According to Walter Herz, office buildings that have solutions to limit the negative impact on the environment and reduce operating costs, at the same time provide a friendlier, safer and better organized work space. What do they offer?

The Polish office space market situation at the end of Q3 2021 allows for an optimistic view of the sector in 2022.  Demand remaining at a similar level to last year and the expected higher absorption of available space are conducive to improving the sector’s performance in the coming months, says AXI IMMO.

Since the start of 2021, around 189,000 sqm of offices were leased on the Bucharest market, of which 70% were for spaces in buildings with green certifications, according to real estate consultancy CBRE Romania. 

French property group Catinvest has opened a second mixed-use building within its Electroputere Parc project based in Craiova. 

Masaryčka and Nová Waltrovka, two office buildings that are currently being developed in Prague by Penta Real Estate, will offer the technology solutions of local proptech Sharry.

The Lakeside Park 02 office building, developed in Bratislava's Nové Mesto area by Immocap and WOOD & Company, has reached its full height of 13 floors.

Nearly three out of four employees in Romania now work from their office at least 3 days a week and most of them believe that the return to the office buildings can support the economic recovery, according to a survey by Genesis Property. 

More and more companies are returning to their offices by implementing a hybrid model of work. The prolonged use of this working model has translated into a lower volume of transactions. The technology sector still remains the most active. Advisory company JLL summarizes the situation and future development perspectives for the Polish office market at the end of Q3 2021.

Some 54% of employees in Romania prefer a flexible mix that does not overpass 75% of their work time in remote conditions, according to a regional survey commissioned by real estate consultancy CBRE. 

Savills has been instructed as the exclusive leasing agent for Crown Square, an office building at 31 Przyokopowa Street in Warsaw’s Wola district, right next to the Rondo Daszyńskiego metro station.