The global drive to advance sustainability is creating considerable uncertainty in the investment market for real estate, according to a new report by Colliers EMEA. The report, ‘ESG: A Tipping Point’, points to an urgent need for policymakers to agree on pragmatic, actionable targets that will support the creation of clear, consistent technical standards and benchmarks enabling the reallocation of both capital and skills as investors rush to factor new ESG realities into decision-making.

Wing launched the development of Hall D3 in East Gate Business Park to respond to distinct market needs reflecting increasing demand and increasing interest in the park. The hall, with a total area of over 9,000 sqm nearly 20% of which is office space, has now reached a 100% occupancy rate. This speculative investment project caters to tenants with production, manufacturing and complex, special warehousing needs.

This year’s value of transactions on the investment land market in Poland is already record-breaking.

MLP Group is set to carry out another bond issue worth €20 million. The debt securities will be issued on November 17th 2021 and repurchased on May 17th 2024.

Gdańsk based developer EDS Retail Park has won the bidding to buy six Tesco stores, which it intends to convert into retail parks with a total of 29,000 sqm GLA.

Property developer Speedwell says it secured the building permit for its first industrial project located in north-western Bucharest. The development of the first warehouse under the Spaceplus brand will start in the next period and should be completed by the second quarter of 2022. It will have a total leasable area of 10,000 sqm. Leasable storage space ranges from 400 to 600 sqm. 

Prices for new homes will grow as developers are facing higher construction costs and deal with surging inflation, mentioned speakers during the residential market panel of SEE Property Forum 2021, Property Forum's annual event in Bucharest.

Adventum Investment Fund Management, the CEE-focused real estate investment manager, has completed the second close of its latest fund, Penta in October 2021. The second acquisition of the Fund is the Mercedes Benz Headquarters in Warsaw which was developed in 2004 by the Daimler Group.

CTP has obtained all the necessary permits for the completion of two industrial halls on the outskirts of Hradec Králové. Construction can resume in November this year, tydenikhrot.cz reports.

Some 54% of employees in Romania prefer a flexible mix that does not overpass 75% of their work time in remote conditions, according to a regional survey commissioned by real estate consultancy CBRE.