Bucharest-based Calea Victoriei is the 50th most expensive main retail street out of 57 locations based in Europe, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report. On this ranking, Bucharest is behind Ljubljana, with a monthly rent of €55 per sqm.

CPI Property Group announced the signing of a binding agreement for the sale of a portfolio totalling 11 properties located in the Czech Republic to S Immo. The transaction property value is €481 million. 

Alto Real Estate has presented the shape of the Florian Residence residential project, which is being built on a brownfield site in the centre of Bratislava's Old Town. In the first phase, 73 apartments will be available. The construction is then preliminary scheduled to be completed in 2025. 

Hospitality group Accor and Romanian construction firm Construcții Erbașu have signed hotel management agreements for two new hotels in Bucharest and Oradea. The companies have also extended the current management agreement for ibis Styles Bucharest Erbas.

Ján Krnáč, Executive Director of Cresco Real Estate, talked to Property Forum about the opportunities in the Czech and Slovak residential market. He also explained the “rent to own” scheme developed for those not able to afford a mortgage right now due to the higher interest rates.

Marriott International has added a new hotel to its global portfolio with the opening of Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection. The new luxury hotel is located in Budapest’s District V and offers 216 rooms and suits.

According to Workthere.pl’s latest Flexmark report, larger companies (101+ people) and scale-ups (21-100 people) now account for 54% of global flexible office members, compared with 42% of members last year. The flexible office specialist notes that this increase is also reflected in take-up levels with these larger companies accounting for 34% of global take-up in flexible offices, compared to 22% in 2022 and just 13% in 2020.

Radisson Hotel Budapest BudaPart, the first upscale Radisson branded hotel in Hungary has opened its doors in the vibrant Újbuda district. This hotel serves both as a retreat as well as a business hub and offers new bar and restaurant options for locals and overnight guests.

In Q3 2023, the Prague office market grew by more than 60,000 sqm of modern offices. This was the best result since mid-2020. No further similar peak is expected in the next three years at least, as no new construction has started for more than a year. Although investors are placing increasing emphasis on the sustainability of buildings, benchmark rental prices are not changing fundamentally, while landlords are trying to attract more generous allowances or longer lease holidays, Colliers reports.

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has allowed the investment group Penta to buy (through Penta Real Estate) the company ČSAD Praha Holding, which owns the Florenc bus terminal and adjacent land in the capital. The office announced this on its website. The companies did not disclose the price of the transaction, ČTK reports.