CZECH REPUBLIC Prague remains the most attractive destination for international retailers in the CEE and continues to be perceived as the gateway to the region, according to the recent ‘High Street Retail in Prague 2016/2017’ report by JLL.
				 
				Office & mixed-use development
			POLAND CBRE will commercialise the office space in the Empark Mokotów Business Park complex in Warsaw.
				 
				Retail & leisure
			POLAND Fourteen new tenants, including fashion and accessories retailers such as Best Brands, Lara Fabio, Monnari, PDM Italian Fashion and Pink Box, have recently leased space in the Galeria Metropolia shopping centre project in Gdańsk with Cushman & Wakefield having brokered the lease transactions.
POLAND The Robyg Group signed sales contracts for 2,111 apartments over the first three quarters of 2016 – 19 pct more than the same period a year earlier.
				 
				Investment & finance 
			CZECH REPUBLIC/CEE REGION UK-based investor and asset manager M7 Real Estate has raised EUR 35 mln for its M7 CEREF I Central European real estate fund and purchased the Oregon House office building in Prague.
				 
				Office & mixed-use development
			POLAND Karimpol Polska subsidiary Cirrus Real has appointed Warbud as the general contractor for its Equator IV office project in Warsaw.
				 
				Residential
			POLAND Ronson Development has received a building permit for the first phase of its Miasto Moje residential project in the Białołęka district of Warsaw.
				 
				Interior design
			POLAND Uxi from Paged is a range of seats including an armchair, a chair and a bar stool designed by Tomek Rygalik from Studio Rygalik.
WORLD Best Western Hotels & Resorts has introduced SureStay Hotels - a revolutionary new ‘white label’ franchise model.
				 
				Retail & leisure
			POLAND Green Caffè Nero has opened its flagship café with an area of 200 sqm in Mikulski’s tenement house at ul. Nowy Świat 53 in Warsaw.
POLAND During the first three quarters of 2016 Echo Investment sold 502 apartments, representing a 46 pct rise on the same period of 2015 when it signed 343 preliminary contracts.
				 
				Residential
			POLAND Monday Development is developing the Apartamenty Zielony Sołacz tenement in Poznań’s Sołacz district with the building to be handed over in Q4 2017.
POLAND By the end of 2018, LG Chem, one of the largest manufacturers of lithium ion batteries, will have invested nearly PLN 1.3 bln in a new factory for electric car batteries near Wrocław.
				 
				Retail & leisure
			POLAND Shopping centre owner Atrium Poland Real Estate Management has officially opened the second extension phase of its Atrium Promenada shopping centre in Warsaw.
				 
				Residential
			POLAND Atal sold 1,762 apartments between January and the end of September inclusive – 557 more than in the same period of 2015 (1,205).
POLAND A Hebe drugstore with an area of nearly 500 sqm has opened in the Rondo shopping centre in Bydgoszcz.
POLAND In first three quarters of this year Ronson Development sold 545 apartments, compared to 658 apartments sold in the same period of 2015, which constitutes a y-o-y decline of 17 pct.
ROMANIA Romania has become a successful outsourcing destination in recent years, with the country currently accounting for more than 100,000 of the 600,000 people employed in the sector across the Central and Eastern Europe region, according to Colliers International.
POLAND This year, commercial real estate investment volume in Poland should be of a similar level to that seen in 2015 when combined transactions worth more than EUR 4 bln were signed, claims Colliers International. In H1 2016, the transaction volume stood at app. EUR 2 bln.
ROMANIA Oasis Retail & Development Consulting is to construct its Prima Shops Oradea retail park project, claim local media.
									The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
									According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
									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.
									Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
									Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
									Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
									We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
									In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
									For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
									In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
									After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
									The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
									Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
									Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
									ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
									Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
									JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
									Domestic investors predominate in the commercial real estate market in Romania over the year so far, according to the latest report by Fortim Trusted ...
									Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
									With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
									Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
									The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
									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 faculti ...
									Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
									RGL, the developer behind the Smart Park brand, has started work on another centre. Its latest retail park will be in Wrocław on ul. Kamiennogórska in ...
									Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
									Sanmar has leased nearly 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni's Logistics Łódź VI development.