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CBRE Hungary with new department

schedule 07 July 2014
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

HUNGARY The Hungarian office of CBRE has launched a new business line, Asset Services.

Point leases space in Newton Plaza

schedule 07 July 2014
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

RUSSIA Moscow-based software distributor Point has leased 730 sqm at the Newton Plaza business centre on Nagatinskiy St. in Moscow.

Hotels

Best Western to open at Kraków airport

schedule 05 July 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND Real estate developer Doctor Q Bud will build a new, Best Western-branded hotel at Kraków-Balice airport. The project is now undergoing the final phase of designing and planning. Best Western Balice Airport Kraków is scheduled to open in the first half of 2016.

Wikana exits commercial projects

schedule 04 July 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND In order to better concentrate on residential construction, the Lublin-based developer Wikana, has sold its commercial property in Krasnobród for PLN 4.2 mln. The mini-mall housed a Biedronka store and a few smaller retailers. The new owner is a private person, specialized in running retail facilities.

Construction

Small residential project kicks off in Bemowo

schedule 04 July 2014
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Ground has been broken for a small residential project developed in Warsaw’s Bemowo district by Tynkbud-1.

Office & mixed-use development

DomExpo gets 12,500 sqm conference facility

schedule 04 July 2014
Aneta Cichla

The under-construction DomExpo centre in Warsaw will be extended by a 12,500 sqm conference building, located in the project’s direct vicinity.

Raben signs 37,000 sqm Prologis deal

schedule 03 July 2014
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Raben Polska, the European provider of logistics services, has signed the new lease agreements concerning a total of 37,000 sqm of space at the Prologis parks in Wrocław and Chorzów.

Pactera comes to Dorottya Udvar

schedule 03 July 2014
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

HUNGARY China-based IT consultancy firm Pactera has leased 600 sqm in the Dorottya Udvar office building on Budapest's Bocskai út.

Warehouse & industrial

Goodman develops Karków warehouses

schedule 03 July 2014
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Goodman has started the construction of a 11,000 sqm warehouse at Kraków Airport Logistics Centre.

Construction

CTP breaks ground on Brno retail site

schedule 03 July 2014

CZECH REPUBLIC CTP is moving into the sector with the development of a 70,000 sqm retail park in Brno’s Modřice district.

Mirbud wins two new contracts

schedule 03 July 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND Mirbud, the Polish construction company, will carry out two new projects worth a gross total of PLN 50 mln.

Investment & finance

Wilanów development gets EUR 61 mln funding

schedule 03 July 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND Capital Park, the investor of the Royal Wilanów office project, located at the junction of ul. Klimczaka and ul. Przyczółkowa in Warsaw, has got a loan from PKO BP to further develop the project. “We have reached the required level of commercialization of the facility, and met the requirements over our deposit, which has paved the way for us to get the first tranche of funding. The total amount of the loan granted by PKO Bank Polski amounts to EUR 61.1 mln,” informed Michał Majewski, treasury manager of Capital Park.

Investment & finance

Sołowow selling off Echo Investment?

schedule 03 July 2014
Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Michał Sołowow, the founder and biggest shareholder in Echo Investment, has put his nearly 46 pct stake in the Kielce-based company up for sale. The shares were offered for sale by London branch of Citi. Neither Echo Investment nor Sołowow himself have commented on the news. While Sołowow didn’t find time to answer our questions for over a week, we have confirmed with three independent market sources that the offering is now on.

Investment & finance

Octava buys office buildings, Arka for liquidation

schedule 03 July 2014
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Octava Fizan, the Polish non-public assets closed investment fund, has finalized the purchase of six office buildings from Arka BZ WBK, the real estate closed investment fund that is set to be liquidated. The office buildings which changed their owner include: FDS Plaza and Light House in Warsaw, Quattro Forum in Wrocław, Winogrady Business Center in Poznań, Red Tower in Łódź and Alfa Plaza in Tricity. Their total leasable area amounts to app. 48,300 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Focus office complex now green-certified

schedule 03 July 2014
Agata Kłapeć

POLAND Focus, an office building located in Warsaw, has been given a “very good” rating in BREEAM In-Use certification, the sustainability assessment scheme for buildings across Europe that promotes best practices in construction and operations.

Residential

Dolcan to build in Częstochowa

schedule 30 June 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND A new residential project by Dolcan is to be built on ul. Pułaskiego in Częstochowa. Osiedle Jordanowskie will be constructed out in three stages in which 276 apartments will be built.

Stacja Kazimierz to be launched in summer

schedule 30 June 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND Grupa Waryński and Polnord has started construction work on the Stacja Kazimierz estate in Warsaw. The first stage of the project will include 179 apartments, five retail/service units and 183 parking spaces.

Nexity in Bemowo again

schedule 30 June 2014
Aneta Cichla

POLAND French developer Nexity is to build the My Bemowo residential project on ul. Batalionów Chłopskich in Warsaw’s Bemowo district.

Warsaw’s most promising retail locations identified

schedule 02 July 2014
Agata Kłapeć

POLAND: The districts of Wawer, Ursynów and Wola, together with Białołęka and Wilanów, are now considered the most attractive locations in Warsaw for setting up the new retail sites, according to a joint research by JLL, GfK Polonia and REAS.

Construction

Topping-out ceremony for Gdynia Waterfront hotel

schedule 02 July 2014
Agata Kłapeć

POLAND The hotel building that is being developed within the Gdynia Waterfront project has seen the topping-out ceremony. The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel facility, which will be operated by Scandinavian Hospitality Management, is set to house 201 rooms and a conference center.

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