Ghelamco has secured bank financing for its key project in Poland – The Bridge office complex in downtown Warsaw. The construction and investment loan was provided to the developer by Santander Bank Polska, which will also be an anchor tenant of the skyscraper.

The Czech Republic is on the cusp of a major transformation of its transport infrastructure having far-reaching consequences for the industrial and logistics real estate market across the Central European region, reports Colliers in its recent study.

Sirius Offices, the 30,000 sqm office complex based in Belgrade’s business district, has reached 100% occupancy with a mixed roster of tenants from finance, IT & telecoms, and construction. 

Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market for the third quarter of 2024, which saw a continuation of strong development activity, with new openings dominated by retail parks. The three months leading up to September marked the first quarter in the history of the Polish market in which one retail format accounted for the entire new supply. Retail market sentiment remained robust amid a growing number of brand debuts and strong retail sales, shopping centre footfall and turnover growth.

Polish convenience store chain Żabka made its highly anticipated debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, offering 448 million shares and raising PLN 6.99 billion (€1.6 billion), with the potential to increase to PLN 7.42 billion (€1.7 billion) The debut was marked by a 7% stock price rise.

The EHQ mixed-use complex in the Mlynské Nivy quarter in Bratislava, developed by Immocap, has received a positive standpoint from the Bratislava Municipality. This important milestone enables the developer to continue in the permitting process.

Romanian construction group Bog’Art has published its first sustainability report that outlines the company’s results and objectives under the ESG development framework. 

Affan Yildirim, General Manager, member of the Board of Directors of Anchor Grup, and member of the Board of Directors of MallDova, talked to Property Forum about the trends shaping the Romanian retail market and the investments made in București Mall over the past 25 years to accommodate evolving demands of tenants and shoppers. 

IWG has announced the opening of a new flexible workspace project in Budapest under the Regus brand in partnership with Proform Ingatlanbefektetési Zrt. 

Romania’s total stock of industrial and logistics spaces could reach the 8 million sqm threshold at the end of 2025, if the recent annual development pace of around 500,000 sqm is maintained, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.