ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG george-gardin
21
Nov
2025
Nov
2025
Aria Shopping Center launches pre-leasing in Bucharest
Aria Shopping Center, a new retail concept in Bucharest's District 6, has launched its pre-leasing phase with a target of 90% occupancy before opening. The center will bring significant commercial activity to the Valea Cascadelor area.
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08
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Why this investor is betting on hospitality and city logistics
George Gardin, Country Manager for Romania at Yellow Tree Group, spoke with Property Forum about the group's first pilot development in Romania, Aria Shopping Center, and the investment vision for the local market going forward, with a focus on diversification into hospitality and in-city logistics.
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Latest news
- CPI Europe exits Italian retail market with two park sales
- Principal snaps 16,000 sqm industrial project in Kraków
- City Point Okęcie achieves Breeam Outstanding certification
- Polish developers face family succession challenges
- MLP Group to expand urban logistics portfolio in Vienna
- EPP secures €324 million for Polish retail portfolio refinancing
- Hungary's political earthquake: What Orbán's defeat means for investments
- Corning expands to over 100,000 sqm at Segro Logistics Park Stryków
- Penta Real Estate and PSN secure permit for mixed-use project in Prague
- Slovakia: Fewer easy wins, more specialised opportunities
New leases
- BearingPoint has relocated its Bucharest office to Vastint’s Timpuri Noi Square, in a deal brokered by Griffes.
- Lagardère Travel Retail has renewed its 2,300 sqm office lease for its HQ at the Bucharest-based Globalworth Campus, in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
- Jack & Jones has leased 310 sqm for a new store at Promenada Sibiu, owned by NEPI Rockcastle.
New appointments
- Czech investment group SCF has expanded its team by appointing Jan Simandl as Senior Leasing Team Leader. In this role, Simandl will oversee leasing activities across the company’s commercial property portfolio. He previously worked for CPI Property Group and CBRE.
- Michał Kochanowski-Laren has joined Avison Young Poland’s Technical Advisory and Project Management team as Project Manager. In his new role, he is responsible for delivering a variety of consultancy projects across all segments of the commercial real estate market in Poland. Kochanowski-Laren is an electrical engineer and a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology.
- Colliers Hungary has appointed Balint Laszlo as Director and Head of Design & Build. Laszlo brings over a decade of expertise in technical project management and fit-out execution, with a specific focus on the office and industrial sectors. He previously served as Head of Fit Out at Futureal Group, where he managed project execution, technical delivery, and cross-functional collaboration. His professional background also includes site management and commercial leadership roles.
