ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG speedwell
11
Jan
2023
Jan
2023
Speedwell secures financing for industrial project in Bucharest
Property developer Speedwell has secured financing from Alpha Bank Romania for SpacePlus, its first industrial development located in north-western Bucharest.
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25
Aug
2022
Aug
2022
Speedwell gets permit for second resi building in Timișoara
Property developer Speedwell has recently obtained the building permit for the second residential building of the Paltim mixed-use project developed in Timișoara.
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08
Aug
2022
Aug
2022
Hili Properties buys major stake in Bucharest-based Miro office
Strategic investor Hili Properties, part of Hili Ventures, has purchased a controlling stake of 75% in the Miro office building, developed by Speedwell in northern Bucharest, for an undisclosed sum. The remaining stake in the project will remain in the developer’s ownership for another two years.
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01
Aug
2022
Aug
2022
Speedwell selects general contractor for Timișoara project
Strabag will build the first residential building of Speedwell’s mixed-use scheme Paltim in Timișoara and the company has been selected as the general contractor of the project.
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29
Jun
2022
Jun
2022
Speedwell gets BREEAM Excellent certification for Bucharest office
Property developer Speedwell has received the BREEAM Excellent certification for its Miro office project based in northern Bucharest.
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21
Apr
2022
Apr
2022
In times of crisis, banks appreciate a cautious development approach
Speedwell's development pipeline in Romania has a strong focus on the residential segment but the company also aims to expand its SpacePlus industrial product across the country and CEE. Property Forum sat down with Didier Balcaen and Jan Demeyere, Co-Founders of Speedwell, at MIPIM, to talk about the financing environment and challenges related to inflation and the shortage of construction materials.
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11
Apr
2022
Apr
2022
Speedwell gets permit for apartments in Timișoara
Property developer Speedwell has received the building permit for Phase 1 of the Paltim project that will feature 123 apartments out of 236 planned units, with construction works set to start soon.
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18
Jan
2022
Jan
2022
Speedwell sells Cluj-Napoca office building for €35 million
Speedwell and Baltisse have sold Record Park Offices in Cluj-Napoca to Belgian AYA Properties Fund in a deal worth €35 million.
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10
Jan
2022
Jan
2022
Speedwell secures new financing for Bucharest resi project
Property developer Speedwell has signed a top up financing agreement with Garanti BBVA to back the construction of the second building of The Ivy residential project in Bucharest, taking the overall loan deal to €15 million.
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16
Dec
2021
Dec
2021
Speedwell buys 9-hectare land plot in Bucharest
Property developer Speedwell has signed a Promissory Sales Purchase Agreement for a 9-hectare land plot with the purpose of building a new project in Bucharest’s District 1.
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New leases
- Premium office operator Hotspot has expanded its flexible workspace footprint within Bucharest's The Mark building by approximately 700 sqm to meet rising corporate demand. The expansion brings the total area of private office and coworking spaces at the Hotspot Workhub sites to approximately 2,552 sqm.
- Stook Concept has leased a 3,600 sqm module within building C2 at the MLP Bucharest West logistics centre. The facility comprises approximately 3,500 sqm of warehouse space and 100 sqm of offices. The building is in its final construction phase, with handover scheduled for later this quarter. Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction.
- DXC Technology has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw’s Skyliner tower, securing its tenancy until 2032. The global IT services leader will continue to occupy nearly 4,600 sqm of office space distributed across three floors of the Karimpol Group’s flagship development.
New appointments
- BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has expanded its Industrial and Logistics Agency team with the appointments of Joanna Choromańska, formerly of JLL, and Bartosz Wilczyński, previously with CBRE. The new hires bring a combined 34 years of experience in sector sales, lease negotiations, and build-to-suit project delivery to support the division's ongoing growth.
- Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
- Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.
