VGP and Deka Immobilien announced the signing of the third and final closing of their 50:50 joint venture, RED. This transaction includes a logistics building located in VGP Park Magdeburg, fully leased to Rhenus.
One United Properties has started work in Bucharest on the One Technology District – a built-to-suit semiconductor R&D centre for German company Infineon Technologies.
Swiss scientific journal publisher MDPI has leased 1,725 sqm of office space in building A of the Podium Park building in Kraków, which is owned and managed by Globalworth Poland.
Cushman & Wakefield has summarized the H1 of 2024 on the Polish office market. The demand shows signs of stabilization amid muted development activity which is likely to continue until the end of 2026.
The investment and asset manager KGAL has acquired the Platinum office building in Wiesbaden, developed by Frankfurt-based project developer OFB, with around 5,300 sqm of rental space for one of its institutional real estate funds.
PKO Bank Polski has renewed its lease of 6,000 sqm of office space in the Waterfront mixed-use complex in Gdynia, which is being developed by Vastint Poland.
Brno-based investment platform DRFG has acquired a 100 pct stake in Hungarian developer Trigranit from Revetas Capital.
Occupancy permits have been granted for two of the three buildings under construction in the Good Point V warehouse and production park in Łubna, 23 km southeast of central Warsaw.
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 Ronald McDonald House at a paediatric hospital in Poland.
B&B Hotels Polska has signed a 20-year lease for the facility at ul. Kosmatki in Warsaw. B&B Hotel Warsaw East will start receiving guests in September this year. The new four-star hotel will be the second facility of the B&B Hotels chain in Warsaw and the 15th in Poland.
A consortium of Balzola Polska, Lantania and EBS Bud has signed a contract for the construction of a building for the District Court for Łódź - Bałuty and Polesie and the District Court for Łódź Śródmieście. The value of the contract is approx. PLN 267,6 mln gross.
Trilux is preparing to open its new factory in Świdnik. The 23,000 sqm facility is being built by Panattoni for the lighting manufacturer. The investment will enable the Trilux Group not only to increase production, assembly capacity and improve logistics in this part of Europe, but also to develop new products and carry out administrative and IT activities.
The modern space provided by Puzzle Office, an operator of serviced offices at Norblin Factory, has been chosen as the headquarters for four tech companies – Rits Professional Services, Farada Group, Persooa, and Content Compass.
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 Hilton hotel in Warsaw. And the processes for registering as an Awards jury member and entering nominations are already underway. But they’re not going to be open forever!
According to Colliers "Luxury Retail Brands in CEE-6” report, key factors attracting luxury brands to Central and Eastern Europe include local wealth, the growing desire among customers for a Western standard of living, and the potential of cities to attract large numbers of tourists and visitors.
Roomies, an investor in private student housing, has announced the closing of a transaction with 6B47 Real Estate Investors AG. The company is acquiring two projects with building permits in Warsaw and Wroclaw.
According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, Romania recorded a 131 pct y-o-y growth of the real estate transaction volume during H1 2024, reaching a level of EUR 418 mln, corresponding to the highest growth rate in the CEE. This significant evolution places Romania third in the region, following Poland and Czechia, surpassing Hungary and Slovakia.
Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment arm of Invesco Ltd with USD 90 bln in assets under management, has announced the full occupancy of Woodworks in Munich ahead of completion.
Harden Construction has completed the construction of City Logistics Poznań III. The building in Poland has already been handed over to Raben Logistics Polska for use. The warehouse is located in Poznań, at ul. Obodrzycka, near the A2 motorway.
Mitiska REIM has announced on behalf of the Merep 3 fund a joint venture partnership with Park Lane Developments to develop retail parks in Bulgaria.
B&B Hotels Polska has signed a 20-year lease for the facility at ul. Kosmatki in Warsaw. B&B Hotel Warsaw East will start receiving guests in September this year. The new four-star hotel will be the second facility of the B&B Hotels chain in Warsaw and the 15th in Poland.
Hotel Opatija, Curio Collection by Hilton celebrates its opening. The 54-room facility debuts as the first in Croatia and the brand’s 40th trading country.
Cloud IX, Budapest’s latest panoramic skybar, has been opened in the ibis & Tribe Budapest Stadium Hotel in the WING Liberty building. Opened last December in Budapest’s District IX, the hotel complex boasts a total of 332 rooms and a wide range of services.
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Novum Hospitality announced a long-term agreement that will double IHG’s presence in Germany to more than 200 hotels in almost 100 cities through Holiday Inn – the niu brand collaboration and European debuts for IHG’s Garner and Candlewood Suites.
CPI Property Group has sold a 50 pct stake in a subsidiary that owns eight hotel properties in the Czech Republic to Bratislava-based Best Hotel Properties (BHP), with whom it has also signed a JV agreement for the continued management of the hotels.
Radisson RED Belgrade has opened its doors as a new upscale lifestyle hotel, marking the debut of the Radisson RED brand in Southeast Europe.
The hotel market in Bucharest has experienced a moderate annual average growth in new offerings, at 0.9 pct between 2019 and 2023. This modest trend was primarily influenced by the cancellation of Urban Zoning Plans. Between 2024 and 2025, an estimated average annual growth rate of 4.1 pct in the number of rooms is expected, according to data from the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield.
According to Cushman & Wakefield analysis, after a period when the Prague hotel market was lagging behind other European cities in terms of recovery from the impacts of the covid pandemics, all of its performance indicators increased significantly in 2023. The Prague hotel market proves its resilience and attractivity.
IHG Hotels & Resorts announced its first Holiday Inn & Suites property in Europe with the signing of Holiday Inn & Suites Budapest Centrale – part of its Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts brand.
Marriott International and the Dobry Hotel Group have signed an agreement to create The Luxury Collection brand's first hotel in Krakow in the historic Lubomirski Palace building.
A new hotel is being built in Kraków. It will be the seventh facility of the AccorInvest/Orbis group in the capital of Malopolska under the Accor brand in the lifestyle segment. The hotel is scheduled to open in Q2 2025.
Marriott Bonvoy's Autograph Collection Hotels brand is making its debut in Hungary with the opening of its first hotel in Budapest. The Dorothea Hotel is housed in three historic buildings and is named after Archduchess Dorothea, who contributed to the city's development in the 19th century.
One United Properties has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ennismore for opening Mondrian Bucharest, a highly exclusive lifestyle hotel in downtown Bucharest.
Canopy by Hilton Warsaw, the first lifestyle hotel of the Hilton chain in Poland, is to open in 2025 in the centre of the city.
Local developer Wing in cooperation with Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport has begun the construction of the Tribe hotel at the airport.
Hampton by Hilton Budapest City Centre, the country's first hotel under the Hampton by Hilton brand, has opened in Budapest.
AC Hotels by Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 31 brands, has announced its brand debut in Croatia with the opening of AC Hotel by Marriott Split. The new hotel is housed on the high floors of the 135-metre-high Westgate Tower with spectacular views of the Adriatic Sea and Split’s unique cityscape.
In Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Hotel Operator Beat survey, Budapest was placed as the most attractive market in CEE, reaching 4.3 points on a 1–5 scale where 5 means very high interest. Prague is a little step down with 4.2 points, and Warsaw, Kraków and Bucharest complete the top 5 markets targeted by hotel operators.
The opening has taken place of the Ibis Styles Warsaw Airport hotel, which is situated about 3.5 km from Fryderyk Chopin Airport in Warsaw.
Marriott International has signed an agreement with Valdarke to open an Autograph Collection resort on the isle of Cres in Croatia. The hotel will be the international brand's first on the island.
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
In Berlin Hyp’s most recent Trendbarometer, more than 200 real estate professionals expressed their opinions on opportunities and risks in the real e ...
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 ...
A unique place is being created on ul. Dąbrowskiego in Warsaw. Przystań (The Haven), the headquarters of the Portus Vitae Foundation, has not yet welc ...
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 ...
Since August 1st, some important changes have taken place in Eurobuild's editorial team. Nathan North and Anna Korólczyk Lewandowska have expanded the ...
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 ...
B&B Hotels Polska has signed a 20-year lease for the facility at ul. Kosmatki in Warsaw. B&B Hotel Warsaw East will start receiving guests in Septembe ...
Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held th ...
The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport. The programme will include ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
VGP and Deka Immobilien announced the signing of the third and final closing of their 50:50 joint venture, RED. This transaction includes a logistics ...
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 ...
One United Properties has started work in Bucharest on the One Technology District – a built-to-suit semiconductor R&D centre for German company Infin ...
Karimpol Polska is expanding its cooperation with CBRE. Starting in June 2024, the consultancy will be acting as the exclusive letting agent of Skylin ...
A consortium of Balzola Polska, Lantania and EBS Bud has signed a contract for the construction of a building for the District Court for Łódź - Bałuty ...
Resi4Rent, Poland's largest PRS operator, has launched 290 rental apartments onto the Wrocław market this year.
According to Colliers "Luxury Retail Brands in CEE-6” report, key factors attracting luxury brands to Central and Eastern Europe include local wealth, ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
Occupancy permits have been granted for two of the three buildings under construction in the Good Point V warehouse and production park in Łubna, 23 k ...
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 ...