News
Retail & leisure
Galeria Neptun filling up
POLAND New tenants have taken up more than 1,200 sqm the Galeria Neptun shopping centre development in Starogard Gdański.
Retail & leisure
Tesco closes down more CEE stores
CEE REGION British grocer Tesco is shutting down six Polish stores located in Bydgoszcz, Kudowa-Zdrój, Legionowo, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Gniew and Nowe as the troubled retailer continues to cut costs in Europe.
Good year for hotel investors in Europe
EUROPE In 2014, hotel investment volumes across Europe and the Middle East have increased 30 pct compared to 2013, CBRE reports.
Investment & finance
Trinfico completes Airportcity purchase
RUSSIA A subsidiary of the Trinfico Investment Group-managed private Russian pension fund Blagosostoyanie has completed the EUR 70 mln acquisition of two buildings located within the Airportcity business centre in St Petersburg.
Office & mixed-use development
BPO tenants drive office demand on local markets
POLAND In 2014, international business services centers leased 268,000 sqm of space on the major Polish markets outside Warsaw, which accounted for more than 60 pct of total demand for office space on the biggest regional markets in the country, says JLL.
Hotels
New hotels in Mercure portfolio
POLAND By the end of H1 2015, two TriCity hotels will join the Mercure group.
Warehouse & industrial
Dedra to stay in Pruszków logistics park
POLAND Machine tool manufacturer Dedra Exim has renewed its app. 10,000 sqm lease agreement in the MLP Pruszków I logistic park near Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Costa Coffee diversifies and expands locations
POLAND British coffee shop operator Costa Coffee is set to open three new Polish locations in February.
Residential
Competition authorities give green light to Ursus project
POLAND Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the foundation of a company that will develop a post-industrial area in Warsaw’s Ursus district.
Residential
White Stone develops in Warsaw’s Wilanów
POLAND Zora Wilanów residential building is currently being developed at the junction of ul. Józefa Teodorowicza and ul. Herbu Szreniawa in Warsaw’s Wilanów district by White Stone Development. The construction work on the project designed by Biuro KAPS Architekci is planned to be completed at the end of 2016.
Green projects
Budapest office project now BREEAM-certified
HUNGARY Union Investment Real Estate-owned and AIG/Lincoln-managed Krisztina Palace office building in Budapest has been awarded BREEAM In-Use certification with ’Very Good’ rating in the asset and building management categories.
New retail park to open in Kamienna Góra
POLAND Gliwice-based developer P.A. Nova has received a PLN 37.5 mln financing for a retail park which is being developed on the post-industrial area of Kamienna Góra.
Construction
Jelenia Góra mall topped off
POLAND “We have just reached another milestone in the Nowy Rynek project. The building is in its lockup stage,” Zygmunt Chyla, the president of the board at TK Development in Poland, said about the topping off ceremony which took place at the construction site where Jelenia Góra’s Nowy Rynek shopping mall is currently being developed.
Warsaw Chopin Airport gets PLN 600 mln
POLAND Bank Pekao and Przedsiębiorstwo Porty Lotnicze (PPL) have signed a contract on the financing of the extension of the Warsaw Chopin Airport. The planned work will be financed with the support of a PLN 600 mln bond issue, with the final redemption date set for 2022, arranged by the Bank.
Office & mixed-use development
25,500 sqm complex to open in Odessa
UKRAINE Ukrainian investment and construction company Kadorr Group is planning to open a 25,500 sqm mixed-use project in the historical part of Odessa.
Technology
Google to build “adaptable” greenhouse-like headquarters
UNITED STATES Technology giant Google is set to radically redevelop its four Mountain View office sites. The company has just submitted its bold plans which assume the creation of “lightweight block-like structures which can be moved around easily” with large canopies covering each site and “controlling the climate inside yet letting in light and air” to the Mountain View City Council.
Budimex wins PLN 100 mln contract
POLAND Budimex has signed a PLN 96.5 mln contract on the construction of the Drewnica Masovian District Hospital in Ząbki near Warsaw.
Investors show increased appetite for regional offices
POLAND Last year office investment volumes in the major Polish markets, exclusive of Warsaw, exceeded EUR 440 mln, reaching the highest level ever recorded, according to JLL.
Hotels
Von der Heyden Group to develop Gdańsk hotel
POLAND Von der Heyden Group plans on renovating three historical semi-detached tenement houses located at the heart of Gdańsk in order to convert them into the IBB Blue Hotel.
Investment & finance
Slovak property investment volumes hit record high
SLOVAKIA In 2014, the real estate investment activity in Slovakia increased to over EUR 610 mln, the highest level since 2005, says JLL.
Categories
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.
