More companies will increasingly shift their focus towards enhancing the productivity and happiness of their people, rather than focusing on where they work from, shows an analysis of IWG on the trends that will shape work this year. 

IWG is opening a new coworking location under the Spaces brand in Bucharest-based Vastint Business Garden building that will focus on hybrid work demand.

Budex has opened the building housing the headquarters for its companies GoMobil, Roboton and Terms this autumn in Plana near České Budějovice in South Bohemia. The massing of the building combines a hybrid construction with a reinforced concrete core and CLT wooden elements.

The new development on the site of Istropolis in Bratislava on the Trnavsky Mýte by Immocap is rapidly approaching construction. The proof is not only the progress in the permitting processes, but also the confirmation of the first key tenant who will occupy one of the office buildings, reports Yimba.sk.

According to the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield, office demand across Poland’s office markets is expected to remain stable in the near future, on a par with the levels recorded in 2022-2023, with vacancy rates anticipated to edge down in both Warsaw and regional cities amid gradual market stabilisation. Office development activity is likely to remain subdued in the coming years, creating new opportunities for office stock refurbishment. Despite this, the Polish market offers some of the finest-quality office spaces in Europe. For example, Cushman & Wakefield reveals that the percentage of office stock in Warsaw at risk of becoming obsolete by 2030 is low, at 40%. By comparison, the average for seven key Western European markets (Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Stockholm) is nearly twice as high, at 80%.

The investment group DRFG has bought the Signum Work Station office building in Warsaw, with a leasable area of ​​over 32,500 sqm, reports E15.cz.

Kálvin Square office building, managed by ConvergenCE, has achieved a near-record 99 percent lease occupancy.

Skanska has started the development of the second office building of the H2Offices complex in Budapest.

CTP is launching a new project at its T-Park technology campus in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The mixed-use T6 building will create a space that connects the scientific community, innovative start-ups, established companies and students.

Weerts Group, the developer of the Unirii View Tower office building in Bucharest, has secured a credit facility worth €29.5 million from BCR. The funding will be used to refinance a previous loan for the office project's development.