Construction of the Emonika complex in Ljubljana has entered its next phase, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by OTP Group at the project site. As Slovenia’s largest real estate development, the complex is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027. Property Forum was on site to report from the ceremony.

Hagag Development Europe has announced the acquisition of 50% of a multifunctional building near Herăstrău Park, as part of a partnership with Niro Investment Group.   

Romanian textiles maker Brainconf is looking to start an urban reconversion project on a land plot it owns in Brăila.

Fuzja mixed-use complex in Łódź (central Poland) has won two MIPIM Awards. The project was recognized in the Best Urban Regeneration Project category. It also received the Special Jury Award.

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.

CPI Europe Group (formerly known as Immofinanz) is selling an office and retail complex in the Slovak capital to WOOD & Company, thus taking another step in its strategic portfolio optimisation. The property portfolio comprises two myhive office buildings, a VIVO! shopping centre and a 3,200 sqm plot of land with potential for residential development.

DL Invest Group has taken over the Craft office building in Katowice from Ghelamco and will change its functions. DL Craft will become a multifunctional complex offering premium office space, a hotel, restaurants and a medical clinic. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.

Following the approval of the local zoning plan in September 2024, Nowy Wełnowiec is entering the implementation phase. The 30-hectare revitalised site formerly occupied by the Silesia Metallurgical Plant in Katowice will become home to a mixed-use district with predominantly residential functions. Nearly a third of the area will be dedicated to open green spaces. The Capital Park Group is responsible for the implementation and management of the project. The architectural concept comes from the JEMS Architekci studio. The investor has received permission to modernise the former compressor house building since the beginning of the 20th century.

Agnieszka Gutowska, Head of Brand Marketing & Communication at Nhood Services Poland has talked to Property Forum about the implementation of the ESG principles in the new retail projects, the costs of modernization of the older ones and the approach of the tenants to the ‘new green deal’.

A consortium of Santander Bank Polska and Bank Pekao S.A. granted AFI Europe and Echo Investment a construction and investment loan of €103.4 million and a VAT loan of PLN 20 million. The loan will finance the development of Office House, the first phase of the multifunctional Towarowa 22 project. It will be completed in the spring of 2025.