News
Plaza Centers still leaking money
CEE REGION Plaza Centers has announced its results for 2013 with a loss for the year of EUR 218 mln. Compared to a loss of EUR 86 mln for the previous year.
Retail & leisure
Zagreb IKEA topped out
CROATIA A 38,000 sqm IKEA furnishings store has been topped out in Zagreb.
Heineken sells historic brewery
ROMANIA Heineken has announced the sale of the Griviţa brewery in Bucharest to a group of real estate investors, including Ionut Dumitrescu, the founder of Eurisko Consulting (a company acquired by CBRE in 2008 for over USD 35 mln).
MirLand increases profitability
RUSSIA MirLand Development Corporation has recorded revenues of USD 103.8 mln for 2013, representing a 147.1 pct increase on the USD 42 mln from the previous year.
Retail & leisure
Karavan second stage opens
UKRAINE A number of stores in the second stage of the Karavan shopping centre in Dnipropetrovsk have opened ahead of the official opening which is to take place in mid-May.
Record profits for AFI
CEE REGION AFI Properties has registered a record profit of EUR 32 mln in 2013 as well as an 85 pct increase in its operating profit to EUR 96.5 mln and an 11 pct y-o-y increase in the company’s net operating income , which totalled EUR 73 mln in 2013.
Investment & finance
Albert to join with Spar
CZECH REPUBLIC Ahold, the Dutch company which runs the Albert chain of supermarkets, has agreed to purchase the Czech operations of the Austrian-based grocery chain Spar for over CZK 5.2 bln (app. EUR 191 mln).
Warehouse & industrial
Goodman signs up Les Mousquetaires
POLAND Goodman is to develop a 73,872 sqm central warehouse and a two-storey 8,513 sqm office building for grocery and DIY retailer Les Mousquetaires in Swadzim, 15 km from the centre of Poznań.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells, Tatra buys
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has sold three buildings in the five-building City Business Center office complex in Bratislava.
Investment & finance
New ownership for Złote Tarasy
POLAND Axa Real Estate Investment Managers France intends to take over the Złote Tarasy office and retail complex in Warsaw, which is valued at over PLN 2 bln. The proposed deal has already been referred to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Investment & finance
Peakside targets projects worth app. EUR 200 mln
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Peakside Capital finalised transactions worth EUR 220 mln in 2013. Currently, the group is preparing for more acquisitions and is reviewing properties with a total value app. EUR 200 mln in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. I
Students competition for Bielany retail park green area
POLAND The Bielany retail park in Wrocław, which is owned by Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland, together with the Wrocław University of Technology, the Academy of Fine Arts and Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna in Wrocław are to hold the ‘Inspired by Wrocław’ competition for the design of a green area, which is to be created in the extended Bielany retail park.
Investment & finance
Honey, who shrunk Warsaw?
POLAND Park Miniatur Województwa Mazowieckiego (PMWM) is planning to build a miniature town in Warsaw with 50 models of the capital’s buildings on a 3.5 ha plot.
Retail & leisure
Full steam ahead for Ferio
POLAND A ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of six new stores in the extended Ferio shopping centre in Stare Miasto near Konin.
Marvipol refinances Bielany estate
POLAND Marvipol has acquired a PLN 43 mln loan from Getin Noble Bank to refinance the Bielany Residence estate on ul. Sokratesa in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
German chain in Galeria Goplana
POLAND The Rossmann drugstore chain is to open a 500 sqm store in Galeria Goplana in Leszno.
Retail & leisure
Extension of Rywal shopping mall delayed
POLAND Inbap, the investor behind the Rywal shopping centre in Biała Podlaska, has announced that the opening of the new extension to the centre has been postponed until Q3 2014 with the new opening date set for August later this year.
CCC and Avans go for My Box
POLAND A CCC footwear shop will occupy 400 sqm while an Avans electromarket will take up 450 sqm in the My Box retail park in Namysłów.
Office & mixed-use development
X, Y, Z in Gdynia
POLAND Eurostyl is to build the Tensor office complex at ul. Łużycka 8 in Gdynia Redłowo.
Leach & Lang advises on transactions worth PLN 40 mln in Kraków
POLAND Leach & Lang Property Consultants has recently advised on three transactions in Kraków with a combined value of PLN 40 mln.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
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
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
Manta d.o.o., owner of the City Center One East and City Center One West shopping centres in Zagreb, has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 126 mln wit ...
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
Poland’s investment market rebounds
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
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy has leased serviced space at DL Space Atrium, part of DL Invest Group’s mixed-use complex at 138 Korfantego Avenue in Kato ...
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
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
Torus launches sales at 143-unit Mozaika project in Gdańsk
Grupa Torus has launched apartment sales at its Mozaika development on Droszyńskiego Street, between Gdańsk’s Oliwa and Przymorze Małe districts. The ...
Skanska launches second phase of Habitat residential project in Prague
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
Retail & leisure
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski is expanding its retail offer. On 5th November, ShockPrice opened its first off-price store in the Łódź region at t ...
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
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
Logicor starts construction of sixth warehouse at Mysłowice park
Logicor has started construction of a sixth building at its logistics park in Mysłowice, southern Poland. The new 21,860 sqm facility will bring the c ...
