News
Construction
Budmont enters Wikana site in Lublin
POLAND Budmont Sebastian Lipiec, a general contractor, is entering the construction site of Osiedle Marina in Lublin. Work on the residential project has been commissioned by its developer, Wikana.
CBRE Hungary with new department
HUNGARY The Hungarian office of CBRE has launched a new business line, Asset Services.
Point leases space in Newton Plaza
RUSSIA Moscow-based software distributor Point has leased 730 sqm at the Newton Plaza business centre on Nagatinskiy St. in Moscow.
Hotels
Best Western to open at Kraków airport
POLAND Real estate developer Doctor Q Bud will build a new, Best Western-branded hotel at Kraków-Balice airport. The project is now undergoing the final phase of designing and planning. Best Western Balice Airport Kraków is scheduled to open in the first half of 2016.
Wikana exits commercial projects
POLAND In order to better concentrate on residential construction, the Lublin-based developer Wikana, has sold its commercial property in Krasnobród for PLN 4.2 mln. The mini-mall housed a Biedronka store and a few smaller retailers. The new owner is a private person, specialized in running retail facilities.
Construction
Small residential project kicks off in Bemowo
POLAND Ground has been broken for a small residential project developed in Warsaw’s Bemowo district by Tynkbud-1.
Office & mixed-use development
DomExpo gets 12,500 sqm conference facility
The under-construction DomExpo centre in Warsaw will be extended by a 12,500 sqm conference building, located in the project’s direct vicinity.
Raben signs 37,000 sqm Prologis deal
POLAND Raben Polska, the European provider of logistics services, has signed the new lease agreements concerning a total of 37,000 sqm of space at the Prologis parks in Wrocław and Chorzów.
Pactera comes to Dorottya Udvar
HUNGARY China-based IT consultancy firm Pactera has leased 600 sqm in the Dorottya Udvar office building on Budapest's Bocskai út.
Warehouse & industrial
Goodman develops Karków warehouses
POLAND Goodman has started the construction of a 11,000 sqm warehouse at Kraków Airport Logistics Centre.
Construction
CTP breaks ground on Brno retail site
CZECH REPUBLIC CTP is moving into the sector with the development of a 70,000 sqm retail park in Brno’s Modřice district.
Mirbud wins two new contracts
POLAND Mirbud, the Polish construction company, will carry out two new projects worth a gross total of PLN 50 mln.
Investment & finance
Wilanów development gets EUR 61 mln funding
POLAND Capital Park, the investor of the Royal Wilanów office project, located at the junction of ul. Klimczaka and ul. Przyczółkowa in Warsaw, has got a loan from PKO BP to further develop the project. “We have reached the required level of commercialization of the facility, and met the requirements over our deposit, which has paved the way for us to get the first tranche of funding. The total amount of the loan granted by PKO Bank Polski amounts to EUR 61.1 mln,” informed Michał Majewski, treasury manager of Capital Park.
Investment & finance
Sołowow selling off Echo Investment?
POLAND Michał Sołowow, the founder and biggest shareholder in Echo Investment, has put his nearly 46 pct stake in the Kielce-based company up for sale. The shares were offered for sale by London branch of Citi. Neither Echo Investment nor Sołowow himself have commented on the news. While Sołowow didn’t find time to answer our questions for over a week, we have confirmed with three independent market sources that the offering is now on.
Investment & finance
Octava buys office buildings, Arka for liquidation
POLAND Octava Fizan, the Polish non-public assets closed investment fund, has finalized the purchase of six office buildings from Arka BZ WBK, the real estate closed investment fund that is set to be liquidated. The office buildings which changed their owner include: FDS Plaza and Light House in Warsaw, Quattro Forum in Wrocław, Winogrady Business Center in Poznań, Red Tower in Łódź and Alfa Plaza in Tricity. Their total leasable area amounts to app. 48,300 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Focus office complex now green-certified
POLAND Focus, an office building located in Warsaw, has been given a “very good” rating in BREEAM In-Use certification, the sustainability assessment scheme for buildings across Europe that promotes best practices in construction and operations.
Residential
Dolcan to build in Częstochowa
POLAND A new residential project by Dolcan is to be built on ul. Pułaskiego in Częstochowa. Osiedle Jordanowskie will be constructed out in three stages in which 276 apartments will be built.
Stacja Kazimierz to be launched in summer
POLAND Grupa Waryński and Polnord has started construction work on the Stacja Kazimierz estate in Warsaw. The first stage of the project will include 179 apartments, five retail/service units and 183 parking spaces.
Nexity in Bemowo again
POLAND French developer Nexity is to build the My Bemowo residential project on ul. Batalionów Chłopskich in Warsaw’s Bemowo district.
Warsaw’s most promising retail locations identified
POLAND: The districts of Wawer, Ursynów and Wola, together with Białołęka and Wilanów, are now considered the most attractive locations in Warsaw for setting up the new retail sites, according to a joint research by JLL, GfK Polonia and REAS.
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.
