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POLAND Colliers International is to manage the Maraton office complex on ul. Maratońska in Poznań.

POLAND There are 14 Special Economic Zones in Poland operating in 16 voivodships. The total area of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) spreads over 20,000 ha. The automotive industry takes the largest share in the total investment volumes in SEZ - according to a report by Colliers International "Special Economic Zones in Poland - the investment potential”.

Waterside on a roll

POLAND Four lease contracts have been signed for space in the Waterside building in Gdańsk, including two new leases and two renewals.

Investment & finance

Riga Plaza sold

LATVIA Riga Plaza shopping centre has been sold to an unnamed global investment fund for EUR 93.4 mln by a 50 pct owned subsidiary of Plaza Centers.

Infrastructure

Romania plans to upgrade transport links

ROMANIA The government has approved a transport master plan for the country that will allow it to draw on EU structural funds.

Makro Polska to move to MLP Pruszków II

POLAND Wholesale chain Makro Polska has signed a long-term lease with MLP Group for over 10,100 sqm in MLP Pruszków II logistics park.

4F enters Romania

ROMANIA/POLAND Polish sports brand 4F is to enter the Romanian market with its first two stores in Bucharest to open today(September 15th). A third store is also planned to open on September 29th.

Warehouse & industrial

Goodman leases almost 14,300 sqm in Slovakia

SLOVAKIA Logistics company Hopi has leased space at the Goodman Senec Logistics Centre.

Colliers releases TriCity retail report

POLAND Twenty four shopping centres in the Tricity offer a retail area of 688,000 sqm gla which means there are 664 sqm of retail space per 1,000 inhabitants, according to the ‘Shopping centres in agglomerations Q2 2016 | TriCity’ report by Colliers International.

Zgorzelec Plaza sold

POLAND Plaza Centers has completed the sale of its shares in Zgorzelec Plaza shopping Centre in accordance with its debt restructuring agreement (DRA) signed with Bank Zachodni WBK and announced on June 30th of this year.

Tchibo distribution centre to grow

CZECH REPUBLIC An additional 34,000 sqm is to be occupied by Tchibo at Panattoni Park Cheb by the middle of next year.

Big changes planned for Zaķusalas island

LATVIA Three separate projects are planned for Zaķusalas island in Riga, city architect Gvido Princis told Latvian news agency LETA.

Retail & leisure

Second Cup enters Poland

POLAND Knight Frank is supporting the expansion of the Second Cup coffee shop chain onto the Polish market.

Investment & finance

CBRE GI acquires 450,000 sqm portfolio from Hillwood

POLAND/GERMANY Hillwood has confirmed that it has agreed to sell a 450,000 sqm portfolio of warehouse and industrial properties to CBRE Global Investors across Germany and Poland.

Turning somersaults in Arkadia

Eurobuild CEE

POLAND A 1,200 sqm Fikołki children’s playground opened in Warsaw’s Arkadia shopping centre in the second half of August. Its main feature is a climbing wall with 12 separate routes.

Construction

Digging to start in Sulechów

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Grupa Saller has announced it will begin construction work on a retail park on ul. Południowa in Sulechów near an Intermarché supermarket this month.

REINO resumes suspended IPO

POLAND The book building process has resumed for the shares of REINO Dywidenda Plus

Leases signed with HB Reavis

POLAND Slovakian-based development company HB Reavis has signed five leases in two of the Warsaw buildings it has developed.

Murapol plans new estate in Gdańsk

POLAND Developer Murapol intends to buy a plot on ul. Jabłoniowa in Gdańsk for a residentiak estate of app. 230 apartments with a combined area of app. 8,500 sqm.

Residential

First residential BREEAM in Poland