06
May
2020
May
2020
Atrium gradually reopens retail assets across CEE
Atrium European Real Estate published an update on trading for the three months ended 31 March 2020 and an update on trading in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. A progressive reopening has been launched from 4 May in Poland and is planned from 11 May in the Czech Republic and 3 June Slovakia, although it is too early to say when the company’s assets will return to full operation.
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05
May
2020
May
2020
Czechs remain the most optimistic as forecasts are downgraded across CEE
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak seems to be having a severely negative impact on market sentiment across the CEE region, according to the latest RICS Commercial Property Monitor. Q1 2020 figures show that both rental and capital value expectations have been downgraded across the region with retail expected to see the sharpest decline and industrial proving to be the most resilient asset class.
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05
May
2020
May
2020
Uncertainty puts focus on ongoing projects in Bulgaria
The coronavirus outbreak continues to affect people and economies deeply. In the latest online panel organized by Property Forum, three real estate professionals discussed the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the Bulgarian property market.
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05
May
2020
May
2020
Yield compression eases across Europe due to COVID-19
Rental growth and yield compression eased across Europe’s commercial real estate markets in Q1 2020, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest DNA of Real Estate.
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04
May
2020
May
2020
Build-to-rent could become more attractive after COVID-19
Property Forum’s latest online panel focused on the effects of COVID-19 on alternative asset classes such as student housing and build-to-rent. European investors, regional experts and local developers discussed how the popularity of alternative assets among investors might change once the crisis is over.
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04
May
2020
May
2020
How resilient are logistics tenants?
In the fourth instalment of a series of reports about COVID-19 and the implications for logistics real estate, Prologis Research looked at customer resilience amid high economic volatility and concluded that diversity of the company client base is a key factor in insulating the portfolio in turbulent market conditions.
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04
May
2020
May
2020
Office tenants adopt wait-and-see strategy in Poland
Has the Polish real estate market been hit by the coronavirus pandemic? How will it change over the course of several months? Cushman & Wakefield presented a summary of Q1 2020 on the Polish property market, the impact of the pandemic on each sector and economic forecasts for Poland in its new report.
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04
May
2020
May
2020
COVID-19 to accelerate change in global supply chains
The COVID-19 crisis is expected to accelerate change in global supply chains, manufacturing and online retailing that could benefit the European property market, says Colliers International in its latest “Trends Emerging and Accelerated by the Covid-19 Pandemic” report.
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04
May
2020
May
2020
Romania’s annual investment volume to be half of previously expected
The immediate impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the real estate market will be felt during the second quarter of the year while on the medium and long term the focus will be on health and safety measures as well as on technology, these are the main takeaways from the Romania Call Flash, organized by CBRE Romania.
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30
Apr
2020
Apr
2020
What’s next for the Bulgarian market? – Free online panel
Property Forum’s series of virtual events, organised in partnership with the RICS, continues with a free online panel discussion providing a market update for Bulgaria. Attendance is free but registration is mandatory.
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Latest news
- Bucharest's unoccupied homes stock more than doubles in decade
- Ljubljana’s largest-ever development enters strong leasing phase
- Realia fund acquires 14,000 sqm Czech retail park
- Czech industrial real estate hits record construction levels in 2025
- GTC leases nearly 32,000 sqm in Polish shopping centres
- Romania's construction volume close to new record in 2025
- Hushoffice expands in Łódź with 13,000 sqm across two Panattoni sites
- 7R sells warehouse to French investor entering Poland
- Speedwell completes 128 apartments in northern Bucharest
- Romania's retail stock second largest in CEE despite low density
New leases
- The EYEmova ophthalmology and training center has joined the tenant roster at Soho by Yareal in Warsaw’s Kamionek district, occupying over 500 sqm. The opening of the EYEmova center in Praga-Południe is scheduled for June this year.
- RPHI Romania secured approximately 9,000 sqm of premium lease agreements in 2025 at Bucharest-based SkyTower. The transactions comprised both new tenancies and expansions from existing occupiers. The tower attracted six new tenants across diverse sectors, including food delivery, insurance management, and cybersecurity.
- EPP's Galeria Sudecka in Jelenia Góra is strengthening its offering with lifestyle and service brands, including a newly opened Fit Style gym, the addition of Rituals Cosmetics and Kodano Optyk, and the expansion of Medicine and Wakacje.pl. The new agreements and renewals in Galeria Sudecka cover almost 1,900 sqm of commercial space.
New appointments
- Garbe Industrial is reorganising its senior leadership team. CEO Christopher Garbe will now focus on strategic orientation and international activities. Jan Philipp Daun assumes leadership of the Development division alongside his existing Investment and Joint Venture responsibilities. Andrea Agrusow expands her remit to include Portfolio Management while retaining control of Commercial and Real Estate Management. Additionally, Michael Marcinek and Maik Zeranski will now jointly head the restructured Development unit as Management Board Members, succeeding Adrian Zellner.
- CPI Property Group is strengthening its leasing structure with the appointment of Agnieszka Baczyńska as Head of Leasing. In her new role, she will be responsible for shaping and executing the leasing strategy across the group’s office and retail portfolio in Poland. At the same time, Izabela Potrykus has been appointed Leasing Office Director. Baczyńska brings more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate market. Prior to joining CPI Property Group in 2022, she served as International Leasing Director at Neinver Polska.
- Axi Immo has expanded its Office Agency team to strengthen its presence in southern Poland and Warsaw. Karolina Słysz joins as Head of Regional Markets, bringing 10 years of experience to lead efforts in Katowice, Kraków, and Wrocław. Elżbieta Golik has been appointed Associate Director, leveraging over eight years of expertise in tenant representation. In Warsaw, Filip Kowalski joins as Associate Director, focusing on lease negotiations. Additionally, Anna Piłka-Sutkowska has been promoted to Advisor following four years with the firm. To support these transitions, Natalia Majsterek has been hired as Office Department Coordinator.
