The Horizon City residential development in northern Bucharest has secured €36.5 million in financing from Libra Internet Bank. The funds will support the continuation and acceleration of construction works, with full project completion now targeted for the first half of 2027, six months earlier than originally announced. The financing is structured to provide resources independently of the pace at which advance payments are collected from buyers under pre-sale agreements.

Komplex Torus, a distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sqm at MLP Pruszków II near Warsaw. Of the total area, approximately 6,500 sqm will be used for warehousing, with the remainder allocated to office and staff facilities. The completed unit is scheduled to be handed over in the fourth quarter of 2026. Newmark Polska represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.

Manufacturing is gaining ground in Romania's industrial and logistics market, with approximately 28% of publicly announced leasing transactions in the first half of 2026 involving manufacturing space, almost double the previous year's share and well above the typical 10-15% range, according to Colliers. Around two-thirds of demand came from new leases or relocations. Overall, publicly announced transactions reached approximately 340,000 sqm, around 20% below the level recorded in the first half of last year, but 47% above the average for the same period in 2017-2019.

Investment volumes in commercial real estate in the Czech Republic reached almost €1.14 billion in the first half of 2026, with the residential sector emerging as the second strongest investment segment. The period was shaped largely by Wood & Company's acquisition of 760 rental apartments in the Písnice district of Prague, which remains the largest investment transaction on the Czech market so far this year. According to Savills, the limited supply of large residential portfolios highlights growing institutional investor interest in the sector.

Across CEE, the strongest investment stories are often found in markets that remain relatively small. Before Warsaw became one of Europe's largest logistics hubs or western Romania emerged as a manufacturing powerhouse, both were characterised by the same combination of improving infrastructure, competitive costs and limited modern stock. Today, a similar conversation is beginning to take shape around Iași.

Czech real estate company PSN has completed the acquisition of an office building at Botanická 56 in the Brno-Veveří district. The seller was Safichem Group, the industrial group of which tenant Aquatis forms a part. Existing tenancy arrangements remain unchanged, with Aquatis continuing to occupy the building.

Developer 7R is launching construction of 7R Park Szczecin South, a logistics and warehouse complex in the south-western part of Szczecin comprising two buildings with a combined area of approximately 29,000 sqm. The first and larger building, exceeding 23,000 sqm, has been fully pre-leased to Procent Poland, a logistics services provider for the e-commerce sector. The second building will offer around 5,000 sqm. Depenbrock Polska has been appointed general contractor, with construction due to start in August 2026 and completion expected in the third quarter of 2027.

Savills has appointed Naďa Kováčiková as Head of Leasing and Business Development at Savills Slovakia, as the firm continues to expand its presence in Central and Eastern Europe. The Bratislava office was established at the start of 2026, and the appointment is intended to support both existing clients and new business development in the Slovak market.

Slovakia's industrial and logistics property market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, with total leasing activity reaching approximately 131,000 sqm, a 23% year-on-year increase, according to a quarterly analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Net leasing activity, which excludes renewals and short-term leases, also rose 13% year-on-year to approximately 67,000 sqm.

Slovakia's retail market added approximately 12,000 sqm of new leasable space in the second quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Footfall at shopping centres managed by the company grew 3% year-on-year, while tenant turnover remained stable. Prime yields held steady at 6.50% for shopping centres and 6.75% for retail parks.