News
Budapest industrial space sees high demand
HUNGARY In Q4 2014, demand for the Budapest industrial space showed a strong performance as the total volume of lease transactions reached 128,465 sqm, increasing two-fold q-o-q and hitting the Q4 2013 take up level, according to the Budapest Research Forum (BRF).
Technology
Smartwatch-supported groceries underway
UNITED KINGDOM Organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has teamed up with the multinational technology provider Rehabstudio to develop a shopping system that allows for doing highly-personalized in-store groceries with a help of wearables such as smartwatches.
Warsaw continues to dominate the region
POLAND Warsaw has been ranked 14th in the most attractive places in Europe for investing in real estate, in the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2015 survey that has just been published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Biedronka and Sphinx at Wrocław Główny station
POLAND Two new tenants – a Sphinx restaurant and a Biedronka grocery discount store – have started the design work for their new outlets at the Wrocław Główny station.
Murapol planning another Kraków project
POLAND Murapol has finalised the purchase of a 0.85 ha site on ul. Poznańska in Kraków.
Office & mixed-use development
New tenants in new Carpathia
POLAND GD&K Group has secured a new lease agreement for its Carpathia office development in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx enters Katowice
POLAND A TK Maxx store is to be opened in Galeria Katowicka. The tenant has leased an area of over 2,000 sqm in the mall in Katowice, with the new store scheduled to open at the end of February.
Orbis extends franchise chain
POLAND The Orbis hotel group has signed a franchise contract with the Four Hotel company for a hotel that is being developed on ul. Pszenna in Gdańsk.
Property and Facility Management
C&W to manage Deutsche AWM office projects
POLAND Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as the property manager for two Warsaw buildings that belong to the Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management fund.
Etalon sees future through rose-tinted glasses
RUSSIA Etalon will build and sell more without any obstales, the future of the developer seems full of succes, according to the company’s president and founder.
AGED stays in MLP Pruszków I
POLAND AGED has prolonged its lease in the MLP Pruszków I logistic park, developed by MLP Group.
GD&K partners PKP for Kraków office complex
POLAND Polish firm GD&K Consulting is to develop a 1.4 ha plot neighbouring the main train station in Kraków.
Warehouse & industrial
L'Oréal to stay in Błonie
POLAND L'Oréal has renewed its 19,500 sqm distribution space lease in the ProLogis Park Błonie II warehousing and industrial centre near Warsaw.
Hotels
Swissôtel expands in SEE
BULGARIA Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, a hotel group owned by the Toronto-based and Gulf-financed FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI), will manage Swissôtel Sofia, a condo hotel tower that is currently being developed by Turkish developer Garanti Koza in Bulgaria’s capital city.
Investment & finance
Kingstown goes to court over Orco
CEE REGION CPI Group and Orco Property Group (OPG) have both announced that they have been served with a legal summons by Delaware-based Kingstown Partners and affiliated companies for damages due to alleged violation of minority OPG shareholder rights.
Auchan given green light to buy 12 Romanian assets
ROMANIA French retailer and real estate investor Groupe Auchan has received an approval of the Romanian Competition Council to acquire a portfolio of twelve retail properties, in which the company has been running some of its 32 Romanian supermarkets.
Retail & leisure
Good year for PH Młyn
POLAND The Młyn Retail Park in Wrocław enjoyed a 15 pct turnover last year, reaching a total of almost PLN 58 mln.
Investment & finance
Third Vivo! to open in Krosno
POLAND Immofinanz group has secured a 6 ha site in Krosno in the south-eastern Subcarpathian province for the construction of its latest Vivo! shopping centre.
Retail & leisure
Trespass targets outlet centres
POLAND Scottish outdoor sports clothing brand Trespass is planning to open three new stores in outlet centres in Q1 this year.
Retail & leisure
Martes Sport stays longer in Gemini Park in Tarnów
POLAND The Martes Sport chain has extended its lease in the Gemini Park Tarnów shopping centre.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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
Mercure Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
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
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
Manta d.o.o., owner of the City Center One East and City Center One West shopping centres in Zagreb, has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 126 mln wit ...
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
Poland’s investment market rebounds
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
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy has leased serviced space at DL Space Atrium, part of DL Invest Group’s mixed-use complex at 138 Korfantego Avenue in Kato ...
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Torus launches sales at 143-unit Mozaika project in Gdańsk
Grupa Torus has launched apartment sales at its Mozaika development on Droszyńskiego Street, between Gdańsk’s Oliwa and Przymorze Małe districts. The ...
Skanska launches second phase of Habitat residential project in Prague
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
Retail & leisure
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski is expanding its retail offer. On 5th November, ShockPrice opened its first off-price store in the Łódź region at t ...
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Logicor starts construction of sixth warehouse at Mysłowice park
Logicor has started construction of a sixth building at its logistics park in Mysłowice, southern Poland. The new 21,860 sqm facility will bring the c ...
