News
Investment & finance
IKEA planning to invest EUR 2 bln in Russia
RUSSIA Swedish furniture giant IKEA is planning to invest EUR 2 bln into its business in Russia by 2020.
Bricomarché under construction in Międzyrzecz
POLAND Les Mousquetaires will this month be opening a 1,650 sqm Bricomarché DIY store on ul. Sienkiewicza in Międzyrzecz.
Many orders for Mirbud
POLAND Construction and development group Mirbud’s order portfolio for 2014 is worth PLN 800 mln.
Construction
Work begins on Laboratorium Centralne Cezamat
POLAND The construction of the Laboratorium Centralne Cezamat nanotech and materials research centre has started.
Investment & finance
Plot for sale after litigation
POLAND A 16.2 ha site at ul. Żwirki i Wigury 2b near the Fryderyk Chopin Airport in Warsaw is to be put up for sale.
Investment & finance
Twelve projects planned by Echo
POLAND Echo Investment generated revenue of PLN 309 mln in 2013. This year the group is planning to start twelve projects, including six office developments and six residential estates.
Office & mixed-use development
Ekolan to build Enter
POLAND Ekolan has started the construction of the Enter office building which is to be developed at ul. Śląska 47 in Gdynia.
Office & mixed-use development
New HQ for magazine publisher
POLAND From March 2014, Platforma Mediowa Point Group (PMPG), including its subsidiaries and the weekly magazines that it publishes will occupy two floors (more than 1,200 sqm) in Batory Office Building II.
Office & mixed-use development
PHN looking to buy and sell
POLAND The total value of the assets sold by Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) in 2013 was almost PLN 70 mln.
Residential
Dom Development looks for investment land
POLAND Residential developer Dom Development set aside PLN 150 mln for the purchase of new land in 2013 and is currently negotiating a number of acquisitions.
New logistics centre to be built near Wrocław
POLAND Electronic goods distributor AB is to build a logistics centre in Magnice near Wrocław.
Construction
New offices for ŁARR
POLAND The foundation stone has been laid for the Wojewódzkie Centrum Biznesu i Przedsiębiorczości – the new headquarters of the Łódź Regional Development Agency (ŁARR) on ul. Narutowicza in Łódź.
Retail & leisure
Biedronka expands
POLAND This year Jerónimo Martins Polska, the owner of the Biedronka grocery chain, is planning to open app. 300 new stores with the majority to open in large cities in an investment of PLN 2.1 bln.
Property and Facility Management
BNP Paribas RE to manage six Budapest buildings
HUNGARY Immofinanz Group has appointed BNP Paribas Real Estate to manage six office buildings in Budapest with a combined area of more than 52,000 sqm.
M.Video to lease 30,000 sqm
RUSSIA Electronics and home appliance retailer M.Video has signed a seven-year lease for 30,000 sqm of warehouse space in the A2 Rostov-on-Don logistics park near the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Unibep to build Poznań apartments
POLAND Unidevelopment subsidiary Czarnieckiego has appointed Unibep (part of the same group) to construct a residential development on ul. Czarnieckiego in Poznań.
Kronopol factory to be extended
POLAND Skanska is to extend the Kronopol factory in Żary in a contract worth PLN 13.5 mln.
New player on Polish investment market
POLAND Commercial real estate fund manager Palmer Capital is opening an office in Warsaw.
Budimex to complete A1
POLAND The General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways has appointed Budimex to complete a section of the A1 motorway between the Sójki and Piątek interchanges in a contract worth nearly PLN 46.7 mln.
Metro Cash & Carry Russia prepares for IPO
RUSSIA German retailer and distributor Metro intends to divest up to 25 pct of its shareholding in its Russian subsidiary.
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.
