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News Why green building strategies stall—and how to unlock scale
16
Jun
2025

Why green building strategies stall—and how to unlock scale

by Forum Property
At our Future of Real Estate 2025 conference in Warsaw, a panel of sustainability leaders delivered a compelling message: profitability and environmental responsibility are no longer at odds in real estate. The discussion explored how developers, retailers, and certification experts are navigating the practical realities of green building implementation, from setting decarbonisation targets to overcoming retrofit challenges and engaging tenants. The session highlighted that success hinges on scaling up data-driven interventions, fostering collaboration, and adapting to a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
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Report

News Cushman&Wakefield leasing office Poland Warsaw
16
Jun
2025

Pharma emerges as key driver of Warsaw office market

by Forum Property
The pharmaceutical industry has emerged as one of the most significant office occupiers in Warsaw, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield. With a footprint of approximately 172,000 sqm, the sector now ranks sixth in terms of total office take-up in the Polish capital, accounting for 5% of all leasing activity between 2020 and 2024.
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Cautious optimism defines Q1 2025 across European retail markets Who is the leading office developer in Bratislava? Banks tighten standards as real estate finance enters a new era

Industrial

News Atrios construction HSF System industrial PURPOSIA Group investment holding Slovenia sustainable
16
Jun
2025

HSF builds hall for Atrios in Slovenia

by Forum Property
HSF System, a member of the PURPOSIA Group investment holding, has completed the construction of the first warehouse hall in the LOGspot Logatec logistics complex in Slovenia. The project investor is the development company Atrios.
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Reico acquires Czech logistics park from Arete Greykite and White Star turn logistics site near Warsaw into data centre Lion’s Head secures permit for logistics park in Romania

Retail

News BHM Group Czech Republic Poland retail Reticulum
16
Jun
2025

BHM sells Polish retail parks

by Forum Property
BHM group has completed the sale of its ten Polish retail parks to Czech investment company Reticulum, whose real estate and development group MY Park has been currently owning, co-owning, and managing shopping centres in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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SES Spar buys Arkadia Shopping Centre in Slovenia Five star hotel opens after renovation in Prague Sale of Czech shopping centre moves ahead

Career

News career Poland property management retail retail park Scallier
16
Jun
2025

Scallier strengthens property management team in Poland

by Forum Property
Scallier, a Poznań-based commercial real estate company active in Poland and Romania, is expanding its management team. Since mid-April 2025, Rafał Langer has been leading the company’s Property Management Department as Head of Property Management.
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NEPI Rockcastle CEO Rüdiger Dany to leave role in March 2026 Charles Irvine Group and ARC Capital Markets merge to expand European presence GTC makes major change in leadership

Investment

News industrial investment logistics Octane Capital Partners Panattoni Peakside Capital Advisors Poland
12
Jun
2025

Octane and Peakside acquire two urban logistics parks from Panattoni

by Forum Property
Octane Capital Partners and Peakside Capital Advisors have jointly acquired two urban logistics properties from Panattoni, marking the launch of their new investment partnership in Poland. The properties, located in the Warsaw metropolitan area, offer a total of around 24,000 sqm of BREEAM-certified warehouse and office space.
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Polish investor buys Warsaw office building Central Group expands its land bank in Prague Resi4Rent secures €25 million loan from EBRD

Residential

News development ESG Monting Development Poland residential Warsaw
12
Jun
2025

Footballer-backed developer bets on Warsaw and green building standards

by Michał Poręcki
Danilo Djurović, CEO of Monting Development, talked to Property Forum about the current state of affairs in the Polish residential market, environmental responsibility and business partnership with football star Robert Lewandowski.
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BLD Poland acquires land for second Warsaw residential project Hagag Development Europe permits new phases of resi complex near Bucharest JTRE designs new project in Bratislava

Office

News BCR Bucharest Danube Capital Partners Day Tower Erste office Romania SAA Wolf Theiss
12
Jun
2025

Erste and BCR refinance office building in Bucharest

by Forum Property
Erste Group Bank and its Romanian subsidiary BCR have jointly provided €21 million in refinancing for the Day Tower office building in Bucharest. The loan facility was signed with Danube Capital Partners.
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IWG expands Regus network in Budapest First office project in Albania reaches BREEAM Excellent rating CTP signs four tech companies in Vlněna Brno

Hotel

News Accor Budapest hotel Hungary ibis Styles Budapest Airport Noah Steinberg Tribe Budapest Airport Tribute Budapest Stadium Wing
10
Jun
2025

Second Tribe hotel launches in Hungary

by Forum Property
Tribe, part of the Accor hospitality group, opened in mid-May its second hotel in Hungary, near the Budapest airport.
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New 5-star hotel to be built in Kołobrzeg Moxy Budapest Downtown slated for delivery in early 2026 Radisson Hotel Group plans large expansion in Romania

Interview

News AI Czech Republic digitisation interview real estate Singu
26
May
2025

AI behind the curtain: Quietly revolutionising real estate operations

by Forum Property
With over two decades of experience in commercial real estate, Petr Machula has witnessed—and helped shape—the industry's transformation from analogue chaos to digital sophistication. Now spearheading business development at SINGU, a leading CAFM platform, Machula reveals how cutting-edge AI, ESG integration, and deep user insight are redefining facility management. In this interview, he shares how SINGU is not just keeping up with the times but setting the pace for the future of operational real estate across Central and Eastern Europe.
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From flats to turbines: Why this developer is building a wind farm Behind the scenes of the deal of the year so far: How Bucharest made the cut

Economy

News CEE Czech Republic development EBRD economy forecast GDP Hungary Poland Romania Slovakia
13
May
2025

EBRD downgrades 2025 growth forecast for most CEE countries

by Forum Property
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.
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Banking sector holds low exposure in Romania’s CRE Trump is back: What this means for CEE real estate Trump presidency: A nightmare for CEE economies

New leases

  • In June this year, the Polish branch of the Korean bank Industrial Bank of Korea will move into the 31st floor of the Warsaw Financial Center building. ITRA Polska advised the tenant in the process of leasing the office with an area of almost 950 sqm.
  • 108 Real Estate has helped close a new industrial lease transaction with the Logexpert team in the Adria region. XXLutz Lesnina has leased 17,000 sqm in the newly developed Logexpert Park Zdencina – a modern space tailored for logistics and retail operations.
  • Inter Cars Hungária Kft. has expanded its business with Prologis by signing a new lease agreement for 5,300 sqm at Prologis Park Budapest-Harbour. Colliers supported the transaction.

New appointments

  • Ewa Nowak, a commercial property valuer, has joined the Valuation Department of international real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska as Senior Associate.
  • Maciej Wieczorkiewicz is joining the Avison Young Technical Advisory team in Poland. Maciej is an experienced engineer with many years of experience in managing fit-out projects and investments in the commercial property sector. During his career development, he has worked for companies such as Made In Terior, TECAS Fitout and Colliers Define.
  • Tomáš Fabian has taken on the responsibility of leading the Czech commercial development team at Skanska as Executive Vice President Operations Czech Republic, while still keeping the current responsibilities as Executive Vice President Legal Counsel (CEE).

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