News
Retail & leisure
Echo buys plot for Galeria Sudecka extension
POLAND Echo Investment has won a tender for the purchase of investment land next to its Galeria Sudecka shopping centre project in Jelenia Góra.
Investment & finance
Warimpex hotels hit by Russian-Ukrainian crisis
CEE REGION In H1 2014, Vienna-headquartered developer Warimpex has seen a EUR 10.8 mln loss y-o-y with a 7 pct y-o-y decrease in total revenues. The latter broke down into a 9 pct y-o-y drop in the company's hotels revenues dropping, a 33 pct y-o-y slide in the development & services revenues and a 19 pct y-o-y surge in the investment properties revenues.
Investment & finance
Revenue boost for P.A. Nova
POLAND Construction and development company P.A. Nova’s sales revenue increased by app. PLN 12 mln, from PLN 67 mln after the first six months in 2013 to almost PLN 79 mln in the January–June 2014 period.
Orco value plummets after disposals
CEE REGION Orco Property Group registered as loss of EUR 63 mln for the first half of the year, which the company attributes mostly to the loss of revenue and impairments due to the disposal of shares in its German residential subsidiary GSG Group and the site for its proposed Bubny retail development in Prague.
Echo profits grow by 40 pct
POLAND Echo Investment closed the first half of the year with a net profit of PLN 424.8 mln, which constitutes a growth of almost 40 pct on the same period in 2013.
Construction
Permit for Art Norblin
POLAND Capital Park has obtained the final building permit for the Art Norblin project on ul. Żelazna in Warsaw. The work is to start in Q1 2015.
Investment & finance
Mirbud increases revenue and issues bonds
POLAND In the first half of the financial year Mirbud group generated revenue of PLN 501.3 mln, representing an almost twofold growth on the PLN 267.5 mln registered in H1 2013.
Nowy Rynek Jelenia Góra project moves to next stage
POLAND The construction of the Nowy Rynek shopping centre in Jelenia Góra has now moved up to ground level.
Residential
Atal finishes Dyrekcyjna 33
POLAND An occupancy permit has been issued for the six-storey Dyrekcyjna 33 building in Wrocław, a project by Cieszyn-based developer Atal.
Interior design
Polish bathroom recognised by SBID
POLAND A bathroom designed by Polish interior designer Ewelina Niska has gone through to the finals of the prestigious SBID International Design Awards competition, which is organised by a British interior design association.
Orbis sees growth in profits
POLAND The profit generated by Grupa Orbis in the first half of the year amounted to PLN 22 mln – an almost 20 pct increase on H1 2013.
Warehouse & industrial
Kolporter stays in Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne
POLAND Kolporter has prolonged its lease of almost 4,000 sqm in Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne in Sosnowiec.
Market interest in CEE data centres continues to surge
EUROPE/ CEE REGION In H1 2014, connectivity hubs in Europe have sold a total of 38MW of customer IT power, a 68 pct y-o-y increase. Currently dominated by London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam facilities, the European data centre industry is starting to blossom in the CEE region where more and more facilities of this kind is being developed, says CBRE in its latest report.
Goldman Sachs doubles its stake in O1 Properties
RUSSIA Goldman Sachs International has bought another 6 pct of O1 Properties’ shares, thus increasing its stake in the Russian developer to 12 pct.
Office & mixed-use development
Centrum Marszałkowska given go-ahead
POLAND BBI Development has received the final building permit for the Centrum Marszałkowska mixed-use project in the centre of Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Plaza Centers keeps losing money but not visitors
CEE REGION In H1 2014, struggling shopping-centre developer Plaza Centers has seen its profit decreasing to EUR 12.6 mln, an 11 pct y-o-y slip and its total assets shrinking by EUR 67 mln over just six months, to EUR 519 mln, as the company continues to implement its debt restructuring plan.
Danone Bucharest headquarters changes hands
ROMANIA Cyprus-based development and investment company Secure Property Development & Investment has taken over EOS Business Park, a Bucharest office building fully leased out by Danone Romania, for EUR 5.85 mln.
Warsaw and Budapest drive CEE office performance
EUROPE/ CEE REGION In Q2 2014, European prime office rents have increased by 0.4 pct, slightly lower than at the beginning of the year when they hit 1.1 pct. Meanwhile, leasing volumes in Europe reached 2.8 mln sqm, a 19 pct quarter-over-quarter increase and an 11 pct year-over-year surge, according to the latest study by JLL.
Orco to delist from Prague next month
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group has announced a date for the delisting of all its 114,507,629 ordinary shares from the Prague Stock Exchange: September 22nd.
Investment & finance
Rank Progress sells Galeria Piła to Austrians
POLAND The Legnica-based developer Rank Progress has finalised the sales of Galeria Piła to Austrian property investor Immofinanz. The transaction was worth almost PLN 57.7 mln net.
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 the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Program. This means that more than half of the land required for CPK Airport a ...
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
Strong start to 2025
The first half of 2025 brought a surge of activity to Poland’s commercial real estate market, with a total investment volume of around EUR 1.7 bln acr ...
Investment on the return
real estate investment booms
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 SA
Atlas Estates is pleased to announce the successful securing of a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA, one of Poland’s leading financial inst ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Construction of U•Center 3 begins
Forte Partners has begun construction work on the office component of U Center 3, after the building permit was issued at the end of June 2025. Locate ...
First new tenant for V Office building
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
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
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Scallier has obtained the exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction ...
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
Redkom to open Białystok retail park
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
Nemera expands in Western Pomerania
Nemera, a supplier of drug delivery devices, has opened a second manufacturing plant in Szczecin, with an area of 9,000 sqm, doubling its production s ...
