News
Investment & finance
Abramovich buys White Gardens
RUSSIA Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's investment company Millhouse has acquired the White Gardens class ‘A’ office centre in Moscow.
Retail & leisure
DreamWorks theme parks to cost USD 3 bln
RUSSIA The total investment costs for the development of three DreamWorks indoor theme parks that are to be developed by Regions Group of Companies in Moscow, St Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg, are to reach USD 3 bln.
Investment & finance
Feniks in IVG’s hands
POLAND IVG Warschau Fonds, an investment fund managed by IVG Institutional Funds, has bought the Feniks office building on ul. Żelazna in Warsaw for app. EUR 39 mln.
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.
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.
