CTP opened its state-of-the-art office building I in Brno's Vlněna complex, which was created by revitalising a former brownfield site. The 60-metre-high building, designed by architectural Studio acht, boasts innovative technologies including a drone mail system.
The September ‘Eurobuild’ is now available in print and online - as always full of expert commentary and analysis, interesting topics and the latest news. Take a look!
Industrial Park Poland by Hillwood has gained access to the A2 motorway. Hillwood Poland has obtained an occupancy permit for the extended and upgraded access roads that connect the emerging industrial and logistics park to the motorway.
CL Property, a Polish developer specialising in multi-functional industrial and logistics space, has announced a transaction with DSV for the Citylink Łódź project. A new DSV logistics centre will be built on the 5.7-ha property located on ul. Zakładowa.
Warsaw has adopted a green standard to make urban construction more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The capital is the first city in Poland to implement such a solution.
According to JLL, the Polish investment market saw a significant increase in activity in H1 2024. Despite continuing challenges related to the cost of capital, a return of large transactions was recorded, suggesting a potential end to the slowdown phase.
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.
The AFI Home platform is making its debut in a third Polish city. The development on ul. Długa in Wrocław offers 232 furnished flats.
The Polish industrial and logistics market continues its strong growth momentum, reveals BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “At A Glance – Industrial and Logistics Market in Poland” for the Q2 of 2024.
The French Institute has decided to change its Warsaw headquarters in September 2026. It has chosen the historical building of the former Bellona Publishing House, currently undergoing modernization as part of The Bridge.
European Real Estate Fund has commenced its deployment programme with the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Poland. Three multi-tenanted properties will form the initial investment in a EUR 300 million joint venture with White Star Real Estate.
Panattoni is planning to extend its operations to all three Baltic states but is to concentrate particularly on Lithuania. As part of the new strategy the company intends to unify its cross border services, which will allow its clients to take advantage of BTS solutions both in Poland and the Baltic states.
Siemens Healthineers has expanded its cooperation regarding office space lease with Deka Immobilien, the owner of the International Business Center complex in Warsaw.
MDC2 and Fortress Real Estate Investments have finalised the lease of around 25,000 sqm within MDC2 Park Łódź South. The tenant, Oriflame Holding, owner of the Oriflame cosmetics brand, will start operations at the new location in Q1 2025.
Newgate Investment has acquired a completed retail park in Zgorzelec with over 5,400 sqm GLA. The seller was Smart Park Poland.
Beyond.pl, a data centre, cloud, and managed services provider and owner of data centres in Poland, is expanding its colocation project for AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing solutions launched in January this year. The company announced that it is working to increase the target capacity of its campus in Poznań by almost 2 times.
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 overhaul.
According to the 2024 Savills Nearshoring Index study, the Czech Republic is the second most attractive location for industrial occupiers looking to ‘nearshore’ supply chains. Portugal ranks first, Poland in third place, Sweden being fourth, and Japan rounding out the top five.
Preparations are underway for the expansion of the Port Praski project. A housing estate and an attractive public space are planned along the quays of the former Warsaw port. The project will be evaluated by local residents as part of a dialogue about the investment.
According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the net office take-up in Bucharest across Q2 exceeded the renewal and renegociation transactional volume for the first time during the last two years, with a positive impact on the average vacancy rate, given that no new office projects were delivered in H1.
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 programme across its European business park portfolio.
Real estate investor and fund manager Cromwell Property Group has secured a EUR 66 mln green loan for the 61,000 sqm Janki shopping centre on the southern outskirts of Warsaw.
Pad Res, a joint venture between Griffin Capital Partners and Kajima Europe, is to build two photovoltaic farms in Pomerania with a total capacity of 117 megawatts.
German asset manager KGAL Investment Management is to establish a joint venture to build four solar and wind parks with specialist Polish developer Lasuno for its KGAL ESPF 5 impact fund.
The newly constructed warehouse, which has expanded CTPark Prague West, has been certified as the most environmentally friendly industrial building in the Czech Republic according to ‘BREEAM New Construction’ standards, with a record score of 92.1 pct. The building is home to Rhenus Logistics, which uses it as a cross-dock for its pan-European network for collection services and warehousing.
Owned by the Capital Park Group, the Warsaw mixed use complex Norblin Factory has received the final BREEAM certificates for both its office and retail sections. A photovoltaic system has been installed in the complex, and the managers are continuing their efforts to steadily reduce the property’s carbon footprint.
Energy consumption reduced by almost 48 pct, almost 4 mln litres of water saved in a year and CO2 emissions reduced by more than 3,900 tonnes - these are the savings generated by the Warsaw P180 office building, developed by Skanska in Warsaw by the Wilanowska metro station. The investment has just received LEED Core & Shell certification at the Platinum level.
Docks Bruxsel in Brussels has received a CO2 neutrality certificate from CO2logic/South Pole. It is the first large shopping centre in Europe to receive this certification.
Panattoni has received an "Outstanding" rating under the BREEAM International New Construction system for Panattoni Park Szczecin III halls A and B. This is the first such high level of certification in the industrial real estate market in Poland for a newly built investment.
CA Immo has concluded 45 lease agreements with a total of nearly 29,000 sqm of office space in Warsaw in the past year, 20 pct of which in Q4 of 2022. The company has also introduced a green lease initiative in 2022, governing mutual commitment of landlord and tenant to optimize sustainable building operations. Since May 2022, 23 green lease agreements have already been concluded.
.Ktw II office building, developed by TDJ Estate, has been certified BREEAM at the Excellent level. The document is the final assessment of the investment's environmental impact. The building achieved a score of 80.6 pct.
Globalworth received 47 various ESG related certifications for its Romanian portfolio in 2022, among them LEED, BREEM, WELL Health & Safety and Access4you accreditations.
Panattoni is supporting the upcycling of the machinery used to generate green energy. In 15 of its locations environmentally friendly outdoor furniture made from former wind turbines can already be found, and in 2023 similar furniture is to appear in another 100 locations.
Futureal’s Etele Plaza in Budapest has received BREEAM 'Very Good' certification in the retail category.
Bilfinger Tebodin has completed work on a 27 MW wind farm in Kostomłoty in the South-West of Poland. The investment was carried out by Polenergia, Poland's largest private energy group.
Ghelamco has completed its first three photovoltaic farms as part of its programme to achieve energy neutrality, announced in May 2022. The installations, with a capacity of nearly 3 MW, were built in three locations in the Opole region.
C3, the Circular Construction & Technology Center project in Bremen is the Strabag’s first competence centre for sustainable circularity. It will be focused on resource reprocessing, it will be energy self-sufficient and climate neutral.
Czech developer CTP has obtained the first BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification – the highest possible level – of its Romanian portfolio for the Clubhaus multifunctional building, part of the CTPark Bucharest West industrial park.
The fifth floor of the Spark C building in Warsaw, which houses the head office of the Skanska’s commercial development business unit in the CEE region, has just been obtained a renewal of its Well Commercial Interior certificate. This is the first such recertification in Poland and the CEE region, and the second in Europe.
All 17 properties in the Polish portfolio of Romanian developer Globalworth have obtained Well Health-Safety Rating certification.
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 ...
Warsaw has adopted a green standard to make urban construction more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The capital is the first city in Po ...
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 ...
The September ‘Eurobuild’ is now available in print and online - as always full of expert commentary and analysis, interesting topics and the latest n ...
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 ...
According to data from Cushman & Wakefield, the Bucharest hotel market is experiencing the highest supply growth among the CEE capitals between 2024 a ...
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 ...
CL Property, a Polish developer specialising in multi-functional industrial and logistics space, has announced a transaction with DSV for the Citylink ...
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 ...
CTP opened its state-of-the-art office building I in Brno's Vlněna complex, which was created by revitalising a former brownfield site. The 60-metre-h ...
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 ...
The AFI Home platform is making its debut in a third Polish city. The development on ul. Długa in Wrocław offers 232 furnished flats.
Newgate Investment has acquired a completed retail park in Zgorzelec with over 5,400 sqm GLA. The seller was Smart Park Poland.
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 ...
Industrial Park Poland by Hillwood has gained access to the A2 motorway. Hillwood Poland has obtained an occupancy permit for the extended and upgrade ...
Will cheaper money in the eurozone stimulate the transaction market?
Will cheaper money in the eurozone stimulate the transaction market?
Walter Herz
Polish real estate market is witnessing the first major investment transactions. The second half of the year will show whether a potential further interest rate cut in the eurozone ...
Is the Polish commercial property market still attractive for German investors?
Is the Polish commercial property market still attractive for German investors?
Szymon Mojzesowicz, CEO Lege Advisors
Despite the difficult situation on the European market due to many unexpected events, Germany is still one of the largest foreign investors in Poland. In recent decades, German com ...
An open door to redefining the commercial real estate market in Poland
An open door to redefining the commercial real estate market in Poland
Walter Herz
The investment slowdown in the commercial real estate sector that we have been observing in Poland for over a year is primarily the result of the tightening of monetary policy arou ...