News
Investment & finance
Octava buys office buildings, Arka for liquidation
POLAND Octava Fizan, the Polish non-public assets closed investment fund, has finalized the purchase of six office buildings from Arka BZ WBK, the real estate closed investment fund that is set to be liquidated. The office buildings which changed their owner include: FDS Plaza and Light House in Warsaw, Quattro Forum in Wrocław, Winogrady Business Center in Poznań, Red Tower in Łódź and Alfa Plaza in Tricity. Their total leasable area amounts to app. 48,300 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Focus office complex now green-certified
POLAND Focus, an office building located in Warsaw, has been given a “very good” rating in BREEAM In-Use certification, the sustainability assessment scheme for buildings across Europe that promotes best practices in construction and operations.
Residential
Dolcan to build in Częstochowa
POLAND A new residential project by Dolcan is to be built on ul. Pułaskiego in Częstochowa. Osiedle Jordanowskie will be constructed out in three stages in which 276 apartments will be built.
Stacja Kazimierz to be launched in summer
POLAND Grupa Waryński and Polnord has started construction work on the Stacja Kazimierz estate in Warsaw. The first stage of the project will include 179 apartments, five retail/service units and 183 parking spaces.
Nexity in Bemowo again
POLAND French developer Nexity is to build the My Bemowo residential project on ul. Batalionów Chłopskich in Warsaw’s Bemowo district.
Warsaw’s most promising retail locations identified
POLAND: The districts of Wawer, Ursynów and Wola, together with Białołęka and Wilanów, are now considered the most attractive locations in Warsaw for setting up the new retail sites, according to a joint research by JLL, GfK Polonia and REAS.
Construction
Topping-out ceremony for Gdynia Waterfront hotel
POLAND The hotel building that is being developed within the Gdynia Waterfront project has seen the topping-out ceremony. The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel facility, which will be operated by Scandinavian Hospitality Management, is set to house 201 rooms and a conference center.
Capital Park plans PLN 200 mln buying spree
POLAND Capital Park generated PLN 3.2 mln in net profit in the first quarter – app. PLN 9 mln lower than the figure last year. The group is continuing its acquisition policy and is planning purchases worth as much as PLN 200 mln this year.
Ghelamco finds buyer for three office buildings
POLAND American fund SOF-IX International Holdings, which is owned by Starwood Capital Group, is to buy three office buildings developed by Ghelamco. The properties changing hands are Katowice Business Point and two office complexes in Warsaw – Łopuszańska Business Park and T-Mobile Office Park on ul. Marynarska.
Investment & finance
Warimpex disposes of another luxury hotel in Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC Vienna-headquartered property developer Warimpex has sold its last five-star hotel in Prague, the Savoy Hotel, to a private investor, as the company completes the withdrawal from the city’s declining luxury hotel market.
From Babka Tower to Platinium Business Park
POLAND Advertising group Publicis is to move from its current offices in the Babka Tower building in Warsaw’s Żoliborz district to 1,100 sqm of offices in the Platinium Business Park complex on ul. Domaniewska in Mokotów district.
Retail & leisure
Poznań Panorama embraces modernity
POLAND Panorama, one of the first shopping centre in Poznań, is to undergo modernisation work.
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx comes to Magnolia
POLAND A TK Maxx store is to open in the Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław.
PKP seeking investors for small stations
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) is looking for parties willing to participate in a pilot programme for small development projects.
Office & mixed-use development
AIG/Lincoln starts two office buildings in The Park Warsaw
POLAND AIG/Lincoln Polska has started the construction of the third (11,900 sqm) and the fourth (11,400 sqm) building in The Park Warsaw complex in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Polish developer to buy Browary Warszawskie?
POLAND One of the most interesting and largest investment plots in Warsaw’s Wola district will most probably soon be changing hands.
Green projects
North Gate and Atrium City awarded BREEAM In-Use
POLAND The North Gate and Atrium City office buildings in central Warsaw, which are both owned by Deka Immobilien, have received BREEAM In-Use certificates.
Office & mixed-use development
GE Healthcare takes up 5,600 sqm in Váci Greens
HUNGARY General Electric Healthcare has leased 6,500 sqm in building ‘C’ of the Váci Greens office building in Budapest.
Warehouse & industrial
MLP to build large logistics park in Wrocław
Logistics developer and investor MLP, which owns six parks in Poland – two in Pruszków, one in Tychy, Bieruń and Poznań, as well as a recently announced project in Lublin – is planning another investment, this time in Kąty Wrocławskie.
Middle Eastern investors to spend USD 145 bln in Europe
WORLD/EUROPE Middle Eastern investors are expected to spend USD 180 bln in the world’s commercial real estate markets over the next decade, with 80 pct of it (USD 145 bln) to be allocated in Europe, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE.
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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.
