Office & mixed-use development
Infrastructure specialists AECOM Polska has leased more than 1,000 sqm in the Ambassador office building in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
NEPI Rockcastle and AFI Europe have entered into a new memorandum of understanding as a result of arbitration proceedings following AFI’s suspension of its takeover of NEPI Rockcastles’s Romanian office portfolio.
Office & mixed-use development
The Wave office building, which has just been completed by Skanska in Gdańsk’s Oliwa district, has been approved for use.
Warehouse & industrial
The CEE-6’s share of EU manufacturing output has more than doubled since 2004, when the first group of these countries joined the European Union, according to research by Colliers International.
Office & mixed-use development
Around 50 pct of the 704,000 sqm of office space currently under construction in Warsaw has been pre-leased, according to real estate advisory Cresa.
Office & mixed-use development
The total modern office stock in the 14 CEE capital cities at the end of Q1 2020 amounted to almost 26.4 mln sqm, according to Colliers International’s ExCEEding Borders Office Snapshot survey of the region’s main office markets.
Office & mixed-use development
Globalworth has signed contracts for more than 25,000 sqm of office space in Bucharest in the last three months, despite the pandemic and social distancing measures.
Retail & leisure
The Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) has published its latest average weekly footfall figures for centres across Poland.
Retail & leisure
Polish discount store chain Pepco is entering the Serbian market, where it plans to open in 30 locations in its first year of operations.
Construction
The European construction industry expected to recover in second half of 2020, according to data and analytics specialists GlobalData.
Property and Facility Management
Rondo Business Park in Kraków is to be managed by Globalworth’s in-house team from July.
Events
Summer at Eurobuild has never been so hot! We have a new editor, a new website, and soon we’ll be moving to our new headquarters. And, with the announcement of their rescheduled dates, a lot of heat and excitement are being generated for our sports tournaments!
Investment & finance
Average prime industrial and prime shopping centre yields across mainland Europe have converged for the first time in recorded history, as demand for logistics soars due to the e-commerce boom, according to research by Savills.
Events
Great news for those who were disappointed by the cancellation of Eurobuild’s annual golf tournament – it’s now back on! And it will be taking place very soon, on September 11th in Rajszew just outside Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
The Czech Republic is the most attractive European manufacturing hub and the fourth most attractive globally, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s annual Global Manufacturing Risk Index.
Office & mixed-use development
The recently renovated building B of BB Centrum in Prague 4 has been approved for use.
Events
Great news for tennis fans. Eurobuild’s 15th Annual Tennis Tournament, which unfortunately had to be postponed because of the pandemic, will now take place on September 11th at the Warszawianka Tennis Club.
Investment & finance
AFI Europe’s EUR 300 mln deal to buy NEPI Rockcastle’s Romanian office portfolio has fallen through with the seller insisting that Covid-19 restrictions have prevented the purchase – a claim denied by NEPI Rockcastle, which is now demanding EUR 15 mln compensation from the Israeli-owned company.
Warehouse & industrial
Cardboard packaging company Dot2Dot is to move into the 7R Park Gdańsk II complex, where it will have a production line, warehousing and its head office.
Green projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a grant for the Verde business centre complex in Riga, developed by SBA Group company Capitalica Asset Management.
POLAND Reina Partners is the latest advisory to emerge on the Polish commercial real estate market.
POLAND/WORLD As employers prepare to allow their staff to return to their offices, a recent study by JLL points out that the process will have to be done gradually and certain safeguards and revised practices will have to be in place.
POLAND Krzysztof Misiak has been appointed head of Cushman & Wakefield Poland.
SLOVAKIA Michal Oparty, the head of the project and development services department at JLL Bratislava, has been made a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
CZECH REPUBLIC Katarína Brydone has been appointed head of investment properties of CBRE in the Czech Republic, effective from June 1st. She succeeds Chris Sheils, who has decided to leave the business following Clare Sheils’ promotion to managing director of CBRE Czech Republic.
POLAND/ROMANIA Ioannis Papalekas, the founder of Globalworth, is stepping down from the board of directors of Globalworth with immediate effect but will remain as CEO.
EUROPE Oliver Schumy, the CEO of Immofinanz, is stepping down from the management board.
CEE REGION Skanska has centralised its operations in the CEE region by appointing new deputy CEOs responsible for different divisions.
WORLD Around 693 mln boomers will reach retirement age and 1.3 bln of generation Z are set to enter workforce over the next 10 years, according to the “Demographic Shifts: The World in 2030” report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Sabine Eckhardt has been appointed CEO for Central Europe, with effect from May 1st.
POLAND Leach & Partners have been appointed to manage two residential buildings and one private student house at ul. Rakowicka 20 in Kraków.
EPP has announced that Tomasz Trzósło has been nominated for the position of CEO to succeed Hadley Dean, whose term of office is due to expire in May. The appointment has to be approved by the general meeting of shareholders.
POLAND According to the ‘Generation 50+ at work – truth and stereotypes’ report by Essilor Polonia and Bigram 59 pct hold a degree and more than half claim to know English at an advanced level.
POLAND The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work [EU-OSHA] claims that more jobs will be performed by sedentary workers in the future and the rates for obesity cardiovascular disease and diabetes are likely to increase increase.
POLAND According to a recent survey by HR Design Group on employment in the real estate and construction sector, almost 40 pct of those working in the sector intend to change their jobs within the next twelve months and 83 pct stated they felt overworked and stressed at work.
WORLD Dylan Taylor has been dismissed as chief executive officer of Colliers real estate services for misconduct including improper trading activity in Colliers securities in breach of his employment obligations.
ROMANIA Echinox, the representative of Cushman & Wakefield in Romania has been commissioned to manage the Eminescu Office building, which has recently been delivered in Bucharest, near Piaţa Romană.
POLAND Amrest, Apsys, Atrium, Dentons, Pradera, Unibail and Yes have all contributed executives and experts to sit on the board of the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH).
POLAND The Hotele Desilva chain has announced changes to its managerial board.
POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the CEO of footwear retailer CCC, has resigned from this position and membership of the company’s board.
Hungarian-based serviced office operator New Work has gone from strength-to-strength in the CEE region since its foundation eight years ago in the aftermath of the credit crunch. N ...
EditorialGuess who’s on the front cover? If you don’t know him, and probably you don’t, he’s the building manager of a certain residential project in Warsaw. You could see him as symbolisin ...
Warehouse & industrialPOLAND This spring saw Panattoni both complete and launch work on several new buildings.
POLAND Mirbud’s contract has been finalised for the construction of a Bi1 grocery hypermarket and petrol station next to the Karuzela shopping c ...
The European construction industry expected to recover in second half of 2020, according to data and analytics specialists GlobalData.
Almost three quarters of employers plan to reintroduce their employees to their workplaces in phases rather than all at once, according to CBRE in its ...
POLAND Wildberries, the Russian online retailer that debuted on the Polish market in January, has revealed some of its initial Polish sales figures.
The aim of the Eurobuild Awards is to promote the key players of the real estate sector by recognising their achievements. Our long-term goal is also ...
It is our immense pleasure to present to you the new, improved Eurobuild website. And this won't be the last thing we have to say on this subject!
Great news for tennis fans. Eurobuild’s 15th Annual Tennis Tournament, which unfortunately had to be postponed because of the pandemic, will now take ...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a grant for the Verde business centre complex in Riga, developed by SBA Group company Capitalica Asset ...
Accor has signed a management agreement with Alexandra Residence Design to open 144-room Ibis hotel near the future Terminal 2 of Bucharest’s main Hen ...
POLAND Reina Partners is the latest advisory to emerge on the Polish commercial real estate market.
CZECH REPUBLIC A consortium comprising Eurovia and Hochtief has been awarded a CZK 835 mln (app. EUR 30.826 mln) contract to expand the second termina ...
EUROPE Gala Collezione has a range of reclining armchairs perfect for reading, watching movies and talking on the phone.
NEPI Rockcastle and AFI Europe have entered into a new memorandum of understanding as a result of arbitration proceedings following AFI’s suspension o ...
Globalworth has signed contracts for more than 25,000 sqm of office space in Bucharest in the last three months, despite the pandemic and social dista ...
POLAND Local Heroes has opened its first fashion store of 81 sqm at ul. Mokotowska 49 in the Mokotowska Square building in Warsaw.
Rondo Business Park in Kraków is to be managed by Globalworth’s in-house team from July.
POLAND Skanska has completed the new home of the National Archives in Kraków, which according to the company is the largest complex of its type in Pol ...
Echo Investment has completed the renovation of the historic palace within its Ogrody Graua residential development in Wrocław, which now contains eig ...
The Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) has published its latest average weekly footfall figures for centres across Poland.
As many as 88 pct of EMEA occupiers intend to invest more in technology designed specifically to aid home working, according to CBRE’s 2020 EMEA Occup ...
The CEE-6’s share of EU manufacturing output has more than doubled since 2004, when the first group of these countries joined the European Union, acco ...
