News
Office & mixed-use development
Avielen to invest another EUR 155 mln in Airportcity
RUSSIA Avielen, a joint venture set up by Warimpex, CA Immo and UBM, is reportedly set to invest EUR 155 mln more into the Airportcity mixed-use complex by 2030 when it is planned to be completed.
Investment & finance
European investors eye demographic and social trends
EUROPE Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Hamburg and Athens performed best among the European cities showing the strongest property investment prospects in 2015. Warsaw was ranked 14th, a three place drop compared to the 2014 ranking. Prague took the 18th position, a two place y-o-y fall, while Budapest was ranked 22nd, a five place jump compared to the last year, according to an annual investment prospects survey by PwC.
Retail & leisure
Warsaw’s Modo signs first fashion tenants
POLAND Modo Domy Mody, a new retail centre which is being developed on ul. Łopuszańska in Warsaw, has acquired 16 first tenants. They will jointly occupy 444 sqm of space.
Investment & finance
TMR mulls switching from Katowice park to Ostrava
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Slovakian resort operator and developer Tatry Mountain Resorts is considering abandoning plans to re-develop the Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko amusement park in Chorzów and to develop another park in Ostrava instead.
Residential
Užupio Krantinės site under demolition
LITHUANIA A site is now being prepared for MG Valda’s latest residential development in Vilnius.
Retail & leisure
Apply for visa in Gulliver shopping centre
UKRAINE A visa services provider for travellers to EU has leased 1,950 sqm of space on the eighth floor of the Gulliver shopping centre in Kyiv.
Regus to open Lublin location
POLAND Serviced office operator Regus aims to open its first Lublin office, which will be the company’s 14th Polish location. The company has leased 750 sqm of office space at ul. Zana 39/39A, in an office complex owned by a fund managed by First Property Group.
Retail & leisure
Cinema City in new Warsaw malls
POLAND Globe Trade Centre (GTC) has signed a binding 3,300 sqm lease contract with Cinema City for the space in the Galeria Północna shopping mall which is currently being developed in Warsaw’s Białołęka district.
Retail & leisure
Eyemaxx starts Malbork project
POLAND Deichmann, KIK, Martes Sport and Zoo Karina are the first few tenants of the Mybox retail park, which Austrian company Eyemaxx Development is planning to build on ul. Rodła in Malbork.
Residential
CREAM wins Napollo contract
POLAND Caelum Real Estate Asset Management (CREAM) has been awarded a management contract for four retail centres owned by the Napollo group: Galeria Renova in Warsaw and Centrum Zakupów in Ząbki, Zgierz and Czerwionka-Leszczyna (in the Silesian Province).
Construction
Ronson starts latest stage of Moko
POLAND Ronson Development has started the construction and sale of apartments in the second stage of the Moko estate on ul. Magazynowa in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The second stage involves the construction of 160 apartments with areas ranging from 29 sqm to 139 sqm. The completion of the construction of this stage is planned for Q4 2016.
Technology
Sephora stores go increasingly digital
UNITED STATES Cosmetics retailer Sephora is set to introduce a range of digital in-store solutions across its US locations, including a countrywide beacon deployment and an augmented reality app functionality.
Coalco to build giant warehouse parks
RUSSIA Coalco, a company owned by Russian billionaire Vasily Anisimov, has plans to develop two industrial parks south of Moscow.
Investment & finance
Amrest to run more Starbucks CEE coffee houses
ROMANIA/ BULGARIA Wrocław-based restaurant operator Amrest is acquiring two sole operators of the Starbucks-branded stores in Romania and Bulgaria for app. EUR 16 mln.
Global real estate investment falls as China slows down
WORLD Global real estate investment fell in 2014 for the first time in five years, slipping back 6.3 pct to USD 1.21 tln, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Construction
Cornerstone laid for Chorzów’s Centre of Applied Sciences
POLAND The foundation stone has been laid for the Centre of Applied Sciences, a part of the Silesian Centre for Educational and Interdisciplinary Research in Chorzów. The PLN 36 mln project will be carried out by Mostostal Warszawa.
Office & mixed-use development
MG Valda busy with offices and hotels
LITHUANIA MG Valda intends to invest EUR 40 mln in real estate projects in 2015. Investment in residential housing development projects alone will amount to EUR 29 mln.
Construction
Mirbud to construct Galeria Aviator
POLAND Mirbud is to build the Galeria Aviator shopping mall in Mielec. The project’s investor, Rank Progress, has just signed a PLN 56 mln net contract with the construction company.
Retail & leisure
CityFit enters Warsaw’s Zielony Targówek
POLAND CityFit fitness club is to be opened in the Zielony Targówek retail park in Warsaw in April.
Investment & finance
BBI and Liebrecht agree on EUR 120 mln Koneser project
POLAND BBI Development will contribute the land and app. PLN 22 mln of cash while, Liebrecht & Wood will add app. PLN 70 mln for the development of the mixed-use Praga Koneser Center project in Warsaw.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Register now for bieg na szczyt
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
MIPIM finalists announced
Merry Christmas to one and all
Exclusive
Understanding the building
Many commercial buildings today operate using technologies that generate unnecessary costs and increase energy-related risks. Instead of simple, ad-ho ...
Hungary exit - the right decision
BIM now mainstream
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
Mercure opens in Bucharest
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
Budimex builds more roads
AI fundamental to future water management
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
Investment rebounds across CEE
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marked a decisive turning point in 2025, moving from hesitation to execution as investment volumes surged to EUR 11.6 ...
Warsaw now third best European investment destination
2025 a time of structural change
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
Tieto moves to studio A
Tieto, a Scandinavian IT services company, will move into the Studio A office building on ul. Prosta in Warsaw.
Low completions, more tenant activity
Schibsted & Vend Polska stay in High5ive
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
Develia teams up with Mosaic to build student hall
Develia, under a joint venture agreement with Mosaic Poland Holding, will build a student residence with over 620 rooms, commercial premises, and supp ...
Student Depot breaks ground in Gdańsk
House prices still rising
Retail & leisure
Another store for dm
The dm drugstore chain has opened a new store in the Avenida Poznań shopping centre, on ul. Stanisława Matyi. This is the 75th dm location in Poland, ...
Lidl comes to Bohema
A bigger, better Pogoria
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Lease renewals now dominate
2025 was a year of recovery for the Polish warehouse market. Total gross leasing activity reached over 6.8 mln sqm, the second-highest ever figure onl ...
