News
Investment & finance
Cedet’s financing sorted
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has granted the Cedet redevelopment project with a EUR 56.5 mln loan as part of the Polish Investments programme it supports. The Cedet project redevelops and extends the historical CDT building in Warsaw, which used to house the iconic Smyk children’s department store.
Investment & finance
C-Mec sells off 10,000 sqm industrial building
CZECH REPUBLIC Belgian-Czech industrial equipment manufacturer C-Mec Holding has sold a 10,000 sqm office and warehousing building in Kladno to a private Czech investor through a sell-and- leaseback transaction.
Construction
Skanska to renovate Łódź skyscraper
POLAND Skanska has signed a PLN 10.8 mln contract for the modernization of a Łódź skyscraper that formerly housed the state-run Centrala Handlu Zagranicznego (the Foreign Trade Office). Located at ul. Romualda Traugutta 25, the building opened in 1972.
Construction
Unibep to build Wilanów residential estate
POLAND Polish construction company Unibep has signed a PLN 67.3 mln contract to become the general contractor of Qualia's Apartament Royal Park residential estate in Warsaw’s Wilanów district.
Construction
PKP selects contractor for Gliwice station uplift
POLAND Polish State Railway (PKP) has announced the winner of the tender for redeveloping the railways station in Gliwice. Five offers were submitted in the tender procedure. A consortium of Aldesa Construcciones Polska and Aldesa Construcciones will modernize the station for PLN 136.8 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Spektrum Tower with Keen Property
POLAND Warsaw-based property and asset manager Keen Property Management (KPM) is moving to Spektrum Tower (formerly Twarda Tower), a 122-meter Warsaw office building owned by the British private equity fund manager Europa Capital.
Office & mixed-use development
IFS finds Flanders fruitful
POLAND Industrial and Financial Systems Central and Easter Europe (IFS CEE) and Industrial and Financial Systems Poland (IFS Poland) have extended their office leases in Flanders Business Park in Warsaw.
Goodman completes 40,000 sqm for Market-Detal
POLAND Warehouse developer Goodman has completed the construction of a 39,700 sqm logistics centre in Krągola, near Konin, for food retailer Market-Detal.
Mirbud signs Inowrocław road construction contract
POLAND A consortium led by Mirbud has signed a PLN 359 mln contract with the Bydgoszcz office of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) to construct the Inowrocław ring road along the 15 and 25 national roads.
Kalter wins contract in Warsaw’s Białołęka
POLAND Kalter is to build a 80-appartment building and a garage for a Warsaw housing association, RSM Praga. The new building will be developed at the junction of ul. Myśliborska and ul. Kamińskiego in Warsaw’s Białołęka district.
Erbud optimistic about 2015
POLAND The Erbud group will start 2015 with construction orders worth over PLN 1.4 bln, with the residential, commercial and industrial projects jointly accounting for 80 pct of the portfolio.
Warbud with another Ursynów deal
POLAND A Marvipol subsidiary, Central Park Ursynów, has concluded a PLN 77.5 mln contract with Warbud on constructing a part of the Central Park Ursynów estate in Warsaw, the 1b stage.
Erbud to enter Vivo! building site
POLAND Erbud has become the general contractor of the Vivo! shopping centre in Stalowa Wola. The construction company has signed a PLN 96.5 mln contract with the facility’s two investors, Immofinanz Group and Acteeum.
Hotels
Orbis agrees to take over Accor brands in the region
POLAND Polish hotel group Orbis has accepted the offer of its strategic partner Accor to become the sole licensor of 46 hotels and all Accor brands in 16 countries in the CEE region.
Office & mixed-use development
Warsaw’s Proximo with first tenants
POLAND Jean Louis David, Green Caffe Nero and Olimp have signed the first lease deals for retail and services space in Proximo, a 28,000 sqm office building that is currently being constructed in Warsaw.
Green projects
Gold and Platinum for Skanska buildings
POLAND The Atrium 1 in Warsaw and Green Day in Wrocław office buildings, both developed by Skanska Property Poland, have obtained green certificates.
Investment & finance
Hammerson and VIA Outlets buys Freeport outlets
CZECH REPUBLIC The Carlyle Group has sold its Freeport Portfolio of outlet centres in Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic to Hammerson, VIA Outlets, APG, Meyer Bergman and Value Retail.
Orco resumes buying for projects
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group has acquired four development projects in Prague and Central Bohemia.
Green projects
Bucharest two-tower office project now fully LEED-certified
ROMANIA City Gate South Tower, a 18-storey building that makes up the two-tower, 44,000 sqm City Gate office project in Bucharest, has earned LEED certification with ‘Silver’ rating. The project’s second tower, City Gate North Tower, obtained LEED certification with ‘Gold’ rating last year.
Architecture and urban planning
Winners announced for the best structural engineering projects
GLOBAL The Institution of Structural Engineers, a London-based organisation focused on promoting the art and science of structural engineering, has announced the winners of its Structural Awards 2014. The annual contest awards the most innovative structural design solutions from all over the world.
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.
