Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

According to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate, Poland’s commercial property market posted impressive gains in the final quarter of 2024, with last year’s total transaction volume rising more than twofold compared with 2023. Despite geopolitical risks, the market outlook remains positive.

In January 5 years have passed since the European Parliament approved the Green Deal. The construction industry is accountable for 39% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The pressure to reduce emissions from clients, banks and legislation is only increasing, comments Jakub Škaloud, Project Manager and Head of the Building Differently team at VCES, one of the general contractors of Czech buildings.

NEPI Rockcastle says it reached a record-breaking net operating income (NOI) of €556 million during 2024, a 13.2% increase compared to the previous year, over strong retailer sales and resilient consumer demand in CEE.

The international automotive supplier Brose has leased the entire Hall D of the Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park (OAMP) near Leoš Janáček Airport in Mošnov in the ongoing Phase II construction developed by Concens Investments.

Atrium Group Services, a subsidiary of G City Europe, has sold the Atrium Flora shopping centre to Max Realitní, a real estate fund focused on investment in commercial retail and office properties in the Czech Republic, part of the Redstone Group. The Prague office of Clifford Chance advised the seller.

Industrial developer CTP said its profits reached a fresh high of €1.1 billion during 2024, almost 15% up year-on-year, driven by substantial growth in rental income, leasing activity, and a strong development pipeline.

Florian Residence by Alto Real Estate, which is being built in Bratislava's Old Town, has received a valid building permit for its second phase. The project is connected to the first phase and is located close to the National Bank of Slovakia. 

Occupier demand in Poland’s regional city office markets rebounded in late 2024. However, subdued development activity and a low volume of new office deliveries have created a supply gap. Additionally, tenants are increasingly choosing to renegotiate their leases, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report.

UBM Development Czechia has received a building permit for the new project Rezidence Na Plzeňce in Prague 5 – Smíchov. On a plot of over 3,800 sqm, the company is developing an apartment building with a courtyard.