The value of investment transactions in all real estate market sectors, both in Poland and Europe, still significantly deviates from the scale of investments recorded before the outbreak of the pandemic. Nonetheless, last year saw the first signs of recovery in the hotel segment. The sale of the hotel part of The Warsaw Hub by Ghelamco signalled a return to investing international capital in the Polish market. In October last year, the Crown Plaza and Holiday Inn Express hotels were acquired by the French investment fund Corum. 2023 saw a total of four transactions, partially carried out by Polish investment entities, contributing to investments totalling around €83 million in this sector. In the first months of the current year, two hotels along the Baltic Sea changed hands. Walter Herz summarised the situation in the Polish hotel market.

Industrial packaging distributor Neopak is to move its main warehousing facilities to Panattoni Park Warsaw South IV, where it is to occupy over 10,500 sqm of warehouse and office space.

Real Management has signed a loan agreement with mBank for over €14 million in funding for construction of the Good Point V warehouse and production park in Łubna near Warsaw.

Globalworth announced that it has purchased guarantees for the sourcing of 100% of the electricity it is forecast to use across its entire Polish portfolio over 2024. All the Sourcing Guarantees are redeemed on a monthly basis.

The mixed-use Residence Stodolní by developer Linkcity is replacing a complex of dilapidated buildings in the existing central development right next to the Plato modern art gallery in Ostrava. The whole area is transforming thanks to a new pedestrian zone with greenery as a joint investment of the city and the developer.

Romanian developer One United Properties recorded a profit growth of 3% to €31.6 million in Q1 2024 versus the same period of last year, while its turnover fell by 5% to €84.3 million in the same interval.

CPIPG has announced the closing of €500 million of 5-year senior unsecured green bonds. More than €3 billion of orders have been placed for the green bonds, the strongest-ever response to a bond issue by CPIPG.

Atenor announced that the first phase of its BakerStreet project in Budapest has successfully obtained its occupancy permit. This Class A+ office complex located in South Buda was planned and built according to the strictest ESG criteria. The leasing agreement for the entire building of 16,643 sqm was signed by E.ON Hungaria Group, the German energy solutions giant. Tenants are scheduled to commence occupancy starting in June.

CTP has marked the third anniversary of its listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, which at the time was the largest real estate IPO in Europe since 2014. The subsequent three years from CTP's listing in March 2021 have been a time of accelerated growth for the company, highlighted by a 103% increase in GLA from 5.9 million sqm to 12.0 million sqm across CTP's European portfolio and 162% growth in its landbank, from 8.8 million sqm to 23.1 million sqm, thereby locking in future expansion by enabling CTP to develop more space to meet strong demand.

A specialist real estate investor has purchased the Panattoni Park Poznań XI for €92.5 million. The centre is one of the main logistics hubs for Zalando, a leading European fashion platform for its operations.