KIEV, Dec. 15 – Investment in commercial Kiev real estate more than doubled in 2011, to $400 million, reads a preliminary annual real estate market report of Colliers International issued on Wednesday.

"The deals signed were mainly for the acquisition of property by end users and the acquisition of land plots by developers," reads the report.

Colliers International said that there were two large deals on the acquisition of land plots (four hectares and 4.5 hectares) in downtown Kiev to build trade and entertainment centers. The details have not been given.