News
Still room for more outlet centres
POLAND Factory Outlet Ursus, which opened in 2002, was the first outlet centre in Poland. At that time the market potential was estimated at 15 such centres in Poland.
Warehouse & industrial
Les Mousquetaires open their new hub
POLAND French retail group Les Mousquetaires has officially opened its distribution centre in Swadzim near Poznań.
Office & mixed-use development
C&W to manage more office space
POLAND Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed manager of three buildings by an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group.
Hotels
Ibis Styles to open in Lviv
UKRAINE Accor Hotels is preparing to open the Ibis Style Lviv Center hotel on 3 Shukhevycha street in the centre of Lviv.
Office & mixed-use development
Gothaer stays in Mokotów Nova
POLAND Insurance company Gothaer Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń has extended its 4,550 sqm lease in the Mokotów Nova office building in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Office & mixed-use development
Park Rozwoju officially opens
POLAND Echo Investment has opened the second stage of the two-building Park Rozwoju office project in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
First Belgrade IKEA given go-ahead
SERBIA Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has obtained building permit for its first, 38,900 sqm store in Serbia.
Office & mixed-use development
Nokia leases 25,000 sqm from Futureal
HUNGARY Nokia Networks has leased a 25,000 sqm office building in the Corvin Promenade mixed-use complex in the centre of Budapest.
Office & mixed-use development
Altus in Katowice attracts newcomers
POLAND BDO, itWorks and GDF Suez Energia Polska have leased space in the Altus office building in Katowice.
1.4 mln sqm of office space under construction
POLAND App. 1.4 mln sqm of office space is currently under construction in Poland, half of which (755,000 sqm) is located in Warsaw, according to the ‘Business Services Sector in Poland 2015’ report co-authored by JLL.
Green projects
Ecological solutions in Sadyba Best Mall
POLAND The Sadyba Best Mall shopping centre in Warsaw has obtained BREEAM In-Use certificates at the ‘Very Good’ level in the asset (the building) and building management categories.
Investment & finance
Dekpol secures financing for Młoda Morena
POLAND Dekpol, the developer of the Młoda Morena residential estate in Gdańsk, has acquired a PLN 49 mln loan from Getin Bank for the construction of the project.
Construction
KB Dom wins contracts worth PLN 110 mln
POLAND Korporacja Budowlana Dom has been awarded four general contractor contracts for residential buildings across Poland.
Residential
Shortfall of as many as 7,500 luxury homes
POLAND The Polish luxury housing market is still in its early stages of development, according to the latest report by KPMG and Reas, with the potential demand significantly exceeding the supply.
Office & mixed-use development
Polish service centre boom continues
POLAND According to the latest ABSL report, ‘The Modern Business Services Sector in Poland, 2015’, service centres with foreign capital are currently employing 150,000 specialists in 532 centres. This means that since April 2014, such companies have created 22,000 jobs across the country. Around 60 new Polish centres have been opened since the beginning of 2014.
Moscow hotel revenues down, except for luxury segment
RUSSIA Revenue per available room in Moscow hotels in January–May decreased 5 pct compared to the same period last year, according to a report by JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group.
Capital Group to invest EUR 500 mln in Sofiyskaya embankment project
RUSSIA Moscow-based developer Capital Group is planning to invest RUB 25–30 bln (EUR 410–500 mln) in a new development on the Sofiyskaya embankment on the Moskva River opposite the Kremlin.
Technology
IKEA trials smaller, ecommerce-enabled store format
UNITED KINGDOM Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is testing a new smaller store concept, called "Order and Collection point", across selected British local markets in an effort to expand the reach of its online and physical stores.
Retail & leisure
Bolshevik turns into Cosmopolite
UKRAINE Bolshevik, one of the largest shopping centres in Kyiv, has changed its name to Cosmopolite. According to the Ukrainian Retail Association, the goal was to distance itself from communist symbolism. The name-change took place on June 21st.
Plaza disposes of yet another Romanian plot
ROMANIA Israeli-financed shopping centre developer Plaza Centers is selling off a 46,500 sqm development site in Iasi to an undisclosed buyer for EUR 7.3 mln.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Data centres
Poland to be the new data hub
During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak ...
Data centres to transform Polish economy
Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
Griffin and Primestar join forces
Warsaw-based private equity investment manager Griffin Capital Partners and Berlin-based hospitality operator Primestar Group have launched Prime Grif ...
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Budimex builds in Slovakia
Budimex has handed over the motorway junction of the D1 and D4 roads in Slovakia, 90 days ahead of the deadline specified by the consgtruction contrac ...
Green light for Port of Poland
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Welcome loan for Wita
Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with Bank Pekao to finance its Wita mixed-use complex, which is being developed on a 3 ha site in central ...
Mood improves over office sector
Patron and Trei sell six retail parks
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
Brenntag in Brama Miasta B
German chemical raw materials distributor Brenntag has opened its EMEA shared services centre in Brama Miasta B in Łódź, which is owned by Skanska Co ...
WITA welcomes OPmobility
Rents rising with limited supply
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Neighbourhood becoming more important in home purchases
According to 'The Living 2040' report, today's residents are more aware, pragmatic, and demanding of the place they live.
Warsaw fourth most unaffordable European city
StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
More tenants for Soho by Yareal
Yareal Polska continues to expand the retail tenant mix for its flagship, mixed-use complex in Warsaw's Praga Południe district. SOHO by Yareal now in ...
New Yorker arrives in Jędrzejów
Looking good and feeling good in Norblin Factory
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to begin work on Panattoni Park Kraków West IV
Panattoni, together with Eika Asset Management, an investment management company, have begun the development of Panattoni Park Kraków West IV. The cen ...
