News
Great year for Budimex
POLAND 2014 has turned out to be the best ever year for the Budimex group in terms of the value of contracts signed, which amounted to PLN 6.3 bln, a nearly two-fold increase compared to 2013. As of the end of 2014, the value of the company’s real estate portfolio reached PLN 6.1 bln, a 41 pct surge y-o-y.
Retail & leisure
Martes Sport in Galeria nad Jeziorem
POLAND Martes Sport joined the tenant list of Galeria nad Jeziorem in Konin. The retailer is set to open a 900 sqm store at the beginning of April.
Centrum Chińskie in Garwolin
POLAND Centrum Chińskie has become a new tenant of Pasaż Targowa in Garwolin. The company will take up 900 sqm of space within the retail facility.
Office & mixed-use development
Nowy Świat 2.0 topped off
POLAND Nowy Świat 2.0, a six-storey office project in Warsaw city centre, has now been topped oft.
Office & mixed-use development
New manager for Rondo 1
POLAND JLL has taken over the property management of the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Up until the beginning of January, when the change too place, the building was managed by Hochtief Development Poland.
Global City wins gold
ROMANIA The Global City Business Park complex in Bucharest’s Pipera district has been awarded a LEED certificate at the ‘Gold’ level for existing building operations and maintenance.
Kyiv hotel occupancy falls to 30 pct
UKRAINE The occupancy rate of three-, four- and five-star hotels in Kyiv fell in 2014 to 30.4 pct, according to consultancy UTG.
Construction
ArcelorMittal to sell plot next to steel plant
POLAND Steel producer ArcelorMittal Warsaw has put up for sale a plot located next to its plant in Warsaw’s Bielany district.
Green projects
Prologis warehouse achieves best BREEAM yet
SLOVAKIA The DC8 hall at Prologis Park Bratislava has achieved the highest sustainability rating for an industrial building in the Czech and Slovak republics
Investment & finance
AFI back in the game, buys Warsaw’s ‘Pekin’
POLAND Kraków-based company Czerwone Maki, which belongs to the AFI Europe Poland group, has purchased a historical Wolf Krongold tenement house located near Warsaw's city centre. The company now eyes further acquisitions in Poland, according to what ‘Eurobuild CEE’ has found.
Warehouse & industrial
Dachser leases Poznań warehouse
POLAND Logistics operator Dachser has signed a lease contract with MLP Group for a warehouse and office area of more than 8,400 sqm in the MLP Poznań logistics park.
Investment & finance
Something old and something new for Budizol
POLAND Włocławek-based company Budizol has acquired another historic property in Warsaw that it is now plans to restore. The company is also planning an entirely new project in the south of the city.
Hotels
Hotele Diament heads for the stock exchange
POLAND Hotele Diament is preparing for its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Office & mixed-use development
'Mała PAST-a' now fully leased
POLAND A tenement house at ul. Piękna 19 in Warsaw, the so-called ‘Mała PAST-a’, has attracted new office tenants and is now entirely leased.
Office & mixed-use development
Immofinanz leases out 11,000 sqm in Warsaw
POLAND Since the beginning of the year Immofinanz Group has leased out 11,000 sqm of office space in its Warsaw office properties.
Retail & leisure
Echo project in new district of Katowice
POLAND Echo Investment is planning to build a shopping centre in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
New retail format debuts in Warsaw
POLAND Construction work on Modo Domy Mody – a new retail concept featuring the products and services of designers, producers, importers and stylists from the fashion industry – is now in progress at ul. Łopuszańska 22 in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Poznań Panorama renovations set to begin
POLAND Balmain Asset Management, the co-owner and manager of the Panorama shopping centre in Poznań, is to start renovation work on the mall.
Retail & leisure
IKEA Centres Poland finishes extensions and starts new projects
POLAND In 2015 IKEA Centres Poland (formerly Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland) is to finish extension work on two shopping centres – Wola Park in Warsaw and the Bielany retail park in Wrocław.
Retail & leisure
Echo starts to extend Outlet Park Szczecin
POLAND Echo Investment has contracted Eresco for the construction of the shell stage of the second stage of Outlet Park Szczecin.
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
Tunnel boring soon to begin
Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete supp ...
Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
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
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certificati ...
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Galeria Jurajska recertified
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Green Development launches Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa
Green House Development is launching pre-sales of suites at Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa, the third development under the Wave brand on the Polish coast, ...
Mercure opens in Oradea
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
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
New railway station planned for Łapy
Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construc ...
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Lett takes Gdańsk PRS portfolio to 646 units
Cavare by Cavatina will develop a 310-unit PRS project in Gdańsk for Urban Partners’ Lett platform. Once completed, Palio D1 will operate as Lett Stoc ...
EPP takes EUR 106 mln in financing
Horizon City wins financing
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
WSP takes 1,100 sqm at Skyliner II
WSP Polska, a global engineering and consulting firm, has signed a lease with Karimpol Polska for 1,100 sqm of office space on the 12th floor of Skyli ...
Warsaw and Regional Office Markets Diverge
Signum Work Station Earns ActiveScore Platinum
Property and Facility Management
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Savills, which already manages an office portfolio in Poland for TFI PZU, has now also been appointed to manage three of the fund's retail assets.
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Public buildings
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
The City of Poznań and Dekpol Budownictwo have signed a contract for the major redevelopment of the Poznań Palm House. The city’s landmark attraction ...
Porr focusing on healthcare
Budimex wins PLN 86 mln Białystok hospital contract
Residential
Splot Wola nears completion
Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75 pct of the apar ...
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Still too few student beds
Retail & leisure
EV Charging Hub Opens at Manufaktura
Manufaktura in Łódź has opened a new ultra-fast EV charging hub in partnership with Eleport, adding eight new chargers to the complex’s existing charg ...
Romania’s Retail Market Grows
Nomad opens in Port Praski
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Poland’s Logistics Investment Market Posts Strong First Half
Poland’s industrial and logistics investment market recorded EUR 782 mln in transactions in the first half of the year, across 18 deals. This was 36 p ...
