Viorel Lăcătuș, Country Manager in Romania for Atenor, talked to Property Forum about the company’s ongoing residential and office developments in Bucharest and the growing interest of tenants for the sustainability certifications of buildings.

According to currently available data, 13 new brands have arrived on the Czech retail market in the first six months of this year. Most of them are in the fashion segment (clothes and accessories – seven brands) and culinary concepts (F&B – three brands). The latter are set to dominate the new arrivals this year: at least six F&B brands should come to the country by the end of the year, and other brands already present will open new branches, reports Cushman & Wakefield. 

The Pardubice Retail Fund has completed the largest Czech real estate deal so far this year involving a single building worth over €100 million. The value of the acquisition of the retail landmark in Pardubice has reached almost €124 million, Seznam.cz reports.

Garbe Industrial Real Estate CEE has signed a lease agreement comprising 18,000 sqm with GPV, an electronics manufacturing services partner. GPV will occupy the entire building in the Garbe Green Park Piešťany. The building is currently under construction and will be finished this month. Adjustments related to the customer’s operation will be completed by the end of the year. This park that is located 80 kilometres from Bratislava will be fully let and developed.

Romania Sotheby’s International Realty has listed for sale the building of the former Odeon Theatre in Galați for €690,000. Originally built in 1911 by Apostol P. Papadopol, an eminent merchant and appreciated philanthropist, the former Odeon Theatre is a historical and cultural landmark. The building was recognized by the press of its time as “The most elegant theatre in Galați.”

Local company Glavbolgarstroy is building a new residential project named Ѕmаrt Тоwеr іn thе nеw buѕіnеѕѕ сеntre оf Ѕоfіа, іn thе аrеа оf Нlаdіlnіkа, nехt tо Раrаdіѕе Mall аnd Ѕоuth Раrk.

CTP is launching another industrial and logistics complex in the Mazovia region in Poland. The developer will develop two cross-dock facilities in Emilianów with a total leasable area of nearly 102,500 sqm. The investor has already received a building permit for the first phase of the investment. Its commissioning is scheduled for the end of the second quarter of 2024.

Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited has commenced the development of Fortress Logistics Park Zabrze with a target GLA of 77,500 sqm. The company has secured its first tenant, LIT Logistyka Polska, which has leased approximately 11,600 sqm of warehousing space. Fortress Logistics Park Zabrze will be the first investment in Europe in which the company has been both investor and developer since the beginning of the investment process.

Warsaw’s Skyliner office building has extended its contract which guarantees 100% of electricity from renewable energy sources until 2026. The supplier is the E.ON Group.

The first commercial park in northern Bulgaria is being built in Ruse next to the sports hall OZK Arena. There is around nine mоnthѕ left until the opening and some оf thе tеnаntѕ аrе аlrеаdу knоwn, lосаl mеdіа rероrts.