The post-pandemic office market has fundamentally changed, and across the globe, landlords are facing the same uncomfortable reality: buildings that once hummed with activity are now significantly underoccupied, and the task of getting people back is proving far harder than anyone anticipated. The question is no longer whether the way we work has changed, because it clearly has, but rather what the right response looks like for those who own and manage commercial property, writes Jerzy Brodzikowski, General Manager of CIC Warsaw, in an opinion piece for Property Forum.

Following a competitive tender process, iO Partners Slovakia has been awarded the office leasing mandate and landlord representation for Twin City Tower, one of Bratislava's office assets.

Hybrid working has become a permanent feature of workplace strategies worldwide, according to a global survey by Manova Partners among 73 office occupiers.

Bratislava's office market recorded strong performance in Q1 2026, with leasing activity exceeding 50,000 sqm. Half of this activity consisted of renegotiations of existing leases, according to the latest report by CBRE Slovakia.

Property developer Alesonor and Medikali, the local owner of medical clinics, have announced a partnership to develop a medical clinic within the Amber Forest suburb near Bucharest.

Manova Partners is expanding its investment activities in CEE with a focus on Poland. The international real estate investment manager currently manages a property portfolio in the region worth more than €1.4 billion.

The Prague office market is showing signs of recovery as the developers launched three new office projects in Q1, and the volume of space under construction rose by 81% year-on-year. Pre-leasing is gradually returning, and there is a growing willingness to build speculatively without pre-secured tenants.

The Bucharest office market is showing early signs of recovery, driven by a visible increase in pre-lease transactions, highlighting renewed occupier appetite for future office spaces. As tenants secure their leases well in advance, the current development pipeline exceeding 215,600 sqm, the highest level in recent years, is expected to be gradually absorbed, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Passerinvest Group has completed the shell construction of the Hila multifunctional building in Prague's Brumlovka district. The 15-storey building reaches 55 metres at its highest point and combines offices, residential units, shops and services for the first time in the area.

CA Immo recorded a decline in first-quarter profits following high-volume property divestments, though a fully pre-leased development pipeline in Berlin is positioned to anchor earnings growth from late 2026 onwards.