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Vlad Stanislav, Managing Director Romania at iO Partners, talked to Property Forum about the company’s expansion in the energy and infrastructure line of services and the higher yield environment in Romania’s property sector compared to other markets in CEE.

CPI Property Group has published its audited financial results for the financial year ended 31 December 2023, confirming a stable market environment with high occupancy figures. On the other side, the figures have shown a considerable net loss of €877 million, driven predominantly by a non-cash negative revaluation result. Property Forum asked CPIPG spokesman Jakub Velen to comment on the figures and provide an outlook for the year ahead.

Construction work on a record number of public buildings is planned by the Czech capital city this year. In addition to the city, the state is also participating as an investor in more than a dozen projects in the field of transport infrastructure or public space. The total investment costs of individual projects are reaching almost CZK 50 billion (€1,97 billion).

Solida Capital Europe announced the acquisition of the Grójecka 5 office building in the centre of Warsaw, spanning approximately 11,500 gross leasable area. The price has not been disclosed.

The Group aims to at least double its revenue to €183-215 million in 2028, triple its EBITDA (excluding revaluations) within five years to €112–132 million in 2028, nearly triple funds from operations (FFO) to €51–60 million in 2028, and at least double its net asset value (NAV) per share to €48–56 million in 2028.

The uneasy geopolitical situation of the recent years is surely not helping investors in Slovakia and the CEE region, that is a reality investors live in. However, the discussion of the first panel during Bratislava Property Forum 2024 has revealed that there is still some room for optimism.

The Prague municipality is offering Komerční banka (KB) CZK 3.65 billion (€143,865 million) for the building on the corner of Wenceslas Square and Štěpánská Street, reports Newstream.cz.

Panattoni has finalised the sale of a centre in Lower Silesia. An international real estate company has purchased Panattoni Park Wrocław West Gate with a total area of 46,900 sqm. The price has not been revealed. 

On 1 March 2024, Savills expanded its Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division in Poland to provide advisory services for property investors, developers and operators across all operational real estate sectors.

Charles Boudet, CEO of iO Partners, spoke to Property Forum about the ongoing expansion plans of the real estate consultancy in the region and the trend of foreign investors returning to their core markets.