30
Sep
2015
Sep
2015
Immofinanz expands in Romania
IMMOFINANZ, one of the principal real estate investors in Romania and the leading office building owner in Bucharest, announces several new partnerships and extensions of agreements with tenants in the local office sector, accounting for a total of over 21,000 sqm. The company has prolonged and extended existing contracts for over 19,000 sqm and has attracted new tenants for about 2,400 sqm in five of its class A office properties in Bucharest.
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31
Aug
2015
Aug
2015
Record levels of investment in European industrial market
The European industrial and logistics market experienced record levels of investment in Q2 2015 with the total volume reaching €6.1 billion, reports the latest analysis of CBRE. Investors are concentrating their capital on north Western Europe, and particular favour lies with the UK market which accounted for 40% of the total volume. Germany, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain also reported strong quarterly figures.
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10
Aug
2015
Aug
2015
Hungarian real estate mogul Demján sells success company
Leading global private investment firm Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has acquired a major part of Hungary’s most successful real estate developer TriGranit. The transaction affects the entire Polish and Slovakian portfolio of TriGranit, as well as some of its Hungarian and Croatian projects and TriGranit Platform. By ensuring additional funding TPG intends to create the largest real estate investment, development and management corporation of the region. Budapest’s West End City Centre and other TriGranit projects remain unaffected. The remaining part of the company will continue to exist and operate under the name Gránit Management.
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04
Aug
2015
Aug
2015
European CRE investment increases 15% on Q2 2014
Investment into the commercial real estate (CRE) market totalled nearly €56 billion in the second quarter of 2015, up 15% on Q2 2014, according to the latest figures from global real estate advisor CBRE. Although the rate of year-on-year growth in investment activity has slowed slightly compared with Q1, it is still the highest Q2 total since 2007. Commercial real estate investment in Central and Eastern Europe slowed in H1 2015 due to a lack of available prime stock and the impact of rent contraction in Warsaw’s office market, the region’s most liquid market.
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Latest news
- Echo Investment sells final Brain Park building in Kraków to Polish player
- Slovakia's logistics market sees strong growth in Q1 2026
- Stokado opens second self-storage facility in Kraków
- Matexi delivers resi complex with over 140 apartments in Warsaw
- NEPI Rockcastle posts slight net rental income growth in Q1 2026
- Polish regional office markets struggle with low development pipeline
- Leroy Merlin expands to 48,500 sqm at CTPark Bucharest West
- Romanian retail deliveries slow down in Q1 2026
- Slovakia's industrial demand falls by over 50% in Q1 2026
- Strabag becomes general contractor for Speedwell's mixed-use scheme in Bucharest
New leases
- MLP Group has bolstered the tenant mix at MLP Poznań West by welcoming Stockly, a 3D printing specialist. The company has leased 2,400 sqm of warehouse and office space, with operations already underway via early access. A full handover is expected in December 2026. Stockly was represented by Rock Estate during the transaction.
- Echo Investment has signed a lease agreement with Auchan Polska for 1,200 sqm of retail space within Fuzja, a flagship multifunctional complex in Łódź. The retailer is scheduled to open the outlet during the summer of 2026.
- Froo Romania, a subsidiary of the Żabka Group, has relocated its HQ to the Bucharest-based Hermes Business Campus. The retailer secured around 2,900 sqm of office space in a transaction facilitated by Colliers.
New appointments
- iO Partners has appointed Constantin Banu as Business Development Director for its Industrial and Land segments. With over 25 years of experience in the Romanian real estate sector, Banu is widely credited with helping shape the local logistics market. In his new role, he will oversee expansion strategies for the two segments.
- Avison Young has promoted Bartłomiej Krzyżak and Marcin Purgal to the roles of Co-Heads of the Investment Department in Poland. Krzyżak, previously Senior Director, brings 18 years of commercial real estate experience, having joined Avison Young in 2017. Purgal, also a former Senior Director and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), transitions into the co-head role with 23 years of experience in the CEE commercial markets.
- Avison Young has strengthened its Polish leadership with three senior promotions. Patryk Błach ascends to Associate Director within the Investment Advisory Department. Kamil Głowienka has been named Senior Project Manager. Furthermore, Katarzyna Uzar becomes a Valuation and Innovation Specialist, tasked with integrating technological solutions and coordinating global departmental projects.
