Winston Norman

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Editorial Director at Europa Property

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Investor Sentiment and Strategic Trends Shaping Poland’s 2025 Market

5 days ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

The Polish real estate market remains in a waiting phase, anticipating key investment stimuli, notes Bartłomiej Zagrodnik, Managing Partner and CEO at Walter Herz. “There is still a strong demand for core and core-plus investors who can provide stability and support the development of low-risk projects. At the same time, we’re observing significant interest in purchasing land for residential development in major cities, each of which has its unique characteristics.
Realterm Surpasses Goal for Pan-European Logistics Fund

5 days ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

Realterm, a global logistics investment manager, announced the successful final closing of its closed-end, value-add, pan-European Realterm Europe Logistics Fund II (RELF II). RELF II is the only pan-European fund series focused exclusively on the transportation-advantaged industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector, alongside other transportation logistics real estate properties.
CTP to deliver facility for DEHN at CTPark Pitești in Romania

5 days ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

CTP has signed a long-term partnership with German technology leader DEHN to develop a 9,500 sqm production facility in Romania. The new custom-built unit will be located within CTPark Pitești, one of the company’s key industrial hubs in Southern Romania. Construction commences this summer, with completion scheduled for Q2 2026. This strategic investment marks DEHN’s first production unit in Romania and is a key milestone in the company’s international growth journey.
Real Estate’s New Priorities: Flexibility, Experience, and Sustainability

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

Diverse trends, selective focuses and energy-efficient solutions will define the real estate market in 2025, according to DLA Piper Hungary’s annual real estate intelligence report. Gábor Borbély, partner at DLA Piper Hungary and head of the finance and real estate, and Tamás Balogh, counsel at DLA Piper Hungary and Real Estate Service Stream Leader, summarise some of the key trends featured in the Hungarian Real Estate Intelligence Report.
FlixBus expands summer routes connecting Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

FlixBus, the travel-tech company operating the most extensive intercity coach network in Europe, continues its regional development with new international connections to Greece and strengthened routes to Bulgaria and Turkey. Passengers from Romania can now enjoy daily connections from Bucharest to Athens, Thessaloniki, and Istanbul, as well as to the most popular resorts along the Bulgarian coast.
Companies support the return to offices, Generation Z leads the way

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

According to a Savills global network research, almost 90 percent of respondents anticipate that companies will increase daily office attendance requirements this year. One of the main drivers of this change is Generation Z, which spends 12 percent more time working from the office than older cohorts and is strongly focused on wellbeing. By 2034, Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha will make up about 80 percent of the workforce in advanced economies. “In Prague, we are seeing a similar trend.
EBRD lends €60 million to Ignitis to accelerate green mobility in the Baltic states

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the Baltic region by extending a €60 million loan to Ignitis Group, a leading energy company in the Baltic states. The EBRD’s investment will finance the construction of up to 600 EV charging stations throughout the Baltic region by the end of 2027.
More companies choose Oxygen Park in Warsaw

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

Trane Poland Sp. z o.o., Hamelin Polska Sp. z o.o. and e-Xim IT S.A. are three new tenants at the Oxygen Park office complex in Warsaw. All three companies began operations in the development owned by Golden Star Estate at the beginning of May this year, occupying a total of nearly 1,700 sqm of space. All of the leases are long-term. Trane Poland is a global leader in HVAC systems, services and solutions.
Vibrant offices as the new norm: The ideal occupancy rate is between 50 and 80 percent

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

Although many companies have announced the return of employees to corporate office spaces and are striving to achieve full occupancy, findings from Colliers’ latest survey show that ideal working environments have occupancy rates between 50 percent and 80 percent. It is in this range that an office becomes a vibrant workspace, offering ideal conditions for spontaneous collaboration.
pbb accelerates strategy implementation: Full focus on Europe

1 week ago | europaproperty.com | Winston Norman

European specialist bank for commercial real estate finance, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb), is accelerating the implementation of its Strategy 2027 and thus its transition to a more diversified and profitable bank. The bank will withdraw from the US and focus fully on European markets in future.