Even in the Czech Republic, we know how to build timeless workplaces that are maximally adapted to the needs of employees, energy efficient, sustainable and also architecturally interesting. The proof is the ČSOB branch in Králové-Hradec with a capacity of 1,050 jobs, which is one of the most modern of its kind in Europe. The building received the LEED Platinum certificate, which means that it meets the strictest ecological standards and is environmentally friendly. Schneider Electric, which equipped the building with modern technologies for energy management, made a significant contribution to achieving this level.
In the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE-6 countries), a significant increase in the GDP growth rate is expected this year, from less than 1% last year to approximately 2.5%. According to experts from the Colliers company, which belongs to the top in the provision of diversified professional services in the field of commercial real estate and investment management, activity will therefore begin to increase in the commercial real estate market in this region in the second half of the year. However, the condition for this development is a reduction in interest rates in the eurozone. At the same time, retail parks will continue to be the main engine of growth. Other trends and forecasts published by Colliers for the CEE region in 2024 will include:
The Scott.Weber Workspace company, which operates flexible offices, coworking and event spaces, is buying the Base coworking center from Penta Real Estate, which is part of the Churchill office complex in Prague 2. The companies did not state the price in the announcements, according to ČTK sources, the value of the transaction did not exceed hundreds of millions of crowns. Base will be the 13th Prague branch belonging to the Scott.Weber network.
Investment group Penta, whose development activities are led by billionaire Marek Dospiva, bought from České drah long-term unused plots of land in Prague's Florenci, next to the Prague highway. Thanks to this, it can continue the project of two buildings designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects studio, which it completed this October near the Masaryk station. In addition, Penta plans to acquire additional parcels in the locality, thanks to which it would control the territory from Masaryk station to Pernerova Street in Karlín.
The developer company KKCG Real Estate has recently started the construction of a smaller residential project near Šárecký potok in Prague 6, in advanced preparation it has a commercial and administrative center in Karlín and a large housing project on the premises of the former state enterprise Chirana in Modřany.
The City Point office building in the attractive location of Prague 4 - Pankráce is changing hands. From the hands of the investment company Amundi Czech Republic, the ownership of the domestic operator of coworking spaces and serviced offices WorkLounge is transferred. The Mint Investments group was the investment advisor that arranged the entire transaction for Amundi. Agents from the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield and the law firm Havel & Partners also participated in the transaction. The amount of the transaction exceeded the value of 450 million crowns.
The hybrid work model has already become standard in 92% of office companies. However, not every organization transitions to this model without problems, and there is a significant discrepancy between employer preferences and employee expectations. While three quarters of employers are satisfied with it and consider it optimal, employees often have a different opinion. They want more flexibility, which is even becoming an increasingly important aspect for them when deciding whether to accept a job offer. This is according to the research "Hybrid and Beyond 2023" published by Colliers, a leading provider of diversified professional services in the field of commercial real estate and investment, through the sale of the property.
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