The current workforce landscape has been significantly influenced by recent challenges, leading to a shift in how employees perceive their well-being. This highlights the importance for employers to prioritize their employees’ health and happiness, actively supporting them and fostering a workplace culture that values holistic well-being, writes Cătălin Năstăsoiu of Genesis Property.

AFI Europe has purchased the myhive Victoriei building in central Bucharest from Immofinanz for around €27 million. The new owner plans to turn the existing office building into a mixed-use project, with the conversion permit already secured.

Total new office supply in Poland’s mine largest markets rose by 125,000 sqm during H1 2024 compared to the same period of last year, with Warsaw, Wrocław and Krakow commanding the biggest share of new deliveries, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield. 

New office projects with a combined leasable area of nearly 64,000 sqm were completed during H1 2024, with the volume soaring almost three-and-a-half times compared to the same period of 2023, according to a BNP Paribas Real Estate report.  

Hili Properties, the real estate arm of Hili Ventures, has successfully secured the remaining 25% shareholding of the company which owns the MIRO office building in northern Bucharest. 

Romanian developer One United Properties has started the construction of One Technology District, which will host the largest R&D centre of Infineon Technologies in Southeast Europe.

Atenor has completed BakerStreet Phase I, a new office project in Budapest’s South Buda area that will host the HQ of E.ON Hungária Group. 

The first half of 2024 on the Warsaw office market marked an evolutionary change on both the demand and supply side. Development activity is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, with 280,000 sqm under construction at the end of June. On the demand side, we are observing a continuation of the renegotiation trend. The total take-up was 320,000 sqm, a comparable result to H1 2023, according to Axi Immo's latest report. 

Skyliner II is the second phase of the Warsaw high-rise complex owned by the Karimpol Group. The project will deliver approximately 24,000 sqm of leasable office space. It has been rated Outstanding under BREEAM New Construction with a score of 91.9 percent.

The ongoing construction of office projects in Bucharest fell by around 50% year-on-year by H1 2024, to 46,900 sqm, with their completion scheduled for 2024-2026, according to an iO Partners report.