Bucharest recorded 10 of the 14 major property transactions closed in the first half of 2022, while the overall volume of investment rose by 6% to €323 million compared to the first half of 2021, according to real estate consultancy CBRE.
Since the start of 2021, around 189,000 sqm of offices were leased on the Bucharest market, of which 70% were for spaces in buildings with green certifications, according to real estate consultancy CBRE Romania.
The Romania property sector could use more institutional investors, suggested speakers during the international investors’ panel of SEE Property Forum 2021, Property Forum's annual event in Bucharest.
The volume of new real estate investments in Romania amounted to €98 million in the first quarter of 2021, driven by the office and industrial segments. The investments were down 19% compared to the same period of 2020, according to a report by CBRE.
Kappahl has reopened its store in the Wola Park shopping centre in Warsaw after modernisation. The brand's fifth shop in the capital occupies an area of almost 1,000 sqm and is currently the chain's largest outlet in Poland.
Moët Hennessy Polska has leased almost 500 sq m of office space in Warsaw's Metropolitan building. Colliers experts supported the company in the process of selecting the new location, negotiating and finalising the transaction.
Lefties, part of Inditex Group, has opened a new digital store spanning 5,000 sqm in Iulius Town Timișoara. With this opening, Iulius’ project hosts all of Inditex's brands in a single project, which is a first for Romania.
New appointments
Savills Poland is strengthening its Industrial Services Hub team. Emil Chwieduk joined at the beginning of October, taking on the position of Associate.
Czech Logport Development has appointed Peter Pecník, HB Reavis's ex-group CFO and ex-country CEO (Poland), the new Chief Financial Officer.
Wrocław's Quorum complex, owned by the Cavatina group, has gained another tenant from the IT sector. The Hexe Capital Group will move to the Quorum D building, which is part of it, and will occupy about 720 sqm of space on the fourth floor there.
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