News
Construction
Galeria Dębiec reaches shell stage
POLAND A shopping centre project by RED – Real Estate Development in Poznań under the name of Galeria Dębiec has now reached the shell stage.
Residential
Ronson ambitious for rest of year
POLAND In the first half of the year Ronson sold 416 units – a 41-pct y-o-y increase. By the end of the year the company expects to hand over 200 more apartments to buyers and increase the speed of sales to reaches a level of app. 650 contracts signed.
Construction
Vantage signs Karmar contract
POLAND Vantage Development, via its subsidiary Centauris II IPD Invest, has awarded two contracts to Karmar for construction work and general contractor services for subsequent stages of the Centauris residential project in Wrocław.
Three companies to compete for Wrocław Świebodzki
POLAND Three entities: Archicom along with two consortia, the first of which involves Anguloa Trading Limited and TriGranit Development Polska and the other one - Reavis Poland and Polcom Investment XII, have passed onto the second stage of tender for modernizing and renovating Wrocław Świebodzki.
Five-year warehouse record in Moscow region
RUSSIA In the first six months of this year the Moscow warehouse market expanded by 700,000 sqm – the best result for this period over the past five years, according to report by Colliers International.
Czech apartment constructions soar in June
CZECH REPUBLIC In June 2014, construction of residential units started in the Czech Republic in June 2014 jumped by 45 pct y-o-y to 2,434 dwellings, according to the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ).
Relax, it’s on the house!
HUNGARY Hungary’s central bank (MNB) has found an interesting way to support the country’s recovering real estate market. After what must have been extremely hard bargaining, it has bought a four-star rural residence worth EUR 2.9 mln for over EUR 1.3 mln to pamper its employees, reports the ‘Wall Street Journal.’
Arco Vara sees 57 pct drop in H1
CEE REGION Estonian developer Arco Vara, which also actively operates in Latvia and Bulgaria, has posted below expectations H1 results as the Group’s operational revenues reached EUR 2.2 mln, a 57 pct drop y-o-y, and its development services income decreased by 80 pct.
Office & mixed-use development
Silesia Business Park keeps growing
POLAND Skanska Property Poland has started the construction of the second building of Silesia Business Park on ul. Chorzowska in Katowice.
25 pct vacancy in class ‘A’ Moscow offices
RUSSIA The amount of vacant space in Moscow’s class ‘A’ offices at the end of H1 reached 25 pct, due to the strong level of new supply coupled by lower leasing activity, according to a research by Colliers International.
Warehouse & industrial
Globalworth takes over Timişoara industrial park
ROMANIA Guernsey-based real estate investment company Globalworth has acquired Timişoara Airport Park, a light industrial complex owned by Invest4SEE and located near the Traian Vuia International Airport northeast of Timişoara, for EUR 35 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Garvest wants to start building P4 this year
POLAND Garvest Real Estate is planning to start the construction of the P4 office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district this year, with the completion scheduled for the first quarter of 2016.
Retail & leisure
Russian mall pipeline bigger than rest of Europe
RUSSIA Over 5 mln sqm of new shopping centre space was under construction across Russia in H1 2014, according to research by CBRE.
Construction
RD Bud wins Petit Forestier contract
POLAND RD Bud is to build facilities in Bronisze and Ruda Śląska for Petit Forestier, which specialises in the rental of refrigerated vehicles.
Budimex to build S7 section
POLAND The General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has chosen a bid by a consortium of Budimex (95 pct) and Ferrovial Agroman (5 pct) in the tender to select the contractor of S7 expressway in Jędrzejów on the boundary of the Świętokrzyskie and Małopolskie provinces.
Office & mixed-use development
Work launched on Hala Koszyki
POLAND Griffin Group has obtained a final building permit for the reconstruction of Hala Koszyki in the centre of Warsaw.
Interior design
Crystal forest planted in Dom Mody Klif
POLAND A refurbished Swarovski cut-crystal store has been opened in Dom Mody Klif in Warsaw.
Mostostal Warszawa wins Chorzów contract
POLAND Mostostal Warszawa has been awarded the contract for the construction of Centrum Nauk Stosowanych (CNS) [the Centre of Applied Sciences] in Chorzów.
Inpro does better than a year ago
POLAND In the first seven months of 2014, Inpro signed a net total of 243 preliminary contracts to sell apartments – 35 pct more than the same period last year.
Residential
Spirited second attempt at Polish residential project
POLAND Villa Juliette, the construction of which has started in Warsaw’s Bemowo district, is to be the first residential project of French group Spirit in Poland.
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
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Investment on the return
A clear recovery can be seen in the investment market, according to the latest research by Savills. The transaction volume in Europe increased by 11 p ...
real estate investment booms
Strong Romanian volumes in H1
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
First new tenant for V Office building
The refurbishment of the V Tower office building in Warsaw is nearing completion with the first tenant to move into the building in the autumn. The St ...
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
Landlord’s market begins for Warsaw offices
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
7R Park Gdańsk IV extended
Work has been completed on the second stage of 7R Park Gdańsk IV in Barniewice, in the Tricity area. Dekpol Budownictwo was the general contractor.
