Demand for industrial spaces is stabilizing across Europe, as indicated by the recent European Logistic Update report from Cushman & Wakefield. In the Czech Republic, the situation is returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Skanska has entered into a partnership with the WasteTracker startup. The smart waste counter will help monitor and report on waste streams, supporting the process of responsible building management. The system will operate across Skanska's current portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025. 17 more hotels are to open by the end of next year, including Moxy Warsaw City.
Prague-based warehouse developer P3 Group has issued a 7.6-year EUR 500 mln Green Bond. With this, P3 will have signed over EUR 6 bln in new debt since the implementation of its most recent funding strategy in December 2021.
Indian medical device producer Meril has leased 300 sqm for five years in the Oxygen Park office complex in Warsaw.
Karimpol Polska has secured EUR 50 mln in financing from Bank Pekao for the second phase of the Skyliner II development on Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The bank also financed the construction of the first tower of the complex.
ECE Real Estate Partners is expanding its investment activities and has raised further circa EUR 100 mln of capital for its ECE Progressive Income Growth Fund that invests in high quality shopping centres in Europe and holds a portfolio of seven centres with a total market value of more than EUR 2.2 bln.
Savills has summarised H1 in the Kraków office market. Despite the challenges of rising vacancy rates and a significant drop in activity on the part of developers, Kraków's office market is showing signs of stabilisation and is looking ahead to further growth.
Panattoni has launched a pan-European fund that will invest in modern, sustainable, income-producing logistics properties. The Panattoni Income Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg with an open-ended, evergreen structure.
European Logistics Investment, a logistics platform owned by Redefine Properties, Madison International Realty, and Griffin Capital Partners, has completed the construction of two warehouses in Silesia.
Smart Park Poland has sold a retail park in Syców (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship) to the Saller Group. The area of the facility is 8,000 sqm.
VAT Romania broke ground for its new factory located in VGP Park Arad, a strategic logistics hub adjacent to the A1 motorway and key European routes.
United Distribution Holding, a distributor of global brands of beer and food products in Poland, decided to add more than 2,300 sqm of industrial space to its existing agreement at the Warsaw West Park-Pruszków distribution centre.
Garbe Industrial Real Estate has re-let around two thirds of the space in its property in Kelsterbach, near Frankfurt am Main. A wholesaler will be using the facility to store and distribute building materials.
Panattoni has fully commercialised City Logistics Kraków Airport II, its latest project in Małopolska. The second tenant for the development will occupy 20,050 sqm.
Strabag Real Estate will develop Plaza Nova, a mixed-use complex in Kraków. The facility will be built on the site of the former Plaza shopping mall, which was demolished last year.
According to Savills Rental Housing report, the share of residential transactions within total investment volumes in Prague has been increasing since 2023. Rental housing is expected to exceed last year's volume, making 2024 one of the most successful years for this sector.
Nepi Rockcastle is in negotiations to acquire the 100,000 sqm gla Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław from Union Investment Real Estate.
Chefs Culinar has become the first tenant at MLP Business Park Łódź. The company has leased over 1,600 sqm of warehouse and office space.
Refield is starting the development of the first retail park in Środa Wielkopolska. Pasaż Średzki is expected to open in 2026.
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office property, The Arc. The investment will bring a ten-story, class A office building to the 6th District of Bucharest.
In Berlin Hyp’s most recent Trendbarometer, more than 200 real estate professionals expressed their opinions on opportunities and risks in the real estate industry at the moment. In addition, the expert survey focused on the effects of megatrends such as demographic developments, digitalisation and urbanisation.
According to the report released by research firm Spectis, “Modular construction market in Poland 2024-2029”, top 100 manufacturers of prefabricated buildings made of wood, steel, concrete, or LECA generated revenue of nearly PLN 10 bln in 2022, with 47 pct of the figure contributed by sales in the modular building segment.
Polish construction company Erbud has signed a cooperation agreement with South Korean giant Daewoo Engineering & Construction to jointly implement projects in the energy and key industrial, infrastructural and military sectors across Poland.
Moscow city authorities have “asked” development and construction companies to enlist their workers to fight in the war in Ukraine in exchange for orders. One of these corporations is to provide the Russian defence ministry with 30 volunteers ready to be posted to the front by the end of August.
Skanska has been commissioned to construct a new building for Polish video game developer CD Projekt on its main campus in Warsaw’s Praga Północ district.
Viega has launched an interactive training centre near its headquarters in Attendorn. Over five floors, Viega World occupies a total of 12,000 sqm of space.
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has opened a tender to select a contractor for the design-and-build project of its future headquarters in Warsaw.
Erbud has been awarded a PLN 29.8 mln contract to modernise the Rector’s Office of the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM).
Atlas Ward Polska has started work on two logistics parks with a total area of over 70,000 sqm on the eastern outskirts of Szczecin for Panattoni.
Polish industrial developer MDC2 has chosen Rex-Bud Budownictwo to be the general contractor for MDC2 Park Gliwice in Upper Silesia.
Yareal has commissioned FineTech Construction to be the general contractor responsible for completing the final stages of its Lixa office complex in Warsaw.
Prices for building materials in Poland increased by close to 30 pct over the last twelve months according to Savills.
Erbud is to reconstruct the Nabrzeże Szyprów shore in Gdańsk for PLN 28.5 mln.
Hochtief Polska has completed construction work on an educational building for the University of Warsaw on ul. Dobra for the department of applied linguistics.
International investor Cain International and its local development partner, White Star Real Estate, have secured a EUR 36 mln loan from PKO BP to complete the development of The Park Kraków.
Polish construction firm Erbud has merged its subsidiary Mod21 with German wooden modular buildings specialist GWI to establish a new company, also called Mod21.
Erbud has been awarded a PLN 298.4 mln contract to build a distribution centre for discount retailer Lidl near Błonie, west of Warsaw.
Erbud has announced a PLN 52.8 mln contract with Polish Export Trade & Investment to build three residential buildings in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district.
Skanska has announced a strategic partnership with concrete supplier Holcim Romania to help it reach carbon neutrality by 2045.
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office prope ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Skanska has entered into a partnership with the WasteTracker startup. The smart waste counter will help monitor and report on waste streams, supportin ...
The Eurobuild Awards Gala, the premier event for the region’s real estate market, is to take place this year on November 26th at the DoubleTree by Hil ...
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Welcome to the really hot episode of Eurobuild FM! Our editorial team visited the construction site of The Form, a unique office building, which is be ...
The 13th JLL Real Estate Beach Volleyball Charity Tournament, which took place earlier this month, has raised over PLN 800,000 to build the third Rona ...
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025. 17 more hotels are to open by the end o ...
Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the superv ...
Beyond.pl, a data centre, cloud, and managed services provider and owner of data centres in Poland, is expanding its colocation project for AI, machin ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
Prague-based warehouse developer P3 Group has issued a 7.6-year EUR 500 mln Green Bond. With this, P3 will have signed over EUR 6 bln in new debt sinc ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Last week, Nordbygg, Northern Europe’s biggest trade fair for professionals in construction and real estate industry, took place at Stockholmsmässan i ...
Indian medical device producer Meril has leased 300 sqm for five years in the Oxygen Park office complex in Warsaw.
Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed property manager of the Vibe office building. Ghelamco’s latest development delivered 15,000 sqm to the Warsaw ...
The most famous palm tree in Poland will be owned by the Museum of Modern Art. One of Warsaw's best-loved art installations will soon undergo a major ...
According to Savills Rental Housing report, the share of residential transactions within total investment volumes in Prague has been increasing since ...
Refield is starting the development of the first retail park in Środa Wielkopolska. Pasaż Średzki is expected to open in 2026.
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Demand for industrial spaces is stabilizing across Europe, as indicated by the recent European Logistic Update report from Cushman & Wakefield. In the ...
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