A personal chat with Robert Dobrzycki

Eurobuild Awards
POLAND Today the nominee for the Personality of the Year award that we are presenting is Robert Dobrzycki, the CEO of Panattoni Europe, who explains to us why he admires Jeff Bezos of Amazon and the Wright brothers. The final vote is to be held on December 5th at the Eurobuild Awards Gala.
Who do you most admire in the real estate business? Carl Panattoni. He hired me 13 years ago and even now is actively working in the company. I admire his wide knowledge of the market and his business professionalism. This is a man of great integrity, who having achieved so much in the real estate sector, is amazingly humble and friendly towards every single person. How did you first get into real estate? I joined Menard Doswell, an industrial real estate development and management company,
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Poland Restaurants open in AFI Office House

schedule 27 May 2026
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The Towarowa22 super-quarter is taking shape, and its first office building, AFI Office House, is already attracting users with two new dining concepts as well as a fitness studio already open on the ground floor.

Retail & leisure

Poland Empik to enter Plac Wiślany

schedule 27 May 2026
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Empik is joining the tenants of Plac Wiślany in Warsaw with a store of around 230 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland Karolinka set to grow

schedule 27 May 2026
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The Karolinka Shopping Center will soon undergo major changes. The centre's owner and manager, NEPI Rockcastle has obtained a building permit to extend the centre.

Investment & finance

WORLD Institutional capital returns

schedule 27 May 2026

This year's edition of Knight Frank’s ‘The Wealth Report’ indicates a clear turning point for the global commercial real estate market. In 2026, as much as USD 144 bln in institutional capital is expected to be invested in the global market.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland ID Logistics takes 20,000 sqm in Bielany Wrocławskie

schedule 27 May 2026
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LeadCrest has leased around 20,000 sqm of warehouse space in the Bielany Logistics centre to ID Logistics, which is to use the space for an FMCG sector client. Operations are to begin in May 2026.

Investment & finance

Romania Mas sells to AFI

schedule 27 May 2026
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MAS Property Holding has agreed to sell a portfolio of six retail parks totalling over 125,000 sqm gla through the sale of eight SPVs to AFI Europe, majority-owned by BIG Shopping Centers.

Investment & finance

Poland Resi4Rent sells to Vantage

schedule 27 May 2026
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Resi4Rent platform has finalised the sale of 18 completed residential projects to Vantage Development, a TAG Immobilien Group company. This marks the largest transaction to date in the Polish PRS sector.

Investment & finance

Romania EUR 100 mln for Sun Plaza

schedule 27 May 2026
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CPI Europe has closed a EUR 100 mln financing deal for Sun Plaza, one of Bucharest’s leading shopping centres. The lenders are OTP Bank and ING Bank Romania, with each bank making equal commitments.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND CPK chooses Brama Miasta

schedule 26 May 2026
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The Central Communication Port company, responsible for implementing one of the largest infrastructure projects in Poland, has chosen the Brama Miasta complex in Łódź as its second headquarters.

Events

Europe SIMA grows internationally

schedule 26 May 2026
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SIMA, The Global Hub of Living, has closed its 27th conference and expo edition with record attendance figures, reinforcing its position as one of the leading global meeting points for the residential sector.

Retail & leisure

POLAND Millions for Comfy Park Bydgoszcz

schedule 26 May 2026
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Newgate Investment has secured a EUR 15 mln construction loan from BNP Paribas Bank for the final phase of Comfy Park Bydgoszcz. The retail park is scheduled to open on May 27th of this year.

Retail & leisure

POLAND Happy tenants at Homepark Targówek

schedule 26 May 2026
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At the end of March, Homepark Targówek in Warsaw remained 100 pct leased, as many brands decided to continue their operations in the shopping centre.

Retail & leisure

POLAND OTO Park opens in Sandomierz

schedule 26 May 2026
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The latest OTO Park retail park, a brand owned by the Falcon Investment Management fund, has been officially opened on ul. Kwiatkowskiego in Sandomierz in southeast Poland.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND Panattoni completes Białystok hat-trick

schedule 26 May 2026
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Panattoni has completed its latest project in the Podlaskie Voivodeship: the 32,000 sqm Panattoni Park Białystok III in Choroszcz, in northeastern Poland. Six tenants have already been secured, including companies from the courier, logistics, construction, environmental protection and retail sectors (consumer electronics and cosmetics).

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND Klima-Therm opens Gdańsk hub

schedule 26 May 2026
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Air conditioning producer Klima-Therm has opened a new 21,400 sqm logistics and warehousing facility in Gdańsk.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND 7R completes Toppoint plant

schedule 26 May 2026
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7R has completed a 35,000 sqm manufacturing and warehouse facility for promotional product supplier Toppoint in Brzezie near Sulechów (Zielona Góra County) in western Poland.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Workers return

schedule 25 May 2026
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Hybrid work remains a standard professional practice. Eight out of 10 companies offer at least partial flexibility in choosing a work location, according to 'The Hybrid Puzzle: Data, People, Space' report published by CBRE.

Residential

Poland Work begins on Fountain Alley Residence

schedule 25 May 2026
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Construction work has begun on the Capital Park Group's Fountain Alley Residence in Szczecin. A late 19th-century building near Grunwaldzki Square is to be renovated.

Retail & leisure

Poland Calvin Klein now bigger in Designer Outlet Gdańsk

schedule 25 May 2026
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The Calvin Klein store in the Designer Outlet Gdańsk has been expanded by almost 100 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Tatuum expands

schedule 25 May 2026
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Polish fashion brand Tatuum has leased around 18,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Łódź in the Marq Logistics Łódź III park in the eastern part of the city. Axi Immo represented the tenant throughout the negotiations.

Latest in Eurobuild Awards

schedule 05 December 2025

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The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was presented with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his massive contribution to the development of the Polish residential sector.

schedule 27 November 2024

The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!

Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's winners. Congratulations to all on their well-deserved awards! 

schedule 08 August 2024

Call for nominations and jury members!

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!

schedule 04 January 2024

Let's live this again!

Eurobuild Awards 2023 is behind us, but if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the special "Eurobuild" supplement prepared for the Gala evening, you can conveniently view it online today and... beautiful memories will come back!

schedule 23 November 2023

Philosophy in action

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schedule 10 November 2023

Follow the Eurobuild Awards – live!

What’s that? You can't attend the Eurobuild Awards 2023 Gala, but you can use WhatsApp? Then follow the results as they are announced live on our channel! This year’s finale of the region’s most prestigious real estate awards is now just one week away!

schedule 16 October 2023

The long list is ready!

The list of nominees for the Eurobuild Awards 2023 can now be revealed! Also, the jury that will choose the finalists has already been put together – this year it comprises 184 top market experts.

schedule 27 September 2023

Final three days for Eurobuild Awards nominations!

Saturday, September 30th is the deadline for nominating projects and companies for the Eurobuild Awards 2023! The registration of candidates for the jury also falls on this day.

schedule 28 September 2022

The Glorious Twelfth!

For the 12th time it all went with a bang! The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2022 have been announced to almost 900 guests of the Awards Gala, who were gathered last night in Warsaw’s biggest hotel ballroom at the Doubletree by Hilton.

schedule 23 September 2022

The Eurobuild Gala is almost upon us!

The Eurobuild Awards 2022 Gala is almost upon us! Almost 900 people will be present at the largest celebration of the year of the real estate market. They will all be crossng the threshold of the Double Tree by Hilton hotel ballroom on Tuesday, September 27th.

schedule 13 September 2022

Well, there are some surprises!

The voting of the Eurobuild Awards 2022 jurors has ended and ... we know almost everything! The company supervising the process, KPMG, has provided us with the preliminary results, which - due to minimal differences in some categories - will be recalculated and officially confirmed in a few days.

schedule 06 September 2022

The 200 judges begin their deliberations

Today, the jury of the Eurobuild Awards 2022 has started voting! Until next Friday, nearly 200 registered jurors will pass judgement on the nominees in 25 categories! Good luck to all of them!

schedule 02 September 2022

Tenants know best

The survey of tenants of properties for the Eurobuild Awards is coming to an end. On our behalf, Kantar has surveyed 410 companies occupying 50 commercial properties throughout Poland in the largest survey of its type in the CEE region.

schedule 04 August 2022

Shh, the jury is in session!

On August 1st this year, the nominations for the Eurobuild Awards 2022 were announced. Due to the recent pandemic, this year’s competition recognises achievements over a longer period than the usual twelve months. This time, companies, projects and individuals are to be judged for their achievements over the last 20 months.

schedule 02 August 2022

The awards nominations are in the can!

The nomination process for Eurobuild Awards 2022 has now been completed! Almost 250 individuals, companies and projects have been nominated in 25 categories, while around 200 names experts and market players have been passed to sit on the jury. In both cases, we have the best of the best!

schedule 30 September 2021

The winners of the 11th Eurobuild Awards!

It really was 'a hard day’s night'! We’ve had to wait for this moment much longer than usual, but it has definitely been worth it. It is now possible for us to announce the full list of winners for the Eurobuild Awards 2020. Our 229 jurors and about 600 guests of the Gala have decided and chosen the best!

schedule 29 September 2021

The 11th Eurobuild Gala Dinner and Awards 2020

Tomorrow evening we will all meet up in the largest hotel ballroom in Warsaw to celebrate the Eurobuild Awards – the most important real estate event of the year! We have prepared a short guide for participants and those who want to tune into this event online.

schedule 16 September 2021

Tricks and tips in the run-up to the Gala

After a long and unexpected break, we are finally going to be able to meet up at a live event – and it's not just going to be any event, but the Eurobuild Awards Gala!

schedule 08 September 2021

… and another important reason for attending the Awards Gala are the live and silent auctions

Thanks to our guests, between 2016 and 2019 we managed to raise almost PLN 400,000 for the Iskierka Foundation to help many sick children. So why can’t we help them even more?

schedule 19 May 2021

The Eurobuild Awards – third time lucky

As pandemic and its related restrictions have unfortunately twice forced us to postpone the event, a third date has now been set for the annual Eurobuild Awards 2020. With the gradual lifting of the restrictions and the acceleration of the vaccination programme, we have every confidence that this will be the final time we have to reschedule the ceremony, and so the winners can finally be announced at this most important event for the CEE real estate market.

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