U•Center Phase 1, the office project in Bucharest owned by Pavăl Holding, has obtained the WELL Core certification at the Platinum level with a score of 91. The owner and Forte Partners, the developer of the building, said this is the highest score in Romania for this type of certification. 

Demand for office space in Brno is changing, companies are more reserved towards commitments due to higher costs. New construction will bring additional metres to the market, which, together with the tenants’ behaviour, will gradually decrease its absorption. Vacant meters will be filled gradually and slowly, which could be fuelled by the arrival of more international companies, says Cushman & Wakefield´s analysis.

One of the next buildings of Olivia Center is to serve as an office, and the other as a residential one for long-term rental (so-called PRS). The investor has just received a building permit for both buildings.

REICO ČS Nemovitostní fund (RČSN) has renewed its portfolio. After purchasing the multifunctional property Bořislavka Centrum in Prague and the logistics park Panattoni Park Tychy DC2 last year, it has now proceeded to sell the Office Box office building in Bratislava, one of its longest-held properties. The building was purchased by MOVYS Invest, a Slovak company which focuses primarily on providing services in the telecommunications sector.

The share of IT companies in the Bucharest office leasing market has shrunk to less than 30% compared to a prepandemic level of more than 50%, according to data from real estate consultancy 24 REAL. 

The Saski Crescent office building, located in Warsaw, at the intersection of Marszłakowska and Królewska streets, will offer more than 15,000 sqm of office space after renovation. The procedure will be completed in 2024. 

As part of its energy management and sustainability strategy, the real estate developer will reduce its domestic energy consumption by 20 per cent by 2025. 

CUBE Office Park in Gdansk is currently going through a green transformation process. The refurbishment of the reception lobby in building A, which was completed last year, is just a glimpse of what tenants may expect in the near future. CUBE Office Park is managed by TFG Asset Management while real estate advisory firm Savills is the sole letting agent for office space in the complex.

Significant new leases, prolongations and expansions were signed at the Bonarka for Business “B4B” office park in Kraków.

2022 was a good, strong year in Poland's office market. After a downturn, it was time for a long-awaited boom in demand. Companies have adapted to new working conditions. Due to the loosening of restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, they have launched a campaign to encourage people to return to their offices. On the other hand, we will see lower development activity in both Warsaw and regional office markets in the coming quarters, which should last until 2024. AXI IMMO summarised 2022 on the Polish office market.