News
Property and Facility Management
KSO to manage Szczecin sports hall
POLAND KSO, which is owned by VES (part of the TRIAS group), has been awarded a three-year contract for the management of a newly-built sports and entertainment hall in Szczecin.
Gant can’t even afford to be bankrupt
POLAND The Wrocław bankruptcy court has dismissed Gant Development’s case for bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Hotels
Marriott to open two first hotels in Sarajevo
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Marriott will open its first Courtyard hotel in Bosnia and Herzegovina next year. The 130-room facility is scheduled to open in mid-2015 in Sarajevo. This will be Marriott International’s second venture in the country after it launches its Residence Inn Sarajevo in early 2015.
Russian real estate investment hit USD 1.4 bln in H1
RUSSIA In the first half of the year, the Russian real estate investment volumes have amounted to USD 1.4 bln, a 59 pct y-o-y drop, according to a study conducted by JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
MSD to take up 90 pct of Riverview
CZECH REPUBLIC American pharmaceutical company MSD has leased 6,200 sqm in the Riverview office building being developed by Skanska Property in Smíchov in Prague 5.
Office & mixed-use development
Adgar finds new tenant for Służewiec building
POLAND Adgar Plaza A, an office building located on ul. Postępu in Warsaw, is now fully leased. Its owner has found a new tenant, Geodis, which will take up 700 sqm of space on the 6th floor of the ten-storey building.
Griffin with EUR 200 mln to lend
POLAND Griffin Group has just closed its EUR 200 mln debt fund. The investment group, known for its opportunistic approach towards new purchases and a long record of large developments in Poland, will now be competing with banks by lending money to the real estate borrowers.
Investment & finance
Czech investment up 36 pct in H1 – CBRE
CZECH REPUBLIC Total investment volumes in Czech real estate increased by 36 pct y-o-y in the first half of the year to EUR 673 mln, according to CBRE.
Office & mixed-use development
Castle Square development changes its looks
POLAND Senatorska Investment, the developer of Plac Zamkowy – Business with Heritage, an office building located at the landmark Castle Square in Warsaw, has introduced some cosmetic changes to the building’s design to make it better harmonized with the historical surroundings.
Residential
Port Praski gains momentum
POLAND Work on the Park Praski project, which is being developed in Warsaw by the same-named company, might considerably accelerate as its developer hopes to start the construction of another 18 buildings later this year.
Retail & leisure
Sports Direct to open in enlarged Wrocław mall
POLAND The customers of Bielany Retail Park in Wrocław, which is currently being extended, will soon be able to shop also at Sports Direct. The British sports retailer has just leased from Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland a 1,870 sqm store where it will move into after the extension work completes.
Six new tenants in Moscow Fashion House
RUSSIA Six brands have recently joined the list of tenants at the Fashion House Outlet Centre in Moscow. They will occupy almost 1,000 sqm in total.
Kapelanka 42 nears completion
POLAND Building B of Kapelanka 42, an office complex in the district of Pogórze in Kraków, has received an official occupancy permit.
Retail & leisure
Olsztyn Aura keeps six tenants
POLAND Six tenants have decided to stay in the Aura Centrum Olsztyna shopping centre for another five years.
Construction
Carpathia Office House topped off
POLAND The Carpathia Office House office building in Warsaw’s Powiśle district has now been topped off.
Retail & leisure
Smyk in Galeria Zdrój
POLAND Carrefour Polska has finalised another lease contract with Smyk. A new 500 sqm store of the multi-media chain is to be opened in Galeria Zdrój in Jastrzębie Zdrój.
UBM sells Warsaw property
POLAND Austrian developer UBM has sold a property located next to its Parkur Tower office building in Warsaw’s Służewiec district for app. EUR 4 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Trevica leases space from Capital Park
POLAND The Capital Park group, the owner of a complex at ul. Sobieskiego 104 in Warsaw, has leased an office area of almost 1,200 sqm in the facility to Trevica of the MasterCard group.
Construction
Construction of Eqlibrium to start in Q3
POLAND Waryński group has obtained a final building permit for the construction of the Eqlibrium office building in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Investment & finance
Inpro group sales grows 40 pct in H1 2014
POLAND In the first half of the year, the Inpro Group have seen a 40 pct y-o-y growth in apartment pre-sales (a net number of all preliminary contracts signed).
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
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
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
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
First acquisition for Pearl
Revetas Capital has acquired a building at Reschgasse 20 in Vienna's Meidling district. This is the first transaction completed for Pearl, a new inves ...
Atal completes Budner takeover
EUR 72 mln refinancing deal for Newgate
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
Alides announces project in Żoliborz
Belgian real estate investor and developer Alides, is planning a new project in Warsaw's Żoliborz district. The planned development will comprise arou ...
Olivia Pulse to start rentals in Gdańsk
An end to housing subsidies
Retail & leisure
M Park opens in Nasielsk
LCP Poland, part of M Core, has opened M Park Nasielsk about 50 km north of Warsaw, in what is the company’s fourth M Park opening since the beginning ...
Czech Republic attracts retail brands
Karuzela Lubliniec grows
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.
