News
Retail & leisure
UK-based investor to open 50 gyms in Poland
POLAND CityFit, a new 24/7 fitness club chain created specifically for the Polish market by a London-based private equity fund, has launched its first, 1,500 sqm gym. The company plans on opening 50 variously-sized clubs in a total investment of PLN 100 mln over the next three years.
Retail & leisure
Carrefour and Lukoil open four more
POLAND Four new Carrefour Express/Lukoil petrol stations have been opened: two in Poznań and the other two in Gdynia and Pruszcz Gdański.
Lowest office take-up on Moscow market for 13 years
RUSSIA In Q2 take-up on the Moscow office market amounted to 84,400 sqm, the lowest result in the last thirteen years, according to the latest office market report by CBRE.
Construction
Building work on Szczecin complex again
POLAND Trasko-Inwest, the general contractor for hall ‘D’ in the North-West Logistic Park complex in Szczecin, has started the construction work on the project.
Retail & leisure
Work on Bydgoszcz IKEA to start soon
POLAND Preparations are in progress for the launch of the construction of an IKEA store in Bydgoszcz.
Investment & finance
Organic Farma Zdrowia swallows Tradycyjne Jadło
POLAND The Organic Farma Zdrowia health food chain has acquired the retail outlets of Tradycyjne Jadło. Thanks to this it now has ten more locations to add to its current 35.
Green projects
Four Wiśniowy office buildings receive BREEAM certificates
POLAND Four buildings – ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ – of the Wiśniowy Business Park complex in Warsaw have acquired BREEAM In-Use green certificates at the ‘Very Good’ level.
Retail & leisure
ADV to begin Outlet Center Białystok
POLAND Construction work will start on Outlet Center in Białystok in August. The project is to be built on ul. Narodowych Sił Zbrojnych as part of a retail park.
Retail & leisure
Serenada to begin in the autumn
POLAND Construction work on the Serenada shopping centre in Kraków is to start in October.
Office & mixed-use development
Porr to build Times II
POLAND UBM has chosen Porr to be the general contractor of Times II, an office and mixed-use project in central Wrocław.
Etalon increases sales
RUSSIA Etalon Group’s sales in H1 amounted to 204,000 sqm and RUB 17.17 bln, representing a 33 pct and a 36 pct y-o-y increase respectively, according to the Russian developer’s unaudited operating results.
Office & mixed-use development
Britons to turn Warsaw tenement into office space
POLAND London-based real estate investor Amhola is renovating a tenement block it bought at the end of last year in central Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Moscow Lotus office complex to open in Q4
RUSSIA Russian developer MR Group is to open the Lotus business centre in Moscow in Q4 2014.
Retail & leisure
Carrefour to open two hypermarkets in Wielkopolska
POLAND Carrefour Polska has signed lease contracts for space in two shopping centres in Wielkopolska province.
Szczecin retail market in H1 2014
POLAND Szczecin has the smallest retail market among the eight Polish conurbations, according to Colliers International.
Retail & leisure
Rank Progress to build Galeria Kołobrzeg
POLAND Rank Progress has commissioned Egis Poland to prepare the design of Galeria Kołobrzeg – a new project by the Legnica-based developer.
Office & mixed-use development
Work Service in Plac Unii
POLAND Employment services firm Work Service has leased 2,100 sqm in Plac Unii in Warsaw.
Residential
Hubertus the sixth
POLAND Eco-Classic has started the construction of the sixth stage of the Hubertus estate in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
Marvipol splits into two
POLAND Development and automotive group Marvipol is planning to split into two separate entities.
UAE investor acquires InterContinental hotel
HUNGARY Dubai-based developer Al Habtoor Group has acquired InterContinental Budapest, the company informed.
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
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
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.
