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POLAND Significant real estate investment deals of over EUR 300 mln have been signed in recent months in Poland, while just a few years ago such deals would only appear sporadically. This puts Warsaw on an equal footing with other dominant cities in Europe, points out CBRE.

Warehouse & industrial

Wittchen hour approaches for expansion

POLAND Handbag, suitcase and accessoires specialist Wittchen has contracted Pekabex Bet to carry out the expansion of the Wittchen logistics centre in Palmiry near Warsaw. The contract is worth PLN 15.2 mln.

Okam looks to Łódź

POLAND Okam has published its investment plans for 2020 – when it aims to sell more than 3,000 apartments in three Polish cities.

Buma takeover put off but still going ahead

POLAND Reino Capital, RF Corval and Roberts Constructions have announced that they have postponed the signing of preliminary contracts for the purchase of the Kraków-based Grupa Buma by a month.

CBRE GI buys Aquarius

POLAND CBRE Global Investors has finalised the purchase of the Aquarius Business House office complex in Wrocław from Spanish-based fund Azora Europa I.

Fitness comes to Imagine

POLAND Calypso Fitness has leased almost 1,500 sqm of space on the first floor of building B in the Image office complex in Łódź. This will be the club’s first branch in the city and it is scheduled to open in May.

CPI takes Green Corner

POLAND CPI Property Group has acquired the Green Corner A office building in Warsaw’s Wola disrict from DWS.

Warehouse partner for Reino

POLAND Reino IO CO Invest LLP, a joint venture between Reino and IO CO Investor 3 LLP, an entity affiliated with IO Asset Management, entered a strategic partnership with the Grosvenor Group on January 20th.

Empik in expansion mode

POLAND Polish bookseller, newsagent and multimedia chain Empik Group opened 21 new stores across Poland in 2019, bringing its total up to 276 at the end of last year.

Warehouse & industrial

Segro buys Panattoni park in Wrocław

POLAND Segro has bought, on behalf of the Segro European Logistics Partnership (SELP), Panattoni City Logistics Wrocław I – two buildings with a total of 38,000 sqm.

Fitter in City Point Tychy

POLAND Xtreme Fitness Gyms is to open a new fitness club in City Point Tychy.

Hotels

B&B Hotels opens in Rzeszów

POLAND French hotelier B&B Hotels has continues its development in Poland with the opening of the 64-room B&B Rzeszów Centrum in the southeast of the country.

Fashion Outlet Wrocław refurbished

Eurobuild CEE

POLAND The renovation of Wrocław’s Fashion Outlet was completed at the end of last year.

Sekunda leasing underway

Office & mixed-use development

Eurobuild CEE

POLAND Martes Sport and Rossmann have signed leases for retail space in the Sekunda shopping centre in Jędrzejów (40 km southwest of Kielce).

New Work to enter Gdańsk

POLAND New Work will soon open its headquarters in Gdańsk.

KiK’s expansion continues

POLAND KiK plans to have 400 stores operating in Poland by the end of 2020.

Action enters Pasaż Kaliski

POLAND Action has leased 900 sqm in the Pasaż Kaliski mall in Kalisz.

Technology

Maxima goes digital

LITHUANIA The Maxima grocery chain is introducing systems based on machine learning to help manage its stores.

Residential

Israeli developer invests in Poland

POLAND Israeli developer Aurec Home has entered the Polish market by securing locations for two residential projects in Warsaw’s Włochy and Ursus districts.

Hotels

Hilton opens in Świnoujście