News
Investment & finance
First Property Group buys stake in Blue Tower Plaza
POLAND UK investor First Property Group has bought a 19.7 pct stake in Blue Tower Plaza (also known as the Blue Skyscraper) on pl. Bankowy in Warsaw, for EUR 5.23 mln.
Retail & leisure
LPP plans intensive development in 2014
POLAND In 2014 the retail area of the stores owned by the LPP group (Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito and Sinsay) is to increase by 25–30 pct, the company states in its financial report for Q3 2013.
Residential
Vantage estate in Nowe Żerniki
POLAND Vantage Development is to build the Wuwa2 estate in Nowe Żerniki in Wrocław.
Retail & leisure
Carry in new Galeria Pomorska section
POLAND The Carry clothing store in Galeria Pomorska in Bydgoszcz is to be moved to a new section of the centre.
Construction
Olivia Four topped off
POLAND Olivia Four, the fourth building of the Olivia Business Centre complex in Gdańsk, has been topped off.
Atrium sees income growth
POLAND At the end of Q3 the market value of the income portfolio of Atrium Real Estate in Poland (which constitutes 50.3 pct of the income property portfolio of the company) came to EUR 1.2 bln.
Saturated Krasnodar and Samara
RUSSIA Krasnodar and Samara lead the way among the largest cities in Russia with the greatest saturation of modern retail space, according to the Cushman& Wakefield’s ‘Retail Space Across Russia 2013–2014’ report.
Warehouse & industrial
Tomra signs 14,000 sqm Prologis lease
SLOVAKIA Sensor-based technologies company Tomra has signed a 15-year lease for a 13,900 sqm built-to-suit facility in Prologis Park Bratislava.
Investment & finance
PPF takes over O2 Arena
CZECH REPULIC PPF has become the majority owner of the O2 Arena in Prague after acquiring KKCG’s 50 pct stake in Lindus Services Limited.
Residential
Arco Vara to build Manastirski Livadi complex
BULGARIA Arco Manastirski, the Bulgarian subsidiary of Estonian real estate group Arco Vara, has contracted Komfort to construct 132 apartments and 86 underground parking spaces (blocks ‘A’ and ‘B’) in the Manastirski Livadi residential complex.
Investment & finance
Plaza Centers to default on bond repayments
CEE REGION Israeli-owned CEE shopping centre developer Plaza Centers has announced that it will be unable to make an app. EUR 15 mln payment due to Polish bondholders on November 18th 2013 and an app. EUR 17 mln payment due to Israeli bondholders on December 31st 2013.
Retail & leisure
Kyiv to see record retail space delivery in 2014
UKRAINE In 2014 Kyiv’s retail real estate is to witness a record-breaking new supply of 470,000 sqm due to the completion of several large complexes, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Office & mixed-use development
Cisco leases half of Enterprise Park phase II
POLAND Cisco Poland has leased 7,000 sqm of office space in Enterprise Park in Kraków’s Podgórze district.
Construction
Work begins on DomExpo centre
POLAND Construction work on an exhibition centre for the construction and interior design sectors has started at the junction of Trasa Toruńska and ul. Modlińska in Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Karlovarská BP fully leased
CZECH REPUBLIC The Karlovarská Business Park in Prague 6 is now fully-leased after two contracts were signed.
Best Q3 since crisis
EUROPE The value of investment transactions on the commercial property market in Q3 2013 increased by 17.7 pct compared to the same period last year, according to research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Unibep contracted by Dom Development
POLAND Unibep has been chosen to be the general contractor by Dom Development for the first stage of the Apartamenty Saska nad Jeziorem estate in Warsaw.
Orbis finishes Q3 on the up
POLAND For the third quarter the like-for-like EBITDA of the Orbis hotel group amounted to PLN 69.8 mln compared to PLN 60.9 mln in 2012.
Retail & leisure
TK Development and BPH fund plan CK 61 extension
POLAND The Centrum Krakowska 61 shopping centre in Warsaw’s Włochy district is to be extended, ‘Eurobuild CEE’ has discovered.
Investment & finance
Emerson buys plant for EUR 10 mln
HUNGARY US-owned manufacturer Emerson Process Management Magyarország has bought a 25,000 sqm industrial building on a 12 ha site in the Sóstó Industrial Park in Székesfehérvár (central Hungary).
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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
Romanian hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
Quantum acquires Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd
Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd has been sold to Hamburg-based project developer and investment manager Quantum for an undisclosed price. The busines ...
More Polish investment in Poland
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
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
BlmA stays on in Potsdam
The Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA) has extended its lease for 8,000 sqm of office space at Behlertstrasse 3A in Potsdam with Sonar Real Estate. ...
Skyliner II shooting up
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Retail park set to open in Trzebiatów
A retail park is to open soon in Trzebiatów (West Pomerania). The centre is to comprise three buildings with a total area of 6,200 sqm and parking f ...
Three Multibox parks under development
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
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
Atrikom Fulfillment comes to Mettmann
Atrikom Fulfillment will occupy a total area of around 5,500 sqm in Garbe's multi-user logistics centre in Mettmann (North Rhine-Westphalia). The comp ...
