Logistika Magazine Issue 1 2011

What happens on the market for industrial and logistics real estate in 2011? What are the rent rates of office and warehouse space in logistics bases? Should we expect any surprises this year? We asked those questions to Anton Slavchev, manager for Office and Industrial Space with Colliers International.

Logistika Magazine Issue 1 2011

Visiting Sofia Airport Center is always interesting because one can see how the interior of the multi-purpose building is quickly changing. For the management of the project, 2011 will be the opening year for this eagerly awaited facility with 17,000 sq.m of class A office space. The logistics center has a total built-up area of 28,000 sq.m and allows each storage cell to be separated into sections. The office building in the business park is LEED-certified for sustainable construction (energy efficiency and healthy working environment) – a differentiating factor from other office buildings.

Logistika Magazine Issue 2 / March 2010

The village of Petarch is 23 km away from Sofia, in the municipality of Kostinbrod. That is where the warehousing logistics base of Solinex is located. It offers storage of goods within the temperature range of +18 to -45 degrees Celsius. This allows the storage of various types of goods, excluding petroleum products, explosive substances and gaseous chemical products.

Logistika Magazine Issue 1 / February 2010

Colliers International Bulgaria presented its reports for the first half of 2010. The analysis of the consultants on the second half of 2009 shows that the industrial real estate market was influenced considerably by the reduced exports and the overall economic crisis. In a situation of reduced economic activity and consumption, the main factor that influenced the dynamics of the market was the market entry of discount chains.

Logistika Magazine Issue 1 / February 2010

Proper information and grounded analysis by professionals on the qualities and profitability of real estate will get the market going. This is just one of a series of factors that will unfreeze the market for development plots according to Simeon Mitev, owner of the real estate agency Chance 96. It specializes in locating plots for industrial projects. He suggests five measures that will bring in investors.