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Baltic infrastructure and real estate surge with 40m projects across Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius

Baltic infrastructure and real estate surge with 40m projects across Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius
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Riga and Tallinn lead a wave of Baltic infrastructure and real-estate milestones as developers, banks and technology firms accelerate projects worth more than €40 million across the region. On Friday, Pro Kapital, one of the Baltics’ largest premium developers, sealed the start of its €23 million Blue Marine Residence in Riga’s Klīversala district by embedding a time capsule on 17 June . The 12-storey waterfront complex will add 144 luxury apartments to Riga’s skyline, with sales expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2026.

In Tallinn, Rail Baltic Estonia, the City of Tallinn and Germany’s LEONHARD WEISS OÜ signed a €9.8 million contract on Friday to begin the Ülemiste–Lasnamäe rail link, part of the pan-Baltic Rail Baltica corridor . Construction will start immediately, with the 4.5-kilometre section due for completion by December 2028. The link will cut journey times to the airport and free up capacity on the existing network.

Vilnius secured two major corporate expansions on Friday. Bentley Systems, the US infrastructure-software giant, announced a new office and a “major expansion” that will double its Vilnius workforce to 300 engineers by 2027 . Separately, Baltic Ground Services (BGS) began handling ground operations for Arkia Israeli Airlines at Vilnius Airport, marking the first direct cooperation between a Baltic ground handler and an Israeli carrier .

Financing deals worth €11.9 million were also announced on Friday. Rietumu Banka granted a €5.95 million loan to Astor Group for a 50-apartment residential project at 9 Biešu Street in Riga’s Torņakalns district, while Signet Bank provided an undisclosed sum to Latvian private-equity firm Global Champs to finance its acquisition of Baltic Champs, a Lithuanian mushroom farm . Rietumu Banka also upgraded its partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia, becoming a Premium Partner.

The flurry of activity underscores the Baltics’ role as a regional hub for real-estate, transport and technology investment. Pro Kapital’s Blue Marine Residence, the first premium waterfront scheme in Klīversala, is expected to set a new benchmark for Riga’s residential market, while the Ülemiste–Lasnamäe rail link will improve connectivity in Estonia’s capital. Bentley Systems’ Vilnius expansion and BGS’s tie-up with Arkia signal growing international confidence in the region’s tech and aviation sectors.

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