North-East Romania needs better connectivity, stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors and a more investor-oriented approach to turn its economic potential into concrete projects. In a video interview recorded at Property Forum EastGate 2026 in Iaşi, Vasile Asandei, General Director of ADR Nord-Est, discusses the region’s investment opportunities, the sectors with the greatest potential and why the A7 and A8 motorways could fundamentally change its position on the European investment map.

LemonTree has started construction of Stream Kraków, a logistics and business complex located next to Kraków-Balice Airport and the A4 motorway. The project will offer nearly 30,000 sqm of logistics and service space, with completion scheduled for Q2 2027. Goldbeck has been appointed as general contractor.

Developer Optimal Development has begun construction of Matadorka Living, a residential-led mixed-use project on the site of the historic Smaltovňa building in the Petržalka district of Bratislava. The 1905 structure, designed by architect Heinrich Zieger and German firm Wayss & Freytag, once employed 910 people, roughly one third of Petržalka's population at the time. After decades of neglect, the site is now being transformed into a new local centre for the district.

AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group have signed a 20-year lease with Numa for the residential portion of Chmielna 13A, known as Diana, in central Warsaw. The agreement marks Numa's first signing in Poland, with the opening planned for the first half of 2027.

Passerinvest Group, a Czech developer and investor, is expanding into the rental housing sector under a new brand called Balance Home. The first units will be available for occupation in the second quarter of 2027 at the Hila project in the Brumlovka district of Prague 4, where 71 fully furnished apartments ranging from studio to four-room configurations will be offered. A further 134 rental apartments are being developed at Brumlovka as part of the Orion project, due for completion in 2029. The planned Arboretum project in the Prague district of Roztyly will add rental housing across two additional buildings.

Anna Szelc has been appointed Chair of ULI Poland, succeeding Marcin Juszczyk, who held the role for three years. Szelc is Senior Director, Investments, CEE at Invesco Real Estate, where she manages a real estate portfolio valued at €1.4 billion. She previously served on the ULI Poland Executive Committee and chaired ULI Next Poland, and has nearly 20 years of experience in CEE real estate, having worked at Azora and Breevast before joining Invesco.

Romania's industrial and logistics market has slowed in 2026 following a record 2025. In the first nine months, publicly reported leasing transactions reached approximately 450,000 sqm, around 30% below the level recorded in the same period last year, according to Colliers data. Bucharest-Ilfov accounts for nearly 60% of the total volume, though infrastructure development is beginning to reshape the demand map across the country. Transaction volumes remain close to the ten-year average for the first three quarters and are more than 40% above the 2017–2019 average.

From London's £20 billion investment pipeline to regeneration projects in Newcastle and Cardiff, UK cities are finding new ways to attract capital, bridge development viability gaps and turn economic ambitions into investable opportunities.

Investment group RSJ and developer Na Jelených have formed a long-term partnership to develop the Na Jelených site in southern Prague. Together they are preparing a large-scale build-to-rent project comprising approximately 5,500 rental flats for up to 16,000 residents, with a total value exceeding CZK 50 billion. The first construction phase is set to begin next year, with the full project expected to be delivered over approximately ten years.

Kajima Poland has completed construction of a logistics centre in Dobromierz, Lower Silesia, acting as general contractor for Amazon Fulfillment Poland Sp. z o.o. The four-storey facility spans over 200,000 sqm of usable floor area and has a capacity of 1.3 million cubic metres, with technical infrastructure adapted to support robotic systems.