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Feb
2026

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Report

26
Feb
2026

CPI Romania ends 2025 with 280,000 sqm of offices in Bucharest

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CPI Romania concluded 2025 by strengthening its position as a key player on the Romanian real estate market, with a portfolio of 280,000 sqm of modern office space, representing 8% of Bucharest's modern stock. The shopping centres in the company's portfolio recorded an occupancy rate of 98%, while Sun Plaza Bucharest launched a remodelling process.

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Czech transaction pipeline at €3 billion in early 2026 Poland's investment market close to €4 billion in 2025 What happened in CEE real estate this week?

Retail

26
Feb
2026

Veranda Mall secures €36 million refinancing from CEC Bank

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CEC Bank has provided €36 million financing to Veranda Obor, owner of Veranda Mall shopping centre. The facility will refinance existing exposure, support development plans and enable capital distributions to shareholders.

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Redkom Development starts retail park project near Warsaw Nepi Rockcastle posts net operating income hike of 11% in 2025 Realia fund acquires 14,000 sqm Czech retail park

Industrial

26
Feb
2026

CTP leases record 2.33 million sqm last year

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Industrial developer CTP recorded gross rental income of €759.8 million in 2025, up 14.4% year-on-year with like-for-like rental growth of 4.5%.

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Eli secures €136 million financing for Polish industrial portfolio Panattoni hits 2 million sqm milestone in Czech Republic French investment funds enter Polish logistics market

Office

25
Feb
2026

aSpace sees 85% occupancy for Bucharest flex offices in 2025

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aSpace, Romania's largest domestic coworking and flexible office network, achieved an average occupancy rate of 85% in 2025, up from 80% in 2024, reaching 390 tenants in its portfolio.

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Immocap secures €57 million loan for office project in Bratislava Wood Real Estate sells BBC1 office building in Bratislava Passerinvest Group nears completion of mixed-use complex in Prague

Interview

25
Feb
2026

NEPI Rockcastle expects strong retail growth and plans further expansion in 2026

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In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Marek Noetzel, COO of NEPI Rockcastle and incoming CEO from April 2026, shares his outlook on retail trade across the region, the company’s growth strategy and his priorities for the next phase of leadership.

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Erste Group prepares for tighter margins but stronger activity in 2026 Ljubljana’s largest-ever development enters strong leasing phase Local investors gain strength as global uncertainty rises

Career

24
Feb
2026

Indotek Investments appoints new CEO

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Bence Nádasdy will take over as CEO of Indotek Investments Alapkezelő Zrt. from 19 February 2026. Alongside his new appointment, he will continue as capital markets director and management board member, remaining responsible for directing Indotek Group's capital and bank financing.

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Forestay Group appoints Asset Management Director Milica Nikolić named Managing Director of iO Partners Serbia EGLS names new Managing Director in Poland

Residential

20
Feb
2026

Bucharest's unoccupied homes stock more than doubles in decade

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The number of unoccupied homes in Bucharest has grown 2.4 times over 10 years to over 218,000 units, according to a Storia analysis of Romania's 2011 and 2021 census data. Nationwide, over 2.5 million homes remain unoccupied, representing a quarter of Romania's total housing stock.

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Speedwell completes 128 apartments in northern Bucharest Prima Development to scale Bucharest resi deliveries to 1,000 units per year Cavare sells PRS project in Gdańsk to Urban Partners

Hotel

04
Feb
2026

Wing and Accent to manage Hotel Yacht Wellness in Siófok

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Accent Hotel Management and Wing have jointly taken over the management of Hotel Yacht Wellness & Business Siófok starting this year.

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Swissôtel opens first Czech Republic hotel in spa town RC2, Antares Management sell 4-star hotel in Mamaia Jared Kushner abandons plans for Trump-branded hotel in Serbia

Investment

30
Jan
2026

Hungarian investor expands hotel portfolio in Spain and Portugal

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Hungary-owned GESTOR Investment Ltd. has further strengthened its presence on the Iberian Peninsula at the end of 2025 by expanding its portfolio with new hotel assets in Salou, Spain, and in downtown Porto, Portugal. The transactions fit well with Gestor’s long-term growth and geographic diversification strategy.

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Shopper Park Plus acquires eight retail parks in Poland SCF launches retail park fund targeting 10% annual returns One United Properties makes large land purchase in Constanța

Economy

31
Oct
2026

Romanian developer joins Europe’s top-10 fast growing companies

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Romanian developer One United Properties has been ranked among Europe’s top 10 long-term growth champions, according to the Financial Times’ FT1000 Long-Term Growth Champions 2025 list, which highlights companies that have achieved exceptional and sustained revenue growth over the past decade.

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Trump imposes tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia Commercial and resi real estate brace for higher taxes in Romania Financial pressure on CPI may lead to buyout

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New leases

Cordon Electronics, a specialist in electronics and advanced technologies, has renewed its lease agreement at MLP Pruszków II, in the immediate vicinity of Warsaw. The company will continue to occupy a total of 7,770 sqm of modern space, a footprint that includes 458 sqm dedicated to office operations.
mBank, the digital banking company in Poland, has decided to relocate its largest corporate branch in Lower Silesia to the Infinity office building in Wrocław. The company will occupy nearly 1,300 sqm on the fourth floor of the building. The tenant will move into the development owned by Avestus Real Estate and Alchemy Properties in January 2027.
GSP Global Solutions Provider has further expanded its cooperation with CTP by leasing an additional nearly 7,000 sqm in CTPark Budapest Vecsés on a long-term basis.

New appointments

Krzysztof Wróblewski (MRICS) has been named Head of Portfolio Management CEE at Peakside Capital Advisors, responsible for overseeing investments and managing the real estate portfolio. He succeeds Christopher Smith in this role.
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.

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Story of the week

Win a CEE Property Forum ticket by participating in our survey!

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CPI Romania ends 2025 with 280,000 sqm of offices in Bucharest

Retail

Veranda Mall secures €36 million refinancing from CEC Bank

Industrial

CTP leases record 2.33 million sqm last year

Office

aSpace sees 85% occupancy for Bucharest flex offices in 2025

Interview

NEPI Rockcastle expects strong retail growth and plans further expansion in 2026

Career

Indotek Investments appoints new CEO

Residential

Bucharest's unoccupied homes stock more than doubles in decade

Hotel

Wing and Accent to manage Hotel Yacht Wellness in Siófok

Investment

Hungarian investor expands hotel portfolio in Spain and Portugal

Economy

Romanian developer joins Europe’s top-10 fast growing companies

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