ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG industrial

CTP has signed a deal with Grammer Jifeng Automotive Seating CZ to build a new modern manufacturing and testing warehouse facility at CTPark in Cheb, Czech Republic.  

The Investika Real Estate Fund, Czechia’s largest non-bank open-ended mutual real estate fund for retail investors, acting jointly with its JV partner – BUD Holdings SA., has acquired five logistic parks from Polish developer 7R. The transaction value exceeds €150 million. Thanks to that, it is the largest logistics property investment transaction that closed in Poland this year and the second-largest logistics property investment transaction that closed in 2024 in Central Europe.  

7R will invest in the Kraków-based Logistics and Industrial Center "Ruszcza," which is part of the “Kraków – Nowa Huta Przyszłości” project. The 7R Hub, located in Kraków's Nowa Huta district, will offer tenants 230,000 sqm of technology and production space.

Investors view the logistics sector with optimism and, to a lesser extent, retail over the next 12 months, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox study conducted among the most important investors and developers in Romania.

The demand for industrial spaces in CEE is moderating after a record year, with vacancy rates having slightly increased but still at a healthy level. The shift in demand patterns has included larger deals and tenant diversification. Despite challenges, logistics is an attractive asset class with yields comparable to offices and retail, revealed the discussion at CEE Property Forum 2024 in Vienna, chaired by Martin Polák, Managing Director CEE at GARBE Industrial Real Estate.

A new unit in Arete Park Rokycany 1 has been completed and handed over to the tenant, Safran Cabin CZ, a manufacturer of cabin interiors. The unit is part of the park's second building, which is expected to have a total leasable area of more than 15,000 sqm.

CBRE has summarised this year's developments in the Czech commercial real estate market and provides an up-to-date outlook for 2025. The report highlights anticipated investment activity and the evolution of key segments for the upcoming year.

Contera has announced a strategic partnership with Blackstone, the alternative asset manager. Blackstone has agreed to acquire CT's Real Estate portfolio of 10 logistics parks for approximately €470 million.

Alto Real Estate is preparing a new project in Rača district in Bratislava. The design has turned the former terminal into a warehouse complex.

Panattoni is to build a new industrial park in the Mazovia region. The development of Panattoni Park Sochaczew with an area of almost 28,000 sqm will commence in the first quarter of 2025 with the first tenant – Pilkington Automotive Poland – to move in by November of the same year.