News - EnVogue Residence to add Hilton hotel in Bucharest project
17
Jul
2025

EnVogue Residence to add Hilton hotel in Bucharest project

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Local developer EnVogue Residence will include a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in the final construction phase of the EnVogue Residence – Iuliu Maniu project. The hotel will be part of a new, two-section building whose structure has already been finalised.
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News - Czech bathroom empire launches 600 unit resi reconstruction
17
Jul
2025

Czech bathroom empire launches 600 unit resi reconstruction

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Prague's first skyscraper, built in 1934 and known as the Trade Union House in Prague's Žižkov district, is set to receive a major renovation, reports seznamzpravy.cz. The dilapidated but listed building has been owned by the bathroom empire SIKO since 2018.
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News - Bucharest office leasing reaches lowest point in four years
17
Jul
2025

Bucharest office leasing reaches lowest point in four years

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Office leasing in Bucharest reached its lowest point in four years during H1 2025, according to Colliers consultants. Total leasing transactions exceeded 100,000 sqm, representing a more than one-third decrease compared to the same period last year.
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News - Malaysian retailer enters CEE
17
Jul
2025

Malaysian retailer enters CEE

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Malaysian home and DIY discount retailer MR.DIY is continuing its expansion in Poland, with four new stores opening this summer in Warsaw: Galeria Wileńska, CH Blue City, CH Zielony Targówek and Galeria Młociny. The company has also announced plans to use Poland as a logistics hub for further expansion across Central Europe.
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News - Budapest office market sees vacancy rate decline in Q2 2025
17
Jul
2025

Budapest office market sees vacancy rate decline in Q2 2025

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Budapest's office market recorded a notable decrease in its vacancy rate during Q2 2025, reaching 12.8%. This marks a 1.29 percentage point drop from the previous quarter and a 1.18 percentage point decrease year-on-year, according to the Budapest Research Forum (BRF). Net absorption also turned positive, reaching 57,000 sqm.
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News - Pavăl Holding takes over Praktiker Hellas in international push
17
Jul
2025

Pavăl Holding takes over Praktiker Hellas in international push

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Pavăl Holding, the investment vehicle of the Pavăl family and Romania's largest local entrepreneurial group, announced its strategic acquisition of Praktiker Hellas, Greece's leading DIY retail chain owned by Farifax Financial Holdings, for an undisclosed sum.
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News - Czech investor enters Austrian market
16
Jul
2025

Czech investor enters Austrian market

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Investika Real Estate Fund has entered the Austrian real estate market by acquiring a light industrial and office asset with an interesting sustainability profile near Vienna Airport. 
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News - Warsaw’s office pipeline hits 30-year low
16
Jul
2025

Warsaw’s office pipeline hits 30-year low

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According to a report from Cushman & Wakefield, Warsaw’s office development pipeline has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years, with only 130,000 sqm currently under construction — a volume last seen in 1995. While new supply remains limited, demand for centrally located office space continues to support prime rental growth.
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News - Living starts final phase of resi project in Budapest
16
Jul
2025

Living starts final phase of resi project in Budapest

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Residential developer Living has announced the launch of sales for Park West Rise, the fourth and final phase of its Park West residential park. 
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News - Scallier to commercialise five new retail parks in Poland
16
Jul
2025

Scallier to commercialise five new retail parks in Poland

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Scallier has secured exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction is scheduled to begin between late 2025 and early 2026, with openings planned for the first half of 2027. The projects will offer a combined leasable area of over 40,000 sqm.
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Latest news


New leases

  • Yokogawa Romania has extended its lease agreement for another five years in Building F of YUNITY Park, a business campus owned by Genesis Property. The agreement marks the fourth consecutive renewal for the local subsidiary of the Japanese industrial automation and process control company. Originally signed in 2007, this latest extension brings the total duration of the corporate partnership to more than 20 years.
  • Vastint Romania has secured a new lease agreement with Arcadis Romania for 1,183 sqm of office space in Building A of the Business Garden Bucharest development.
  • Karimpol Polska has signed a major lease agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services at the Skyliner II complex at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The automotive financial services provider will occupy nearly 6,000 sqm of office and retail space in the project's second tower. Following the transaction, the occupancy rate of Skyliner II has reached 50%.

New appointments

  • BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has expanded its Industrial and Logistics Agency team with the appointments of Joanna Choromańska, formerly of JLL, and Bartosz Wilczyński, previously with CBRE. The new hires bring a combined 34 years of experience in sector sales, lease negotiations, and build-to-suit project delivery to support the division's ongoing growth.
  • Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
  • Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.

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