AFI Europe Czech Republic, a developer that has been focusing on the construction of rental housing in recent years, has already achieved 50% occupancy in its two newly completed buildings: the AFI Home Karlín at the corner of Thámova and Pernerova streets and the first phase of AFI Home Kolbenova in Vysočanská street.

Developer J&T Real Estate (JTRE) will soon start the construction of the Ganz House residential project as part of Bratislava's Eurovea mixed-use district.

The number of transactions this year is likely to catch up with last year's results, brokerage firm Duna House reports. 

Romanian development company IMPACT Developer & Contractor has raised €8 million from a bond sale that targeted institutional investors. The bonds have a maturity of 48 months and the proceeds from transaction will be used to finance current operations and new residential investments.

Mosaic World signed a purchase-construction agreement with Novaform Polska, the Polish subsidiary of Novaform Holding and part of KlokGroep, for the purchase and construction of 98 rental flats and 138 built parking spaces in the Nove Olendry project in the Naramowice district in Poznań, Poland.

The second phase of the Park West project has been delivered in Budapest. The Hungarian developer plans two more phases in this project.

Spanish developer Hercesa has obtained a loan worth 33 million lei (€6.6 million) from Libra Internet Bank for the construction of a new residential project in western Bucharest. 

UBM Development Czechia has completed the rough construction of the Timber Prague project of wooden apartment buildings, which are being built as part of the Arcus City residential complex in Prague-Reporyje. These modern chamber buildings made of solid CLT panels express the first multi-storey apartment buildings made of wood in the modern history of the capital city. They comprise a total of 62 units with layouts from 1 + kk to 4 + kk, ranging in size from 39 sqm to 110 sqm and each of them has its own cellar, parking space in the underground garages and a balcony, terrace or front garden. To date, a quarter of the apartments have been sold. The project is being built to BREEAM Excellent standard.

The first phase of the Le Jardin residential park has secured a BREEAM 'Very Good' certification. This is the first such project to get this type of certification in Hungary.

Romanian developer Redport Capital will start this fall the construction of the third phase of The Level Apartments complex in northern Bucharest. The company says it has already pre-sold 40% of the apartments in the new phase that will be completed following an €12 million investment.