The construction of a slurry wall as part of the construction of the Infinity office building in Wrocław has begun. The office project, which is being developed in the very heart of Wrocław, at John Paul II Square (the junction of Legnicka and Nabycińska Streets), will offer in total almost 22,000 sqm of leasable area. Eiffage Polska Budownictwo S.A. is responsible for the implementation of the current stage of works. The investment is scheduled to be completed in Q1 2023.

Hungary’s property investment volume is expected to expand dynamically in 2021, since a significant amount of capital is looking for its place in the market. Offices with high levels of occupancy and logistics assets will be in the focus of investors. Hungarian advisory firm Eston, an official associate of Savills, has published its market reports for H2 2020.

HB Reavis entrusted ConvergenCE with the leasing of 8,000 sqm of Agora Tower last year, followed by an additional 6,000 sqm at Agora HUB this February.

After a year in which the volume of investments amounted to about €900 million, 2021 will not be as rosy. Colliers consultants foresee a total volume for commercial real estate transactions in excess of €500 million. They also see room for a slight decrease in yields by the end of the year for prime office and prime industrial, if the economy, political and monetary system will be satisfactory.

Cavatina Holding has obtained an occupancy permit for the first building completed within the Ocean Office Park complex in Kraków.

The first of the eight buildings planned as part of the Palio Office Park project in Gdańsk has been commissioned. The office building located on the premises of the Gdańsk Shipyard will deliver 16.6 thousand square meters GLA to the Tricity market.

Internationally expanding Hungarian company Indotek Group is looking at new investment opportunities on the Romanian market. Florin Tirla, Country Head Romania & Bulgaria at Indotek Group talked to Property Forum about the company’s plans and shared his expectations for the future of the office and retail markets.

Despite the slowdown in activity in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 and the earthquake that hit Zagreb in April, the Croatian capital’s office market was very active in 2020 with total leasing activity amounting to 55,000 sqm, according to a market report by Cushman & Wakefield | CBS International Croatia.

Colliers International Romania launches a new service, with Office 360°, a complete approach of the office, which will allow business managers to shape their future workplace strategy using an innovative online tool created by the company.

International workspace provider HB Reavis announces that Marcin Klammer will lead its Polish team. Most recently, he worked as Development Director for Unibail Rodamco Westfield. He was also CEO Central and Eastern Europe for BNP Paribas Real Estate and held a number of positions at Arcadis, including CEO and Market Sector Leader.  ó