Hines has completed the sale of Nestlé House, a Class A office building in Warsaw's Mokotów Business District, to Transitions Europe, an open-ended real estate investment fund (SCPI) managed by Arkéa REIM. The transaction marks the second disposal completed by the Hines Poland Sustainable Income Fund (HPSIF) in 2026.

Banca Transilvania and PKO Bank Polski have signed a mutual client referral agreement to support Romanian and Polish companies seeking to expand across both markets. Under the arrangement, the two banks will refer corporate and SME clients to one another when those clients require local banking services in Romania or Poland.

Warsaw's office market recorded take-up of more than 590,000 sqm in the first three quarters of 2026, a 22% increase year on year, according to a report by AXI IMMO covering the January to September period. The vacancy rate for the city as a whole fell to 7.9%, while in central zones it dropped to just 4.3%, reflecting the impact of limited development activity in recent years.

Oradea Plaza, a mixed-use office and retail scheme in Oradea developed by OP Retail Center SRL, part of Crown Holding Ltd., has achieved LEED v4 BD+C: Core & Shell Gold certification with a score of 61 points. The certification covers both a refurbished existing building and a newly built office component directly connected to it, assessed together under a single process. The work was coordinated by Colliers Romania's Sustainability Services team.

Limited new supply, falling vacancy and increasingly demanding occupiers are changing the dynamics of Bucharest's office market. At SEE Property Forum 2026, experts discussed how landlords can respond through refurbishment, sustainability investments, mixed-use concepts and better building management, while new development gradually returns to the market.

European employees are returning to the office less frequently than their counterparts elsewhere in the world, according to new analysis by Colliers based on data from the Basking.io platform. While four to five days a week in the office has become the norm in Latin America (46%), Asia-Pacific (41%) and North America (38%), the most common pattern in Europe remains two to three days a week, with 41% of EMEA employees following this model. That said, the share of EMEA employees attending four to five days a week has nearly doubled since 2024, rising from 15% to 26%.

Skanska has published its 2026 "Shaping Sustainable Places" report, which examines how urban developments can retain their appeal, adaptability and economic viability long after construction is complete. The report argues that performance at the point of handover is no longer sufficient on its own; a project's ability to adapt to changing needs throughout its full lifecycle is equally important.

Construction of the Hila mixed-use building at Brumlovka in Prague is entering its final phase, with tenants expected to move in during the second quarter of 2027. The fifteen-storey project by Passerinvest Group will offer 27,000 sqm of leasable space, combining offices, retail units and rental apartments in a single structure for the first time at the location.

For years, discussions around office lighting centred on visibility, compliance, and energy efficiency. Today, a growing body of research is encouraging the real estate industry to look beyond these traditional measures and recognise light as a strategic component of workplace health, employee experience, and building performance, writes Silviu Bulzan, Sales Leader, Office & Industry SEE at Signify, in an article for Property Forum.

Czech developer Passerinvest Group is constructing a mixed-use building called Orion at the Brumlovka district in Prague, at the junction of Vyskočilova and Michelská streets. The nine-storey building will have a total area of 28,000 sqm and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2029, with construction starting in the fourth quarter of 2025. The general contractor is Gemo.