Bamboo houses win RICS competition

Corporate social responsibility
WORLD Earl Patrick Forlales from the Philippines has won the ‘Cities for our Future’ competition held by RICS with an idea to help replace Manila’s slum housing.
CUBO – a project to build low-cost and environmentally friendly housing units – will now receive the GBP 50,000 prize (app. PLN 240,000) money to start work next year. Manila is one of the fastest growing cities in East Asia, with a population of 12 mln. An additional 2.5 mln ware expected to move into the city over the next three years to work on the government’s infrastructure programme, but already around 4 mln people live in abject slums. Earl has designed a new type of m
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Investment & finance

Poland Office sale in Szczecin

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

Blackstone has sold the Szczecin office building Piastów Office Center. The buyer is a joint venture of Bud Holdings and Investika Real Estate Fund.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Cornerstone stays in High5ive

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

Cornerstone OnDemand has decided to remain in Cracow’s High5ive complex. The company has extended the lease for over 1,500 sqm of space.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Pegasystems stays at B4B for longer

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

Pegasystems has extended its lease agreement at the Bonarka for Business office complex. The software development company leases a total of almost 4,000 sqm of office space in Building C and has been present in the complex since 2011.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Developers exercise caution in new investments 

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

According to the Axi Immo report ‘Office Market in Regional Cities’, which summarises the situation in the eight largest regional office markets in Poland, despite challenges in gross demand, stabilisation is still being observed. Decisions to start new investments are being made with great caution, and office building owners are focusing on improving the standard of the properties.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Clyde & Co chooses The Form

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

In May, the new headquarters of the global law firm Clyde & Co will open in The Form office building. The company's Warsaw office will occupy 1,100 sqm.

Investment & finance

Slovakia CPI Europe sells property portfolio in Bratislava

schedule 18 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

CPI Europe Group has agreed to sell an office and retail complex in the Slovak capital to Wood & Company, thus taking another step in its strategic portfolio optimisation.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Hillwood grows in Tri-City

schedule 17 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

Hillwood has expanded its Polish portfolio with a logistics park spanning nearly 43,000 sqm in the eastern part of Gdańsk.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Low completions, rising vacancy

schedule 17 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

According to the quarterly survey conducted by Colliers, the Q4 of 2024 did not bring any significant change to the Czech industrial and logistics real estate market.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic CTP sparks development for Hitachi

schedule 17 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

CTP has launched a development project for Hitachi Energy at CTPark Brno. Phase I of the high-voltage products factory will involve the construction of a 50,000 sqm facility.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Delta expands in Silesia

schedule 14 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

Delta Trans Group has decided to expand its leased space at the Hillwood Ruda Śląska complex by an approx. 9,300 sqm. The logistics operator will now use a total of 27,000 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Coworking with a view

schedule 14 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

AND2, the tallest building in Poznań, is gaining a new tenant. BeIN Offices will offer coworking space located on two storeys, with a view of the city skyline.

Retail & leisure

Poland At the height of luxury

schedule 13 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland, Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024, expanding at its fastest pace since 2015.

Office & mixed-use development

Hungary ARM chooses Millennium

schedule 13 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

ARM Processors has chosen Millennium Gardens as its new office in Budapest. The company will occupy over 3,400 sqm of premium office space in the complex.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Office market grows in Cluj-Napoca

schedule 13 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

In 2024, nationwide, companies leased modern office space outside Bucharest with a total area of 63,024 sqm, including both new office space leases and contract renegotiations, according to an analysis conducted by Fortim Trusted Advisors.

Residential

Poland New PRS investment in Warsaw

schedule 12 February 2025
Opr./edited by JC

Matexi Polska has announced a new investment in Warsaw's PRS, aimed at meeting growing investor demand for bulk apartment purchases. The project will be located on Aleje Jerozolimskie.

Retail & leisure

Czech Republic Largest growth in the last 15 years 

schedule 12 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

In 2024, nearly 80,000 sqm of new, modernized, or expanded retail parks were completed in the Czech Republic, now totaling 1.3 mln sqm of retail space – almost a third of the total retail space capacity on the market. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland HD Cosmetics with a new headquarters in MLP Zgorzelec

schedule 12 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

Distributor of clothing, cosmetics, and hygiene products has joined the tenants of the modern MLP Zgorzelec logistics centre. HD Cosmetics will occupy approx. 1,400 sqm of space.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic A record 1.5 mln sqm of space under construction

schedule 12 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

According to the Savills European Industrial and Logistics Occupier Markets report, the industrial real estate market is expected to experience a breakthrough year, potentially leading to a significant market recovery. 

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Stable demand and investment recovery

schedule 11 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation in Poland’s largest office markets at the end of 2024. Leasing activity in both Warsaw and regional cities remained at 2023’s levels, while development activity continued to stagnate. By contrast, the capital market experienced a rebound, with the office investment volume rising to EUR 1.64 bln and Warsaw recording a more than threefold increase.

Investment & finance

Ukraine Arcona  acquires a development site in Ukraine 

schedule 10 February 2025
Opr./edited by ANZ

Arcona Property Fund has completed the acquisition of a development site in the central Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The seller is AIM London-listed Secure Property Investment and Development PLC (SPDI). This is thought to be the first real estate acquisition by a Western private fund in Ukraine since the Russian invasion of 2022.

Latest in Corporate social responsibility

schedule 22 March 2024

Not only for horses

Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.

schedule 11 May 2023

Panattoni sticks to the fairway

Panattoni has extended its sponsorship agreement with Poland’s premier golfer, Adrian Meronk. In the first year of Panattoni’s sponsorship, Meronk achieved his highest-ever ranking and also took part in the world’s most prestigious tournament – The US Masters in Georgia. He now has a good chance of representing Europe during the prestigious Ryder Cup.

schedule 08 March 2022

Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus

In response to the gravity of Russia’s aggression, Colliers has discontinued its business in Russia and Belarus, effective immediately, after more than 28 years of operations.

schedule 01 March 2022

Retailers boycott Russian goods

Numerous retail chains in Poland have announced that they will no longer be stocking Russian or Belarussian goods in protest of the war in Ukraine.

schedule 28 February 2022

Arche Hotels help refugees

Polish hotel chain Arche Group is to provide accommodation to Ukrainians fleeing the war and has announced that hotels owned by the company are ready to accept 5,000 people.

schedule 25 February 2022

Brokers for Ukraine

Real estate agency Białe Lwy has initiated a campaign "Brokers for Ukraine". Employees of the agency will help Ukrainians who are fleeing the war find cheaper accommodation. The action has expanded to the whole country and has already gone beyond assistance with housing.

schedule 08 April 2021

JLL to advise Robyg on ESG strategy

Robyg Group has turned to JLL to advise it on drawing up a comprehensive environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategy.

schedule 14 December 2020

Panattoni employees clock up EUR 64,600 for UNICEF

Panattoni’s employees across Europe have raised EUR 64,600 for UNICEF by doing home and outdoor exercise.

schedule 06 March 2020

Charity triathlon in Alchemia

POLAND The sixth Torus Triathlon In Da House (TTIDH) took place in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk at the end of February.

schedule 07 November 2019

Developers providing kids with some Christmas cheer

POLAND A number of real estate development companies are to support children who live in children’s homes in Poznań and the wider Wielkopolska region in this year’s Deweloperzy Dzieciom [Developers for Children] campaign.

schedule 14 January 2019

Ronald McDonald Foundation to house the parents of the sick

POLAND The Ronald McDonald foundation is to build the Ronald McDonald’s House on the grounds of the Medical University of Warsaw, where parents of seriously ill children will be able to lodge without charge.

schedule 30 November 2018

Bamboo houses win RICS competition

WORLD Earl Patrick Forlales from the Philippines has won the ‘Cities for our Future’ competition held by RICS with an idea to help replace Manila’s slum housing.

schedule 29 August 2018

Volley of good will

CZECH REPUBLIC The Prague branch of JLL has held its fourth annual beach volleyball charity tournament, this time raising a record CZK 657,000.

schedule 29 August 2018

Socially responsible Timberland

THE WORLD Timberland implements the Path of Service – a strategy of corporate social responsibility. The company has set specific goals to achieve by 2020.

schedule 14 August 2018

Children of the Sun

POLAND A record number of 56 teams took part in the Ninth Charity Real Estate Beach Volleyball Tournament organised by JLL on August 2nd 2018, which was held as always on the beach of the Vistula river next to La Playa Music Bar. Another broken record was how much the event raised for charity. On this sweltering August day, Dekada and BOIG had fielded a joint team, which was to go on to win in great style.

schedule 20 July 2018

Children rise to the top

POLAND On Children's Day, Eurobuild CEE organised a tour of Warsaw’s skyscrapers for children from the Iskierka Foundation.

schedule 20 April 2018

Kids to tweet from operating table

POLAND Every patient and guest of the Children's Memorial Health Institute now has free internet access. More than 700 people joined the WiFi network on the day of its launch.

schedule 23 March 2018

LPP cares for workers in Bengali

BENGAL/POLAND LPP has decided to sign the Transition Accord under the Accord initiative. Its main goal will be to prepare the Bengali government to supervise and inspect factories and to ensure that measures taken to permanently improve working conditions are implemented.

schedule 20 December 2017

Rehab for amputees in Kraków

POLAND The first rehabilitation centre in Poland offering comprehensive physical therapy and psychological support to amputees is to open in Kraków in the spring.

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