The WING Liget Center multi-building development will involve not only the reconstruction of two buildings listed as historic monuments – serving as the main offices for TV channel RTL – but a brand-new boutique office building named Liget Center Vitrum will also be completed in the autumn. Construction is proceeding on schedule, and the Vitrum building is now structurally complete. Vitrum is a nearly zero energy building and will offer a total of 2,200 square metres of leasable office space over six floors. The building will be handed over in its shell and core stage in autumn 2024.

Property Forum is proud to be supporting workcloud24 with an upcoming business breakfast titled “ESG Regulation in Practice”. Hosted on May 21st at New Work Tulipan, this free event offers a unique opportunity for landlords, asset managers, tenants, and real estate brokers to explore the latest trends in ESG practices. Learn about ESG reporting, building automation, and the future of sustainable office spaces.

Volvo Tech Hub will occupy 10,000 sqm of space at Brain Park C. A new section of Volvo Car Poland will be moving into the Kraków office building, from Echo Investment, in three phases, starting in September 2024. In the transaction, the tenant was represented by JLL Polska. In addition, JLL's PDS department also provided support for the project.

Spaces leased by private medical operators now represent about 2.5% of the total modern office space available in Bucharest, with most of the players occupying buildings in Bucharest’s main office hub based in northern Bucharest, according to an iO Partners report.

Romanian developer One United Properties recorded a profit growth of 3% to €31.6 million in Q1 2024 versus the same period of last year, while its turnover fell by 5% to €84.3 million in the same interval.

Atenor announced that the first phase of its BakerStreet project in Budapest has successfully obtained its occupancy permit. This Class A+ office complex located in South Buda was planned and built according to the strictest ESG criteria. The leasing agreement for the entire building of 16,643 sqm was signed by E.ON Hungaria Group, the German energy solutions giant. Tenants are scheduled to commence occupancy starting in June.

According to the latest report published by Newmark Polska, during the first three months of 2024, Poland’s regional city office markets experienced moderate occupier demand, with regearing accounting for most of total take-up. In addition, while the overall regional vacancy rate rose to nearly 18%, development activity was more muted and focused on three cities: Katowice, Poznań and Wrocław, which contain 75% of the office stock under construction.

Atenor signed one of the first green loan transactions in Poland, totalling €38 million in collaboration with BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Santander Bank Polska. 

Regus Centerpoint will be a workspace with co-working spaces, private offices, meeting rooms and creative spaces. This opening follows a partnership agreement with GTC Hungary, who has invested in the IWG platform to create a branded flexible workspace in their building.

Bratislava Research Forum has announced the results of office market figures for Q1 2024. Data are showing stable results and the good news is that more than 40% of the stock is sustainable and green-certified.