In a compelling panel discussion at the recent Bucharest Business Forum, industry leaders explored the complex landscape of modern workplace dynamics, addressing the ongoing debate between remote work and return-to-office strategies.

According to a report published by Newmark Polska, during the first quarter of 2025, Poland’s regional city office markets (Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) saw stable occupier demand, with lease regearing prevailing amid growing expansion activity. Office availability remained at a significant level. Limited construction activity concentrated in three cities – Kraków, Poznań and Wrocław – which accounted for 68% of the total development pipeline.

Karimpol International is building Vydrovka Office Center in Pobřežní Street in Karlín in Prague 8, with the project name referring to the first half of the 20th century, when a retail company Vydra & Bohuslav used to have its factory and a warehouse on the site.

Terra Romania Utilaje de Construcții, part of Austrian construction equipment distributor Terra Holding, has opened its new HQ in Brașov, following an investment of  €2.7 million.

NEMO Fund has acquired the Panorama Business Center office building, which is located next to the National Museum in Prague.

Vastint Romania has officially launched the second phase of Timpuri Noi Square, its flagship urban regeneration project in Bucharest.

The first quarter of 2025 has been marked by extraordinary activity on the Czech commercial real estate market. According to Colliers, total investment volume reached €1.48 billion, already surpassing the full-year 2023 results of €1.15 billion. Several large transactions with a value above €100 million contributed to this record.

Over the past few decades, the structure of the Prague office market has evolved into twelve major office hubs, reports Savills in its Prague Office Hubs 2025. These areas form the City’s largest concentrations of high-quality office space.

IAD IRF, a sub-fund of IAD Investments Fund, has signed a lease agreement with Kooperativa poisťovňa, a.s. Vienna Insurance Group and its subsidiaries for the office space in the Twin City C building in Bratislava. 

Construction of the Emonika complex in Ljubljana has entered its next phase, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by OTP Group at the project site. As Slovenia’s largest real estate development, the complex is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027. Property Forum was on site to report from the ceremony.