XBS Logistics and XBS PRO-LOG of the XBS Group have leased over 90,000 sqm in total across four industrial parks near Warsaw. The tenant was represented during the lease negotiations by Newmark Polska.

Romania remains one of the most affordable countries in the EU for office fit-outs, with costs significantly lower than in Poland, the Czech Republic, or Western countries, according to research by iO Partners. 

Atenor announced the signing of an agreement with an undisclosed investor for the sale of the Lakeside project, located in Warsaw. This transaction, which is expected to be finalised by the end of the year, is a part of Atenor’s debt reduction strategy.

WOOD & Company has announced the sale of the Westend Tower office building in Bratislava. This transaction is the first sale of an office building within the WOOD & Company Office Subfund portfolio and a signal of recovery in the commercial real estate market. 

Hungarian investor Gránit Asset Management, with HUF 1,100 billion of assets under management, is reported to be nearing a deal for the purchase of the Equilibrium 1 building in northern Bucharest from Skanska, Romanian media reports.

A noisy office environment is affecting the well-being and productivity of employees. 63% of them have reported concentrating troubles due to noise in the workplace, according to a current study by Jabra.

The modern, developer-led warehouse stock in the Czech Republic reached almost 12.2 million sqm in the third quarter of 2024. Approximately 163,500 sqm were delivered to the market within 9 industrial parks across the country. This represents an 11% decrease compared to the same period last year and an increase of 64% quarter-on-quarter, reports Industrial Research Forum in its Industrial Market Figures for Q3 2024.

CA Immo has placed a €350 million fixed rate senior unsecured green bond with a 5.5-year maturity and an annual coupon of 4.25%. The issuance was almost five times oversubscribed at final terms with strong demand from around 150 investors.   

Jacek Wesołowski, Managing Director of Trei Real Estate Poland, has talked to Property Forum about the rising popularity of retail parks in Polish cities, the expansion in the PRS market and the challenges for the coming years.

SEE Property Forum 2024, Romania’s leading international real estate event, brought together top economic minds to debate the effects of the economic convergence process in the region and also the current and future economic outlook of CEE.