The development company Skanska has been demolishing the brutalist Merkuria building in Holešovice for a year and a half. The demolition period is indeed atypical, and there is a good reason for it – Skanska decided on a bold plan. In place of large excavators, on-site workers try to find other uses for all the material in the building, be it furniture, blinds, iron or concrete.
With the development of work trends and a flexible approach to the working environment, coworking spaces are increasingly gaining ground in the Czech Republic. Their area grows by an average of 10-15 thousand square meters per year. Coworking spaces represent roughly 3% of all office spaces in the metropolis. In terms of square meters, Prague does not compare to Western metropolises, but within Central and Eastern Europe, this is an average value.
Last year it became clear that Prague is not only a dynamic European city, but also the second most active market for flexible offices after London. Metropolises such as Warsaw, Amsterdam and Madrid followed at a distance. This success only confirms the growing attractiveness of flexible offices in the region. According to the real estate consulting company CBRE, the world leader in the field of commercial real estate services, the positive trend will continue this year as well.
The company Savills is monitoring the changes in the approach of companies in relation to renting office space on the Prague market. Current trends are renegotiations, subleases, serviced offices, and there is renewed interest in reconstructed buildings. At the same time, second-hand spaces appear in the search engine of companies, where it is possible to take over a completed and often attractive interior, realized by another company. These changes are happening as a result of insufficient office construction in Prague, which is at its lowest level in at least the last decade. However, even such transactions can have a positive impact within the ESG strategy of companies - some existing buildings after reconstruction can meet the current demanding requirements for economy. According to the Savills survey, green rental contracts will become a completely common part of rental contracts by 2026.
Last year it became clear that Prague is not only a dynamic European city, but also the second most active market for flexible offices after London. Metropolises such as Warsaw, Amsterdam and Madrid followed at a distance. This success only confirms the growing attractiveness of flexible offices in the region. Moreover, according to the real estate consulting company CBRE, the world leader in the field of commercial real estate services, the positive trend will continue this year as well.
The international law firm CMS and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have rented office space in the newly renovated Palác Dunaj building on Národní třída. The total occupancy has now reached almost 80%. Only one floor of offices and retail units on the ground floor of the building remain vacant, though negotiations with potential tenants are already underway here as well.
Skanska's latest and largest administrative project in the Czech Republic, Port7, received the prestigious LEED Platinum certification in the latest v4 version. According to available information, the project received the best rating of all commercial projects built last year in the Czech Republic. Buildings D and E even ranked among the best in the ranking of the most sustainable office buildings in Europe certified in 2023. Demanding environmental criteria were followed both during construction and now during the building's operation. Skanska was able to obtain 3 platinum certifications at once in the campus certification scheme.
The share of foreign and Czech companies based in Prague offices is equal. Although almost three-quarters of them are currently occupied by foreign companies, the demand for new premises is more domestic companies. Established foreign companies in many cases prefer to stay in established locations and renegotiate existing leases. One of the reasons preventing the further arrival of foreign companies on the Czech market may also be insufficient construction of new areas. Therefore, companies often look for locations for their centers in other European cities, this follows from the comments of experts and the findings of ČTK.
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