News
Moscow still attractive for international brands
RUSSIA Despite the economic crisis in Russia, Moscow is still the most popular European city among international retail chains, according to the latest ‘How Global is the Business of Retail?’ report by CBRE.
Retail & leisure
Kyiv outlet village to open second stage
UKRAINE The second phase of the Manufactura Kiev Outlet Village in Kyiv is to open in October.
Strabag wins EUR 70 mln motorway deal
ROMANIA Cologne-based construction company Strabag is set to build a 10.1 km section of the A3 motorway between Ungheni and Ogra.
Technology
Uber to shake up the world of traditional courier services?
UNITED STATES The app-based ride-sharing service provider Uber is reportedly planning to start a same-day online parcel delivery program that has already lured some well-known retail players.
Warehouse & industrial
Gestamp lease gives Goodman greenlight for Wrocław IV
POLAND Goodman has begun the construction of a 19,400 sqm facility for metal automotive components producer Gestamp at the new Goodman Wrocław IV Logistics Centre.
Office & mixed-use development
Medtronic takes up 1,600 sqm in IBC
POLAND Medical tech firm Medtronic Polska has leased almost 1,600 sqm of office space in the International Business Center (IBC) office complex in Warsaw.
Architecture and urban planning
Urban advertising law reformed
POLAND Polish President Bronisław Komorowski has signed into law the landscape act, which was passed by the Polish parliament at the end of April. The new adopted regulations are intended to clarify the issue of the presence of adverts in public space.
FastBooking under Orbis’ wing
WORLD Accor has taken over FastBooking, a supplier of digital services for the hotel industry, which provides support to almost 4,000 locations across Europe and Asia every day.
Retail & leisure
Larger Mila in Płońsk
POLAND Extension work is to take place at Mila Park on ul. Warszawska in Płońsk. The work is to start in September at the latest, with the investor, City Star, intending to open the new area in December.
Residential
Rafin building new Wrocław estate
POLAND Rafin has started the construction of a new project – Wybrzeże Reymonta in Wrocław
Technology
Tommy Hilfiger invests in multi-channel sales tools
THE NETHERLANDS US clothing manufacturer and retailer Tommy Hilfiger has opened its digital showroom in Amsterdam to offer a more engaging and seamless buying experience for clients. The interactive signage system used in the store combines collection information, sales tools and brand content in one touchscreen interface.
Office & mixed-use development
CUPT leases four floors of Warsaw Spire
POLAND The Centre for EU Transport Projects (CUPT) has leased 6,200 sqm (four storeys) in building ‘C’ of the Warsaw Spire development in Warsaw.
Technology
Westfield immerses customers in virtual reality
UNITED KINGDOM Global shopping centre developer Westfield has teamed up with the London-based technology studio Inition to offer clients a digital pop-up experience at two Westfield London shopping malls.
Segro makes "a good start" to 2015
EUROPE In the first quarter 2015, the UK-based warehouse developer Segro has completed 71,700 sqm developments that could generate annualised rent of GBP 2.9 mln, of which GBP 2.1 mln has already been secured, the company informed.
Residential
Robyg seeks strategic investor
POLAND Oscar Kazanelson, the chairman of the supervisory board of Robyg, has revealed that the board has decided to start the process for finding a strategic investor for the company. According to Robyg’s financial report for Q1 2015, the developer is aiming at selling 2,200 apartments this year.
Vacancy in new shopping centres reaches 13 pct
RUSSIA Moscow shopping centres completed in the last two years seem to have received the heaviest blow from the Russian economic crisis. According to the latest research by JLL, the vacancy rate in malls completed in 2013/2014 has reached 13 pct.
Investment & finance
Enterprise Park sold to Tristan fund
POLAND The European Property Investors Special Opportunities 3 LP (EPISO 3) fund, advised by Tristan Capital Partners, in a joint venture with Avestus Real Estate Avestus, has acquired the Enterprise Park office building in Kraków.
Construction
NASA calls on designers to construct 3D-printed Mars habitat
WORLD US space agency NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute are holding a USD 2.25 mln competition for architectural and construction engineers to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to Mars.
Retail & leisure
Sad comes to Plac Unii
POLAND Poland’s largest Apple premium retailer Sad has leased 908 sqm of office space in the Plac Unii mixed-use complex in Warsaw.
AXA starts flexible equity and debt property fund
WORLD Asset management company AXA Investment Managers has launched the AXA WF Global Flexible Property fund that aims to mimic the liability side of a real estate company's balance sheet and enable fund managers to seek a return profile similar to that of a direct real estate investment.
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 ...
