Goldman Sachs has purchased the Science Park office building in Budapest from an undisclosed buyer. CBRE represented the seller and Cushman & Wakefield advised the buyer in the transaction, the two firms announced on LinkedIn.

Despite over 110,000 sqm of new supply coming to the market in Q3 2018, the office vacancy rate decreased to 6.4%, the lowest rate ever recorded in. The Budapest Research Forum published its latest figures.

One of the most active commercial property developers of Budapest is expanding its portfolio. In addition to several office projects, it started the Hungarian capital’s first retail development in nearly a decade. Tibor Tatár, Futureal’s CEO talked to Property Forum about new projects and the challenges a developer needs to face.

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed property manager of Sagittarius Business House, an office building in Wrocław. The owner of the facility is Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate.

Cushman & Wakefield has signed a framework management agreement for 14 office buildings owned by the Skanska Group. The largest facilities include High Five A&B in Krakow (36,700 sqm) and Brama Miasta B in Łódź (27,800 sqm).

The search for a new office is usually a long process that starts with defining our requirements and restrictions. We then move onto comparing and analysing various offers and options and finally select the best one. Signing the lease and finding subcontractors to set the framework for our workplace design, design the space, deliver our furniture and carry out the fit-out work are important points on the agenda. However, we must not forget a number of other crucial details. Experts from the Office Agency Department at BNP Paribas Real Estate summarise what to keep in mind once the lease is signed.

JLL has advised the seller on the disposal of the K6 office building located in Budapest. The building was acquired by a Hong Kong private investment fund partnering with Wigan Acquisitions.

Companies in Bucharest that operate in modern office buildings have monthly occupancy costs ranging between €175 and €500 per employee, according to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

The competitive advantages and strengths of the CEE region are well known to investors. But new factors have emerged that may play a central role in the medium and long-term. For example, there is a marked shift from cost efficiency to quality and knowledge-based operations across all sectors of the CEE economy. How is the tenant structure in CEE changing? Does growth in the BSS sector show any signs of slowing down? How do the legal and fiscal structures in CEE countries compare to those in Western Europe? All the answers to these and other important questions can be found in this year’s CEE Investment Report 2018: New Frontiers of Growth by Skanska, CBRE, Dentons and PwC.

Mill Park office complex, located in the 9th district of Budapest is Skanska’s eighth Hungarian development. Lease agreements have been already signed for 90% of the premises.