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Investment & finance
UGL announces plans for DTZ demerger
WORLD Australian construction group UGL has today officially announced its plans for a demerger with DTZ. Both companies are to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with UGL to revert to focusing on construction and engineering and DTZ to concentrate on property services.
Investment & finance
Central Group makes bid for Dancing House
CZECH REPUBLIC Residential developer and investor Central Group has today officially offered to buy Tančící dům (the Dancing Building or ‘Fred and Ginger’) in Prague for CZK 250 mln (app. EUR 9.65 mln).
Warehouse & industrial
Heineken DC and Flex Park for sale
CZECH REPUBLIC Heineken is to sell its former distribution centre in Stodůlky on the southwestern outskirts of Prague.
Lower profits for Berlin Hyp
EUROPE Berlin Hyp generated EUR 51.2 mln before tax and profit transfer in the first half, lower than the result for H1 2012 when the company made EUR 57 mln.
Hotels
Hampton by Hilton lands in Warsaw
POLAND Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of the Hampton by Hilton Warsaw Airport, its 29th airport hotel in Europe.
Investment & finance
Creditors outline IVG restructuring plan
EUROPE The creditors of IVG Immobilien have put forward a restructuring plan for the company, which among other measures includes a simplified capital reduction down to 0.5 pct of the share capital of the company as well as a debt-to-equity swap (after which the creditors will hold 80 pct of the company's share capital).
Architecture and urban planning
Bydgoszcz station redesigned
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) has chosen the architectural concept for the modernisation of the Bydgoszcz Główna railway station.
Office & mixed-use development
Loan of PLN 904 mln for Warsaw Spire
POLAND Ghelamco has been granted a loan of almost PLN 904 mln for the development of its Warsaw Spire office complex.
Penta poised to buy Mediq Apteka
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Czech private equity group Penta Investments is to takeover Polish pharmacy chain Mediq Apteka.
Retail & leisure
Carry takes 800 sqm in Europa Centralna
POLAND Fashion retailer Carry is to open an 800 sqm store in the Europa Centralna shopping centre in Gliwice.
Retail & leisure
H&M in Sadyba Best Mall
POLAND An H&M store is to open in the Sadyba Best Mall shopping centre in Warsaw. The Swedish clothing brand will open the outlet in early October.
Residential
Eko-Park beside Zegrzyńskie Lake
POLAND Lake House Zegrze, the latest project of Eko-Park, will involve the development of two buildings containing 58 luxury apartments on the banks of Zegrzyńskie Lake, about 30 km north of central Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Pomorska extension starts to fill up
POLAND Martes Sport, 4F and Kornecki stores are to open in Galeria Pomorska in Bydgoszcz. A Martes Sport sports clothing and accessories store will open on 640 sqm, while the 4F outlet will cover 114 sqm.
Residential
Nexity goes for Efekt
POLAND Łukowo-based construction company Efekt has been chosen to be the general contractor of the Bianco Bemowo residential building in Warsaw.
Two new Warsaw malls and three extensions
POLAND Three new shopping centres and two extensions totalling 58,300 sqm are to be added to Warsaw’s retail supply in 2013, according to the Warsaw Retail MarketView report by CBRE.
Office & mixed-use development
Three leases for CEIF
POLAND/HUNGARY/CZECH REPUBLIC Valad Europe has leased a total of 17,023 sqm of industrial and logistics space to three new tenants on behalf of the Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF).
Retail & leisure
UOKiK gives thumbs up to Małpka acquisition
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the proposed takeover of the Małpka Express grocery chain by Czerwona Torebka.
Ronson on the way up
POLAND Developer Ronson Europe has recorded an increase in revenue for H1 2013, generating PLN 110.7 mln compared to PLN 41.9 mln for the same period of the previous year.
Construction
Skanska to build graduation tower
POLAND Skanska is to build a graduation tower, where tourists can breathe in salt water vapour, in Park Kingi within the grounds of the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Kraków.
Inpro preparing bond issue
POLAND Inpro has signed a contract with Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej for a bond issue.
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
Poland underestimates Building site crime
According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figur ...
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Construction industry waiting to boom
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
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Silesia City Center has been awarded a BREEAM In-Use rating of Excellent. The centre uses a modern building management system, allowing utility usage ...
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
Segro continues to certify
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 May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The April-May edition of Eurobuild CEE has now hit the shelves! It features interviews with Monika Woźniak-Zawioła and Daniel Tudor as they bring The ...
Happy Easter!
Kazimierz Krupa takes the helm of Eurobuild magazine!
Events
Investment given the green light
The Polish real estate market has one of the strongest investment stories in Europe, but it needs to communicate it to global capital better. This was ...
SIMA grows internationally
Geopolitics meets capital and energy
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
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
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has selected the general contract engineer for the new national airport as part of the Port Polska programme. The ...
Aviation to drive real estate investment
Budimex to build for CPK
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
The Park sold for EUR 48 mln
Baltic investor Summus Capital has purchased The Park Kraków office complex, recently developed by White Star Real Estate and Cain International. The ...
Investment market stays calm
Empira to invest in PRS
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
Tesco Technology grows in Kraków
Tesco Technology, the Tesco Group's technology centre, has relocated its Kraków offices to the Unity Center, taking up five floors of the building.. T ...
Warsaw stays stable
Two Fuzja buildings now with occupancy permits
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
A new look for central Warsaw
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Oleśnica railway station restored
Warsaw Uni building underway
Residential
Work begins on Fountain Alley Residence
Construction work has begun on the Capital Park Group's Fountain Alley Residence in Szczecin. A late 19th-century building near Grunwaldzki Square is ...
All in one fee from Resi4Rent
Matexi delivers Żelazna 54
Retail & leisure
Three Fiszar parks to be modernised
Fizar has commissioned IMV Polska to advise on the modernisation and recommercialisation of three retail parks located in Malbork, Zielona Góra, and G ...
Smyk expands across the region
New tenants in M1
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni comes to Bytom
Panattoni has begun work on its first development in Bytom on ul. Węglowa. Panattoni Park Bytom will provide over 132,000 sqm of modern industrial spa ...
