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Warehouse & industrial
Europe Top destinations for industrial nearshore supply chains
According to the 2024 Savills Nearshoring Index study, the Czech Republic is the second most attractive location for industrial occupiers looking to ‘nearshore’ supply chains. Portugal ranks first, Poland in third place, Sweden being fourth, and Japan rounding out the top five.
Residential
Poland Port Praski enters new phase
Preparations are underway for the expansion of the Port Praski project. A housing estate and an attractive public space are planned along the quays of the former Warsaw port. The project will be evaluated by local residents as part of a dialogue about the investment.
Office & mixed-use development
Romania A considerable new demand rebound
According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the net office take-up in Bucharest across Q2 exceeded the renewal and renegociation transactional volume for the first time during the last two years, with a positive impact on the average vacancy rate, given that no new office projects were delivered in H1.
Warehouse & industrial
Hungary VGP Park Kecskemét is ready
VGP in Hungary has handed over its new premises to Linde + Wieman. The German automotive parts manufacturer occupies 16,000 sqm at VGP Park Kecskemét, in the central part of the country.
Retail & leisure
Romania One Gallery, one museum
One United Properties is carrying out restoration works on the former Ford Hall in Bucharest, which will be modernized into a mixed-use space. In addition to offices and a food market concept, One Gallery will feature a museum area, as well as a multifunctional hall.
Investment & finance
Germany Garbe buys huge Lower Saxony brownfield
Garbe, in a joint venture with a fund managed by BlackRock, has acquired a brownfield site of almost 200,000 sqm in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. The joint venture wants to create large-scale logistics on the site. The construction of the property with a total floor area of 70,000 sqm is scheduled to start in Q1 2025 and to be completed in 2026.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Panattoni buys Kraków site
Panattoni has purchased a land plot where it is to build Panattoni Park Kraków East V. The construction work for a 30,000 sqm hall is scheduled to launch in October 2024.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Works are in progress in Vibe
Vibe, Ghelamco's latest project in Warsaw's business centre, is already fully leased. Companies that have already started working in the office building include Reckitt, an international consumer goods company, and MDDP Outsourcing.
Retail & leisure
Poland Giant welcomes first guests
San Park Piaseczno, a retail park developed by Ed San III Sancak, has been officially opened. The complex offers a total of more than 40 shops and service outlets.
ESG
Poland Imagine strikes gold
The Imagine office complex in Łódź has received the global WiredScore certification, which is awarded to buildings that are technologically advanced in digital connectivity, telecommunications quality, and contingency planning.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Big deal at MLP Poznań West
MLP Group has signed a long-term lease agreement with a Chinese manufacturer of automotive parts, which, as part of its global nearshoring strategy, will lease 23,000 sqm of warehouse and office space at the MLP Poznań West logistics centre.
Investment & finance
Austria KGAL goes shopping in Vienna
KGAL has acquired the ViE office building in the Austrian capital with a total rental area of 14,100 sqm for one of its property funds. The seller is CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. The building in a central location in Vienna is fully let.
Office & mixed-use development
Hungary Liberty almost realised
Liberty, a mixed-use complex located in Budapest, has reached its final stage. The second phase of the project comprises a total of 20,000 sqm of office space.
Construction
Romania Strabag to build The Arc
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office property, The Arc. The investment will bring a ten-story, class A office building to the 6th District of Bucharest.
Investment & finance
Germany Green transition in Berlin
Empira Group has successfully completed the acquisition of six multi-family buildings as well as residential and commercial properties in the Neukölln, Kreuzberg and Wedding districts of Berlin. The purchase encompasses around 400 residential and commercial units.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland LCube & Hillwood are done
The construction of Hillwood and LCube Wrocław East in Dobrzykowice has been finished. The project comprises almost 60,000 sqm of warehouse space, of which around 53 pct has already been commercialised.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland City Logistics Warsaw IX is ready
Panattoni has completed the construction of City Logistics Warsaw IX. Situated in Targówek Fabryczny, the centre with an area of over 13,000 sqm already has its first tenants.
Office & mixed-use development
Czech Republic Savills relocates to Prague's Masaryčka
Savills is moving its headquarters as of March 2025, to new office space within the Masaryčka project in the centre of Prague. Additional 50 pct floor space will give it the foundation to expand its headcount towards 100 employees over the next phase of the business.
Office & mixed-use development
Latvia Green light for Magdelēnas kvartāls
Vastint Latvia has received building permits for the construction of 4th and 5th phases of Magdelēnas kvartāls in Riga. The 4th phase is expected to be completed early next year.
Investment & finance
Poland CTP grows in Pomerania
CTP has purchased a 140,000 sqm plot of land located within the Pomeranian Investment Centre - an industrial park located in the vicinity of the largest container terminal on the Baltic Sea. The land acquired from the Gdańsk Economic Development Agency will be used to construct the next stage of the CTPark Gdańsk Port industrial and logistics complex.
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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
Strabag snaps up Olivia Star
Strabag Group has purchased the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk. This is the largest office building in a regional city with 40,000 sqm gla and the ...
Not only for horses
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Data centres
Data centres spread out across the region
The EMEA data centre market is entering a new phase where power availability, not demand, is defining growth, forcing a structural shift in how and wh ...
Poland to be the new data hub
Data centres to transform Polish economy
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
A statement deal – Tomasz Nowakowski of Lewandpol Group
A few weeks ago, Lewandpol Group hit the headlines with its EUR 107 mln acquisition of the 19,300 sqm Central Point office building in Warsaw city cen ...
Bringing people together
Laying the groundwork for success
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
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) has provided EUR 123 mln in investment financing to funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital for ...
Griffin and Primestar join forces
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
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
PKP to modernise two more stations
Polish State Railways (PKP) has announced tenders to prepare designs for the reconstruction of the Lubań Śląski and Kudowa-Zdrój railway stations.
Port of Poland moves closer with location decisions
Budimex builds in Slovakia
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
Poles turning online for mortgages
Poles are taking out mortgages online while the memory of Swiss Franc loans is fading with each generation. This is the result of a new study by Busin ...
Spain now most attractive European economy
Skanska sells Studio A to Stena
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
CA Immo to build from wood
CA Immo has begun leasing the space for its Skygreen at Hallesche Ufer 74–76 in Berlin. A modern, sustainable 18,400 sqm six-storey office building u ...
Offices above the warehouse
Improved Water pressure in City Tower
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
Cavare commercialises Jankego apartments
Cavare is taking on the role of an independent PRS property operator. The company has opened a leasing office in Katowice at ul. Jankego 15, and has b ...
Alides announces project in Żoliborz
Olivia Pulse to start rentals in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Scallier builds in Bolesławiec
Scallier is building a modern retail park on al. Tysiąclecia in Bolesławiec.
M Park opens in Nasielsk
Czech Republic attracts retail brands
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
Unilever expands in Poznań
An automated 36m high-bay warehouse is being built next to the Unilever factory in Poznań.
