Investors originating from Belgium had the biggest share in Romania’s commercial property sector in the first eight months, according to a Fortim Trusted Advisors study.
Romania’s commercial property sector recorded investment transactions of €418 million in H1 2024, up 131% year-on-year, marking the biggest volume growth across CEE, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Industrial developer WDP has secured a €250 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for investments in photovoltaic systems and electric vehicle charging stations across its portfolio.
Gijs Klomp, Business Development Manager at WDP Romania, talked to Property Forum about the company’s more than €90 million development pipeline on the local market and the outlook of the industrial sector on rents and new demand.
The estimated volume of new industrial deliveries in Romania is set to exceed 500,000 sqm in H2 2024, which would add to the existing stock of 7.1 million sqm.
Industrial developer WDP has purchased wholesale retail park Expo Market Doraly from ARA Europe and Romanian investor Gheorghe Iaciu for an undisclosed sum.
Industrial developer WDP has become the owner of a warehouse in Mioveni, near Pitești, following a sale-and-lease-back deal with SFC Solutions Automotive Romania, a producer of rubber profiles for the automotive sector.
Industrial developer WDP saw a 15.2% growth of its rental income to €80.9 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of last year, while its EPRA earnings rose 18% to €62.7 million in the same period, according to a company report.
Hillwood Polska has relocated its office to Warsaw's Plac Małachowskiego office building. The company will occupy space on the fifth floor of the building.
Primark is opening its seventh shop in Poland. Another outlet of the chain will be opened in the Zielone Arkady shopping centre in Bydgoszcz. The store will occupy a total retail space of 3,200 sqm on two floors.
GTC in collaboration with The Shire Beyond Coworking, is isopening a new coworking space in Korona Office Complex in Kraków.
New appointments
Bartłomiej Polnik has joined Savills as Associate Director, Senior Project & Development Manager PRS & Living Sectors in the PBC department.
Stage Capital has announced the appointment of Jacek Kołodziejski as Country Director in Poland. His role is to manage Stage Capital's retail property portfolio in Poland and to guide the growth of its value through expansion of existing facilities and acquisitions with growth potential.
Tomasz Waligórski will take over as General Manager of the Carrefour chain in Poland from 1 November. In this function, he will replace the previous, long-standing director of the Polish branch, Tareck Ouaibi.
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