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News Vacancy rates are rising in Polish offices
28
Jul
2021

Vacancy rates are rising in Polish offices

by Property Forum
The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures summarising office market in eight major regional markets in Poland (Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) for Q2 2021. 
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News Poland's investment market is waiting for a rebound
27
Jul
2021

Poland's investment market is waiting for a rebound

by Property Forum
Utmost cautiousness, falling transaction volumes and waiting for the office sector to finally catch its breath and the large retail schemes to redefine their strategies contrast with considerable investor interest in specific retail formats, the dynamic growth of the logistics sector, and strong entry of European players onto the domestic residential rental market. This is what—according to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate “At A Glance: Investment Market in Poland in Q2 2021”, Poland’s commercial property investment market looked like in the second quarter of the year.
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News Cresa: Polish companies gradually return to offices
26
Jul
2021

Cresa: Polish companies gradually return to offices

by Property Forum
According to “Office Occupier: Office Market in Warsaw”, a report published by real estate advisory firm Cresa Poland, total leasing volume reached close to 249,300 sqm in the first half of 2021, accounting for 32.1% of the annual average for 2015-2020.
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News Poland's retail market may regain a good shape
16
Jul
2021

Poland's retail market may regain a good shape

by Property Forum
The increasing number of vaccinations is allowing the retail sector to catch its breath, with customers returning to ‘brick-and-mortar’ stores. JLL forecasts that total new supply could hit 540,0000 sqm in 2021, marking a return to pre-pandemic performances.
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News Bratislava’s real estate market is returning to normal
13
Jul
2021

Bratislava’s real estate market is returning to normal

by Ákos Budai
According to the last few months’ most active investor on the Slovak market, investment activity is returning to normal. Martin Šmigura, investment manager of WOOD & Company’s real estate operations in Slovakia, talked to Property Forum about the company’s recent investment deals and shared his market expectations.
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News Anchor Grup to continue on the path of sustainable development
12
Jul
2021

Anchor Grup to continue on the path of sustainable development

by Ovidiu Nicolae
Affan Yildirim, General Manager and Board Member at Romania-based real estate developer Anchor Grup talked to Property Forum about business strategy and shared his expectations for the Romanian economy and the property investment market in 2021.
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News Polish cities are exactly what the BPO sector is looking for
06
Jul
2021

Polish cities are exactly what the BPO sector is looking for

by Michał Poręcki
Companies from the BPO sector may be reducing their offices in North America or Western Europe, but they are taking up more space in CEE at the same time. Yovav Carmi, CEO of GTC talked to Property Forum about issuing green bonds, ESG strategies and the BPO industry.
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News 77% of companies plan to permanently implement hybrid work
23
Jun
2021

77% of companies plan to permanently implement hybrid work

by Property Forum
For nearly 1.5 years, since the beginning of the pandemic, the hybrid work model has permanently established itself in the labour market. According to the report, "Back to the office - an opportunity and a challenge. The office market and coronavirus", prepared by Colliers, the vast majority of companies would like to stick to this model also in the post-pandemic reality. 
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News Tech occupiers set to dominate office leasing activity
22
Jun
2021

Tech occupiers set to dominate office leasing activity

by Property Forum
Savills has forecast the key ESG, investment and leasing trends for 2022 in 36 cities around the world as part of its 2021 global Impacts research programme. The international real estate advisor predicts that, globally, tech occupiers are set to dominate leasing activity, offices will be the most popular investment sector, prime real estate yields are set to remain largely static, and Asian cities are seemingly lagging behind others around the world when it comes to prioritising sustainable investment.
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News Genesis Property: Healthy buildings will want to make people return to the office
22
Jun
2021

Genesis Property: Healthy buildings will want to make people return to the office

by Property Forum
One year (and almost a half) since the pandemic outbreak, business leaders across the world are still struggling with a million-dollar question: how to safely bring their teams back together in the office and fully restart business? With the hybrid model taking shape and employees slowly returning to the workplace in different scenarios, companies are looking to deploy frameworks for the healthy way of working of the future and some are already considering health performance indicators to confirm they are on the right track, writes Darren Allen, Development Manager at Genesis Property and Director of the Healthy by Design Building Institute, in an opinion piece for Property Forum
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New leases

  • Endava has leased an additional 2,400 sqm in the UBC 1 building, part of the Palas Iași mixed-use complex owned by Iulius. This expansion brings its total office area to 5,500 sqm.
  • Revetas Capital announced that Bonarka for Business “B4B” has secured a lease extension contract with a company of Hitachi Group - GlobalLogic. The company, a leader in digital product engineering, has been a tenant in B4B since 2016 and leases in total of 6,500 sqm of office space in Building F.
  • GTC has extended its lease for 1,700 square meters of office space with pharmaceutical company Egis Polska. The company will continue its operations in the Corius building at the Aeropark Business Centre in Warsaw.

New appointments

  • GTC has announced the appointment of Sebastian Junghänel to the Management Board as Chief Operating Officer, effective 2 September 2025. With more than 18 years of experience in the real estate sector across Germany and CEE, Sebastian brings strong expertise in asset management, project development, ESG and innovation. His career includes co-founding ZEITGEIST Asset Management, where he built a €1 billion portfolio, and senior management roles at HOCHTIEF Group. At GTC, Sebastian will focus especially on the oversight of our portfolio in Germany, which includes, includes 5,200 residential units in Kaiserslautern, Helmstedt, Heidenheim, and surrounding areas. His know-how will also support our development projects in Central and Southeastern Europe.
  • Justyna Filipczak has taken up the position of Executive Vice President of the CEE residential segment and joined YIT's management team.
  • Avison Young's Valuation and Advisory team in Poland has welcomed a new member, Michał Marynowski, who takes the role of Assistant Valuer. Among other experiences, he worked at the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, where he was responsible for verifying execution documentation for selected investments, updating data in the premises database for court buildings, and analysing tender bids. Proficient in GIS, AutoCAD, and Revit, he also has strong skills in interpreting planning documents.

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