JLL Bratislava has announced two mid-year promotions. Ján Bošácky has been appointed Head of Research with overall responsibility for market research and advisory services, whereas Samuel Šporka, Head of Industrial Agency and Tenant Representation, has been promoted to Associate Director.
Ján has over 5 years of experience in the Slovak real estate market. He has worked with JLL since 2013. Acting as a Senior Research Analyst his main focus was creating and enhancing the efficiency of database systems and reports monitoring all commercial markets (Retail, Office & Industrial) and the residential market in Slovakia. Furthermore, Ján was leading the implementation of new analytic tools in the area of data gathering, storing and visualization in order to provide clients with more complex solutions with real business impact.
Ján Bošácky (left) and Samuel Šporka (right)
Samuel has overall nine years of experience in the Slovak real estate market. He specializes in advising tenants and landlords in terms of leasing, acquisition, disposal and development of their industrial and logistic spaces. He is also responsible for business development and the acquisition of new clients.
In 2016, after very successful 2 year period at the Office & Tenant Representation department (JLL SK), he agreed to undertake a great challenge to lead one of the key businesses within JLL Slovakia. Samuel currently manages a team of three professionals which in the last 18 months helped landlords and tenants to lease more than 260,000 sqm of warehouses and industrial space in Slovakia.
A 200-square-metre Office Shoes store offering branded women's, men's, and children's footwear has opened in the Forum Gdańsk shopping centre. This is the chain's first shop in Gdańsk.
IWG has leased 906 sqm for a new Regus space in VOX Technology Park in Timișoara.
Auchan will open a new 7,000 sqm hypermarket at the end of next year in Sun Plaza, the shopping mall owned by CPI Romania. This move is part of a broader strategy to reposition Sun Plaza, which will undergo a phased modernization process starting in June. The space was previously leased by Carrefour.
New appointments
CBRE Romania has announced the promotion of Ramona Hîrnea to the role of Head of Investor Retail Leasing for its national operations. With over 22 years of experience in commercial space leasing, Ramona brings a comprehensive perspective on the retail market, gained both from her position as a consultant for property owners and as a representative of tenants.
Marcin Janik has taken up the position of head of the southern Poland region at CBRE. He will be responsible for Silesia, Małopolska and the previously serviced Wrocław.
GTC Group has appointed Miklos Egri as Chief Operating Officer. The new manager will be responsible for the company's day-to-day operational and administrative management in the Central and Eastern European markets.
European commercial real estate investment volumes are forecast to grow by 13% in 2025, but Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is expected to outperform this average, with a projected 32% year-on-year increase, reports Savills.
The Czech retail has been performing well, shows Shopping Centre Index from CBRE monitoring the the last year. The positive trend has been significantly contributed by the growth of real wages supporting higher customer confidence together with the low level of inflation.
Public real estate fund Meta Estate Trust has announced new investments of approximately €4 million in Bucharest's residential sector. The investments, made within the company’s trading business line, encompass four residential projects in two key areas of the city.
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