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Construction

Wola skyscraper project unveiled

POLAND The APA Wojciechowski architectural studio has revealed new images of the 190-metre Skyliner skyscraper which is set to be built at the Daszyńskiego roundabout in Warsaw.

Debt collector to sell Wilanów plot at auction

POLAND Debt collector is set to auction off a parcel that was earmarked for an over 500-apartment estate in Warsaw’s Wilanów district.

Architecture and urban planning

CEE project wins ULI competition

EUROPE Thirteen real estate developments, including four European projects, have been selected as winners in the 2014 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence competition.

Office & mixed-use development

19th century Budapest building put up for lease

HUNGARY Restoration and refurbishment work has finished on Andrássy 100, a 5,387 sqm office building located at 100 Andrássy Avenue in Budapest.

Green projects

LEED Gold for Warsaw tower

POLAND Warsaw Financial Center has been granted LEED Gold certificate in building operations and maintenance of existing buildings.The owners of the office building, Allianz Real Estate and Tristan Capital Partners-managed Curzon Capital Partners III, launched the certification process in January 2014.

Investment & finance

Matexi sells office and retail properties

POLAND Development company Matexi Polska has singed three sales contracts for its commercial properties situated in Warsaw residential estates.

Retail & leisure

Galeria Świnoujście 80-pct leased

POLAND The commercialization process for the Galeria Świnoujście shopping centre in Świnoujście, which is currently being developed by a Churchill and Calbud-owned company, Winston, has been completed in 80 pct.

Office & mixed-use development

PKO BP moves local HQ to Radom Office Park

POLAND Bank PKO BP has chosen a new headquarters for its Radom operations. The bank will take up 646 sqm of office space on the ground floor of the Radom Office Park business complex located on ul. Malczewskiego.

Interior design

Reserved furbishes another German store

POLAND/GERMANY Architectural studio Studio 1:1 has designed interiors of yet another Reserved store in Germany.

First warehouse in PNK-Severnoye Sheremetyevo completed

RUSSIA PNK Group has completed a 49,500 sqm multi-temperature distribution centre for Verny.

Murapol buys another Wrocław plot

POLAND Bielsko-based developer Murapol has decided to buy a large parcel on ul. Buforowa in Wrocław.

Architecture and urban planning

Rare, historic Polish railway station renovated

POLAND The modernisation and renovation work has completed on the historic railway station in Kostrzyn nad Odrą which serves railway lines at two different levels.

Prologis leases 387,000 sqm

CEE REGION In Q3 2014, Prologis CEE has leased out more than 387,000 sqm of space, a 57 pct y-o-y increase. New leases reached 178,000 sqm and lease renewals 173,000 sqm, with the remainder being short term agreements.

Property and Facility Management

CBRE to manage Poznań Financial Center

POLAND Peakside Polonia Management has chosen CBRE to be the property manager for its Poznań office building, Poznań Financial Center.

Retail & leisure

European operations drive Tesco global sales

CEE REGION In the first half of its 2014/2015 fiscal year, Tesco has seen its total European sales (excluding the UK) dipping by 1.8 pct y-o-y at constant rates and by 9.3 pct y-o-y at actual rates, to GBP 4.84 bln. Meanwhile, Tesco's overall trading profits in Europe increased by 38 pct, to GBP 76 mln, marking the best overseas H1 result.

Office & mixed-use development

First Moscow City building earns BREEAM In-Use

RUSSIA The Northern Tower office building, a part of the Moscow International Business Center, has obtained a BREEAM In-Use certificate with ‘Good’ rating in asset performance.

MF Capital with Renaissance Plaza

POLAND MF Capital takes over from Corpus Sireo the asset management of Renaissance Plaza.

Wikana works on another project

POLAND Wikana is preparing Aria Park, a Lublin residential project of at least six five-storey buildings.

Residential

Wawel Service develops green residential project

POLAND The construction work on the Halszki 28A residential project, which is being developed by Wawel Service in Kraków’s Kurdwanów region, has started.