Earth Hour, initiated by WWF, was joined by CPI Hungary and new energy market provider Energo Hungary.

Szymon Wojciechowski, Founder & CEO of APA Wojciechowski Architects talked to Property Forum about the war in Ukraine, the ideas of sustainable design in architecture and the ongoing changes in the Polish property market.

Globalworth’s net profit in 2021 significantly improved to €47.5 million (2020: net loss of €46.8 million) while it recorded its best year in office leasing with 214,500 sqm of spaces taken up or extended. The company has released its annual report and audited consolidated financial results for 2021.

The centre-west area of Bucharest has become a main office hub, with a total stock of 614,600 sqm estimated for 2022. This year, the area near Politehnica University will surpass the existing stock from Floreasca-Barbu Văcărescu, which has been the main office hub in Bucharest during the past eight years, according to data from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Hungarian pharmaceutical giant Richter Gedeon will get a brand new HQ in Budapest. The handover is planned for the end of 2023.

The construction of the P180 office building, Skanska's investment, located directly next to the Wilanowska metro station in Warsaw, is entering its final phase. A symbolic topping out of the building signifies the end of construction works. The project will ultimately provide 32,000 sqm of office space. The building is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2022.

GTC is set to further develop the Matrix Office Park in Zagreb by adding another building to the complex. The third building, Matrix C, which received a building permit earlier this year, will be the newest extension to the business centre. Just like the previous two, Building C is meant to provide innovative office space, while maintaining a high ecological standard for an international tenant mix. The shell & core of the building is scheduled for completion in Q2 2023 ready for the fitting out of tenant areas.

The two office towers of Global Office Park developed by Cavatina in Katowice have been awarded an occupancy permit.

Romanian developer One United Properties is reportedly exploring several options to expand outside the domestic market.

With the fifth building of the High5ive complex in Kraków receiving its occupancy permit, the entire project is coming to an end. It has provided 70,000 sqm of office space to the local office market.