News
Record year for Bucharest office market
ROMANIA With almost 300,000 sqm transacted in 2013, leasing activity on the Bucharest office market recorded its highest ever volume, according to figures from CBRE.
Residential developers on the carpet
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has released the findings of a study into the Polish residential development market, which was conducted from April until December 2013 (the first such study of the market since the introduction of the so-called ‘development act’).
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis leases 1.15 mln sqm
CEE REGION In 2013 Prologis signed leases for a combined 1.15 mln sqm of warehouse and industrial space in the CEE region.
Retail & leisure
Silesian expansion for Napollo
POLAND Napollo (formerly Nap Invest) has announced that it is developing two retail projects: Centrum Zakupów Żory and Centrum Zakupów Tarnowskie Góry.
Investment & finance
Bluehouse buys Euromarket Office Center in Kraków
POLAND Tawstock Estates has finalised the sale of Euromarket Office Center in Kraków to a vehicle managed by Bluehouse Capital.
EU cleans up mortgage market
EUROPE The European Union has adopted a directive aimed at creating a single market for mortgages in the EU with a high degree of consumer protection.
Office & mixed-use development
Deloitte moves between Skanska Wrocław buildings
POLAND Professional services firm Deloitte has leased 1,335 sqm in the Dominikański office building, which is currently under construction near pl. Dominikański in Wrocław city centre.
Hotels
Crowne Plaza comes to Serbia
SERBIA InterContinental Hotels Group has opened the first Crowne Plaza in Serbia.
Investment & finance
EBRD invests in Amtel
EE REGION The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has invested USD 50 mln in acquiring a minority equity stake in developer Amtel Properties.
Office & mixed-use development
Kruk takes 2,000 sqm in River Plaza
ROMANIA Polish debt collection agency Kruk has leased 2,015 sqm in the River Plaza building in Bucharest’s Unirii district.
Retail & leisure
Inditex leases 6,300 sqm in Respublika
UKRAINE Spanish retailer Inditex Group has leased 6,300 sqm of retail space for its seven brands in the Respublika shopping centre in Kyiv.
Office & mixed-use development
Work begins on Váci Greens second stage
HUNGARY Belgian developer Atenor has begun construction work on building ‘C’ – the second stage of the Váci Greens office development in Budapest.
Construction
PSJ completes Kvartal centre in Sochi
RUSSIA Czech construction firm PSJ has completed the construction of the Kvartal mixed-use complex in Sochi in time for the Winter Olympics that are to take place in the Black Sea resort later this month.
Investment & finance
Club loan of EUR 132 mln for Pogoria and Karolinka
POLAND Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, UniCredit Bank Austria AG and Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank have jointly underwritten a EUR 132 mln senior facility to refinance the Pogoria and Karolinka shopping centres in Dąbrowa Górnicza and Opole respectively.
Green projects
LEED ‘Gold’ for Business Garden Warsaw
POLAND One of the buildings of the Business Garden Warsaw office complex has received LEED ‘Gold’ certification, the fourth certificate at this level to be awarded to the developer over the last twelve months.
Residential
Grota 111 estate to be built in Wrocław
POLAND Echo Investment has started construction work on the Grota 111 estate in Wrocław’s Krzyki district.
Investment & finance
Koneser due diligence completed
POLAND Due diligence has been completed by BBI Development and its partner L&W Development Company for the Centrum Praskie Koneser project in Warsaw.
Robyg redeems bonds early
POLAND Development company Robyg is planning an early redemption of 400,000 D-series bearer bonds and 80,000 G-series bearer bonds.
Investment & finance
Shopin comes to Grodzisk
POLAND Budner Investment, the investor behind the Shopin chain of retail parks, has bought a 5,000 sqm plot on ul. Matejki in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Property and Facility Management
Gerente manages Copernicus Science Centre
POLAND On February 1st Gerente-Serwis Nieruchomości took over the management of the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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
Mercure opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Ocean Winds has selected Hydrobudowa Gdańsk as the general contractor for adapting part of the port infrastructure in Władysławowo on the Baltic coast ...
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
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
PLN 52 bln developed, but supply not keeping up with demand
July saw a shift in the supply-demand ratio across Poland’s seven largest housing markets. The pool of available developer units fell below the 60,000 ...
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
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
Warsaw office market picks up in Q2
After a subdued start to the year, Warsaw’s office market gained significant momentum in Q2 2026, with tenant activity in H1 reaching 420,000 sqm, rep ...
VeloBank renews Citi Handlowy lease in Q22
Knight Frank chosen for Loft Park in Kraków
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx to debut in Galeria Wiślanka
TK Maxx is to open a 2,200 sqm store in Galeria Wiślanka in Żory, about 30 km southwest of Katowice in Silesia. This will be the British clothing chai ...
Auchan opens in Fuzja
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
MLP enters Hamburg market
MLP Group has acquired a 6.8 ha brownfield site from a private owner in Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg – marking the group’s debut in th ...
