News
Retail & leisure
Second stage of Impressio topped off
POLAND The five residential blocks that comprise the second stage of the Impressio estate in Wrocław have been topped off.
Retail & leisure
Romanian retail space sees slow but steady growth
ROMANIA Although no new shopping centre has opened in Romania in the first half of the year, the country’s modern retail space is set to increase by 350,000 sqm by the end of 2016, boosting the Romanian retail density to 158 sqm per 1,000 residents, according to CBRE.
Office & mixed-use development
Bucharest office building earns LEED Gold certification
ROMANIA AFI Park 1, an office building in Bucharest, has been granted the LEED Gold certification under the LEED for Core & Shell Rating System. It is the first time an office building in Romania earns the green certificate.
Office rents in Kyiv keep falling in H1
UKRAINE In first half of the year, the extremely suppressed business dynamics, combined with significant new office delivery, resulted in a further increase in vacancy and a downward correction of rents on the office property market in Kyiv, according to a research by DTZ.
Sharp hotel occupancy drop in Kyiv
UKRAINE In H1 the hotel occupancy in Kyiv dropped to 28 pct, an all-time low, compared to 50 pct in the first half of 2013, according to the latest Hotel Intelligence report by JLL.
Bilfinger CEO quits as annual forecast drops
CEE REGION German real estate and construction company Bilfinger has reduced its projection for 2014 results again. Its net profit is now expected to hover around EUR 205 mln and EUR 220 mln, EUR 25 mln down compared to the previous financial adjustment made just five weeks ago.
Hungarian transaction volumes see 46 pct boost in H1
HUNGARY In the first half of the year, total real estate transaction volumes in Hungary have increased by 46 pct, to EUR 283 mln. The number includes EUR 231 mln of income-generating investment deals, a record high level since 2011, according to Colliers International.
Facelift for Grodzisk station
POLAND Ciałbud, based in Radzymin, has won the tender for the redevelopment of the PKP railway station in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Retail & leisure
Cinema 3D comes to Morena
POLAND A new tenant has been secured for the Morena shopping centre in Gdańsk – Cinema 3D.
Retail & leisure
Guess opens two outlets
POLAND Fashion House outlet centres in Piaseczno and Gdańsk have been chosen by fashion retailer Guess as the locations for two outlet stores of the brand.
Investment & finance
New plot in Okam’s hands
POLAND Residential developer Okam Capital has purchased another plot in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Architecture and urban planning
New York studio to design Warsaw museum
POLAND The Thomas Phifer and Partners architectural studio of New York has won the tender for the new design of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the TR Warszawa theatre.
Office & mixed-use development
Nobilis Business House to be built next to Pasaż Grunwaldzki
POLAND The launch date for the construction of Echo Investment’s new office project in Wrocław is to be decided soon. The project, Nobilis Business House, will be built next to the Pasaż Grunwaldzki shopping centre.
Construction
Awbud to redevelop Adgar Park West
POLAND Construction company Awbud is to renovate and modernise an office building in the Adgar Park West complex in Warsaw’s Ochota district.
Office & mixed-use development
Koneser permitted to grow some more
POLAND Building permits have been issued for two buildings in the central quarter of the Centrum Praskie Koneser vodka distillery revitalisation project.
Investment & finance
Starwood finalises Ghelamco negotiations
POLAND American fund SOF-IX International Holdings, which is owned by Starwood Capital Group, is set to buy three office buildings built by Ghelamco.
Horizon Plaza BREEAM certified
POLAND The Horizon Plaza office complex in Warsaw’s Mokotów district has been given a BREEAM In-Use certificate.
Retail & leisure
Aelia given thumbs up to acquire Zagreb airport retailer
CROATIA French airport operator Aéroports de Paris and French duty free retailer Aelia have been given the go-ahead from the European Commission to acquire MZLZ Trgovina, a retail arm of MZLZ (Zagreb International Airport).
Robyg buys Służew plot
POLAND Robyg Group has signed an agreement to buy an 8.5 ha plot in Warsaw’s Służew district (south Mokotów).
American BPO firm expands in Romania
ROMANIA The US business process outsourcing company Genpact has leased 3,000 sqm in United Business Center Tower, an under-construction office building in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca, to further expand its operations in the country.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
PAD RES Group has secured PLN 192.5 mln in long-term financing from UniCredit to fund the construction and operation of three photovoltaic farms in Po ...
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
Polish investors turn to commercial property
Polish investors are increasingly putting capital into the domestic commercial property market, with logistics and warehouse facilities, smaller offic ...
Ghelamco sells Warsaw’s The Bridge to Eastnine for EUR 285 mln
Uniqa launches EUR 600 mln fund
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
Unibep moves into DL Tower
Unibep has leased around 200 sqm at DL Tower in Katowice. The space was handed over on 1 September 2026.
Compensa leases around 500 sqm in DL Craft
Mieszko takes 700 sqm at Jerozolimskie Business Park
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
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
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Monting Development has secured the final building permit for CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów, a residential project in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. Construction ...
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Retail & leisure
Tenant mix expands in Focus
Focus Bydgoszcz has added several new tenants in recent weeks, with 21 openings planned at the centre in 2026. Occupancy currently stands at 99 pct. N ...
Marino now upgraded
ShockPrice to open in M Park
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni builds for Copco
Panattoni has started construction of a manufacturing facility for Atlas Copco Group in Okmiany, Lower Silesia. The BTS plant will provide around 5,60 ...
