News
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.
Retail & leisure
KappAhl in Turzyn for longer
POLAND Clothing retailer KappAhl has decided to prolong its lease agreement in the Turzyn shopping centre in Szczecin for another seven years.
Residential
Warsaw Wilno to get bigger
POLAND Dom Development has started the construction and the sale of a new stage, Subocz, of the Wilno estate in Warsaw’s Targówek district.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to build 90,000 sqm Sosnowiec park
POLAND Panattoni Europe is to develop a new industrial park in Sosnowiec in Upper Silesia after buying a 4.2 ha investment plot from CTL Logistics.
Moscow hotel revenue drops in H1
RUSSIA With a 5.4 pct drop in the revenue per room (RevPAR) y-o-y, the performance of the Moscow hotel market for H1 2014 is down, but less than feared, according to the Moscow Hotel Market Update report by JLL.
LSR announces 1 mln sqm Moscow project
RUSSIA LSR Group is planning a 990,000 sqm residential project in Moscow’s Solntsevo district. Construction is to start next year, with the completion scheduled for 2019.
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
The Accessibility Forum is just around the corner
On November 17–18, Poznań will, for the third time, bring together experts, decision-makers, designers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of public a ...
Last day to register
PBSA enters the mainstream
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last y ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
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
One now full
CA Immo has leased the last remaining offices in the One building in Frankfurt to law firm Kallan Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft and TMF Deutschland, who n ...
Aon stays for longer
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
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
AFI starts work on Home V Korytech
AFI Czech Republic has begun work on its AFI Home V Korytech project in the Strašnice district of Prague. The PRS development will comprise 519 apartm ...
Student Depot extended in Poznań
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
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.
