ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG cost-optimization
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Mar
2024
Mar
2024
AI and VR are cost killers in construction
Latest technological innovations may cut time and cost significantly in preparing real estate projects. Property Forum asked Béla Markovich, CEO of construction giant Mapei’s Hungarian subsidiary about the ways the company uses VR and AI to reach higher efficiency and about R+D activity to produce eco-friendly construction materials.
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Jun
2023
Jun
2023
Polish office fit-outs to undergo cost optimization
Due to the increase in prices of electricity, utilities, services and minimum wage, as well as local taxes and fees, experts from Avison Young Poland are experiencing significant increases in operating costs in office buildings this year. In Warsaw, depending on the class of the property and the components of the operating costs, they have observed an increase ranging from 15% to as much as 30-40%. Tenants are now paying particular attention to the components of the settlement that may vary depending on the building, as well as technological solutions that allow for reducing utility consumption.
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Latest news
- New private hospital opens in myhive Victoria Park
- Pavăl Holding enters exclusive talks to acquire Carrefour Romania
- Warsaw office market sees strong tenant demand in Q4 2025
- Bucharest flex office deliveries triple in 2025
- Why European real estate managers must fix fragmentation to unlock “alpha”
- Crestyl starts €80 million resi development in Brno
- Prague build-to-rent stock posts 2% vacancy in 2025
- Mortgage volumes in Romania hit record in 2025
- GTC secures LEED certification for two office buildings in Bucharest
- Forestay Group appoints Asset Management Director
New leases
- Panattoni has signed an agreement with a new tenant for its urban development in Łódź. Olmed, which operates a pharmacy and online drugstore, has taken up 9,500 sqm of space in City Logistics Łódź VI.
- The Polish subsidiary of Hoerbiger, specialized in precision positioning technologies, has leased 200 sqm in the Warsaw-based SOHO by Yareal. The company will start operations in the new offices this May.
- Ingram Micro, the global distributor of IT solutions and mobile devices, has renewed its lease at the MLP Pruszków II logistics center, covering around 8,200 sqm of modern warehouse and office space. The lease deal was brokered by CBRE.
New appointments
- Avison Young has strengthened its Polish operations by recruiting Natalia Puza and Damian Bafeltowski. Puza joins as Senior Consultant in the Office Agency, bringing over 11 years of experience. In her new role, she will support office projects in Warsaw and regional markets. Bafeltowski joins the Investment Advisory division as a Consultant. He will focus on market analysis and commercial due diligence across all real estate sectors.
- Joanna Leńkowska has been appointed as Workthere Lead at Savills Poland, taking over the role from Thomas Jodar. Leńkowska brings five years of experience in the flexible office sector to the team, having previously worked with WeWork and CitySpace.
- CTP Romania has appointed Diane-Monique Forrest as Business Developer. She will focus on leasing activities in Transylvania, covering key cities such as Timișoara, Arad, Sibiu, and Deva.
