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Office & mixed-use development
Brown Brothers expands in Orange Office Park
POLAND Financial services company Brown Brothers Harriman has extended its office space lease in Orange Office Park in Kraków by 2,000 sqm, to 6,800 sqm.
Residential
Unibep to build Miasto Wola
POLAND Unibep has signed a PLN 22 mln contract for constructing the first stage of Miasto Wola, a residential development in Warsaw.
Warsaw office space sees healthy growth
In the first half of the year, the total supply of modern office space in Warsaw stood at 4.3 mln sqm, growing by 190,300 as compared with Q4 2013, while in Q2 2014 alone, 105,900 sqm of the new space appeared on the market, informed the Warsaw Research Forum
Investment & finance
Retail drives commercial property yields in Europe
EUROPE/ CEE REGION In Q2 2014, European all-property yield rate has dropped by seven basis points, while the biggest changes occurred in the high street retail and shopping centre sectors, falling by 11 bps and 16 bps respectively, according to a survey by CBRE.
Hotels
Orco-owned Mamaison hotels change hands
CEE REGION Prague-based hotelier CPI Hotels, a part of the Czech investment group CPI, has become an operator for ten Orco Property Group-owned hotels located across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Russia, nine of which have been forming a regional chain, Mamaison.
Office & mixed-use development
Łódź soldiers on with Brama Miasta
POLAND Hanna Zdanowska, the mayor of Łódź, has presented a new schedule for the development of the Brama Miasta office building.
Architecture and urban planning
Design for Małachowskiego Square in Warsaw chosen
POLAND A team comprising Grzegorz Stiasny, Jakub Wacławek, Jan Bagiński, Filip Dzimwasha, Adam Kluczek and Karolina Kuczyńska has won the second prize in the competition – and a recommendation for the implementation of the design – for the renovation of pl. Małachowskiego in Warsaw. A first prize has not been awarded.
Residential
Matexi to begin seventh Warsaw estate
POLAND The construction of Matexi’s seventh project in Warsaw is to start soon. The Staffa 9 residential building will be situated on a third of a hectare plot in Warsaw’s Bielany district, near the Słodowiec underground station.
Investment & finance
European bonanza? Banks to offload EUR 584 bln to non-core real estate
EUROPE/ CEE REGION 46 European banks and asset management agencies have a gross exposure of EUR 584 bln to non-core real estate which is subject to disposal or work-out strategies, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Challenging H1 on Ukrainian retail market
UKRAINE During the first half of 2014, 45,000 sqm of retail space was added to the total stock in the Ukrainian capital, according to research by DTZ.
Investment & finance
CEE real estate markets excel in transparency
CEE REGION Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have been ranked among the top 25 transparent real estate markets in the world, while Romania and Serbia have made some of the world's best improvements in this field, according to the latest Global Real Estate Transparency Index compiled every two years by JLL.
Investment & finance
Prologis buys 94,200 sqm in two halls from Invesco RE
POLAND/HUNGARY Prologis has acquired two logistics facilities in Poland and Hungary from Invesco Real Estate through its Prologis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).
Office & mixed-use development
LDZ quits Brama Miasta Łodzi project
POLAND General meeting of shareholders of LDZ Brama has decided not to sign a contract with the borough of Łódź for the construction of Brama Miasta Łodzi, the company informed.
Residential
Polnord residential project underway
POLAND Polnord has received an official building permit for Brama Sopocka, its residential development in Gdynia, and has already started work on the project.
Atlas doesn’t give up on Wola skyscraper
POLAND Central and East European developer Atlas Estates is determined to build another residential tower on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw's Wola district. A few years ago, a Hilton hotel and two residential towers were built on the adjacent plots owned by Atlas Estates.
Big names join Yareal supervisory board
POLAND Prof. Witold Orłowski, Prof. Andrzej Blikle, Bogusław Kott and Maciej Witucki have been appointed to the supervisory board of Yareal Polska. Prof. Witold Orłowski, one of the most accomplished economists in Poland, specialized in Applied Econometrics and Macroeconomics, will serve as the board’s president.
Atal plans IPO and Czech entry
POLAND Polish residential developer Atal is planning a flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to raise between PLN 150–170 mln to finance an expansion into the Czech market, the company’s vice-president Mateusz Juroszek has revealed to Reuters.
Architecture and urban planning
Wirtz reveals designs for Europejski Square
POLAND Belgian landscape architecture studio Wirtz International Landscape Architects has revealed its designs for the Plac Europejski square project near the Warsaw Spire tower, which is also being developed by Ghelamco.
Investment & finance
IVG Group allowed to live on
EUROPE The Bonn Regional Court has given final approval for an insolvency plan to rescue heavily indebted IVG Group.
Investment & finance
Developers fight over Warszawa Główna
POLAND PKP has postponed the deadline for the submission of projects in the tender for the development the area around the Warszawa Główna Osobowa railway station near Warsaw city centre.
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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
Tunnel boring soon to begin
Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete supp ...
Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certificati ...
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Galeria Jurajska recertified
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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 opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
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
New railway station planned for Łapy
Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construc ...
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
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
Van der Vorm launches real estate bridge financing business
Dutch real estate group Van der Vorm is expanding into a new business line in Poland focused on asset-backed real estate financing. The group's first ...
NEPI Rockcastle expands beyond CEE
EBRD lends NEPI Rockcastle EUR 250 mln
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
Spot rises above the ground
Construction work om Moderna Holding’s Spot development in Sopot has now reached ground level, marking the completion of the main underground works. T ...
Penta to lead redevelopment of Prague's Bubny district
Warsaw now a landlord’s market
Property and Facility Management
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Savills, which already manages an office portfolio in Poland for TFI PZU, has now also been appointed to manage three of the fund's retail assets.
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Public buildings
Budimex wins PLN 86 mln Białystok hospital contract
Budimex has been awarded an PLN 86 mln gross contract for the construction of a new specialist outpatient clinic at the L. Zamenhof University Childre ...
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
Work begins on Park Kaszuby
Finarto Investments has appointed Allcon as the general contractor for Park Kaszuby, a new retail park in Wejherowo. The construction site is due to b ...
Retail stock breaches 14 mln sqm
Retail market revives
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska on its way
MDC2 has launched its latest project – MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska, which will have a total area of 48,000 sqm, with a particular focus on production and lo ...
