Saying goodbye to 2022 means welcoming a year of uncertainty for the fourth time in a row. Two pandemic years, war in Ukraine, historically high inflation and the upcoming spectre of recession have forced the Polish investment market to cope with tough times, says Avison Young Poland

The Hungarian property company is bolstering its sustainability efforts by entering an agreement with the fast-growing Norwegian Proptech company Varig Technologies.

Demand for office space in Bucharest was flat at 286,100 sqm in 2022 compared to the previous year, while the vacancy rate fell slightly to 12.54%. Demand was driven by the IT sector, which had a share of more than 25% of the office leasing market, according to JLL Romania.

The Hungarian construction firm will offer modern office space after an extensive refurbishment of an educational facility in the downtown of Szeged, an important regional city in Hungary, szeged.hu reports.

According to a report published by Newmark Polska, new office supply reached 237,000 sqm in 2022, bringing Warsaw’s total prime office stock to close to 6.27 million sqm at the end of the year. The gross office take-up hit 860,000 sqm.

PINK has published figures on the office market in Warsaw for Q4 2022. The data is sourced from advisory companies from the commercial real estate sector (BNP Paribas Real Estate, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman&Wakefield, JLL, Knight Frank, Newmark, Savills) and includes information on modern office stock, new completions, take-up volumes and vacancy rates.

Savills has advised AT Capital Group on the acquisition of the development plot at the junction of Grzybowska and Żelazna streets in Warsaw for the planned 140-metre-high Liberty Tower.

Asset management firm Diófa and the Hungarian branch of Erste Bank have concluded a financing deal for seven years. The refinancing contract is worth €73 million, portfolio.hu reports.

Romanian industrial developer Global Vision has purchased the Nova Building office project in northern Bucharest, with the overall investment in the building set to exceed €12 million.  

FLE SICAV FIS, managed by FLE GmbH, has acquired from DWS its fifth office property in Poland – the Kopernik Office Buildings in Warsaw. Knight Frank advised the buyer and Colliers represented the seller. The price remains confidential.