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.
Borg Automotive Group will move into new premises at HI Piotrkowska office building in Łódź in February 2025. It will occupy approximately 300 sqm. Brookfield Partners supported the tenant in the negotiation process.
TK Maxx shop will be opened at Ferio Konin (central Poland). The brand will occupy 2,000 sqm of space in the extended part of the shopping centre.
In November, RTV Euro AGD will open four new shops in four Polish cities: Wrocław, Mikołów, Bydgoszcz and Szczecin. Shops will be opened in Galeria Dominikańska in Wrocław (sales floor area of 950 sqm), Park Handlowy in Mikołów (570 sqm), CH Focus in Bydgoszcz (555 sqm) and Vendo Park in Szczecin (480 sqm).
New appointments
From November 1st 2024, Izabela Potrykus is to take on the role of head of the leasing team at CPI Property Group (CPIPG) and take on responsibility for 20 office buildings with a combined area of 516,000 sqm.
Knight Frank continues to strengthen its European management team with the appointment of Charles Taylor as CEO of Knight Frank Poland. He is a former Managing Director of Cushman & Wakefield Poland.
Immo lab, a consultancy specialising in strategic investment advice in the real estate sector, announces that Bartłomiej Ciemała is joining its team to take up the position of director of investment development.
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