Although many companies have announced the return of employees to corporate office spaces and are striving to achieve full occupancy, findings from Colliers’ latest survey have shown the ideal occupancy for working environments.

Alina Necula, Country Manager Romania at Lion’s Head, talked to Property Forum about the company’s expansion in the industrial field and the secret behind the high occupancy rate of Oregon Park boosted by work space flexibility and ESG credentials.

The pharmaceutical industry has emerged as one of the most significant office occupiers in Warsaw, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield. With a footprint of approximately 172,000 sqm, the sector now ranks sixth in terms of total office take-up in the Polish capital, accounting for 5% of all leasing activity between 2020 and 2024.

The sale of Prague’s Palladium is entering the final stages. According to two independent sources, the first bids have been submitted lately, reports Seznamzpravy.cz. And three finalists have emerged from them. 

Erste Group Bank and its Romanian subsidiary BCR have jointly provided €21 million in refinancing for the Day Tower office building in Bucharest. The loan facility was signed with Danube Capital Partners.

Avison Young and Colliers jointly advised Octava Property Trust on the sale of the Lighthouse office building in Warsaw. The buyer is an investor with Polish capital.

Tirana-based Park Avenue Tower, developed by Orion Shpk, is the first office project in Albania to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating under Version 6 certification.

While interest in housing and residential projects has remained high, the office segment in Bratislava is in a certain slump. The Slovak Spectator's compiled ranking of the largest office developers in Slovakia has been brought by SME.sk.

The Vlněna complex developed by CTP in the centre of Brno is expanding its tenant portfolio with companies from the world of technology. 

Shell has renewed its lease at the DOT Park office complex in Kraków, signing for over 22,800 sqm across three buildings. The deal is the largest office lease in Poland in the first half of 2025 and the biggest single office transaction ever recorded in Kraków. Shell has operated at DOT Park since 2015, where its business operations centre employs more than 5,000 people.