Samsung aims to seduce retailers with gesture-reading displays

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WORLD Samsung Display, a manufacturer of OLED and LCD displays, has introduced mirror and transparent OLED display panels that recognize facial expressions and hand gestures.
The Samsung Mirror Display will be integrated with the Intel RealSense technology to create a “virtual fitting room” that will be used to help consumers “vividly” see themselves wearing clothing apparel, shoes or jewelry they like. “Once retailers adopt the combined Samsung-Intel “personalization” virtual imaging solution, consumers will be able to go to stores to see retail items in ways that will greatly enhance point-of-purchase shopping as we know it today,” says Samsung. Th
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POLAND Senate votes to standardise house price reporting

schedule 13 July 2026

The Polish Senate has passed an amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units and Single-Family Homes and to the Developer Guarantee Fund. The new regulations do not change the obligation to publish the prices of homes on investment websites, but introduce a uniform method for submitting this data to the state portal dane.gov.pl.

Warehouse & industrial

Romania Negroni comes to Bucharest

schedule 13 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Negroni Trading, a company specialising in the import and distribution of premium artisanal spirits and goods, has leased a CTBox unit at CTPark Bucharest West, the largest industrial park in Central and Eastern Europe.

Exclusive

EUROPE The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine

schedule 13 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Eastnine has just followed up its EUR 280 mln acquisition of the Warsaw Unit at the end of 2024 with the equally sensational EUR 300 mln transaction for The Bridge. Why is the Swedish company putting such faith in the Warsaw office market in such a big way? And what is it planning to do next? In our latest exclusive interview, EurobuildCEE asked the man behind the deal, Kestutis Sasnauskas, the CEO of Eastnine, for the answers...

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden builds for Panattoni

schedule 13 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Harden Construction is constructing a 46,000 sqm logistics centre in Poznań. Panattoni Park Poznań East III is to be built as a BTS centre for a leading distributor of fresh produce, both chilled and frozen. Construction work began in May.

Residential

Poland Develia to build Skorosze Vita

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Develia has begun selling apartments in the new Skorosze Vita development in Warsaw's Ursus district.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany CTP starts work in Recklinghausen

schedule 10 July 2026
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CTP will transform a former production site in Recklinghausen, Germany into a new, urban business park. The 65,000 sqm site was purchased from Ball Beverage Packaging Recklinghausen, which ceased production of aluminium beverage cans in August 2017.

Residential

Poland GN Group buiilds first student hall

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work has begun on a new student residence on ul. Pułaskiego in Poznań. The general contractor is WPIP Construction, and completion is scheduled for September 2027.

Investment & finance

CEE Region Goodbye Tesco?

schedule 10 July 2026
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According to reports by the Financial Times, Tesco is looking for ways to sell off its remaining European businesses.

Investment & finance

Romania AFI completes Mas retail park purchase

schedule 10 July 2026
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AFI Romania has completed the acquisition of six retail parks from Mas, the largest retail park transaction in Romania.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Addleshaw Goddard stays on in Q22

schedule 10 July 2026
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International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has decided to renew its lease in the Q22 skyscraper.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Bucharest dominates the office market

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

During the first half of 2026, companies leased a total of 80,790 sqm of office space in Bucharest, representing a 29 pct increase compared with the same period of 2025, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors, Alliance Member of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Cluj-Napoca also recorded stronger office leasing activity than in the first half of last year.

Infrastructure

Poland Mielec station to be rebuilt

schedule 09 July 2026
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Polish State Railways (PKP) has awarded a tender to build a new railway station in Mielec. The contract has already been signed and work will start this summer.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Ever Catering comes to Flanders Park

schedule 09 July 2026
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A new bistro has opened in Building A of Flanders Business Park. Ever Catering, part of Ever Grupa, is the operator.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Two new tenants in K2

schedule 09 July 2026
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Two new tenants have entered Vastint's K2 office building in Gdynia, taking up a combined 1,200 sqm.

Residential

Poland Building permits a scarce resource

schedule 09 July 2026
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The increasing length of time it takes to issue building permits is changing the rules of the game in the Warsaw residential land market.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Munich slows down

schedule 09 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Realogis recorded take-up of 115,700 sqm on Munich’s logistics and industrial property market in H1 2026. Of this total, warehouse space accounted for 99,500 sqm or 86 pct, office space for 13,900 sqm (12 pct) and mezzanine space for 2,300 sqm (2 pct).

Investment & finance

Germany Alstom leases 31,000 sqm

schedule 09 July 2026
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Garbe Industrial has leased 31,000 sqm in Salzgitter to rail vehicle manufacturer Alstom.

Investment & finance

Croatia InterCapital buys Avenue Mall

schedule 09 July 2026
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The InterCapital Real Estate Fund is to acquire Avenue Mall and the adjacent Avenue Center office building in Zagreb for EUR 100 mln.

Exclusive

POLAND A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE

schedule 09 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Munich-based investment management platform Kingstone Real Estate has been in the news in the last few days due to the headline-grabbing EUR 150 mln acquisition of the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk by Strabag. It has also partnered with other international players for their activities on the Polish market. And so, hot on the heels of the Olivia Star deal, we caught up with Philipp Schomberg, the co-founder and Poland CEO of Kingstone RE to find out more about the company and its plans.

Retail & leisure

Poland Home & you reopens in Bonarka

schedule 08 July 2026
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The Bonarka shopping centre in Kraków has expanded its home furnishings offerings with a refreshed home&you store.

Latest in Technology

schedule 17 June 2026

Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory

The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Development and Resilience Plan.

schedule 18 March 2026

Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A

Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its Studio A office development in Warsaw. StarNet Telecom, in collaboration with technology partner Vector, was responsible for the design and installation of the system.

schedule 09 December 2025

Rentujemy to revolutionise the market

Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the company can expand its operations in any city without hiring more staff.

schedule 12 September 2024

Velis has a new name

Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both refresh the company's image and unify its operations. Velis Real Estate Tech will remain the company's administrative name.

schedule 26 January 2024

Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO

The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experience platform HqO.

schedule 07 December 2023

Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum

The renovated Saski Crescent office building has proven to be fully prepared for challenges in terms of technological requirements. The building's full digital connectivity has been confirmed by the highest level of the WiredScore rating – Platinum.

schedule 31 August 2022

Bright Spaces and digital future for CA Immo Hungary

Bright Spaces has announced a partnership with CA Immo Hungary to digitally showcase five of the latter’s buildings.

schedule 26 August 2022

Sharry and Otis bring touchless access to Smíchoff

Sharry and Otis have partnered to provide a contact-free elevator access system that is operated via a mobile app for the Smíchoff office building in Prague.

schedule 17 June 2022

Hyperscale data centre launched in Warsaw

Vantage Data Centers has announced the opening of two hyperscale data campuses – in Warsaw and Berlin.

schedule 12 May 2022

Hi Tech bicycle storage comes to Norblin Factory

A bicycle storage stacking machine has been installed in the Norblin Factory centre in Warsaw, which can hold up to 96 bikes.

schedule 27 October 2021

Workthere comes to Poland

Savills has launched a Polish version of its Workthere online platform to help potential tenants find flexible workspace and optimise how they use their space.

schedule 17 August 2021

Eobuwie rolls out foot scanning app abroad

Online shoe store Eobuwie.pl has just rolled out its esize.me app in service in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary.

schedule 14 June 2021

Atrium work ten times quicker

Atrium Poland Real Estate Management is to work with Pergamin, a Polish startup that allows contracts to be signed with digital signatures. In this way, the leasing of 14 of Atrium’s centres will be up to ten times quicker.

schedule 31 May 2021

Cushman & Wakefield start droning on

Cushman & Wakefield has teamed up with FairFleet to offer drone surveillance services throughout the EMEA as well as across the Asia Pacific region and Canada.

schedule 01 April 2021

Esoleo embraces AI for solar farm

US company AI Clearing is to provide its fully automated construction progress tracking solution for Esoleo, which is building Poland’s largest solar farm on the site of a former brown coal mine in Brudzew in central Poland.

schedule 26 March 2021

Segro becomes part of Proptech Foundation

Segro has joined the Proptech Foundation.

schedule 29 December 2020

AI Clearing raises USD 2 mln in seed funding

AI Clearing, Inc. has raised USD 2 mln in seed funding to accelerate the development – at its R&D centre in Warsaw – of its artificial intelligence system for monitoring the progress of construction projects.

schedule 08 December 2020

Cushman teams up with Future2

Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has entered into a partnership with leading proptech advisor Future2.

schedule 03 December 2020

Bicycles come to Norblin

The Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw being developed by Capital Park Group through the renovation and conversion of a former metal plating plant is to have an automated bicycle storage centre created by MA-Sistemas, a Spanish company active in Switzerland, Singapore and Israel.

schedule 01 December 2020

New Work goes digital

Flex office operator has launched an app that allows its clients to make bookings, order additional services and also acts as a communication platform.

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