News
Investment & finance
Standard Life buys Palác I.P. Pavlova 5
CZECH REPUBLIC Standard Life Investments has acquired the Palác I.P. Pavlova 5 office and mixed-use building in central Prague for its Global Real Estate Fund.
Warehouse & industrial
New tenant in Europolis Park Błonie
POLAND Polish-registered lighting distributor GTV has leased 5,000 sqm of warehousing and office space in Europolis Park Błonie near Warsaw.
Government-backed mortgages see 16,000 applications
POLAND It has been a year since the Apartment for the Young ("Mieszkanie dla Młodych") governmental programme has launched in Poland. The state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), which coordinates the initiative, received a total of 15,972 applications and granted PLN 366 mln of subsidized mortgages over that time.
Dayli to have even 350 stores in 2017
POLAND By the end of 2015, Kerdos Group aims to open app. 50 new Dayli chemist shops and app. 20 franchised locations (within a new franchise programme that is currently being developed). The retailer, which owns the Dayli chemist chain, continues to grow its physical and online presence across the European markets it operates on. With four recent openings, the Dayli chain currently has 169 chemist shops in total.
Investment & finance
Tesco closes down CEE stores
CZECH REPUBLIC/HUNGARY Tesco is set to shut down another hypermarket in the Czech Republic along with 13 Hungarian stores, as the company is implementing an international recovery program that aims to dramatically cut costs.
Investment & finance
Griffin to buy PKO BP developer
POLAND A Griffin Group-managed investment fund has signed a letter of intent with PKO Bank Polski on buying Qualia Development, a real estate company owned by the PKO BP bank.
Auchan allowed to buy Piaseczno plots
POLAND The town council of Piaseczno has passed a resolution which allows Auchan Polska to bypass a tender procedure when buying three plots adjacent to the company’s shopping centre.
PHN buys office building
POLAND The Management Board of Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has signed a letter of intent concerning the purchase of an app. 15,000 sqm office building.
CPI to invest in Polish retail projects
CZECH REPUBLIC CEE investment and development company CPI Property Group aims to buy five retail assets in Poland for a total amount of app. CZK 500 mln (PLN 70 mln) as it sees retail investment opportunities in the Czech Republic dry up and turns its eyes towards the Polish market, reports the Hospodářské noviny daily.
Warehouse & industrial
Automotive tenant enters Budapest park
HUNGARY Auto parts supplier Daejung has opened its first Hungarian, 4,700 sqm manufacturing facility within the Europolis Park Budapest M1 industrial and logistics park whose majority shareholder is the German developer CA Immo.
Retail & leisure
World’s first Avon Studio opens in Warsaw
POLAND The world’s first Avon Studio, a special store concept developed by the cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Avon, has opened in the Złote Tarasy shopping centre in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Inditex takes 5,600 sqm in Forum Radunia
POLAND Seven Inditex shops are to open in the Forum Radunia shopping centre that is currently being developed in Gdańsk.
Pilkington’s Szczecin factory to get larger
POLAND Korean NSG Group, the owner of Pilkington’s Polish companies, aims to extend the Pilkington IGP glass manufacturing plant in Szczecin.
Office & mixed-use development
Nuvalu to lease for Immofinanz
POLAND The Nuvalu consultancy has been granted an exclusive mandate for leasing two Warsaw office buildings, Crown Point and Crown Tower. Both properties belong to the Austrian developer Immofinanz Group.
Office & mixed-use development
Large mixed-use complex to be built in Lublin
POLAND Centrum Zana Group is planning to build a 100,000 sqm office, services and residential complex on a 5-ha plot on al. Kraśnicka in Lublin. Between 10 to 20 new buildings are to be developed on the parcel which previously accommodated a public transit terminal.
2014 Moscow office rentals drop by 20 pct
RUSSIA The average headline rent on the Moscow Class A office market has decreased by 20 pct, to USD 650 per sqm a year, according to the preliminary 2014 results published by Knight Frank.
Russian investment market to hit 10-year low
RUSSIA Russian real estate investment volumes will not exceed USD 3 bln this year, which will equal the lowest level of the last 10 years, says JLL in its latest forecast.
Retail & leisure
Kyiv’s Respublika to open in May
UKRAINE Megapoliszhilstroi [Мегаполисжилстрой] plans on opening the Respublika mix-use centre in Kyiv in May 2015.
Office & mixed-use development
Wiśniowy Business Park obtains refinancing
POLAND A subsidiary of Polonia Property Found LP (Polonia I), managed by Peakside Capital, has received a EUR 62.6 mln loan from Bank Zachodni WBK to refinance the Wiśniowy Business Park complex in Warsaw’s Włochy district.
Office & mixed-use development
Yareal to break ground in Warsaw
POLAND Yareal now has a legally binding building permit for the construction of the Neopark office complex in Warsaw. The construction work on the project is set to begin within this quarter.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
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.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
E-commerce
This is the end
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 ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
Eurobuild Awards
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 ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
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.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
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 ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
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 ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Romanian hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Quantum acquires Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd
Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd has been sold to Hamburg-based project developer and investment manager Quantum for an undisclosed price. The busines ...
More Polish investment in Poland
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
BlmA stays on in Potsdam
The Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA) has extended its lease for 8,000 sqm of office space at Behlertstrasse 3A in Potsdam with Sonar Real Estate. ...
Skyliner II shooting up
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Retail park set to open in Trzebiatów
A retail park is to open soon in Trzebiatów (West Pomerania). The centre is to comprise three buildings with a total area of 6,200 sqm and parking f ...
Three Multibox parks under development
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
Technology
Velis has a new name
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 ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Atrikom Fulfillment comes to Mettmann
Atrikom Fulfillment will occupy a total area of around 5,500 sqm in Garbe's multi-user logistics centre in Mettmann (North Rhine-Westphalia). The comp ...
