On 1 March 2024, Savills expanded its Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division in Poland to provide advisory services for property investors, developers and operators across all operational real estate sectors.

After four years of a pandemic-induced disruption it is now clear that although hybrid working is not the dominant pattern, it is here to stay. New research from Cushman & Wakefield has found that 27% of Polish people combine in-office attendance with home office, whereas that figure for cities with a population of over 500,000 stands at 36%. Meanwhile, employers and property managers keep looking for ways to incentivise employees to come to the office more frequently. Employees working hybrid schedules value the office particularly for well-equipped spaces for focused work and for fostering collaboration and relationship building, reveals the report from Cushman & Wakefield. At the same time, 47% of respondents are against being mandated to work a fixed number of in-office days.

CPI Romania has named Cushman & Wakefield Echinox as manager of Expo Business Park in Bucharest.

Charles Boudet, CEO of iO Partners, spoke to Property Forum about the ongoing expansion plans of the real estate consultancy in the region and the trend of foreign investors returning to their core markets.

Yusen Logistics, a global logistics provider, has leased 19,000 sqm in CTPark Bucharest, owned by CTP, for the next five years, in a deal brokered by CBRE.

The extension of ARETE Park Plzeň Borská pole for Czech logistics and technology company Zásilkovna has been completed and handed over to the tenant for use.

The investment group Natland has become the owner of land near the newly reconstructed main railway station in the city and at the same time also the owner of the Stromovka Kladno development project.

CTP has signed a €90 million loan agreement with Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. and Erste Group Bank AG to finance 4 logistics and industrial assets in Hungary. The multi-borrower financing is for 7 years. EY Budapest and White&Case Prague advised and provided legal services for Erste Bank, while CTP Hungary was represented by Kinstellar Budapest.

LCP Properties has officially opened its 48th retail park under the M Park brand in Poland, which is also the fifth in the Pomeranian region. M Park Reda has a total of 4,433 sqm of GLA space with 13 tenants. Development works began in mid-May 2023, and the general contractor of the project was STB Budownictwo.

S Immo has signed a contract to sell Zagrebtower to the OTP Group. The office building comprises a total net area of almost 26,000 sqm and has a BREEAM International In-Use Excellent certificate. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.