Varso 46 is soon to open on the 46th floor of Varso Tower, providing event space with a view of the Warsaw panorama of Warsaw, including the neighbouring Palace of Culture and Science.
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure expansion often requires the development of greenfields, with adverse impacts on both local ecosystems and communities. A sustainable alternative is to revitalise brownfield urban sites, as exemplified by City Point Targówek, a project led by Peakside Capital Advisors.
Panattoni has sold the 39,000 sqm City Logistics Warsaw IV logistics park to an undisclosed international real estate investor for EUR 53.5 mln.
Accor has sold the Mercure Posejdon Gdańsk and an Ibis hotel in Kraków for an undisclosed sum but that could amount to over PLN 500 mln. But properties are to be repurposed.
MLP Group has successfully closed its debut senior green notes offering, worth EUR 300 mln (approx. PLN 1.3 bln). Investor demand far exceeded expectations, resulting in the offering being multiple times oversubscribed.
According to data from the National Bank of Romania analyzed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the real estate and construction sector became the second largest recipient of foreign capital in Romania, after industry. The sector attracted approx. EUR 2.2 bln of foreign direct investments in 2023, as the share of this economic activity in the overall FDI stock stood at 17.5 pct at the end of 2023.
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PHN has extended its lease agreement for over 10,500 sqm with State Street Bank, the key tenant of the Titanium tower in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk.
Accolade has secured EUR 29.5 mln net financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the development of Park Szczecin VI industrial park, located in the Dunikowo Special Economic Zone. The facility will have an area of over 54,000 sqm.
Deloitte has leased over 900 sqm in the modern Hi Piotrkowska office complex in Łódź, a facility managed by Master Management Group.
Panattoni has again partnered with law firm HFW and Pledge and Analytiqa to publish the 3rd edition of the 2024 European Logistics Sustainability Report. The results show significant progress in efforts to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.
Polkomtel, a telecommunications company that is part of the Polsat Plus Group, will move into the Sterlinga Business Center office building, managed by GTC, in Łódź in December. The company will occupy an area of over 3,000 sqm.
Antykwariat i Księgarnia Tezeusz, a company operating in Poland's second-hand book market, has leased 470 sqm in Galileo, an office building within GTC’s Korona complex in Kraków.
Profbud will develop the City of Polish Olympic Champions. Robert Lewandowski is a shareholder, as well as a content partner of the investment, which will be built on the outskirts of Warsaw, in the Lesznowola municipality.
The Kruk Company, operating in the debt management market, has leased 6,000 sqm of space in the B10 office-hotel complex in Wrocław, which is owned by Vastint Poland.
Develia has signed a letter of intent with Innova Capital and Solida Capital to develop student housing through an investment fund.
SIG, a supplier of construction products, has renewed its lease for 4,400 sqm of warehouse and office space in Prologis Park Wrocław.
CTP has obtained an occupancy permit for buildings WARS02 and WARS05, with a total area of 110,000 sqm. The facilities are part of the CTPark Warsaw West complex. The space will be occupied by Raben Group. The location in Wiskitki, near Warsaw, will be its 36th branch in the country.
Polish parcel dispatch company InPost has leased 11,000 sqm at MDC2 Park Kraków South. The BTS project is to be built on a site prepared exclusively for the tenant.
The Galardia shopping centre in Starachowice has been acquired by Future Estate from London-based Stage Capital. It was opened in October 2014 and comprises 18,000 sqm gla.
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 regions of the world.
Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries has entered the Ukrainian market.
POLAND Wildberries, the Russian online retailer that debuted on the Polish market in January, has revealed some of its initial Polish sales figures.
SLOVAKIA Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, has entered the Slovakian market. The company has also anounced that it is considering investing EUR 200 mln in the development of a distribution centre in the country.
POLAND Cushman & Wakefield is cautious about predicting how the coronavirus pandemic will change online shopping habits but notes that many Polish companies are expecting a massive increase in their online orders.
WORLD Online second had clothes store Thredup store has created a Fashion Footprint Calculator to calculate the carbon footprint of your purchasing habits.
POLAND DHL Parcel will this year have opened 1,000 new locations for despatching and collecting courier parcels.
POLAND According to the recent ‘Supply Chain for E-commerce. How to Meet the Challenges’ report published by DHL Supply Chain, most logistics companies in the contract logistics sector have yet to implement a strategy for the online retail segment.
WORLD Majority of companies have failed to fully implement an e-commerce strategy despite recognizing its importance, according to DHL’s global survey of nearly 900 decision-makers responsible for logistics or supply chain management and e-commerce.
POLAND Drugstore chain Hebe has officially launched its online store. Orders across Poland are delivered by courier. In Warsaw, parcels can also be picked up free of charge also in a chosen Hebe store.
EUROPE The European Commission has announced that, as a result of negotiations with Airbnb, the platform has improved and fully clarified the accommodation and pricing offered to consumers on its site so that its standards meet EU consumer law.
EUROPE The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon's use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules.
POLAND Lidl is to launch an online store for Poland – lidl-sklep.pl.
POLAND The Polish Chamber of Digital Commerce (e-Izba) has set up the Retailers Group e-Chamber to support companies who operate in e-commerce and omnichannel sales or are planning to start a business in this sector.
POLAND Around 24 pct of Polish online retailers are currently considering foreign expansion claims the ‘The Challenges of E-commerce’ report prepared by the Kronenberg Foundation at Citi Handlowy.
POLAND A Wrocław start-up has created a chatbot to sell and recommend goods to shoppers.
POLAND According to BIG InfoMonitor data, the debts of e-commerce traders came to PLN 126 mln at the end of June this year, up 19 pct on the end of 2017.
WORLD The Zara store chain is to complete and send out online orders directly from its brick and mortar stores. The Spanish-based Inditex group, which owns the Zara brand, believes it can make online orders easier for shoppers by processing individual orders in their stores. Whenever a product is unavailable online, but can be found in stock at a local store, it can be ordered immediately with home delivery.
WORLD Marks & Spencer has partnered with True, which operates in the new-tech segment, to focuses on innovation and digital transformation.
POLAND According to this year’s ‘E-commerce in Poland. Gemius for e-Commerce Poland’ report by Gemius, 44 pct of Polish internet users have yet to make any purchases on the internet.
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 ...
Panattoni has again partnered with law firm HFW and Pledge and Analytiqa to publish the 3rd edition of the 2024 European Logistics Sustainability Repo ...
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 ...
Here it is at last! The latest issue of Eurobuild is out fresh from the printers, and in it, as always, there's plenty of market news, expert opinions ...
We are launching a series of short recordings from Expo Real 2024! Featuring forecasts, assessments, comments. Take the time to listen!
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 ...
The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025. 17 more hotels are to open by the end o ...
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 ...
Ghelamco has renewed its partnership with Polish railway operator PKP SA and its real estate division Xcity Investment related to the redevelopment of ...
Viterra has moved into its new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime, part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk. The Design Anatomy studio is ...
Panattoni has sold the 39,000 sqm City Logistics Warsaw IV logistics park to an undisclosed international real estate investor for EUR 53.5 mln.
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 ...
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Varso 46 is soon to open on the 46th floor of Varso Tower, providing event space with a view of the Warsaw panorama of Warsaw, including the neighbour ...
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 ...
Profbud will develop the City of Polish Olympic Champions. Robert Lewandowski is a shareholder, as well as a content partner of the investment, which ...
German department store chain Woolworth has signed a lease agreement for almost 1,000 sqm in the Galeria Słoneczna shopping centre in Radom.
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 ...
SIG, a supplier of construction products, has renewed its lease for 4,400 sqm of warehouse and office space in Prologis Park Wrocław.
Expo 2024 brings reasons for optimism
Expo 2024 brings reasons for optimism
Walter Herz
The ongoing Expo Real 2024 in Munich is characterized by moderately optimistic sentiments. Participants hope that 2025 will bring results comparable to the best years in the invest ...
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 ...