News
Demand for Russian offices to shrink 40 pct?
RUSSIA In 2014, demand for office space in Moscow might decline by as much as 25 to 40 pct, compared to 2013, says CBRE in its latest study. In a result, the vacancy rate might climb up to 16 pct by the end of the year, the analysts say.
Retail & leisure
Vodny mall opens in Moscow
RUSSIA The Vodny shopping centre has unofficially welcomed its first vistors, while its official opening is scheduled to take place in October. On the first day of operations (September 18th) the centre was visited by 15,000 people.
Retail & leisure
CCC enlarges and refurbishes stores
POLAND Polish footwear retailer CCC has extended its store in the Focus Mall shopping centre in Piotrków Trybunalski by 577 sqm, to nearly 1,000 sqm. The move comes as part of the company's country-wide refurbishment program.
Residential
Autumn is coming, but not in Zalasewo
POLAND Construction work is progressing on Planetbud Development’s Osiedle Wiosenne, a residential project located in Zalasewo in the administrative district of Swarzędz.
Investment & finance
BGK and JESSICA to support Hala Koszyki
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has arranged an app. EUR 81 mln financing for Hala Koszyki, the revitalization project that is currently being developed in Warsaw by Griffin Group.
Prologis develops 31,000 sqm facility at Park Prague Airport
CZECH REPUBLIC Prologis has signed a lease agreement with the Czech personal protective equipment company Červa for a 31,190 sqm build-to-suit (BTS) development at its Park Prague Airport logistics centre.
Segro buys EUR 43 mln logistics portfolio
EUROPE UK-based Segro has acquired a 68,800 sqm logistics portfolio, worth EUR 42.9 mln, from Standard Life Investments European Property Growth Fund through European Logistics Partnership (SELP), its 50/50 joint venture with Canadian pension fund Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The premises are located in the Czech Republic, France and Germany.
Construction
Warszawa Główna concepts short-listed
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) has pre-selected five developers to submit their development concepts for the 10 ha area surrounding Warsaw’s central rail station, Warszawa Główna. The companies include ECE Projekmanagement Polska, Europejskie Centrum Inwestycyjne, a consortium of HB Reavis and Polcom Investment XIII, Karam Enterprise (the Immofinanz group) and Neinver Polska.
HM Inwest issues shares to speed up
POLAND Polish residential developer HM Inwest plans on issuing PLN 9.5 mln shares. The money raised would help the company with purchasing 3-4 plots for new residential projects in Warsaw and Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Polish furniture retailer to open 25,000 sqm store in Warsaw
POLAND A 25,000 sqm Agata Meble store will open in the Park Handlowy Targówek shopping centre in Warsaw. The new retail building will be constructed opposite DIY market Leroy Merlin.
Trimetis Group leases in Lublin
POLAND DACH-based IT company Trimetis Group is opening its Polish office. The headquarters will be situated in the Nord Office Park office complex in Lublin.
Warehouse & industrial
No Limit now in XS Logistic
POLAND Polish logistics company No Limit has leased 2,700 sqm of warehousing and office space in the XS Logistic industrial park in Września.
Warehouse & industrial
Toys in Centrum Logistyczne Kraków I
POLAND Toy and sports equipment distributor Dammar is to lease 540 sqm of warehousing and office space in Centrum Logistyczne Kraków I. Located in Kraków’s Rybitwy district, on ul. Albatrosów, the logistics park is owned by Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK).
MarcPol with new locations to open
POLAND A new Marcpol store will open on al. Jana Pawła II in the Polish city of Turek. It will make the sixtieth Marcpol store in the country.
Residential
Sakura fourth building topped off
POLAND Hochtief, the general contractor working on the Sakura residential estate that is being currently developed in Warsaw by Ronson, has topped off the project's fourth building.
Retail & leisure
IKEA to invest EUR 2 bln in Russian malls
RUSSIA IKEA Shopping Centres Russia is set to develop Mega Mytischi, a 215,000 sqm shopping mall in north east suburbs of Moscow. Scheduled to open in early 2018, the project is estimated at EUR 260 mln. The development comes as part of IKEA’s new, 2 EUR bln investment strategy for Russian market.
Warehouse & industrial
Car parts supplier leases 1,000 sqm in Segro Żerań park
POLAND Polish car parts importer JDL has leased 900 sqm of warehousing and 100 sqm of office space at Segro Business Park Warsaw in Żerań.
Murapol buys in Katowice
POLAND Bielsko-based developer Murapol is purchasing a land plot in Katowice. The company has signed a preliminary contract for buying a 1.77-ha parcel on ul. Bażantów in Katowice with a net worth of PLN 5 mln.
Residential
Swój Dom to develop Osiedle Morena
POLAND Polish development company Swój Dom has started the construction work on the Morena residential estate in Mosina near Poznań. Comprised of four buildings, each housing 16 apartments, the complex will be erected on ul. Jana Cybisa.
Mirbud to build Kaufland headquarters
POLAND Polish construction company Mirbud has signed an over PLN 86 mln contract with Kaufland to construct the German retailer’s Polish headquarters in Wrocław.
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
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
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
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
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
