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POLAND Echo Investment has closed the sale of the Aquarius Business House office building in central Wrocław.

Květinový dům appeals dismissed

CZECH REPUBLIC A final decision has been taken by Czech culture minister Alena Hanáková giving the final go-ahead for the demolition of a building on the corner of Wenceslas Square and Opletalova in Prague.

Malta House half full

POLAND Skanska Property Poland has signed four contracts for the lease of space in its Malta House office project in Poznań.

‘Very Good’ BREEAM In-Use for Eurovea Central

SLOVAKIA The Eurovea Central ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ buildings in Bratislava have all obtained BREEAM In-Use environmental certification at the ‘Very Good’ level.

Homes sales on the up

CZECH REPUBLIC The second quarter of the year saw a 24 pct y-o-y increase in the number of homes sold in Prague, according to residential agents Ekospol.

Moscow to build largest European oceanarium

RUSSIA The largest marine life educational and entertainment centre in Europe is to be built in Moscow in an investment of RUB 2.1 bln (app. EUR 49 mln).

Tetris Hall to be delivered by the end of 2015

UKRAINE Kyiv-based developer K.A.N Development is planning to deliver Tetris Hall residential project in the capital city by the end of 2015.

Lenta to issue EUR 750 mln of bonds

RUSSIA Lenta, one of the largest supermarket chains in Russia, is planning a secondary issue of ten-year bonds with the total value of RUB 33 bln (app. EUR 766 mln) and a nominal bond value RUB 1,000.

Vacancy on main shopping thoroughfares only 5 pct

RUSSIA Vacant retail space on Moscow’s major shopping thoroughfares averages at only 5 pct, according to research by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Strong sales for Dom Development

POLAND Residential developer Dom Development has reported sales of 725 apartments in H1 2013.

State Forests buys office building

POLAND Aviva Investors is selling the Grójecka 127 office building in Warsaw to the General Directorate of State Forests in Warsaw.

Rossmann in extended Ferio

POLAND Rossmann is to open a 480 sqm drugstore in the Ferio shopping centre in Stare Miasto near Konin.

Bershka to open in Alfa

POLAND The Inditex group has leased 640 sqm for its Bershka brand in the Alfa shopping centre in Olsztyn.

Atrium Felicity nearly full

POLAND The Atrium Felicity in Lublin shopping centre is 90 pct leased.

Royal Collection to open in Poznań

POLAND Royal Collection is to open a 2,700 sqm store on the first floor of the Poznań City Center shopping centre – the largest outlet of the brand in Poland.

Ernst & Young stays in Rondo 1

POLAND Ernst & Young has renewed its lease and leased another 1,500 sqm in Warsaw’s Rondo 1 office building.

PTB Nickel to build business incubator

POLAND PTB Nickel is to build the Inkubator Biznesu i Nauki office building on ul. Obornicka in Poznań.

Residential

Atal enjoys sales growth

POLAND Atal sold almost 500 apartments in H1 2013 – a 171 pct rise on the same period last year. Most of the transactions were concluded in Kraków, where 79 contracts were signed, while 73 apartments were sold in Łódź.

Sports style comes to Toruń

POLAND Decathlon is to open a 2,000 sqm sports store in the Atrium Copernicus shopping centre in Toruń.

New road tenders announced