Investment & finance
Redkom has announced that it has finalised the sale of a retail park under construction in Bielsko-Biała to Newgate Investment. The 17,000 sqm retail park is scheduled to open in November this year.
Material partner
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the construction of which will start at the turn of 2024/2025, offers 4,700 sqm of service space and 2,700 sqm of office space.
Investment & finance
Experts gathered at ULI Poland's annual Game Changers in the Real Estate World conference agreed that current market conditions are creating a window of opportunity for real estate investors willing to act quickly and thoughtfully. Smaller transactions by regional players dominate for the time being, but there is hope for a gradual return of major international players to the Polish property market.
Warehouse & industrial
CTP has signed a lease agreement with the logistics service provider for an additional 2,000 sqm, thus the company will occupy a total of 13,000 sqm at the facility.
Retail & leisure
Wood & Company is planning the final third tranche of its acquisition of a stake in the Aupark shopping centre in Bratislava. The facility is currently undergoing an extension, which will increase its space by 6,000 sqm. In the summer, a huge green façade will be built on the new part.
Office & mixed-use development
Slovakian developer JTRE is launching its first project in Germany. The Nordhafen Living & Office multifunctional project will be built in the Europacity area in Berlin's Berlin-Mitte district.
Investment & finance
Helaba will act as lead manager for its long-standing client Hines in conjunction with the three savings banks in North Rhine-Westphalia, Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf, Sparkasse KölnBonn and Kreissparkasse Köln, to finance the construction of the 'Le Coeur' project in Dusseldorf. The project has a total lending volume of EUR 270 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
GLP has begun construction of the final hall of Wrocław V Logistics Centre in Magnice. The building, with an area of over 67,000 sqm, will be constructed in accordance with the requirements of BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level.
Property and Facility Management
EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's employees, including local property management teams will join EPP.
Retail & leisure
Prague is the only city in the CEE region to boast a Prime High Street, a shopping street with only the most prestigious global brands. This location is Pařížská (Paris) Street, where currently 46 out of 48 available retail units are occupied.
Retail & leisure
Mitiska REIM has opened a new food-anchored retail park in the Polish city of Świebodzin. Developed in partnership with Karuzela Holding, this is the tenth project undertaken by Mitiska REIM and Karuzela over the past five years, with five more developments planned to open over the next two years.
Office & mixed-use development
Already 64 pct of Warsaw’s office buildings offer at least one retail or service unit, reveals Retail @ Office, the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield. With new retail supply remaining low across the capital, retailers and service providers are increasingly looking for alternative locations.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni announces its expansion into the Middle East with the launch of an operation in Saudi Arabia. The company’s initial focus is on three of the largest Saudi Arabian cities: Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. The move marks a milestone for Panattoni in its ambition to capitalise on emerging opportunities in key global markets in the Middle East and Asia.
Office & mixed-use development
The Shire - Beyond Coworking in the Warsaw Spire C building was opened according to schedule. 40 pct of the 1500 sqm of office space has been leased even before the launch.
Land acquisitions
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the opportunity to build approximately 200,000 sqm of leasable space.
Investment & finance
The first fund investing in REITs, Mount Globalnego Rynku Nieruchomości FIZ, made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has begun construction on a new industrial park in Będzin. The first stage of the work, that has already been launched, will comprise a 27,500 sqm building constructed on a speculative basis.
Office & mixed-use development
Two more companies have become tenants of Diuna, part of the Warsaw portfolio of Syrena Real Estate and PineBridge Benson Elliot. Intrum has leased nearly 370 sqm and Carrier Chłodnictwo took up about 500 sqm in the complex.
Investment & finance
Panattoni has completed a sales transaction in Germany. Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a prime logistics hub for EUR 75 mln near Duisburg.
ESG
Kreo, Ghelamco's Kraków office project, has achieved BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level. The building also has a WELL and Green Building Standard pre-certificate, and is also in the process of Smart Score, Wired Score and "Barrier-free building" certification.
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Almost three quarters of employers plan to reintroduce their employees to their workplaces in phases rather than all at once, according to CBRE in its global survey on return-to-work strategies after the Covid-19 pandemic.
WORLD Real estate could actually benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic in the long run due its perception as a safe haven for investors, according to a report just published on the implications of the epidemic for the market by Swedish property consulting and fund management specialists Catella.
EUROPE Build Europe, an umbrella organisation for EU-based residential developers and constructors, has presented its recommendations for helping the sector in the EU emerge from the post-Covid19 economic crisis.
POLAND More companies have joined # Property4Heroes - the commercial real estate market's initiative to support hospital staff and ambulance crews across Poland. Each day the initiative delivers 1,150 meals to physicians, nurses, paramedics and support personnel.
POLAND Warehouse developer Panattoni has allocated PLN 500,000 to buy medical supplies for three Polish hospitals.
CEE REGION Preliminary CEE investment volumes for Q1 2020 amounted to app. EUR 3.7 bln, despite the onset of Covid-19 in the region in early March – according to Colliers International’s latest research report.
EUROPE Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the partial resumption of operations in its European manufacturing plants, which have been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.
ROMANIA AFI Europe Romania has announced that it is rescheduling the opening of its AFI Braşov shopping and entertainment centre due to the pandemic.
SLOVENIA The official opening of the Aleja shopping centre in Ljubljana’s Šiška district has been postponed.
POLAND BPI Real Estate Polandis to introduce a virtual sales office for all of its Polish projects.
POLAND Rent payments have been suspended for all tenants in the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź.
POLAND The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation [POHiD], an association of retail chains, are to contribute PLN 15 mln to fight the coronavirus epidemic.
POLAND The Carrefour Foundation and Carrefour Polska are donating around PLN 2 mln to Polish hospitals for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
POLAND The Sukcesja shopping centre owned by Fabryka Biznesu in Łódź has stopped collecting rents from its tenants.
POLAND The range of temporary trading restrictions in Polish retail buildings above 2,000 sqm imposed by the Ministry of Health has been clarified after consultations with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres [PRCH] and the Ministry of Development.
POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the president of footwear and accessories retailer CCC and Ultro Holding, the owner and manager of Cuprum Arena in Lubin and Korona in Kielce, has decided to cancel rent collections from tenants whose outlets have been forced to close during the Covid-19 emergency.
POLAND Wrocław-based developer Develia (formerly LC Corp) has announced that the disruption caused by the pandemic could have a significant and potentially serious impact on the current operations of the company and its groups.
CEE REGION According to analysis by Colliers International all CEE economies this year are to decline or fall into recession as a result of the coronavirus.
POLAND The Polish government has introduced a new directive clarifying the restrictions on movement as part of its measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory ...
According to the report released by research firm Spectis, “Modular construction market in Poland 2024-2029”, top 100 manufacturers of prefabricated b ...
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 ...
Kreo, Ghelamco's Kraków office project, has achieved BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level. The building also has a WELL and Green Building St ...
Eurobuild Awards 2023 is behind us, but if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the special "Eurobuild" supplement prepared for the Gala evening, you ...
The next edition of our monthly magazine is now available both in paper and digital versions! Traditionally, the new issue was first sent to our confe ...
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We regret to inform you that Piotr Kroenke, long-time general director of GTC and co-creator of many of the company's successes, has passed away.
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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 ...
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Novum Hospitality announced a long-term agreement that will double IHG’s presence in Germany to more than 200 hotels in almos ...
Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held th ...
The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport. The programme will include ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
Redkom has announced that it has finalised the sale of a retail park under construction in Bielsko-Biała to Newgate Investment. The 17,000 sqm retail ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the constr ...
Slovakian developer JTRE is launching its first project in Germany. The Nordhafen Living & Office multifunctional project will be built in the Europac ...
EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's em ...
Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec su ...
According to the Berlin 2024 Residential Market Report by real estate financier Berlin Hyp and real estate service provider CBRE, purchase prices have ...
Wood & Company is planning the final third tranche of its acquisition of a stake in the Aupark shopping centre in Bratislava. The facility is currentl ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
CTP has signed a lease agreement with the logistics service provider for an additional 2,000 sqm, thus the company will occupy a total of 13,000 sqm a ...
An open door to redefining the commercial real estate market in Poland
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