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VGP NV and AREIM Pan-European Logistics Fund AB have announced the signing of an initial transaction between VGP and its 50:50 joint venture SAGA. The target investment is reaching €1.5 billion.

JTRE is strengthening its position as an international developer. It has established a German branch and has announced its first project in the central Berlin location.

Real Estate fund AUP Bratislava, whose only asset is the well-known shopping centre Aupark Bratislava, has reported a return of 23.67% in the euro class since its establishment in 2021.

Since the start of 2024, there has been a slight recovery in the Bratislava market of new residential buildings. According to Bencont's report for Q1 2024, 285 apartments have been sold.

A new shopping centre called OCKE is to be developed in Košice, reports DennikE.sk. Provided that the permitting process and following construction are successful, it is going to be the second-largest shopping centre in the Eastern Slovakia metropolis.

Colliers announced a change in the Managing Director position in Slovakia. Richard Urvay, Colliers’ current Managing Director in Slovakia is departing the business by the end of April to take up a client-side role. Tewfik Sabongui, current Managing Partner in the Czech Republic, will expand his responsibilities to include being Managing Director of Slovakia.

Penta has announced its plans to open the first-ever fund for qualified investors. Legal and administrative actions leading to its establishment are currently underway, and details of the structure and functioning of the fund are going to be announced in the second half of this year.

For 10 years, developer JTRE has been planning a project for Nové Lido on the Danube’s right bank in Bratislava. This new urban district is foreseen to rejuvenate the area between Old Bridge and Apollo Bridge in Petržalka.

The residential market in Slovakia has almost stopped. The top ten Slovak developers have sold a total of fewer than 800 apartments in Slovakia, as 2023 figures are showing in the ranking on Index.sme.sk.

The Bratislava residential quarter developed by Cresco Real Estate has grown by 379 approved apartments and suites in the Slnečnice POP project. The westernmost part of Slnečnice, which is adjacent to the completed Petržalska tramway, has received the approval decision after 21 months.