News
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.
Investment & finance
Spar sale to Ahold goes through
CZECH REPUBLIC Brno competition authorities have approved the sale of Spar Czech Republic to Dutch retailer Ahold.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz posts 62.8 pct growth in annual profit
CEE REGION In its last fiscal year, the Austrian real estate company Immofinanz Group has seen net profit rising by 62.8 pct, to EUR 180.4 mln.
Investment & finance
Inpro leases back Hotel Mikołajki
POLAND Inpro has signed a letter of intent for the sale and leaseback of the five-star Hotel Mikołajki by Mleasing.
Ghelamco buys land for office building
POLAND Ghelamco has bought two plots in Warsaw’s Mokotów district for the development of an office building with an area of app. 20,000 sqm.
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
Construction begins on EUR 400 mln Munich Arena project
Construction has officially started on Munich Arena, a new live entertainment complex scheduled to open in 2029. The development, valued at more than ...
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Franck Delage of S&P is the keynote speaker at Eurobuild Annual Conference!
The keynote speaker at Eurobuild’s 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference will be one of Europe’s foremost real estate and capital marke ...
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
Events
Join us on Nov 19th at the Eurobuild Annual Conference!
The 32nd Polish Real Estate Market Conference organised by Eurobuild Conferences is just around the corner! This year it takes place in the august sur ...
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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 Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
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
Falcon secures EUR 52.1 mln from mBank to refinance seven OTO Parks
Falcon Investment Management has secured EUR 52.1 mln in financing from mBank to refinance seven of its 11 retail parks operating under the OTO Park b ...
GARBE Industrial sells fully leased logistics property near Regensburg
Poland remains a leading investment destination in Europe
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
Prime office rents in Bucharest Rise 9.5 pct y-o-y
Prime headline office rents in Bucharest reached EUR 23 per sqm per month in Q3 2026, rising 9.5 pct year-on-year, according to the Bucharest Office M ...
PIB Group consolidates Warsaw offices in WTT
Towarowa22 to Revitalise Historic Warsaw Pavilion
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
PSN to restore historic Prague building
PSN is preparing to redevelop a historic residential building on Strossmayerovo Square in Prague. The Rezidence Strossmayer project will comprise 21 a ...
Bucharest home sales to rise 23 pct in Q4
Agrobex completes second stage of Nove Garby
Retail & leisure
Redkom Development to open 24,000 sqm Świderek retail park in December
Park Handlowy Świderek, a nearly 24,000 sqm retail park developed by Redkom Development in Otwock, is scheduled to open on 3 December 2026. The develo ...
Retail parks drive Poland’s retail market growth
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Polish Warehouse demand hits record high
Poland's warehouse market recorded its strongest-ever demand for the first nine months of a year in 2026, with gross take-up reaching 5.3 mln sqm, up ...
