Three new tenants have leased space in Panattoni Park Toruń II: global logistics operators Dachser and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Polska as well as a wholesale distributor of FMCG products. The companies will be moving into the complex in Q3 this year. Panattoni has now delivered more than 300,000 sqm in the region.

The leading logistics developer has made a €21 billion offer for a huge chunk of „last mile” properties, Bloomberg reports. None of the parties made comments on the news but Blackstone said earlier that a capital increase worth €21 billion was on the agenda.

Panattoni is once again developing a project for DB Schenker near Poznań. In the second quarter of 2022, the logistics operator will occupy over 20,000 sqm in Panattoni Park Poznań XII, where it will serve its client from the automotive sector. The two companies have worked together in Panattoni Park Poznań VIII in Komorniki. The building will feature reinforced floors, suitable for forklifts that use the inductive loop technology. Panattoni will also deliver numerous green solutions, which should allow the project to obtain the BREEAM certification at the “Excellent” level.

Revetas Capital has launched a sustainable logistics platform targeting key transport routes and hubs throughout Europe. The first acquisition is a multi-phased, sustainably developed logistics park which will offer 55,000 sqm GLA within an established location east of Kraków, Poland. The investment entails the development of a prime industrial/logistics park that aims to achieve BREEAM “Excellent” rating within one of the most sought-after logistics sub-markets along the “A4 corridor”. This transaction marks Revetas’ entrance onto the logistics market in Poland, a country where the firm has been active for more than ten years in the mixed-use, office, retail and residential sectors.

Czech real estate fund Investika has announced its second acquisition this year. After a set of three residential properties in the Czech Republic and Spain, it has now acquired a manufacturing and logistics complex near Wroclaw, Poland. The value of the transaction amounts to approximately CZK 1 billion, the company announced.

Hines, the global real estate firm, has acquired a portfolio of four logistics assets, spanning a total of 65,960 sqm, in Prague on behalf of its Hines European Core Fund (HECF), from CPI Property Group, for an undisclosed price, the company announced.

Romanian e-commerce player eMAG is investing in a new warehouse spanning more than 100,000 sqm near Budapest, which is the company’s first development of this kind outside the country. 

Industrial developer CTP reported a net profit of €1 billion in 2021, up 306% year-on-year over expansion across the Central and Eastern Europe markets and increasing demand for warehouse space. 

The logistics arm of Biggeorge Property will start a huge project on the outskirts of Budapest, the company announced on LinkedIn. The complex is aimed to serve different clients with different needs. 

CTP has committed €10 million to the UN refugee agency UNHCR to provide humanitarian support for more than one million people, mainly women and children, who have fled the war in Ukraine into neighbouring countries.