The Melea – The Health Concept in Sárvár has become the first building in Hungary to receive the LEED BD+C: Hospitality certification, with the Gold status. The project was assisted by Colliers ESG Team in the certification process.

In New Belgrade, on a plot of land about 4 kilometres from the city centre, Czech developer UDI Group has completed the first of 11-floor apartment buildings with 269 apartments. It is undergoing building use approval now with the new owners moving in in August and September. 

Cătălin Năstăsoiu, Vice President of Marketing Strategy at Genesis Property, spoke with Property Forum about the status of the YUNITY Park development in Bucharest and the outlook for the office market amidst the limited volume of new deliveries coupled with rising rents.

Hungarian property investor Faedra Group has successfully raised €17 million, with the proceeds set to finance the group's new local logistics-industrial developments in the coming years.

Savills, on behalf of private investors, together with CA Ventures and Golub & Co., has completed the sale of LivinnX, a Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) building in Kraków, Poland, to Xior. The asset, LivinnX, has 290 self-contained units with 673 student beds and offers many amenities, including a roof terrace with a jacuzzi, climbing wall, gym, sauna, community kitchen, laundry room, music room and various other recreational and study spaces. The total lettable area is c.14,400 sqm. The price has not been disclosed.

The Turkish fashion brand Koton will enter the Hungarian market and plans to open the first eight stores in retail projects managed by Adventum.

Cordia Polska Finance, a member of the Cordia Group, has completed its second bond issue on the Catalyst platform of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).  The company placed bonds totalling PLN 120.4 million, with a maturity of 3.5 years and a variable interest rate.

UBM Development Czechia has prepared an open-door event to educate the general and professional public. Guided tours of the Arcus City and Timber Praha residential projects are organised to support sustainable timber structure development strategies in the Czech Republic.

According to the report by Savills and Statista (statista.com), the European AI market is expected to reach €76.5 billion this year, up by 25.9% compared to 2023. The annual growth rate is expected to be 15.9% until 2030. These numbers confirm that artificial intelligence is gaining traction across industrial sectors, and data centres will be no exception. 

Real estate investor Unione Group has purchased two Interspar stand-alone units located in Nyíregyháza and Zalaegerszeg, leased and operated by SPAR since their delivery in 1999