News, analysis and lease transactions from the Hungarian office market
IMMOFINANZ recorded strong growth in the number of visitors to its retail properties in 2018: More than 142 million customers visited the STOP SHOP retail parks and VIVO! shopping centers with over 800,000 sqm of rentable space. That represents an increase of roughly 20 million visitors, or 16.7%, over the previous year.
Budapest, January 23, 2019 – Codic International, the Brussels-based developer, announced that construction has commenced on the office component of Green Court, their latest mixed-use development to be realized in partnership with the Hungarian Pesti Házak and the Austrian Venta Group. The project is located in Budapest on Dózsa György út, the new focus point of the inner Váci corridor. The development incorporates Green Court Office, a 21,000 sqm GLA premium office development, and Green Court Residences, comprising two residential buildings with 275 apartments. The apartments will be occupied by the end of this year, and the office project is scheduled to be handed over in 2020 Q4. Colliers International and Jones Lang LaSalle have been appointed co-exclusive leasing agents for the office development.
JLL Hungary’s leasing division has strated the new year with new promotions, from this January Krisztina DeákMajor is the head of landlord representation.
IMMOFINANZ’s portfolio concentration on office and retail properties and the clear brand policy are producing sustainable success: The occupancy rate in the standing investment portfolio continued to improve in 2018 and, at 95.8%*, reached a new record level in the company’s history.
The project management division of DVM group won the tender for the full technical tenant representation of Raiffeisen Bank and the technical supervision of the bank’s new HQ offices at Agora Budapest. At the beginning of next year, Raiffeisen Bank will move over 1300 of its employees from two current locations to the first building of the new city center of the Váci Office Corridor, developed by HB Reavis.
The position of the South Buda office market has drastically changed over 2018. Thousands of office areas were vacated during the year, while the submarket had the lowest vacancy rate at the beginning of the year. South Buda is facing new challenges. The new developments arriving in 2019 are going to create a more diverse situation.
Last spring JLL's retail leasing department has already announced that the Swiss premium quality Lindt chocolate brand is planning to open its first self-operated retail store in the country. As a result of a thorough market research, JLL's advisers have found the ideal Buda location on the ground floor of Allee Shopping Center.
Atenor opened its brand new, super modern, showroom inclusive 760 m2 office in Váci Greens D, thus duplicating its previous size.
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