The technical and visual renovation of River Estates office building located on Váci út was completed by the end of 2015. In terms of sustainability, the installation of the new HVAC system (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) is the most important part of the project, significantly improving the building’s energy features. By the end of 2015 the building had an occupancy rate of over 96% with new lease agreements for approximately 4,500 sqm of office space.
In 2015 JLL’s market leader Tenant Representation department closed a record year as it took part in more than 50,000 sq m office space lettings reaching a 33% market share in the consulting market.
The Hungarian commercial real estate market reached the highest volume since the peak of the market in 2007 with ca. €790 million transacted in 2015. Almost 60% of the annual volume was generated by portfolio transactions, which clearly reflects the increasing interest of investors for large platforms in an attempt to gain significant exposure to the market.
A new star has appeared recently and is rising on the office market in the downtown theatre district of Budapest. Podium Office building was vacated one and a half years ago, and has since undergone a complete renovation. The building is owned and operated by an Austrian investor, S IMMO AG and its Hungarian subsidiary, while marketing and the exclusive leasing consultancy is done by Colliers International Hungary. So is another office building in S IMMO’s portfolio: Blue Cube which received a BREEAM In-Use Very Good classification in the Asset and Building management categories.
TPG Real Estate, the real estate arm of global private investment firm TPG has closed its acquisition of TriGranit, one of the main fully integrated, real estate platforms in Central Europe. As part of the transaction, TPG acquired the platform along with a portfolio of office and retail assets located in Poland (Bonarka Shopping Centre, B4B), Hungary (Millennium City Centre Offices) and Slovakia (Lakeside Park office building, Metropolis – 47,5 ha land near Bratislava) with additional development sites in the same countries and Croatia.
International advisory company JLL presents its preliminary summary of investment transactions concluded in Q1-Q3 period of 2015 on the commercial real estate markets across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The summer months have again seen a hive of activity across the CEE with a preliminary transaction volume of well over €2.8 billion recorded in the third quarter.
A former music club located at 15 Sas Street in the city centre of Budapest, has been sold. The Hungarian investor was represented by the international property consultant JLL during the acquisition of the previously Italian privately owned property.
International real estate services provider JLL represented AEW Europe in the disposal of their Hungarian real estate portfolio. This transaction is the largest portfolio sale in Hungary since the global financial crisis.
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