Maturing retail market bringing popular brands to increasingly
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Maturing retail market bringing popular brands to increasingly
Volume 9 No 6 June 2015 Maturing retail market bringing popular brands to increasingly smaller cities Euro zone: EUR 2.00 Poland: PLN 7.00 (incl. Tax) Czech Republic: CZK 45.00 Hungary: HUF 502.00 Ukraine: UAH 13.00 Slovakia: EUR 2.00 Russia: USD 2.00 United Kingdom: GBP 1.50 Romania: RON 6.50 USA: USD 2.00 R e ta i l • O f f i c e • I n d u s t r i a l & L o g i s t i c s • I n v e s t m e n t • M i x e d U s e Ghelamco tops out flagship Warsaw Spire office project see page 4 and Residential Region’s industrial sector developing rapidly Winners celebrate at the 10th annual SEE Real Estate Awards see page 16 see page 20 Go inside a world of retail Working with industrial clients worldwide to tackle their most complex engineering challenges opening night 17 Nov. 2015 18-20 nov. 2015 Cannes, France At CH2M we believe no challenge is unsolvable. 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The ultimate event to connect, transact, learn and share REGIST ER BY SEPTEM BER 1 Visit us at www.ch2m.com or call: +48.12.376.55.00 © 2015 CH2M MAPIC is a registered trademark of Reed MIDEM- All rights reserved. 1 090€ 5 TH: mapic.com LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS Ghelamco tops out flagship Warsaw Spire office project adding that there was still a lot of work to do until SRE lays foundation stone for Astoria Premium Offices building the project’s completion in 12 months. ”Therefore I’m very glad that we get the chance to create it at such an exceptional location and Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the Mayor of Warsaw, thereby contribute to the development of the city recognized the developer’s extraordinary focus centre of Warsaw. At the same time, we hope it will on the surrounding area. While congratulating be a successful start for our business in Poland, Ghelamco on its unique project, she wished it a lot which we hope to expand in the future. In fact, we of success and new investments, and assured the are sure that Poland will become one of our core company’s representatives that “I love Warsaw as markets in the future.” much as you do.” “Astoria is a state-of-the-art, modern looking ”From the very start we could see the vast and sustainable office building. It’s façade potential of this place, located next to Rondo metamorphoses seamlessly from being almost Daszynskiego, one of the Warsaw road system’s fully glazed on the side of the Palace of Culture crucial points. The design process was preceded Paul Gheysens, President of Ghelamco Group and Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the Mayor of Warsaw The final (49th) level of the tower building, one of In his opening speech, Paul Gheysens, President of the three elements of the Warsaw Spire complex, Ghelamco Group, emphasized the project’s impact has been reached. The Class A building now boasts on the office property market, the whole city an impressive height of 220 metres and is now and its residents. “Warsaw Spire has a significant only 12 months away from becoming Poland’s influence on the capital’s urban fabric. Thanks to largest completed office investment. it, a zone that had been inaccessible for years was veritably brought back to life through a successful The topping out ceremony was attended by 450 combination of commercial and public functions. guests, including Her Excellency, the Ambassador The place has become user-friendly and open to of Belgium in Poland – Colette Taquet, the Mayor the local community. Warsaw Spire is Ghelamco’s of Warsaw – Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, President flagship investment and the key one in Warsaw. It of Ghelamco Group – Paul Gheysens, Managing is also one of the most challenging construction Director CEE Ghelamco – Jeroen van der Toolen, projects that are now underway in Europe. the developer’s representatives, Warsaw Spire’s The investment perfectly reflects Ghelamco’s tenants and Ghelamco Poland’s business partners. philosophy: We create the future today,” he said, and Science into the inner-city building with by extensive research and analyses. We wanted its characteristic windows in the eastern part. to meet the tenants’ expectations, offering more The project is planned to be completed in the first six months of 2016 than just perfect location and state-of-the-art technology. Addressing the market demand, we Strabag Real Estate (SRE) has celebrated the Markart as well as Jaroslaw Pelc, Manager of the developed a modern mixed-use office complex cornerstone laying ceremony to commemorate Warsaw Branch and the East of Poland District of and a new urban square,” said Jeroen van der the commencement of construction of the Astoria General Contractor Strabag. The whole ceremony Toolen, Managing Director CEE at Ghelamco. Premium Offices building. It is the first project of was held in the representative part of the building SRE in Poland. on the ground floor at the rotunda of the office building. Warsaw Spire has a total office area of 100,000 The foundation act was signed by the Vice building. Two smaller, lower 15-level buildings President of the capital city of Warsaw, Jaroslaw “With Astoria we took the first step into the Polish provide 20,000 sqm each. The occupancy rate has Jozwiak, Managing Director of SRE, Thomas market and established a local project team,” already gone beyond 50 percent, a year before the Hohwieler, and SRE Business Unit Manager Michael said Thomas Hohwieler, SRE’s Managing Director. continuation of the buildings situated around Warsaw Uprising Square,” added Michael Markart, the developer responsible for the project at SRE. The project is planned to be completed in the first investment finish date. IMPACT Day unites Prologis CEE employees for community service Slovakia, Hungary and Romania were involved in Health Centre for Children and Adolescents in many projects undertaken by local charitable and Budapest. (EPISO 3), an opportunity fund advised by pan- further building of 5,867 sqm is under construction non-profit organisations. The activities ranged European real estate investment manager Tristan and is fully pre-let. from gardening to refurbishing a playground and “Community renovating houses. citizenship are central to the Prologis spirit and Capital Partners, and Avestus Real Estate (Avestus) to acquire the Enterprise Park office complex in James Chapman, Partner and head of CE Capital Krakow. Markets, Cushman & Wakefield, said, “This is one involvement and corporate culture. The reward for helping those in need is the The Polish employees helped the SOS Children’s satisfaction our employees get from being able to Village in Siedlce, which currently accommodates provide this kind of valuable support,” said Ben Enterprise Park is a leading Class A office further evidence of the fundamental growth in IMPACT Day Poland 71 children. Teams from the Czech Republic and Bannatyne, managing director, Prologis Central of the largest office transactions in 2015 and is development that will comprise over 50,000 sqm institutional investment activity in Polish regional Prologis’ employees from CEE have recently Slovakia cleaned the garden and tidied and and Eastern Europe. “IMPACT Day has a lasting and Cushman & Wakefield has announced that its gross leasable area upon final completion. The cities. The strong underlying occupational demand positive influence on teamwork at Prologis and Polish Capital Markets team has brokered an participated in IMPACT Day, the company’s third renovated the premises at the Kangaroo Center three existing buildings of 29,462 sqm are long let and increased liquidity have turned cities such as global annual day of community service. Prologis Laskova. Employees from Hungary and Romania connects employees with the company’s social agreement for a joint venture between European to blue-chip tenants such as Cisco and Delphi. A Krakow into highly desirable investment markets.” employees from Poland, the Czech Republic, united to help the Rehabilitation and Mental mission.” Property Investors Special Opportunities 3 LP 4 frontage of Szpitalna street and provides a six months of 2016. sqm, with 60,000 sqm in the 49-storey tower Tristan’s EPISO3 fund acquires office park in prime Kraków location Enterprise Park The building thereby complements the existing EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 5 RETAIL RETAIL Opening shopping centre potential choosing the best tenant-mix, or introducing new retain the customers, and consequently maintain services and e-commerce technologies. the revenue at an adequate level,” said Renata Colliers summarizes the first quarter of 2015 in the retail market in Poland Kusznierska, Head of Retail Agency CEE at DTZ. According to DTZ, there are 389 shopping centres Renata Kusznierska, Head of Retail Agency CEE at DTZ with a total area of 9.38 million sqm in the Polish The most important factor for the potential of modern retail space market. Out of 212 shopping every shopping centre is its location, which centres opened in the years 1995-2005 (and translates into catchment area. “Location is a crucial aspect in considering any In order to compete with new projects on the turn, 60 new shopping centres will be delivered to actions to make a property more attractive. It market and maintain satisfactory footfall rates, the market, with a total space of 900,000 sqm. indicates whether the site allows for an expansion owners and managers of older shopping centres or reconstruction, or if only internal modifications often decide to expand or refurbish their property. “Due to a significant growth of supply of modern are possible. Not always can the owner increase However, not every centre—even if a decade retail space, owners of existing schemes need retail space by expanding their property. At times, old—requires such costly and time-consuming to analyse the potential of their property and the market position of a shopping centre can be investments. Sometimes, to strengthen the market how it compares to the competition, as well as improved by introducing new tenants, additional position of a scheme, it is enough to implement determine the lifecycle stage of their investment. services, and modern technologies, as well as minor improvements, adjust the range of products Analysing this data early and finding the best broadening the range of non-retail services on and services according to the latest trends by solution for a given shopping centre might help offer,” added Renata Kusznierska. Mega Mall in Bucharest opens its doors The average vacancy rate, noted at the Esprit Galeria end of December 2014 in the largest Polish Krakowska in Krakow, the first Swedish fitness Bodywear lingerie store in agglomerations reached 2.5 percent, while in case club Fitness24Seven in Galeria Dębiec in Poznan of cities with a population of 200,000-400,000 it and Spanish chain Decimas from fashion sector was 3.5 percent. in Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wroclaw. thus 10 or more years old), only 69 have been expanded. Over the next two years (2015-2016), in brands debuted in Poland, such as: the first Ethos in Warsaw The other interesting events of the past quarter At the end of Q1 2015, around 677,000 sqm of new include the re-opening of the Guess store in Dom retail space was under construction. More than 70 In the first quarter of 2015 shopping centres Mody Klif in Warsaw. As a result of the expansion percent of which is planned to be delivered by the with a total area of 115,300 sqm were delivered of previously leased space, Reserved has opened end of this year. We are observing a strong revival to the Polish market. The total stock of modern its largest store in Poland in Wola Park shopping in the largest agglomerations, where more than retail space reached about 10,5 million sqm. centre in Warsaw, while in Katowice, in Silesia City half of the space, currently under construction, The largest projects under construction include Center, the chain opened its first store dedicated is located. However, developers’ interest in small Posnania in Poznan (100,000 sqm), Zielone Arkady to only one clothing line – Young Fashion Lab cities (fewer than 100,000 inhabitants) is not in Bydgoszcz (51,000 sqm) and Sukcesja in Lodz (YFL). weakening, accounting for 30 percent of retail (46,300 sqm) - according to “Retail Market Q1 2015” report by Colliers International. space under construction. Colliers have observed a growing number of retailers choosing to sell their products at lower Colliers are seeing an increase in investor interest During the first three months of the year one large prices in outlet stores. This trend also applies in schemes located on the main high streets of retail project was completed – Tarasy Zamkowe to luxury brands e.g. Michael Kors shop in the cities. At the beginning of the year the demolition in Lublin (38,000 sqm). New, smaller schemes Fashion House Outlet Centre in Piaseczno and the of the Sezam department store began, to be include, among others, Galeria Sanok (7,000 sqm) Pako Lorente outlet store in Galeria Sandecja in replaced with an office building with retail and Nowy Sacz services on the ground floor. In addition, also in residents can enjoy a new Cinema multiplex to enhance visitors’ shopping and entertainment and Era Park Wielun (6,000 sqm). The extension of 14 digital cinema theatres, with the first 4Dx experience. The interior is flooded with natural of existing projects played a significant role in a auditorium in the country, a World Class fitness light from the over 1,250 sqm domes on the new supply, constituting 51 percent of delivered The popularity of ‘omnichannel commerce’ is formerly Holland Park, is modernized. The building centre with a Semi-Olympic pool and an over roof and the two 1,500 sqm skylights. Also, the space. The most important is the completion of gradually increasing which is a response to the will accommodate luxury brands. Meanwhile, 10,000 sqm show windows, many of which are the next phase of Magnolia Park in Wroclaw as well development of technology and communication in Poznan, work on the Polwiejska 2 project is over 14 meters tall, are unique in the country. The as opening of a new part of Atrium Copernicus in channels. An example of this trend is Rossmann’ coming to the end. In January, McDonald’s and s online drugstore, which launched full-scale LPP took over their units in order to carry out the operations enabling virtual shopping throughout arrangement process. 10,000 sqm food court. Mega Mall Bucharest With a 230,000 sqm construction surface, Mega corridors are separated by large voids, offering a Torun. Also in March, the enlarged CH Ogrody Mega Mall, owned by the South-African investment Mall is the largest shopping centre in Romania. generous view of all the floors. The two entrances shopping centre in Elblag was opened. fund New Europe Property Investments and The leasable area covers 72,000 sqm, of which 98 and the 6 floor parking lot connected to all three Real4You, has opened its doors. Situated near the percent has already been occupied. Mega Mall is a access points, ensure a fluid traffic. This ambitious National Arena, the shopping centre is offering a 4 floor building with a 3,000 capacity parking lots project, focused on the consumer’s experience, new shopping and entertainment experience, with divided on 6 levels, 1,000 of which are situated on is completed by a whole floor dedicated to new concepts and exclusive collections, unique the roof. entertainment and leisure, having the surface of two football courts. All these, together with the architecture and design, multiple entertainment Warsaw, the ground floor of the Ethos project - the country. The online store of the well-known In the first quarter of this year, several foreign Swedish brand H&M also premiered in Poland. Galeria Sudecka re-opens after extension ”Mega Mall is a high-end mall, setting a wide variety of brands and shops, will make Mega new standard in the local retail market as an Mall locals’ favourite shopping and entertainment Galeria Sudecka, formerly the Echo shopping The €165 million new mall features over 220 architectural landmark for the industry. Created destination,” said Tiberiu Smaranda, Executive centre, which had been operating in Jelenia commercial spaces and shops, which cover a to become a genuine lifestyle centre, Mega Mall Manager NEPI. Gora for 13 years, has now re-opened after full array of products and services, along with a includes multiple impressive design elements, refurbishment and extension work. Marcin new Carrefour hypermarket concept. Bucharest unique in Romania and not only, that are meant Materny, the director of Echo Investment’s options and interactive technologies. shopping centre department, Marcin Zawila, the mayor of Jelenia Gora and Ewelina Kawenska, the director of Galeria Sudecka, led the ribbon cutting ceremony. The mall, comprising 45,000 sqm of retail space, is now fully leased. Galeria Sudecka 6 EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 7 RETAIL RETAIL Popular brands more accesible to residents of increasingly smaller cities Additional tendency is the increasing popularity of for the opportunity to open up a store. On the shopping centre yields at ca. 5.5 percent and pop-up stores, appearing temporarily in different other hand, rents in prime assets located in other expect some downward trend”. locations. cities seem to be holding. In the majority of local markets, rental stability Agnieszka Retail the acquisition of Sarni Stok shopping centre prevails in the case of most assets. An upward Investment CEE, JLL, added: “The total volume of in Bielsko-Biala by Union Investment (price pressure on prime rents in Warsaw’s best retail investment transactions concluded in Poland confidential) and the purchase of Solaris in Opole performing shopping centres is observed. Prime in Q1 2015 is estimated at approximately €130 for ca. €52 million by Rockcastle. rents have seen an increase over the last couple million. Given the number of products currently of months and can be as much as €110 per sqm/ being marketed and expected to come to market month. This is due to the unabated demand for in the coming weeks, we believe that overall 2015 space in a number of the best assets, another volume will be closer to 2013 level, when ca. €1.39 effect of which is the necessity to join waiting lists billion was transacted. We estimate current prime Most notable transactions in Q1 2015 were Kolat, National Director, Romanian IT&C retailer Flanco increases sales by a fifth Increased competition in the retail market also affects the strategies of owners and property managers At the end of Q1 2015 modern retail stock in Poland measuring 6,000 sqm, started operations in Q1: Anna Wysocka, Head of Retail Agency, JLL, said: totalled 12.47 million sqm and was accounted for Galeria Glowno and Era Park Wielun. “The highest demand still involves prime projects by the following retail formats: 8.89 million sqm, in in particular markets, while secondary locations by only 13 percent. Flanco’s consumer credit offer Sales of TV sets and small appliances increased in the first four months of the year a 20 percent supported the company’s growth, said Dragos by almost a third. Flanco will open its 90th, some increase in sales compared to the same period Sirbu, CEO Flanco Retail. Instalments accounted 1,300 sqm in the Mega Mall shopping centre in last year. Its business reached €52.8 million. for a quarter of its total sales. The online sales also Bucharest. Meanwhile, the market increased in this period doubled compared to the same period last year. Abra Meble opens in marcredo Center Kutno shopping centres, 3.39 million sqm in retail parks The vacancy rate in Poland’s largest cities ranges and assets can face more challenges. Retail parks and warehouses, and 0.19 million sqm in outlet from low to moderate. The highest proportion are gradually gaining recognition from both centres. Due to the number of openings in Q1, of empty units is typically found in the most domestic and foreign retailers, however, apart Center Kutno this coming June. The developer of satisfied customers. Abra’s store in marcredo shopping centre stock grew by additional 94,000 competitive markets such as Poznań and Wrocław, from a number of brands such as KiK and Pepco, of the shopping centre was represented in this Center Kutno will be its ninth in the Lodzkie where vacant units account for 4 percent and this pool usually does not include fashion. This transaction by Cushman & Wakefield. voivodship. Abra intends to step up its expansion 3.2 percent of existing GLA respectively. With a may change in the near future though with retail sqm. and to increase its total number of units in Poland Interestingly, only one completely new shopping 1.4 percent vacancy, Warsaw continues to be at parks being increasingly perceived as better suited With 95 stores in 86 towns and cities across the centre opened in this period, Tarasy Zamkowe in the opposite end of the spectrum. In terms of to smaller towns, where shopping centres could country, Abra Meble is one of the largest furniture Lublin, which delivered nearly 38,000 sqm of new shopping centre density, with an average 230 prove to be unsustainable.” space. The remaining 56,000 sqm comprised of marcredo Center Kutno sqm/1,000 residents, Poland remains above the centres which have undergone extensions. These European average of 198 sqm, but still below Increased competition in the retail market also included: Ogrody in Elblag (an additional 22,000 Western Europe where density averages 260 sqm. affects the strategies of owners and property sqm), Magnolia Park in Wroclaw (17,000 sqm), managers. Atrium Copernicus in Toruń (15,000 sqm) and Retailer demand stemming from domestic brands Rondo in Bydgoszcz (2,000 sqm). remains relatively buoyant, especially in terms of Justyna Williams, Director of Retail Operations, large market players, such as LPP Group or CCC, JLL Property Management, explained: “Some All of the above-mentioned openings have had who continue to cautiously, yet steadily secure centres are being repositioned in an attempt to varying impacts on their respective local retail new locations across the country. The most future-proof assets against more competitive markets. In Lublin, the opening of Tarasy Zamkowe popular international brands although still very market conditions. Concepts introduced to has redefined the city’s existing retail geography. selective, continue to expand into increasingly shopping centres include a wide range of non- Wroclaw’s Magnolia Park has crossed the 100,000 smaller markets. This strategy is often perceived as retail activities, such as co-working space, public sqm GLA threshold, Elblag’s Ogrody centre has an alternative to adding new stores to a larger city libraries, community centres, art galleries, theatres, significantly increased its retail footprint and where brands already have a significant presence. e-commerce pick-up points and relaxation gained Atrium As a result, popular fashion brands, such as H&M, zones, to name but a few. Importantly, some of Copernicus is now the largest centre in Torun. In have become even more available to the Polish these concepts not only disguise vacancies, but addition to shopping centres, other retail formats shopper. also, to some extent, serve as additional footfall above-local capture power. are also being developed: two retail parks, both 8 Romanian IT&C retailer Flanco Retail recorded EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS generators.” June 2015 Abra is to open its 800 sqm furniture store with a wide selection of products in marcredo to 100. retailers in Poland offering home furniture to Opened in spring 2014, marcredo Center is the millions of customers for more than 25 years. first modern shopping centre in Kutno. Its anchor Abra was founded in Krakow in 1990 and is now tenants include H&M, Reserved, Cropp, House, a leading furniture brand in Poland. It opens new Mohito, Big Star, Smyk and Empik. stores every year and has a growing number Elka shopping mall to open in Toliatti, Russia The total area of Elka shopping centre will be Nadezhda Tsvetkova, Associate Director of Retail the region, for the tenants of the shopping gallery 50,000 sqm. The shopping mall will occupy 3 Department CBRE in Russia said: “Our company this will be a great opportunity for them to open ground floors and will include food hypermarket, has been successfully working with the developer their first shop in the city with the population of multiplex cinema, family entertainment park, of this shopping mall. This new shopping centre over 700,000 people. fashion and shoes boutiques, multiple cafes and will become a landmark not only for Toliatti but restaurants. for the region as well. Its unique location as well as The developer of this shopping mall, Lada-Dom, the right concept will attract major international a financial and development corporation, is the The shopping mall is located in the Avtozavodskiy and federal retailers. We have already noticed high largest residential developer in Toliatti. district of Toliatt, where 60 percent of the citizens interest for this project from anchor tenants and live. The grand opening of this shopping mall is shopping gallery tenants. For anchor tenants this planned for Q4 2017. shopping mall will help to in force their position in June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 9 INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS Supporting Partner: Poland’s industrial market has record-breaking start to 2015 5th Annual Poland, where tenants leased or renewed a total followed by the Warsaw Suburbs (28,000 sqm) and of 141,000 sqm. Poznań and Upper Silesia were Tri-City (27,000 sqm). next with gross leased volumes of 92,000 sqm and 86,000 sqm respectively. Construction activity remains buoyant, with nearly 593,000 sqm currently at the development stage. Jan Jakub Zombirt, Senior Research Analyst, JLL, The regions with the largest amounts of space commented: “Net demand – excluding lease now under construction are Wroclaw (101,000 renewals - in the first quarter stood at 380,000 sqm. sqm), Upper Silesia (92,000 sqm) and Poznan Interestingly, a number of large lease transactions (63,000 sqm). Today, construction activity is found in Q1 were concluded in regions which are not in almost every region. CEE INVESTMENT & G R E E N B U I L D I N G S AWARDS October 29th 2015, InterContinental Hotel, Warsaw, Poland considered typical industrial locations, including, Tomasz Olszewski, Head of CEE Industrial at JLL i.a., Szczecin, Torun or Podkarpacie. New leases “We have observed a further increase in the share totalling 107,000 sqm were signed outside of the of speculative projects. At the end of Q1, projects five major markets, translating into a 28 percent which were underway but did not have a secured share of total net take-up. This can be viewed as tenant totalled 215,000 sqm, which translates a very good result as the share of these less well- into 36 percent of the space currently under known regions of Poland’s total stock is only 8 construction,” Tomasz Olszewski added. percent.” Interestingly, 50,000 sqm of the 70,000 sqm of new According to warehousefinder.pl, at the end of JLL has released a summary on Q1 2015 of Poland’s leases in Central Poland, were signed in Piotrkow Q1, the vacancy rate stood at 7.3 percent, which industrial market as well as an outlook on the Trybunalski, the highest volume in years resulting was down from 9.8 percent in Q4 2014. Of the five sector’s key trends for the coming months. in a substantial fall of available space in the area. major regions, the largest share of immediately Tomasz Olszewski, Head of Industrial CEE, JLL, said: The largest lease transaction signed in Q1 involved (13.9 percent in the Inner City and 10.3 percent “The industrial market maintained its momentum Jysk, which leased 40,000 sqm in Piotrkow’s in Warsaw Suburbs). The sharpest decrease in in Q1, with gross demand for warehouse, logistics Logistic City. vacancy rate was seen in Central Poland, where, available space was found in both Warsaw zones #CEEInvestmentAwards www.CEEInvestmentAwards.com on the back of a few large deals in the Piotrkow and production space reaching nearly 585,000 sqm. This result was the busiest ever beginning to At the end of Q1 2015, total modern stock in Poland Trybunalski area, the region’s rate dropped from a year. Moreover, total modern warehouse stock stood at 9,02 million sqm. In terms of market share, 15.8 percent in the previous quarter to 6.1 percent. hit the 9 million sqm threshold. Construction more than a half of the existing stock is today in A slight fall in headline rents was seen in both the activity remains buoyant and nearly 593,000 sqm the hands of the four largest market players and Upper Silesia and Poznań markets, where they of space is currently at the development stage their JV partners (Prologis, SEGRO, Logicor and now range from €2.9 to €3.6 sqm/month and across Poland.” Goodman). €2.8 to €3.5 sqm/month respectively. Rents in the Partners for 2014: International Public Relations Business Contracts remaining regions remained stable throughout Gross demand for warehouse, logistics and New supply completed during the quarter was production properties hit nearly 585,000 sqm in 298,000 sqm. The lion’s share of the new space Q1. Occupier activity in Q1 was highest in Central was found in the Poznan market (189,000 sqm), Czech developer invests €15 million in logistics park in Romania Czech developer CTP will invest up to €15 million Romania, will be called CTPark Arad and covers this year in the soon-to-be-acquired logistics park 93,000 sqm, 43,000 sqm of which are leasable. Q1. available from 1,000 sqm, with the possibility to expand. The tenants in the park include Gebruder Weiss, Schenker and Gefco. Cefin Arad, which is in liquidation. The investment plan includes the acquisition The logistics park, located near Arad, in western 10 of new plots in the area. CTPark will offer units EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 CEFIN Logistics Park Arad For further information contact: Craig Smith / +48 604 144 769 / [email protected] Anna Kaliszewska / +48 601 382 667 / [email protected] INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS Distribution channels continue to shift from west to east into CEE further the shift in Mediterranean trade servicing Europe. Over the same period, the traditional North sea ports – Le Havre, Antwerp, Zebrugge and Rotterdam have seen TEU volumes remain stagnant or decline over the same period. In the UK, London has been the biggest growth port, INVESTING IN DENSITY see just how quickly trade patterns can change, reinforcing our thinking. We’re pleased to say we have been at the forefront of many of these key changes across EMEA. In the UK, for example, Damian Harrington, Colliers International Change in trade, technology, infrastructure and spoke model, significantly impacting the and operating models are re-shaping the logistics landscape and our towns and cities in EMEA logistics landscape according to Colliers future.” Colliers International’s review of Europe’s main There is growing evidence that Europe’s logistics ports shows there have been significant changes landscape is evolving as predicted in Colliers in trade since 2010, in terms of the volume of International’s Industrial and Logistics EMEA TEU containers handled. Ports servicing Northern report series. Distribution channels continue to Poland and Germany have been at the top of the shift from west to east into CEE, supported by pile, which is helping drive logistics demand across improving infrastructure, trade growth, market northern Germany into Poland and the core CEE demand and increasing supply chain efficiencies. markets. Gdansk (Tricity) has seen trade volumes This is coupled with an increase in manufacturing increase by 133 percent since 2010, putting it on a running north to south, structurally altering the par with Marseille in France. European logistics landscape. This growth story is second only to the best Harrington, Regional Director behalf of DP World, which is one of the leading transport hubs in Europe as opposed to the UK. The world is urbanising rapidly. Creative solutions are required to best utilise technology and infrastructure in creating sustainable environments and attracting investment. 22-23 JUNE 2015 LONDON | UK This year’s Real Estate Trends Conference will show how investing in density can provide opportunities for your business and improve the lives of the people who live and work there. Join us for a conference and dinner to CONNECT, LEARN AND SHARE A major advantage of this facility is the very highlevel technical capability and infrastructure in International latest research paper. Damian we are advisors on the London Gateway Port on TRENDS CONFERENCE CONNECT. LEARN. SHARE. have seen activity decline. Colliers International EMEA, said “It’s interesting to REAL ESTATE C O N C E N T R AT E O R M I S S O U T whilst Felixstowe, Southampton and Liverpool Tim Davies, Head of Industrial and Logistics for INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS place, including genuine multi-modal capacity. 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This is one of the most dynamic Former UK Government Technology Advisor Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas Senior Advisor Tishman Speyer Thomas Sevcik Co-founder arthesia of performer, Piraeus port, Athens which has seen Research for Colliers International, said: “Our trade increase by an impressive 276 percent latest infographics illustrate how the European putting it on par with Felixstowe, the primary UK logistics landscape has changed over a short port. The growth in trade in Greece, Turkey and period of time, changes we predicted ever since also in Constanta, Romania, reinforce the shift in we started our report series on the ‘Future of the trade via the Mediterranean up through south European Logistics Market’. The confluence of eastern Europe, which is running in tandem with shifting global trade routes, new infrastructure a significant shift in manufacturing growth in in Europe, the rapid emergence of e-commerce, south east Europe. Low labour and operational growing CEE market demand and improvements costs, highly skilled workforce and increasing pan- Dr. Chris Luebkeman Christopher Choa Ellen Brunsberg Greg Clark in supply chain efficiencies all have their part to European - and global - connectivity, is driving this play in this evolution. Things don’t stop here – the growth. Fellow Principal Director for Global Foresight AECOM + Research + Innovation Arup President and Chief Executive GE Capital Real Estate Europe Senior Fellow ULI Europe emergence, and need, for multi-modal freight capacity and energy efficient transportation and The other main growth ports since 2010 have been supply chains will continue to transform the hub Marseille, Genoa and Algecira, demonstrating and exciting sectors to be engaged in. 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We operate out of first lease renewals for the new parks that we nine plants in Poland and our decision to occupy acquired earlier this year and involves a long- more space at P3 Piotrków reflects our increased standing customer in Poland, with whom we have requirements to serve the southern part of the been working closely on a tailor-made project country on behalf of our clients. We regard P3 as P3 has signed a lease renewal and a new lease to provide 10,000 sqm of chilled space at P3 an important partner in our long-term growth for a total of 37,000 sqm of space, the equivalent Mszczonów. These leases show the attraction of plans.” of the surface area of almost thirty Olympic-size the park’s strategic location and reflect our close swimming pools, at its Piotrkow distribution park relationship with a major logistics contractor with The park provides 75,000 sqm of space, which in Poland with one of the country’s largest supply a strong presence in Poland and clear ambitions is fully occupied, and is located in Piotrkow chain contractors, FM Logistic. to grow its business internationally.” FM Logistic Trybunalski, at the junction of Poland´s A1 is also a customer of P3 at its parks in the Czech motorway with the E75 and E67 major highways, Republic and Romania. giving it direct road links to Warsaw, Wroclaw and P3 Piotrkow Park The family-owned logistics company agreed to lease 4,911 sqm of warehouses and FM Logistic employs around 3,000 people in scope for the development of 430,000 sqm of offices in addition to renewing its contract for Poland, making it one of the country’s largest additional space. the 32,088 sqm that it currently occupies at P3’s logistics contractors. Its parent company’s three Piotrkow park, South East of Lodz in central main activities are as a supply chain contractor P3 acquired the Piotrkow park and a site in Błonie, Poland. FM Logistic, which is also a tenant at to the food, retail and industrial or electronic 30 kms south west of Warsaw, in early February. P3’s Mszczonow logistics park near Warsaw, is industries across three continents. P3’s other assets in Poland are at Mszczonow and the rapidly growing logistics hub at Gadki, near increasing its footprint at Piotrkow to service the expansion needs of international retail chain Piotr Sukiennik, FM Logistic’s Managing Director Auchan, notably in central and southern Poland. for Poland, said: “This is another chapter in the Piotr growth story of FM Logistic in Poland, where we P3 Poland’s Leasing and AWARDS 2015 JUNE 18, 2015 - INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, WARSAW Exposition Partner: Official Patronage: Katowice. It comprises a 120 hectare plot, offering headquartered near Strasbourg, France, has Bzowski, MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE Poznan. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Segro Logistics Park Prague fully leased #CEEManufacturingAwards location adjacent to the R6 motorway and the www.ManufacturingAwards.eu Prague airport. Among its tenants are companies such as Kuehne + Nagel, Ikea and PRO.MED.CS Praha. Premier Partner: Partner: Auditor: Award Sponsor: Prague is one of the key locations for SEGRO in the CEE region, where the company portfolio comprises already 1,147,700 sqm. Magdalena Supporting Partners: Summit Partner: International Media Partner: Media Partners: Szulc, SEGRO’s Business Unit Director Central Europe commented on the importance of the Segro Logistics Park Prague 2014 around 75 percent of deals were transacted Logistics operator Damco has leased 2,800 sqm of logistics park about 12 km from the centre of in Poland and the Czech Republic. The market is space in SEGRO Logistics Park Prague in Hostivice. Prague. Currently, Segro Logistics Park Prague also receiving growing attention of international The transaction was facilitated by JLL. offers over 100,000 sqm of industrial space for rent investors – in QI 2015 €731 million were transacted which is standing and fully leased. in the Czech Republic compared to €458 million transacted in Poland. One of the world’s leading providers of freight 14 market: “The Czech market is a strong runner-up. In forwarding and supply chain management The park’s potential is over 250,000 sqm of modern services, Damco, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk logistic and industrial space that will be provided Group, has leased the last existing space in the on 70 ha of land. The park benefits from strategic EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 For more information about the nomination process/sponsorship opportunities/attending the CEE Manufacturing Excellence Awards & Strategy Summit: Event Director / Craig Smith / +48 604 144 769 / [email protected] Anna Kaliszewska / Head of Nominations, +48 22 586 30 19, [email protected] June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 15 INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS Prologis extends 11-year customer relationship with Raben Polska of Katowice, by the A4 motorway, which links Ukraine with Germany, and 15 kilometres from the Gliwice-Sosnica Junction, where the A4 and A1 motorways, the two biggest international transport corridors in Poland, intersect; 15,000 sqm at Prologis Park Blonie II, a 112,000 sqm distribution park located within the Błonie-Pass Industrial Zone at the E30 route (Berlin-Poznan-Warsaw-Biala Podlaska), 25 kilometres west of the Warsaw city centre and 10 kilometres from Tłuste Junction. “The great advantage of our cooperation with Prologis is the ability to agree to flexible leases, as well as a quick decision-making process that enables us to expand efficiently as the company grows,” said Łukasz Pełko, regional director, Raben Polska. ”Our long-term partnership with Raben confirms that our facilities meet the evolving requirements C of leading logistics companies,” said Michał M Czarnecki, vice president, head of leasing, Prologis Prologis Park Błonie Prologis has signed two lease renewal agreements 100,000 sqm of distribution space in eight of with Raben Polska, a provider of logistic services, Prologis’ buildings across the country. totalling 40,000 sqm in its parks in Chorzow and Details of the transactions include: 25,000 sqm Blonie. The company has been a Prologis customer at Prologis Park Chorzow, a 235,000 sqm modern in Poland since 2004. Currently, it leases more than distribution park located on the western outskirts Y Poland. “For the building CM in Chorzow, for example, we are providing MY additional features that tailor to the demands of CY our customer, such as an allowable fire load of CMY more than 4,000 mega joules per sqm.” K BRDA discusses logistic and warehouse development opportunities in Bydgoszcz The Bydgoszcz Regional Development Agency She also emphasised the city’s strong points, leader of the Investor Service Department at BRDA, (BRDA) recently held a business breakfast in including its manufacturing potential (mainly for a presentation report was made by the General Warsaw about the warehouse and logistics market export), which combined with the availability of Directorate for National Roads and Motorways. The in Bydgoszcz. The conference was attended by real skilled staff underpins Bydgoszcz’s potential for report focused on the progress of construction of estate consulting agencies, warehouse developers, logistic centres. the expressway S5 that will connect the A1 and logistic companies and manufacturers. The deputy mayor of Bydgoszcz, A2 motorways with the Silesian coast. A panel Lukasz Edyta Wiwatowska then presented the investment discussion was then held about the opportunities offer encouraging participants to take a closer arising from upgrading the existing national road by look at the Bydgoszcz Industrial and Technology no 10 to the expressway connecting Bydgoszcz introducing the city of Bydgoszcz. During the Park and the parts of it covered by the Pomeranian and Torun, which will also provide better access to conference Edyta Wiwatowska CEO of BRDA made Special Economic Zone. the A1 motorway. Niedzwiecki welcomed all the guests a presentation of the city as a destination that can be proud of its well developed production sector. 16 Following a presentation by Michal Kornacki, team EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 17 INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS FOCUS WAREHOUSE Robust Q1 for Polish industrial market Tom Listowski, Partner, Head of Industrial Department & CEE Corporate Relations, C&W followed by the Warsaw region (104,900 sqm) and Vacancy rate at the end of the first quarter 2015 Poznań region (80,000 sqm) as well as the region dropped to 6.3 percent, which equates to 574,000 of Upper Silesia (78,000 sqm). Less developed sqm of available warehouse space. The highest markets such as Szczecin, Lublin, Rzeszow and vacancy rate was reported in the regions of Torun also attracted strong occupier interest. New Warsaw (Warsaw’s inner city: 12 percent, Warsaw lease agreements accounted for the largest share Suburbs: 11 percent) and Upper Silesia (8 percent). 54 percent of all transactions, switching places The highest decline (over 60 percent) was noted in with renewals, which declined to 31 percent, Central Poland, a result of healthy demand in this followed by extensions (15 percent). region. Tom Listowski, Partner, Head of Industrial Supply at the end of the first quarter of 2015 stood Department & CEE Corporate Relations, Cushman at over 290,000 sqm posting a slight increase & Wakefield, said: “At the conclusion of the first compared with the first quarter of 2014. Poznan quarter, 2015 looks set to be another prosperous region accounted for the largest amount of space year for the industrial market in Poland. As in delivered to the Polish market (52 percent). The key previous years, take-up predominantly came from schemes completed in this year opening quarter logistics operators as well as companies from the included: BTS for Intermarche in Poznan (82,000 automotive, electronics and food sector. Amazon sqm, Goodman), phase I Panattoni Park Poznan IV This first quarter of 2015 saw a notable increase activity in Poland contributed to increasing share (35,000 sqm) and BTS facility for Volkswagen in the in the development and leasing activity on the of e-commerce sector in total leasing volume. area of Poznan (32,000 sqm, SEGRO). modern industrial market in Poland. According At the end of the first quarter of 2015 some to Cushman & Wakefield, warehouse take-up in 615,000 sqm of modern warehouse space was Rents in the largest markets remained flat. The this period stood at just less than 600,000 sqm, under construction, which points to a healthy highest rates are commanded in urban area of which represents a 32 percent rise compared with development activity, with the region of Wroclaw, Warsaw (€4.40-5.50 /sqm/month), with the lowest the first quarter of 2014. Total warehouse stock Upper Silesia and Poznan recording the highest in the region of Central Poland (€2.40-3.95 /sqm/ surpassed 9,112,000 sqm. levels of activity. Modern Class-A warehouse parks month) and in the capital’s fringe areas (€2.40- were also constructed in the submarkets of Lublin, 3.80 /sqm/month). Rental rates in the remaining With a total 145,000 sqm the region of Central Szczecin, Rzeszow, Torun, which until then were regions stand at €2.90-3.60 /sqm/month. Poland (mainly Piotrków Trybunalski) boasted not on major developers’ radar.” the most first quarter leasing volume. This was New building at Prologis Park Budapest-Sziget most sustainable in Hungary 18 Prologis has announced that DC6 at Prologis and cross docks with 6 metre eaves’ height, which houses DB Schenker’s new office headquarters, Park Budapest-Sziget has attained the highest provides optimal operational costs for heating and accommodating more than 200 staff in 2,500 sustainability rating of any building in Hungary. lighting. The facility’s 7.5 metre column grid allows sqm of modern office space, which was also The 7,500 sqm building has been accredited a for 45 docks along with a side loading ramp and a built according to sustainability and ergonomic BREEAM ”Good” rating, making it the first property forklift ramp to serve the 5,000 sqm space. It has guidelines. in Hungary to have received accreditation from approximately 35 more docks per rentable space BREEAM under its new guidelines. then traditional logistics buildings. This build-to-suit facility was designed to meet the The facility was delivered in November 2014 for DB requirements of the Transported Asset Protection Schenker, a leading integrated logistics provider Association. It includes column-free warehouse and long-term, global customer of Prologis, which space, side-loading ramps for trucks and vans is also leasing 20,000 sqm of adjacent space. It also EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 Prologis Park Budapest - Sziget June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 19 SEE AWARDS SEE AWARDS Winners celebrate at the 10th annual SEE Real Estate Awards expansion, contribution to the market, market the Year went to Optim Project Management. Chamber of Commerce, Filipovic Business share, concept and design, and commercial Finally, the award for Law Firm of the Year went to Advisory and RICS. Venue Partner Radisson BLU success. Dentons. Hotel. Innovation Partner ROSA. Energy Software Other major winners for the company awards Premier Partner Immofinanz Group. Associate included Invest4SEE as the Industrial Developer Partners CA IMMO, DTZ Echinox, Skanska Property, On behalf of our sponsors, judges and attendees, of the Year, Chapman Taylor for Architectural Firm Orhideea Centrul Comercial, Esplanda Centrul we offer our congratulations to all the winners. of the Year and MK Illumination for Professional Comercial and Tom Centrul Comercial. Award Foundations are already in place for next year’s Service Provider of the Year. The Property Sponsor MK Illumination. Gift Sponsors S+B event, which promises to be even bigger. Management Team of the Year went to DTZ Gruppe and BCR. Supporting Partners Polska Echinox and the Project Management Firm of Centrum Partner IBC. Auditor EY. EuropaProperty has successfully completed biggest of which was Immochan Imobiliare. Concept & Design Project of the Year for their its 10th annual SEE Real Estate Awards at the The retail developer shone the brightest on the shopping centre in Bucharest, ParkLake. The highly Radisson BLU Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The evening picking up three awards including Retail praised Mercure Hotel by the Accor Group won awards gala was heralded as a great success and Developer of the Year, Overall Company of the Hotel Development of the Year. was well received by all winners and their guests. Year and Professional of the Year for their very own For more “trending details” on Twitter please follow Managing Director Tatian Diaconu. #SEEAwards. The 10th annual SEE Real Estate Awards for 2014 prizes for their AFI Park buildings 2 and 3 including Bank/UniCredit Group in Romania. UniCredit was was held in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd. Office Development of the Year and Overall also awarded Bank of the Year. Meanwhile, NEPI The event brought together some of the region’s Project of the Year. Skanska was also a big office and Raiffeisen Evolution picked up the award for top real estate developers, investors and market sector winner during the evening. Not only did the Investment Deal of the Year for Promenada Mall. professionals who were there to see who would Swedish-based company win the Office Developer collect the 29 prizes that were handed out over of the Year, it also picked up the Green Building of the Year for Green Court Bucharest. On the agency side international property advisers CBRE collected a hat trick of awards including Office, Retail and Warehousing Agency of the Year. Company of the Year awards were presented to Project of the Year award winners were rated JLL picked up the award for Investment Agency the leading developer, investor and professional according to quality of design, building efficiency, of the Year, largely in response to its closing of the service providers in South Eastern Europe for quality of location, environmental concerns and Promenada Mall deal to NEPI. Coldwell Banker took their activities and accomplishments during 2014. commercial success The judges decided that home the prize for Residential Agency of the Year. Companies were judged on their overall market this year’s best retail development was Vulcan contribution, quality of customer services, market Value Centre by NEPI. On the residential side, the Accentuating the interest in the SEE region’s retail innovation, commercial success, leadership and Residential Development of the Year prize went to sector, a couple of key retailers were awarded on market penetration. Copou Bellevue, a project by the Adama Group, the night. Overall Retailer of the Year and Fashion which also collected the Residential Developer of Retailer of the Year over 400 sqm went to H&M the Year award. and Fashion Retailer of the Year under 400 sqm year’s event suggested an underlying strength 20 & Romanian Full list of SEE Real Estate Award Winners Year went to Gabriela Dragulin, Head of the Real Estate Financing Department at UniCredit Tiriac The quality and number of nominations for this British This year’s Overall Professional Woman of the Developer AFI Europe scooped up a couple of the course of the evening. Handlowych, Retailer of the Year under 400 sqm Kenvelo Industrial Agency of the Year CBRE Retailer of the Year over 500 sqm H&M Retail Agency of the Year CBRE Professional Service Provider of the Year MK Illumination Office Agency of the Year CBRE Architectural Firm of the Year Chapman Taylor Law Firm of the Year Dentons Project Management Firm of the Year Optim Project Management Property Management Firm of the Year DTZ Echinox Bank of the Year UniCredit Tiriac Bank/UniCredit Group Residential Agency of the Year Coldwell Banker Investment Agency of the Year JLL Investment Deal of the Year NEPI acquired Promenada Mall from Raiffeisen Evolution Residential Developer of the Year Adama Group Industrial Developer of the Year Invest4SEE Retail Developer of the Year Immochan Imobiliare Office Developer of the Year Skanska Property Romania Concept & Design Development of the Year ParkLake - Sonae Sierra/Caelum Development Romania Green Development of the Year Green Court Bucharest - Skanska Property Romania Residential Development of the Year Copou Bellevue - Adama Group - Romania Hotel Development of the Year Mercure Hotel - Accor Group - Romania Retail Development of the Year Vulcan Value Centre - NEPI - Romania Office Development of the Year AFI Park 2 & 3 - AFI Europe - Romania OVERALL AWARDS Retailer of the Year H&M Company of the Year Immochan Imobiliare Project of the Year AFI Park 2 & 3 - AFI Europe Professional Woman of the Year Gabriela Dragulin - UniCredit Tiriac Bank Professional of the Year Tatian Diaconu - Immochan Imobiliare was received by Kenvelo. Retailer of the Year to the region’s property markets, resulting in Portuguese developer Sonae Sierra and Irish awards were given to retailers active throughout many companies winning multiple awards. The concern Caelum Development won the inaugural the region based on their market innovation, EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 21 FINANCE FINANCE Aviva sells Focus Park shopping centre in Rybnik Agnieszka Kolat, National Director, Retail points on offer, as well as an entertainment section Investment CEE, commented: “We are glad to have (Multikino multiplex). Among the key tenants of had the opportunity to represent Aviva Investors the scheme are: Alma, Bershka, C&A, CCC, Cropp, in another sale transaction to be concluded on Empik, House, Mohito, New Yorker, Reserved, the retail market in Poland. This transaction clearly Stradivarius, Rossmann and Pepco. illustrates the growth in retail investor activity. It Focus Park Rybnik also further proves the interest among key foreign The Focus Park in Rybnik was commissioned for investors in shopping centres that are located use in 2007 and is located on the historic premises The Aviva Investors’ fund has finalized the sale outside major Polish agglomerations, boasting of the former brewery. The centre’s key strengths transaction of the Focus Park shopping centre a strong position on its particular market, a wide are its central location, well-served by public in Rybnik. The scheme was purchased by Union catchment area, high footfall and loyal customer transport and a diversified offer adjusted to the Investment for an undisclosed price. base.” needs of its clients, with numerous tenants that, in the area, can only be found in this centre. Experts from JLL, Linklaters and Deloitte advised Focus Park, the leading retail centre in Rybnik, Aviva Investors in this transaction. with 17,846 sqm GLA, has 74 shops and services HB Reavis secures bank financing for Postepu 14 Bank Pekao is a subsidiary of UniCredit Group, HB Reavis’ long-term lending partner in Central Europe. The bank is the sole lender of the project. HB Reavis Group has secured a €58 million loan “We appreciate this financial commitment from from Bank Pekao for the refinancing of costs Bank Pekao, which confirms not only the quality related to the acquisition and construction of its and potential of our investment, but also the office building at Postepu 14. This development, reliability of HB Reavis as a trusted business partner,” €61.55 million for the financing of Konstruktorska currently underway in the Warsaw district of said Stanislav Frnka, CEO, HB Reavis Poland. “We’re Business Center, HB Reavis’ first project in Poland.” Mokotow, will provide the local property market particularly pleased as this is our second major with 34,455 sqm of modern grade A office space. loan agreement with Bank Pekao, following It is on schedule for completion in June. December 2013 when the bank granted us with a DEKA sells plot to Yareal Polska in the Wola district of Warsaw Postepu 14 of the central part of the second metro line EBRD buys Bucharest City Hall bonds with €75 million contributes to investor interest in this dynamically The European Bank for Reconstruction and developing business district.” Development (EBRD) has invested €75 million in despite growing competition, Wola has great potential as a location for office buildings. The recent reopening of Prosta Street, Kasprzaka Street and Daszynskiego Roundabout as well as opening JLL has advised Deka Immobilien GmbH on the bonds issued by the Bucharest City Hall. sale transaction of a plot with an existing office The office building offers 10,600 sqm of space. building located on it, in the Wola district of Its main advantage is its location – the scheme Warsaw. The 9,600 sqm plot, purchased by Yareal The municipality has launched last week €500 has been developed in the vicinity of the Rondo Polska, is located at Kasprzaka 2/8 Street in the million worth of bonds on the Bucharest Stock Daszyńskiego metro station, in the heart of vicinity of Daszynskiego Roundabout. The value of Exchange, at an average yield of 3.98 percent. Warsaw’s office district. It was the first listing of municipal bonds on the the transaction has not been disclosed. Bucharest bourse. Daniel Puchalski, Head of Land Advisory Services, EBRD has focused on bonds with longer maturities, JLL, commented: “This transaction proves that, where it estimated that the demand would be weaker. 22 EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS Junel 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 23 PEOPLE ON THE MOVE PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Joanna Klusek joins DTZ as a new Director Joanna Klusek has strengthened DTZ as a new Director responsible for retail property management. Joanna joined DTZ from BOIG (Blue Ocean Investment Group) where she worked as an Investment and Development Director, overseeing a retail portfolio worth €140 million. CCIM Certified, Joanna has gained extensive financing, leasing, asset management and leasing experience in the Polish commercial real estate sector across various retail formats, including: retail parks, shopping centres, strip malls, convenience shopping centres and outlets. Promotion at Cushman & Wakefield Soren Rodian Olsen has been promoted to Associate Director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Warsaw office. Soren is currently Head of Office & Industrial Investment at C&W’s Capital Markets, responsible for investor consultancy services. He has 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and has worked for Aberdeen Asset Management, Commerzbank Group and HVB Group (now UniCredit). Soren has a MRICS qualification. He is a graduate of Copenhagen Business School and postgraduate of University of Westminster. Piotr Piasecki appointed Head of Corporate Finance CEE at JLL Piotr Piasecki has been appointed to the position of Head of Corporate Finance CEE at JLL. Piotr, a graduate of the University of Kent in Canterbury, has 10 years of experience in the commercial real estate sector with JLL. He cofounded the Corporate Finance Department for the CEE region in 2011. His recently finalized projects include the €100 million re-financing process of Galeria Sloneczna in Radom with Helaba Bank, on behalf of AIG/Lincoln; and the €30 million development financing for the construction of the Hermes Business Campus in Bucharest. New appointment in Colliers International in Romania Codrina Merla has joined Colliers International in Bucharest as a Marketing Specialist. Codrina is responsible for internal and external communication, media relations as well as events for the Romanian market. Codrina’s professional experience includes working in the banking sector, being part of Volksbank Romania team, as Communication Specialist within the PR & Communication Department. Codrina graduated from the Communication and Public Relations Faculty within theNational University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest and then took her bachelor degree at Economical International Affairs, Academy of Economic Studies. 24 EuropaProperty CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS June 2015 June 2015 CEE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWS EuropaProperty 25 Premier Media Sp. z o.o. Al. Jerozolimskie 81 room 13.01A, 02-001 Warsaw Publisher Craig Smith [email protected] +48 604 144 769 Editorial Director Winston Norman [email protected] +48 (22) 586 30 30 Poland Country Manager Anna Kaliszewska [email protected] +48 601 382 667 Hungary Country Manager Gary J. 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