Tomáš Jandík, CFA, MRICS, former CEO of the Czech real estate fund for retail investors, has founded a private equity real estate advisory and investment management company, the Crestpoint Capital Partners.

157 studios from 33 countries in Europe, America and Asia have applied to the competition for the revitalisation of a brownfield and the construction of new city blocks in Prague's Florenc. An international jury led by renowned German architect Stefan Behnisch has selected the advancing teams of four concurrent architectural competitions. 

KÉSZ România has inaugurated a new production factory near the city of Turda, located just 1.5 km from the A3 Transylvania highway.

CA Immo has successfully completed the sale of the Bitwy Warszawskiej office building in Warsaw. The buyer is Polski Związek Pilki Nożnej (Polish Footbal Association). 

Hagag Development Europe is preparing to reopen the Știrbei Palace on Calea Victoriei, in H2 2025, as a luxury department store. 

LCP Properties is strengthening its collaboration with Refield. This partnership was confirmed with the announcement of the project's acquisition in Zwoleń (eastern Poland) on the day of its official opening. The sale agreement was based on a model in which Refield was responsible for both the construction and commercialization of the property. Pasaż Zwoleński, now officially opened as M Park Zwoleń, offers nearly 5,000 sqm of GLA with eight tenants. The project boasts a 100% occupancy rate. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. 

The Timișoara City Hall recently approved the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for a new urban regeneration project by Țiriac Imobiliare, owned by Romanian billionaire Ion Țiriac.

Mitiska REIM has successfully closed its Merep 3 fund, exceeding its initial target by raising €310 million, which will give it a total investment power of up to €1 billion.

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

According to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate, Poland’s commercial property market posted impressive gains in the final quarter of 2024, with last year’s total transaction volume rising more than twofold compared with 2023. Despite geopolitical risks, the market outlook remains positive.