News
Investment & finance
Kingfisher to buy Mr. Bricolage
EUROPE British DIY chain operator Kingfisher, the owner of Castorama in Poland and Russia as well as Brico Market in Romania, has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy French DIY chain Mr Bricolage.
Moscow with highest building operating costs
RUSSIA With an average of USD 140 per sqm per year for class ‘A’ office space, Moscow ranks first in Europe, along with London and Istanbul, for the highest operating expenses (OPEX), according to the ‘Europe Operating Expenses Market View’ report by CBRE.
Prologis issues PEPF II bonds
EUROPE Prologis has issued eurobonds worth EUR 300 mln for its Prologis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).
Foxconn with 25,000 sqm of office and warehouse space
CZECH REPUBLIC Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has taken occupancy of around 25,000 sqm warehouse and office space in the Kutná Hora industrial park next to its current production plant.
Panattoni develops BTS project for K-Flex
POLAND Panattoni Europe has acquired and is to expand a manufacturing facility near Uniejów in the Łódź province in a BTS project for acoustic shielding and insulation producer K-Flex Polska.
Office & mixed-use development
Luxoft leases space in Kraków Business Park
POLAND Software developer Luxoft Poland has leased 940 sqm in the Kraków Business Park office complex in Zabierzów, app. 15 km west of the centre of Kraków.
Office & mixed-use development
Mokotów Plaza with BREEAM
POLAND The Mokotów Plaza office building located in Warsaw’s Mokotów district has been awarded a BREEAM In-Use certificate at the ‘Very Good’ level for its asset rating and at the ‘Excelent’ level in the facility management category.
Retail & leisure
All LPP brands in Tarasy Zamkowe
POLAND Immofinanz Group, which is currently developing the Tarasy Zamkowe shopping centre in Lublin, has signed leases with all the brands of the LPP clothing chain.
Warehouse & industrial
Eureka moment for Konstantynów Łódzki
POLAND PTB Nickel has been appointed as the general contractor in a ‘design and build’ contract’ to construct the Eureka Technology Park on a 1.1 ha site in Konstantynów Łódzki.
Retail & leisure
Inditex to occupy over 6,000 sqm in Łacina
POLAND Spanish clothing group Inditex is to open stores for all seven of its brands in the Łacina shopping centre, which is being developed in Poznań.
Warehouse & industrial
Żabka moves to Szczecin
POLAND Grocery store chain Żabka has leased 3,000 sqm of warehouse space in hall ‘B’ of the North-West Logistic Park in Szczecin.
Interior design
BoConcept introduces electronic sofa
POLAND BoConcept has added the Madison sofa, a creation of Danish designer Anders Nørgaard, to its range of products.
Polimex-Mostostal agrees to sell girder factory
POLAND Polimex-Mostostal is to sell the Zakład Konstrukcji Stalowych factory in Rudnik nad Sanem to TMT Trading.
Architecture and urban planning
Renovation of Central Station to be continued
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) has announced a tender for the design work of the next stage of the modernisation of the Dworzec Centralny central railway station in Warsaw.
New colours for spring
POLAND Three new colours of mortar grouting have been introduced to the Sopro DF10 Design Fuga Flex 1–10 mm pattern book, including emergency red, dark red and dark blue.
Construction
Anatomical project for Skanska
POLAND In June 2015, Skanska is to complete construction work on the human sciences building of the University of Rzeszów.
Investment & finance
BNP Paribas grants financing to Echo Investment
POLAND Echo Investment has been issued loans worth over EUR 30 mln by BNP Paribas Bank Polska to finance and refinance the construction of the first two stages of the A4 Business Park complex in Katowice .
Investment & finance
Pbb loans Tristan EUR 33 mln for Praha City Center
CZECH REPUBLIC Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 33 mln loan to Curzon Capital Partners III for its recent acquisition of the Praha City Center office building in central Prague.
Office & mixed-use development
Generation Park to be built in Warsaw
POLAND Skanska Property Poland has announced that it is to develop its largest ever office project.
Office & mixed-use development
Gigaset leases 1,400 sqm in Silver Forum
POLAND Telecom and ICT systems provider Gigaset Communications has leased of 1,439 sqm of office space in the Silver Forum building on ul. Strzegomska in Wrocław.
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
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
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
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
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.
