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CPIPG has announced a few changes in its top management. Over the past ten years, the composition of CPIPG’s Board of Directors has evolved to meet the expectations of its international stakeholders and the needs of its expanding business. The Vitek Family Trust (VFT), the Group’s majority shareholder, is actively supporting changes leading to enhanced independence.

Žižkov Station Development, founded by the development company Sekyra Group and České dráhy (the Czech railways), has submitted the planned construction of 3,000 apartments in the area of Prague's Žižkov Freight Station for an environmental impact assessment (EIA), reports newstream.cz.

PPF Real Estate Holding has agreed to acquire, for an undisclosed amount, Hilton Prague, a landmark hotel in the Czech capital, from Quinn Group Luxembourg Hotels, represented by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation.

Investment groups SPM and SCF have become the new owners of the Prague office centre Palác Křižík. Both entities have acquired it from the previous owner, the Generali group. 

The investment group Českomoravská Nemovitostní (ČMN) together with the NEMO fund have completed the acquisition of a portfolio from the real estate fund NOVA Real Estate worth approximately CZK 5 billion (€199 million). 

According to Savills research, European retail investment volumes reached €19 billion for Q1 to Q3 2024, marking a 6% increase compared to the same period last year. Luxury high street yields are the most favourable among retail investment properties.

The Hilton hotel in Prague, in which former US President Barack Obama or his predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have stayed, is being sold by IBRC, the investment structure of the Irish bank NAMA, dealing with debt settlement, reports E15.cz. At the same time, the domestic business elite has been competing with multinational investment capital for the largest Czech hotel.

Only one new office building has been completed in Prague in Q3 of 2024. On the other side, efforts to upgrade some older properties have continued either on an ongoing basis or by temporarily taking them off the market, according to a survey prepared by Colliers. 

According to the 2024 European Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) Investment Barometer, conducted by The Class Foundation and Savills, involving investors and operators with portfolios totalling over 132,000 beds across Europe, with an asset value of c.€25.3 billion, respondents expect to increase the number of beds they have by 70% over the next 2-5 years. 

The new Roztyly Plaza office building in Prague 4 has become the headquarters of the automotive company Volvo Car Czech Republic and TSC Spectre. The developer and investor of the project is Passerinvest Group.