The first half of 2025 has confirmed a strong return of investor activity in Central and Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic, with the most remarkable performance, is emerging as the regional leader, ahead of even Poland, according to the latest iO Partners report.

KGAL Investment Management has completed the repositioning of the former Charles Square Centre in the heart of Prague. Under its new name, Karlák, the inner-city office and retail complex is offering almost 20,000 sqm of leasable space. 

Colliers has brokered the renewal and expansion of a lease agreement for storage space at the DMC Pardubice complex for Nika Logistics. The deal has involved a site in eastern Bohemia with a leased area of 13,828 sqm.

Logicor has signed a new lease agreement with a logistics service provider at its Logicor Příšovice logistics park near Prague.

CTP has completed one of the largest production halls at CTPark Blučina in South Moravia. The new 52,000 sqm GLA facility has been designed to offer almost 30,000 sqm of cleanroom space for the production of specialised chips for the automotive industry.

The Pilsen Region is one of the most industrially oriented in the Czech Republic, representing the second-largest industrial real estate market in the country. P3 has revealed the key parameters for industrial halls to become attractive for potential tenants.

Development companies Penta Real Estate, Engine Prague Development (EPD), and the investment fund RSJ Investments Sicav are jointly acquiring K1 Investment and Argo Alpha. The transaction is under review by the Czech Competition Authority (ÚOHS), which announced the case on its website, E15.cz reports.

Europe is experiencing a surge of interest from both real estate investors and international students, making it the ideal destination for operators and developers in the student housing sector. The latest data from Bonard has highlighted the drivers behind Europe's rise as the destination of choice for students and investors.

How to prepare for a possible large-scale power outage, similar to those which have recently affected parts of the Czech Republic and other European countries? Stopped production lines, server outages, threats to security systems or logistics processes - all this happened in a matter of minutes. Czech IT and logistics experts have advised on crisis scenario preparation.

EQT Park Prague North, situated in Lužec nad Vltavou near the D8 motorway, is a joint venture between the development company 7R Czech Republic and EQT Real Estate Czech Republic.