News
Investment & finance
Atrium buys AFI Palác Pardubice for EUR 83 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has acquired the AFI Palác shopping centre in Pardubice from AFI Europe for EUR 83 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
UPS breaks ground for Polish hub
POLAND US-based parcel delivery giant UPS has laid cornerstone for its new logistics hub and distribution centre that are currently being built in Stryków near Łódź by Panattoni Europe. The 13,000 sqm facility is scheduled to open in the first half of 2015.
Green projects
Kulczyk Silverstein Properties gets greener
POLAND Starting in January 2015, all office buildings owned and managed by Kulczyk Silverstein Properties (KSP) will consume only renewable energy derived from wind farms.
Architecture and urban planning
Warsaw University of Technology announces winners
POLAND Warsaw University of Technology and the Warsaw branch of the Polish Association of Architects have announced the winners of the competition called for the architectural and urban plan of the University’s central campus.
Polish warehouses still on the rise
POLAND The amount of warehouse space in Poland is growing and the vacancy rate is decreasing, according to the latest study by Colliers International.
Investment & finance
UGL completes sale of DTZ
WORLD UGL has finalised the sale of its property services business DTZ for AUD 1.215 bln to the TPG and PAG Consortium.
Residential
Mostostal Warszawa to build Espresso
POLAND Polish construction company Mostostal Warszawa has been chosen as the general contractor of the next stage of Espresso, a Ronson Development residential project that is being developed on ul. Jana Kazimierza in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Retail & leisure
Victoria enters Vykhodnoy
RUSSIA Supermarket chain Victoria has singed a 3,500 sqm lease for space in the Vykhodnoy shopping centre, which is being developed by Brack Capital Real Estate (BCRE) in the Moscow suburb of Lyubertsy.
Two Trinity Park III tenants renew and expand leases
POLAND Two tenants of the Trinity Park III office building in Warsaw, Amadeus Polska and Marketplanet, have decided to prolong and expand their leases.
Office & mixed-use development
Warsaw’s Universal auctioned off
POLAND Bankruptcy trustee of Metro-Projekt has finally found a buyer for Universal, an office building located at the heart of Warsaw city centre.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis to build 31,000 sqm for Mall.cz
CZECH REPUBLIC Prologis has signed a lease agreement with online retailer Mall.cz to develop a 31,000 sqm BTS facility at Prologis Park Prague-Jirny.
Retail & leisure
H&M chooses Sonata Park
POLAND Swedish fashion retailer H&M is set to open its store in the Sonata Park retail park which is currently under construction in Sochaczew.
Retail & leisure
Komfort in Galeria Sudecka
POLAND Polish carpeting retailer Komfort is set to open its store in the Galeria Sudecka retail park in Jelenia Góra, which will be built next to the Galeria Sudecka shopoing centre.
Residential
Robyg returns to Warsaw’s Żoliborz
POLAND Polish developer Robyg is starting another project in Warsaw’s Żoliborz district. The two-building Modern Żoliborz Residence will house app. 140 apartments.
Hotels
Hilton Prague on the market
CZECH REPUBLIC The Hilton Prague, the largest hotel in the Czech Republic, has been put up for sale.
Retail & leisure
Quadrio shopping centre opens
CZECH REPUBLIC The opening has taken place of the Quadrio shopping centre, which forms part of the Quadrio mixed-use project in Prague city centre.
Budimex sees all-round improvement
POLAND In the January–September period, Budimex group’s sales increased by 17.8 pct, while its operating profit grew by 47.2 pct in this period compared to the same period last year. Its operating profit margin amounted to 4.7 pct – up by a quarter.
Architecture and urban planning
Futuwawa winners announced
POLAND The third edition of the Futuwawa competition organised by the Fundacja Puszka foundation has ended with awards being presented to five out of 77 entries.
Residential
Stacja Kazimierz on its way
POLAND The Waryński group and Polnord have chosen Budimex to be the general contractor for the first stage of the Stacja Kazimierz residential project on ul. Jana Kazimierza in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to build BTS in Bielsko-Biała
POLAND Panattoni is to develop a 45,000 sqm BTS warehouse in Bielsko-Biała
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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 hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
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
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Programme. This means that more than half of the land required for the CPK Airp ...
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Grand station in little Brzeziny
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
Conseq and Accolade purchase 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I
Conseq and Accolade have purchased the 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I warehouse building with an area of 20,000 sqm in Międzyrzecz, near Bielsko-Biała.
Santander loans EUR 10 mln to Panattoni
Strong start to 2025
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
Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao
Atlas Estates has been granted a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA. The loan will primarily be used for the refinancing of the Hilton Warsa ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Bucharest office market down 31 pct on H1 2024
Crosspoint Real Estate, the international associate of Savills in Romania, brokered office lease transactions totalling over 6,000 sqm in the first ha ...
Construction of U•Center 3 begins
First new tenant for V Office building
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Romania now attractive to foreign retailers
Romania’s retail market continues to attract a growing number of international brands, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real est ...
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
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
Third centre for MSK Pharma
After developing MSK Bensheim I and MSK Bensheim II, Panattoni has been commissioned to build a third centre for pharmaceutical company MSK Pharma Gro ...
