Auto Partner, one of the largest auto parts distributors in Poland, has leased 30,000 sqm of modern commercial space at MLP Zgorzelec. It will be the first tenant in a new logistics centre being built near the border with Germany and the Czech Republic. With the new transaction, the total space leased by this auto parts distributor and importer in MLP Group facilities has increased to nearly 60,000 sqm.

Slovak asset management company IAD Investments has purchased nearly 270,000 sqm of land west of the Hungarian capital. IAD Investments joined forces with a branch of one of the largest industrial real estate developers in Europe to develop a completely new logistics park. It will be IAD's second project in the local development market.

The logistics facility will offer a total of 65,000 sqm of industrial and office space in Biatorbágy on the Western outskirts of the Hungarian capital.

Panattoni has purchased 35 hectares of land and will begin construction of 160,000 sqm of new buildings as part of the Wrocław Campus in Q2 of this year.

7R  and DWS have closed a transaction for the transfer of ownership of 7R Park Poznań East II, a warehouse park with a gross leasable area of over 51,000 sqm. The price has not been disclosed. 

Property developer Speedwell has secured financing from Alpha Bank Romania for SpacePlus, its first industrial development located in north-western Bucharest. 

Saint-Gobain Sekurit, a manufacturer of car glass and solutions for the automotive market, has leased 21,300 sqm in CTPark Iłowa located in the Lubuskie voivodeship in Poland. The company will move into the largest building of the complex (110,000 sqm), in which it will conduct production and warehouse operations.

Panattoni has leased 42,000 sqm to Japanese logistics operator Nissin in Panattoni Park Bydgoszcz IV. The logistics park, which came into use this year, is the first to be developed in the western part of the city and will ultimately comprise three buildings with a total area of 110,000 sqm. 

ICT service provider Atman sp. z o.o. has purchased an investment site of nearly 6 hectares in Duchnice, in the municipality of Ożarów Mazowiecki. The transaction process for the Warsaw-based company, including engineering support and the preparation of administrative and legal formalities, was provided by JLL Poland.

A pandemic, high inflation, rising prices for materials and contractors, and consequently, an increase in starting rental rates concerned the warehouse sector in 2022. Despite the difficulties, the logistics and industrial market is stable and has grown dynamically. The breaking point for the sector turned out to be Russia’s aggression against Ukraine at the end of Q1, 2022, which significantly changed the perception of the entire market in the first weeks of the war. Additionally, tenants and developers looked for ways to optimize energy costs throughout the year. Axi Immo presented a recap of 2022 and forecasts for 2023 for the warehouse market in Poland.