News
Investment & finance
H&M shows strong growth
WORLD The H&M clothing chain registered a 13 pct growth in sales in Q4 of the 2013 financial year (September to November) compared to the same period of the previous year.
Hotels
Mercure opens 19th Polish hotel
POLAND The three-star Mercure Wisła Patria in Wisła has joined the Mercure hotel chain – the nineteenth Mercure hotel to open in Poland.
Trasa Uniwersytecka joins up Bydgoszcz
POLAND Trasa Uniwersytecka, a 1.6 km road connecting the northern part of Bydgoszcz with the city centre, has been opened.
Retail & leisure
Hour Passion to debut in Poland
POLAND Swatch Group is to open its first store in Poland under the Hour Passion brand.
Investment & finance
BBI prepares for sale of Plac Unii
POLAND BBI Development has received 9,999,900 shares in Immobilia Fund Sif Sicav in exchange for the same number of shares in Realty 3 Management Projekt Developerski 5 (PD5), the company responsible for the design of the Plac Unii office and shopping centre in Warsaw.
Biedronka to build distribution centre
POLAND Jerónimo Martins Polska has won the auction for a 15 ha plot on ul. Szczecińska in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Hotels
Sheraton Kraków and Hilton Sofia in new hands
CEE REGION Insolvent Irish investor Quinn Insurance and its administrators Grant Thornton Dublin have sold the Sheraton Kraków and Hilton Sofia hotels for a combined EUR 62 mln.
Architecture and urban planning
WXCA wins Baltic Sea Art Park competition
ESTONIA Polish architectural studio WXCA has won the Baltic Sea Art Park international architectural competition and has been awarded a prize of EUR 5,000 for its KGAMMP design.
Office & mixed-use development
Webhelp expands in Bucharest
ROMANIA French BPO services provider Webhelp has leased 1,400 sqm in the Premium Plaza office building in Piaţa Victoriei square in Bucharest.
Warehouse & industrial
CAT makes itself bigger in Segro Ożarów
POLAND An additional warehouse is to be built in Segro Business Park Warsaw, Ożarów for existing tenant CAT Logistics Cargo.
Fairytale of New Moscow
RUSSIA An undisclosed Russian company is planning to invest up to RUB 3 bln (EUR 66 mln) in the development of a fairytale theme park in the New Moscow area, a high ranking city official has revealed to ‘RIA Novosti’.
CTP secures EUR 69 mln in refinancing
CZECH REPUBLIC CTP and UniCredit Bank have recently concluded loan agreements totalling EUR 69 mln.
Retail & leisure
Galaktika expands further
RUSSIA Moscow-based M1 Solutions is planning to open the second phase of the Galaktika shopping centre in Smolensk in early 2015.
Office & mixed-use development
Globalworth buys BOB and BOC
ROMANIA Globalworth Real Estate Investments has purchased the BOB and BOC office buildings in the Upground complex in Bucharest for EUR 152 mln.
Retail & leisure
Riga Mall to open in Moscow in 2015
RUSSIA Riga Mall, a 146,000 sqm shopping centre on the Novorizhskoye highway in the north-west Moscow, is to be opened in H2 2015.
Hotels
Orco returns to court
CROATIA Orco has resumed legal proceedings against the state of Croatia over Sunčani Hvar, a company listed on the Zagreb stock exchange, which was set up by the two parties in order to develop the tourist potential of the island of Hvar.
Investment & finance
Tančící Dům sold for EUR 13.3 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC The Tančící Dům building in Prague, which was sold last week as previously reported, changed hands for CZK 360 mln (EUR 13.3 mln).
Retail & leisure
Carry in two locations
POLAND Clothing retailer Carry has leased stores in the Karolinka shopping centre in Opole and the Pogoria shopping centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Warsaw sets budget for disabled access
POLAND The city of Warsaw has amended the 2014 budget and earmarked PLN 1 mln to improve access for the disabled within the city.
Office & mixed-use development
Mennica Polska and Golub Gethouse to develop Mennica Tower
POLAND Mennica Polska, the Polish mint, has signed an agreement with Golub Gethouse to set up an SPV company to develop the Mennica Tower office project, which is to be built on ul. Pereca in Warsaw.
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.
