Developer AFI Europe has announced the completion of the Tulipa residential project on a five-hectare brownfield site in Prague 3 Strašnice. This latest, fifth phase with an eight-storey apartment building cost the developer more than CZK 250 million and will be the only one dedicated exclusively to rental housing with 61 apartments.

CTP in the Czech Republic has a new CFO as of July. Ivana Ficzová will be in charge of the strategic management of CTP's finances in the Czech Republic in her new role.

Skanska has completed the superstructure of the Port7 project in Prague which will offer more than 35,800 sqm of office and retail space. After 16 months, construction of the building reached the top floor deploying 31,000 cubic metres of concrete and 4,100 tons of steel reinforcement.

The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) has agreed to sell the Lannův palác in the centre of Prague to the building's main tenant, local real estate developer Finep, for CZK 201 million. The party wants to use the proceeds to pay off its debts, novinky.cz reports.

As many as 15 new brands arrived on the Czech retail market in the first six months of this year. Compared with the first halves of the past few years, this is the highest number since 2018, when multiple newcomers were attracted as a result of an outlet centre opening near Prague’s airport. The number of newly arriving brands in the second half of the year has been traditionally higher than in the first half, mainly as a result of the Christmas season. In effect, the number of newcomers this year can be expected to be similar to last year’s 38.

The real estate fund NEMO, founded by the real estate group Českomoravská Nemovitostní three years ago, enlarged its portfolio to a total value of over CZK 3 billion. The new acquisition is the Corso Karlín office complex in Prague 8, the fund announced today.

The Dům Radost project in Prague 3 in Žižkov, where SIKO Group as the new owner plans six hundred rental apartments, is one step closer to realisation. The Ministry of Culture has stopped a review procedure that could have seriously complicated the project for the owners, writes Seznamzprávy.cz.

The Julius Meinl family has opened a new hospitality project in Prague with 168 accommodation units. Designed by architecture and design firm Matteo Thun & Partners, The Julius Prague has been created to cater for both short and long-term stays. Spacious communal areas, relaxing lounges and professional co-working spaces enable guests to network, meet like-minded people or unplug.

Residential property in the EU is getting more expensive again. Prices rose by 10.5% year-on-year in Q1. In the Czech Republic, the increase was the highest, at 24.7%, according to data published by Eurostat, the Czech News Agency reported.

Massive construction worth billions of crowns is being prepared around the route of the new D metro line, which is currently under construction in Prague. The company Reflecta Development will build buildings with apartments and offices on lucrative land near the Thomayer Hospital for restituents, reports the daily E15.cz.