The property sector is relying more on bank financing than bonds at present and this trend is likely to continue across Europe, concluded speakers in the dealmakers panel of SEE Property Forum 2022, held in Bucharest.

Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual SEE Property Forum Awards for 2022. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the crème de la crème of the Romanian real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the Romanian market, were presented at our awards gala in Bucharest last night, part of the annual SEE Property Forum conference.

Panattoni has completed another development in Lower Silesia in Poland. On October 25th in Głogów, the opening ceremony took place for a development for FM Logistic. The logistics operator is now to serve the e-commerce operations of Maxi Zoo, a leading pet store chain owned by the Fressnapf Group.

Three Czech CPI Property Group (CPIPG) buildings that recently became part of the group portfolio were awarded LEED international environmental certification. Savills carried out the certification of all three buildings and supported the client in all aspects of the process, CPI PG announced.

Construction of the Római Part residential park by Hungarian developer WING’s umbrella brand Living is already underway just off the riverbank of the Danube in Budapest. The 257-unit complex is the closest residential development of this size to the river.

Indotek Group’s first large-scale residential project in Budapest, Buda Bright, was launched in March 2021 and is planned to be handed over at the end of next year. 

Architecture and design studio Obermeyer Helika has completed the documentation for a building permit for its latest residential building, Semerínka. The project, which is expected to start building in Prague 5 in 2023, will include not only apartments and garage parking but also a community garden, Obermeyer Helika announced today.

LCP Properties has recently opened two M Park retail parks. The projects in Rawa Mazowiecka and Lubawa have joined the investment group's property portfolio.

Develia has signed a joint venture agreement with Hillwood. As part of the agreement, a special-purpose vehicle will be created to develop a logistics park with a minimum area of 400,000 sqm GLA on a property located in Malin near Wrocław. The estimated value of the entire project will exceed PLN 1.5 billion.

The Warsaw office market registered a minor uptick in the vacancy rate and a constrained development pipeline during the third quarter of 2022, reveals real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska in its latest report.