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Henderson Park and EPP have successfully secured a €148.6 million loan from Berlin Hyp AG and PKO Bank Polski to refinance a Polish office portfolio. The three assets, which comprise the Malta Office Park in Poznań, the O3 Business Campus in Kraków and the Symetris Business Park in Łódź, are owned in joint venture by Henderson Park and EPP.

Immocap presented an updated design of the new Istropolis in Bratislava. The project already has a valid zoning decision and construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2025. 

In the fourth quarter of 2024, Warsaw’s office market continued to experience stable occupier demand amid constrained new supply, with tenants seeking to secure spaces in the city centre and expecting sustainable solutions, reveals the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

The regional office market in Poland (Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, Katowice, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, and Lublin) is adapting to evolving conditions. The high availability of office space (an average of 17.8%) prompts tenants to take up greater flexibility in lease negotiations, while developers are reducing their activity (120,000 sq m of new supply delivered in 2024). Despite challenges in gross take-up (710,000 sq m, -5% y/y), stabilisation is observed, with office building owners focusing on improving building standards and introducing flexible leasing models, says Axi Immo.

The Investika Real Estate Fund has expanded its presence in Poland with the acquisition of Piastów Office Center in Szczecin. The fund, in partnership with BUD Holdings SA, purchased the A-class office complex from funds managed by Blackstone, marking its first office property investment in Poland this year. The price of the asset has not been revealed.

GTC has summarized its performance in Poland in 2024. The company achieved satisfactory results in the commercial sector, leasing 93,000 sqm, marking the best performance of the last decade. GTC's shopping centres also reported equally good operational results - tenant-generated turnover increased by 13% year-on-year, while the number of visitors exceeded 13 million.

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.

Bucharest recorded a 20% decline in office leasing, to 339,000 sqm, in 2024, compared to the previous year, although it remained above the five-year average, according to a Colliers report.

Cluj-Napoca recorded a fourfold growth in office leasing in 2024 and was the biggest regional market for such transactions, according to a Fortim Trusted Advisors analysis.

According to the latest report published by Newmark Polska, in 2024, leasing activity in Poland’s key regional city office markets (Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) showed stability, with annual take-up exceeding the average for the past five years. The strongest demand was recorded in Kraków, Wrocław and Tricity, which solidified their leading positions among regional cities. Additionally, lease renegotiations outnumbered relocations last year. While the overall vacancy rate edged up, developers remain cautious about starting new projects.