The ongoing construction of office projects in Bucharest fell by around 50% year-on-year by H1 2024, to 46,900 sqm, with their completion scheduled for 2024-2026, according to an iO Partners report.
Real estate investor Unione Group has purchased two Interspar stand-alone units located in Nyíregyháza and Zalaegerszeg, leased and operated by SPAR since their delivery in 1999
Bucharest’s office development pipeline is low, with just 24,000 sqm expected for delivery by the end of 2025, which could further push pre-leasing activity to new lows, according to a report by iO Partners.
The industrial sector in Romania is recording a slowdown in Q1 2024, with the same trend being recorded across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) markets, according to a iO Partners analysis.
Spaces leased by private medical operators now represent about 2.5% of the total modern office space available in Bucharest, with most of the players occupying buildings in Bucharest’s main office hub based in northern Bucharest, according to an iO Partners report.
Vlad Stanislav, Managing Director Romania at iO Partners, talked to Property Forum about the company’s expansion in the energy and infrastructure line of services and the higher yield environment in Romania’s property sector compared to other markets in CEE.
Industrial developer WDP has purchased wholesale retail park Expo Market Doraly from ARA Europe and Romanian investor Gheorghe Iaciu for an undisclosed sum.
Charles Boudet, CEO of iO Partners, spoke to Property Forum about the ongoing expansion plans of the real estate consultancy in the region and the trend of foreign investors returning to their core markets.
Gemini Park Tarnów (southern Poland) is strengthening its offer with a new lifestyle clothing and footwear brand. The JD Sports store, with an area of over 400 sqm, will open to customers later this spring.
Lenovo and Motorola have opened their first showroom in the centre of Warsaw. The new showroom space was created on the ground floor of the Warszawa Hotel, in the historic Prudential building. Lenovo and Motorola took up an area of over 200 sqm on the ground floor of the building.
Catalyst Capital, the owner of Warsaw's Harmony Office Center, has signed an agreement under which premium flexible office operator The Shire—Beyond Coworking will lease approximately 1,400 sqm of space.
New appointments
Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its valuation team with the appointment of Marcin Malmon as Head of Valuation & Advisory and Monika Leszczyk, Deputy Head of Valuation & Advisory, as Head of Business Development.
The Valuation Department at consultancy Savills has strengthened its team. The new members are Karolina Sabatowska-Gomułka as Associate Director and Magdalena Ziółkowska as Consultant.
Bartosz Frąckowiak has become the new head of the CBRE office in Poznań (western Poland). He will be responsible for the integration of all CBRE business lines in the Wielkopolska region.
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