The commercial real estate investment market across six Central and Eastern European countries recorded transaction volumes of €5.8 billion in the first half of 2026, according to analysis published by Colliers. The figure represents a notable improvement on recent years and signals a recovery in investor confidence across the region, though capital continues to flow selectively into assets with stable income generation, strong ESG performance and a competitive market position.

Romania's ongoing energy crisis, marked by record-low Danube water levels and declining nuclear output, has prompted sustainability consultancy BuildGreen to argue that decarbonisation should be treated as a cost management and risk reduction tool rather than purely an ESG obligation. According to ANRE data, hydropower and nuclear energy together accounted for nearly half of Romania's electricity generation in March 2026, yet nuclear production fell by 12.3% in the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. This pressure arose despite electricity consumption being 3.4% lower than during the corresponding period in 2025.

7R Group has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, prepared in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the EU Taxonomy. The report is the company's third, published voluntarily despite the absence of a formal reporting obligation in 2025. 7R is a commercial real estate developer active in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, with a delivered portfolio exceeding 2 million sqm and a further 3.9 million sqm at various stages of preparation.

FORMADE, the owner of online interior design retailer Fabryka Form, has renewed its lease at the MLP Pruszków II logistics park for a further term. The company has been operating at the park since 2021. Advisory firm Triflow represented the tenant during the renegotiation process.

AFI and Echo Investment have signed a lease for approximately 20,000 sqm across 11 floors of AFI Tower in Warsaw with PwC Polska, described as the largest office leasing transaction in Poland so far this year. PwC will become the anchor tenant of the 150-metre, 40-storey tower and plans to relocate its Warsaw office there in early 2029. The building is the tallest element of the Towarowa22 mixed-use development, which is being delivered by AFI, Echo Investment and Archicom and combines office, residential, retail and leisure uses.

Commercial real estate investment across six Central and Eastern European markets reached €5.8 billion in the first half of 2026, according to Colliers, with the Czech Republic accounting for roughly a quarter of that total at over €1.4 billion. Although this represents a nominal decline from the record €2.2 billion recorded in the same period last year, analysts at Colliers view the result as a stabilisation following an period of exceptional activity.

VGP and BuildGreen have secured a BREEAM New Construction V6 Outstanding rating for VGP Park Split - Building A, a 31,984 sqm logistics facility in Dugopolje, near Split, Croatia. The certification is the first of its kind awarded to a building in Croatia and marks BuildGreen's entry into the Croatian market.

Bratislava's total office stock stands at 1.75 million sqm, with A+ grade space accounting for 22%, grade A for 38% and grade B for the remaining 40%. No new office buildings were completed in the second quarter of 2026, though two projects are expected to be delivered in Q3: Dunaj (8,000 sqm) and Ganz House (9,400 sqm). The Bratislava Research Forum, whose members are CBRE, Colliers International, Cushman & Wakefield and iO Partners, also notes that a methodological change introduced in Q4 2025 now limits the definition of a green building to those whose certifications reflect actual operational performance, focusing on building management, resource efficiency and long-term sustainability.

GTC Group has published its 2025 ESG Report, covering sustainability performance across seven Central and Eastern European markets. The report, prepared in accordance with GRI standards, spans a commercial portfolio of 38 office buildings and 6 shopping centres in Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, alongside a residential portfolio. The company reports that 99% of its commercial buildings are now certified under LEED, BREEAM or DGNB standards, or are undergoing recertification.

Gránit Pólus Group has closed a €290 million green loan refinancing of the Westend building complex in Budapest, described as the largest real-estate refinancing transaction in Hungary in the past five years and a record for a single property. The financing is provided by a bank consortium led by Erste Bank Hungary and Erste Group Bank AG, and comprising UniCredit Bank and K&H Bank.