ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG didier-balcaen
21
May
2026
May
2026
Speedwell buys Warsaw site for SplacePlus expansion
Speedwell Development has acquired a development site in Warsaw's Targówek district from European Logistics Investment (ELI). The developer plans to build premium Small Business Units (SBU) under the SpacePlus brand, expanding one of Warsaw's retail destinations with modern commercial infrastructure.
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21
Apr
2026
Apr
2026
Speedwell starts €135 million villa project near Bucharest
Property developer Speedwell has launched Glenwood Estate, a residential compound in Corbeanca, near Bucharest, with the total investment value estimated to exceed €135 million.
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24
Jun
2025
Jun
2025
Speculative development is slowing in industrial
Didier Balcaen, CEO and Co-Founder of SPEEDWELL, talked to Property Forum about the company’s strong development pipeline in Romania and the trends shaping the local residential and commercial real estate market.
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03
Apr
2025
Apr
2025
Speedwell names Yannick Van de Parre as Country Manager for Romania
Speedwell Development has announced the appointment of Yannick Van de Parre as Country Manager for Romania.
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11
Feb
2025
Feb
2025
Speedwell Development names new Leasing Director
Speedwell Development has appointed Maria Jianu as its new Leasing Director, tasked with growing the tenant portfolio and strengthening strategic partnerships for projects such as Queens District, SpacePlus and Paltim.
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14
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
Speedwell starts second resi building in Timișoara project
Speedwell has kicked off the development of the second residential building of the mixed-use project Paltim based in Timișoara.
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20
Nov
2023
Nov
2023
Speedwell starts villa project near Bucharest
Speedwell expects to break ground in 2024 with its new villa project near Bucharest, in Corbeanca, with the first residential units set to be delivered in early 2025.
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30
Aug
2023
Aug
2023
Speedwell gets BREEAM Excellent for resi project in Bucharest
Speedwell obtained the BREEAM Excellent Certification for the first building in The Ivy residential complex under development in northern Bucharest.
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24
Aug
2023
Aug
2023
Speedwell gets funding for resi development in Bucharest
Speedwell has secured a loan of €13.6 million from Garanti Bank for the development of the third phase of The Ivy residential project in northern Bucharest.
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09
Aug
2023
Aug
2023
E.ON to start operations in Cluj-based Record Park
E.ON Business Services Cluj, part of the German group E.ON, will relocate to a new office space in Record Park, the mixed-use project developed by Speedwell, and owned by AYA Properties Fund. The fit out works for the new office have been completed and the company is expected to start operations in the new space soon.
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Latest news
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- One United Properties secures €80.5 million UniCredit financing
- Domestic capital dominates Czech property deals in Q1 2026
- Leading logistics developer sees growing demand from defence sector
- Stefan de Goeij named Chair of RICS European board
New leases
- Premium office operator Hotspot has expanded its flexible workspace footprint within Bucharest's The Mark building by approximately 700 sqm to meet rising corporate demand. The expansion brings the total area of private office and coworking spaces at the Hotspot Workhub sites to approximately 2,552 sqm.
- Stook Concept has leased a 3,600 sqm module within building C2 at the MLP Bucharest West logistics centre. The facility comprises approximately 3,500 sqm of warehouse space and 100 sqm of offices. The building is in its final construction phase, with handover scheduled for later this quarter. Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction.
- DXC Technology has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw’s Skyliner tower, securing its tenancy until 2032. The global IT services leader will continue to occupy nearly 4,600 sqm of office space distributed across three floors of the Karimpol Group’s flagship development.
New appointments
- BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has expanded its Industrial and Logistics Agency team with the appointments of Joanna Choromańska, formerly of JLL, and Bartosz Wilczyński, previously with CBRE. The new hires bring a combined 34 years of experience in sector sales, lease negotiations, and build-to-suit project delivery to support the division's ongoing growth.
- Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
- Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.
