln to the Hungarian company from the Puro Group. The financing will be used for the construction of a four-star premium hotel in the centre of Budapest.
Public buildings
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculties of Journalism, Information and Bibliology and Economic Sciences, as well as the Academic Campus Radio. Construction work will begin at the end of November.
Investment & finance
Savills IM has let the last vacant rental space of the European Logistics Fund 2 (ELF 2) in a logistics property in Konotopa, Poland, on a long-term lease.
Investment & finance
Panattoni has been awarded a pioneering green loan from Berlin Hyp worth EUR 74.34 mln. The financing is for a logistics center in Bydgoszcz developed for an e-commerce firm.
Residential
YIT continues to grow in line with its strategy in the CEE countries. The company is expanding its operations in the Czech Republic and establishes a joint venture with the Czech investor group RSJ Investments.
Investment & finance
Vantage Development's Polish subsidiaries have secured a EUR 100 mln loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The TAG Immobilien-owned developer and operator will use the funds raised to expand its PRS investments in Poland.
Hotels
Mercure, a brand of the Accor Group, announces the opening of its first hotel in Bulgaria. The new property is located in one of Sofia's most prestigious districts, Manastirski Livadi, with easy access to the National History Museum and Vitosha National Park.
Warehouse & industrial
The two Łódź logistics centres - Hillwood Łódź Chocianowice and Hillwood Łódź Górna - have been fully leased. The latest agreement has been concluded at the second facility, with a client from the electronics industry.
Warehouse & industrial
P3 Logistic Parks and Orlen have signed a lease agreement for nearly 24,000 sqm of space in the P3 Piotrków park. The facility will serve as a warehouse for supplying the corporation's fuel stations.
YIT continues to grow in line with its strategy in the CEE countries. The company is expanding its operations in the Czech Republic and establishes a joint venture with the Czech investor group RSJ Investments.
Archicom is planning a new housing estate in Warsaw. The developer wants to implement its latest project, designed by the WWAA studio, at the intersection of ul. Postępu and ul. Bokserska.
Profbud will develop the City of Polish Olympic Champions. Robert Lewandowski is a shareholder, as well as a content partner of the investment, which will be built on the outskirts of Warsaw, in the Lesznowola municipality.
Develia has signed a letter of intent with Innova Capital and Solida Capital to develop student housing through an investment fund.
Czech property group Mint is finalising the construction of its premium Metropolis residential project in Bratislava, which will comprise 298 luxury apartments.
White Stone Development, a Polish developer active in the residential and commercial market, has announced the signing of key agreements for a new project. A PRS development, commissioned by Nrep, which is investing through the NSF V fund, will be built in Warsaw's Bielany district.
According to Savills Rental Housing report, the share of residential transactions within total investment volumes in Prague has been increasing since 2023. Rental housing is expected to exceed last year's volume, making 2024 one of the most successful years for this sector.
The AFI Home platform is making its debut in a third Polish city. The development on ul. Długa in Wrocław offers 232 furnished flats.
Preparations are underway for the expansion of the Port Praski project. A housing estate and an attractive public space are planned along the quays of the former Warsaw port. The project will be evaluated by local residents as part of a dialogue about the investment.
StudentSpace, a student housing platform, launched earlier this year by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, announced the start of the construction of its first investments.
Resi4Rent, Poland's largest PRS operator, has launched 290 rental apartments onto the Wrocław market this year.
Allcon is starting the development of the Skycity Gdynia mixed-use complex, of which a 120-metre-high tower will be a part. Construction of the complex will begin later in 2024.
The Collegia Group is launching another investment in the Tricity. A complex that will combine the functions of a student house, hotel and service space will be built at Grunwaldzka Avenue in Gdańsk.
A new player, roomies platform, has announced its entry into the private student housing market in Poland. The new investor aims to build a portfolio of more than 2,000 units over the next five years.
Invest Komfort has announced the development of a new project in Gdańsk. Off Miasto is to be built on a plot of ca. 56,000 sqm, and the usable area of the flats will be almost 55,000 sqm. Construction of the first stage has already begun. The entire investment will take several years to complete.
Construction works begin on the new Bellemonde residential complex in Bucharest. The project will cover a land area of over 41,000 sqm and will feature 93 villas and 71 apartments.
The Zeitraum private student house in Warsaw's Solec district has opened. In addition to 214 beds, the facility offers, among other things, a roof terrace, a cinema room and rooms for learning and integration.
The residential part of the Towarowa 22 project in Warsaw is taking off. Archicom is starting to sell flats in the first building under the Archicom Collection brand, which will stand in the immediate vicinity of the planned park.
Romanian residential developer Redport Capital has announced the start of construction of Phase III of The Level Apartments. The project has received a building permit for 105 apartments to be developed with an investment of EUR 13 mln.
135 of the 650 residences have already been sold in the pre-sale phase of JTRE’s new Downtown Yards project. The mixed-use neighbourhood in Bratislava is currently under construction.
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office prope ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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