About us

About us

1.7

mln m2
under
management

About WHITE STAR REAL ESTATE

White Star Real Estate is focused on providing quality, value for money real estate solutions for our development clients and management investors. From sourcing and developing real estate opportunities to implementing asset and property management solutions, we are a uniquely integrated real estate firm serving Central and Eastern Europe.

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50+

Development
projects
since 1997

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White Star has built over 50 projects since 1997.
Our portfolio includes:

  • landmark office buildings
  • warehouses, logistics parks, build-to-suit (BTS) manufacturing facilities and other industrial projects
  • retail, leisure, and mixed-use concepts
  • residential/master-planned developments

Our asset and property management team currently handles over 1.7 million m2 of commercial properties for our clients.

At a glance

4

Local offices
Across cee

20

Years of development
and management
experience

50

Completed
development
projects

2.5

mln m2
Developed

1.7

mln m2 under
management

Our Philosophy

unsurpassed valueQuality    Design    Service

White Star Real Estate strives to be unsurpassed in adding value to our tenants, clients and investors – by developing and operating real estate properties that are renowned for their enduring quality of design combined with outstanding customer service.

  • Quality prevails.

    By a focus on quality, we will develop and operate real estate that will stand the test of time and deliver enduring value.

  • Teamwork is our foundation.

    By utilizing the in-depth knowledge of our seasoned experts, and the innovation and energy of our young talent, we aim to create an environment that stimulates the professional growth of our employees and success of our company.

  • Services start and end with people.

    Real estate is a service business. Proactive, persistent, intelligent, honest and friendly face-to-face attention is required. Remote administration is no substitute for personal cooperation and communication.

  • Tenants are our customers.

    Tenants drive the ultimate demand for real estate property and define the standards for our services.

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  • Treat each property as our own.

    As owners of real estate ourselves, we share the perspective of our clients and investors. We focus on an asset’s potential and take the steps needed to grow its future value. From this viewpoint, we provide advice and make decisions to maximize returns while attentively managing risks.

  • Everything starts with a plan.

    Goals are best achieved when they are thoughtfully considered and well documented. Our experts prepare comprehensive business plans for each development and property, and these guide our actions to ensure our performance.

  • Always a step ahead.

    By focusing on the long term, our team strives to anticipate our client’s questions and prepare solutions before they are asked. We aim to advise our tenants, clients and investors of issues before they develop into challenges.

  • Prevention is better than a cure.

    For developments, we put an emphasis on the quality of build and design. For existing properties, we implement intensive warranty management and preventative maintenance programs. In all cases, using our in-house technical expertize, we take smart technical steps today that minimize problems and expenses in the future.

  • Don’t stop at being satisfied.

    Mere client satisfaction is not enough; we set our goals higher, and aim to exceed the expectations of our tenants, clients and investors.

Local
offices

White Star Real Estate has a unique combination of local expertise and internationally trained regional managers. Our teams ensure consistent and quality care across all properties and we work with owners and investors in all major Central and Eastern European markets.

Poland

Our offices are located in our Elektrownia Powiśle development, in the heart of Warsaw. Operating since 1997, our team has completed 468,000 m2 of developments, and have 46,000 m2 under construction as of 2019. Our property management team in Poland is overseeing the operations of over 800,000 m2 , with 1400+ tenants (of which 800 are residential units), in 65 buildings, within 34 properties.

Czech Republic & Slovakia

Our Prague office is located in The Park, the first of our campus style office park developments, with second office in Brno to support our activities in the east. Active in the Czech Republic since 1997 and in Slovakia since 1999, our team has developed over 430,000 m2 of class A office, industrial and retail projects. The Czech office is managing over 470,000 m2, with 200 tenants, in 33 buildings within 24 properties.

Hungary

Our Budapest office is located in district XII, in the central part of Buda. We have been present in Hungary since 1998, and have developed over 300,000 m2 of class A office, industrial and retail properties. Our ongoing developments include Eötvös12 and Park22. The Hungarian office currently manages about 300,000 m2, with 300+ tenants, in 21 buildings, within 15 properties.

Romania

We are present in Romania since 2006, with our main office located in Bucharest’s northern business district and a second office in Cluj-Napoca. Our team developed Lakeview, a 25,000 m2 class A office building, and currently have 45,000 m2 under construction. Our Romanian team manages over 50,000 m2 of office properties, with 65 tenants, in 7 buildings, within 4 properties.

Meet our executives:

People are our most important assets

Brian
Patterson

Brian Patterson

Founder

Peter
Huntley

Peter Huntley

Chief Executive Officer

Steven
Tichy

Steven Tichy

Partner, Asset and Property Management Director

Neil
Veitch

Neil Veitch

Partner, Development and Construction Director

Bartosz
Szewczyk

Bartosz Szewczyk

Managing Partner – Poland

Bartosz
Prytuła

Bartosz Prytuła

Managing Partner – Poland

Dariusz
Domański

Dariusz Domański

Managing Partner – Poland

Emilian
Bălan

Emilian Bălan

Managing Director Romania

Roland
Bebcak

Roland Bebcak

Country Partner, Czech & Slovak Republics

Krisztián
Barabás

Krisztián Barabás

Partner – Development and Operations, Hungary

Dmitriy
Dubrovsky

Dmitriy Dubrovsky

Partner - Ukraine