News
Investment & finance
Morgan Stanley and Hines partner up in Moscow
RUSSIA The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) fund has sold a stake in the 205,000 sqm Metropolis shopping centre in Moscow to Hines CalPERS Russia Long Term Hold Fund (HCRLTH).
Pbb provides loan for Charter Hall acquisition
POLAND Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has announced that it is providing a loan of EUR 120 mln loan to a fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners for its acquisition of a Polish retail portfolio.
Hotels
Best Western to open in Opole
POLAND A new Best Western hotel is to open in the autumn in Opole. The three-star hotel on ul. Waryńskiego will offer 28 guest rooms and two suites, as well as a restaurant, a bar, and a conference room.
CCC to open in Germany
POLAND Polish footwear chain CCC is to enter the German market. The company has established a subsidiary for the country, CCC Germany, with its head office in Frankfurt.
Record Moscow shopping centre supply in Q2
RUSSIA Moscow’s shopping centre stock increased by 107,200 sqm gla in the second quarter of 2013, according to data from Jones Lang LaSalle
Euro Styl prepares new TriCity apartments
POLAND TriCity developer Euro Styl is preparing new residential projects in Gdańsk and Gdynia.
Small in Poznań for Monday Development
POLAND Monday Development is planning to build a small office building in Poznań.
La Senza pulls out of Polish market
POLAND Lingerie retailer La Senza has shut down the last store in the country.
Argo to take NEPI and Volksbank to court
ROMANIA Argo Real Estate Opportunities Fund has announced that it has begun legal proceedings against its rival New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) and Argo’s lender Osterreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft (Volksbank).
Retail & leisure
GTC shuts up shop in Suceava
ROMANIA Globe Trade Centre has closed Suceava Mall in north-eastern Romania after the withdrawal of its anchor Penny Market.
Hotels
Hotel Praha demolition provokes fury
CZECH REPUBLIC PPF group, which bought the Hotel Praha in Prague last month, has confirmed plans to demolish the communist-era building.
Eften finalises purchase of five Estonian properties
ESTONIA Eften Real Estate Fund has acquired a portfolio of five Estonian assets from EPI Baltic I for EUR 30.5 mln.
Hotels
Four Seasons opens in Petersburg
RUSSIA The Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace has opened in St Petersburg.
Avrig 35 stake to be sold
ROMANIA Two investors have expressed an interest in purchasing a 30 pct stake in developer Avrig 35, local media reports.
Office & mixed-use development
First ComCity stage to open in January
RUSSIA PPF Real Estate Russia is planning to deliver the first stage of the ComCity office complex in New Moscow in January 2014.
Office & mixed-use development
Huawei moves to Tower Center
ROMANIA Chinese mobile phone producer Huawei has leased 2,500 sqm in Tower Center in Bucharest.
Warehouse & industrial
Johnson Health Tech moves into Gate One
POLAND Johnson Health Tech has leased 1,700 sqm at the Gate One Business Park in Warsaw
Romanian warehouses more desirable
EUROPE Romania, as a country, has been ranked the eighth most desirable logistics location for 2013 in Europe by Prologis, and its position is expected to rise to fifth by 2018.
Warehouse & industrial
Ulmart leases 23,000 sqm in Severnoe Domodedovo
RUSSIA Electronics retailer Ulmart [Юлмарт] has leased 23,000 sqm of class ‘A’ warehouse space in the Severnoe Domodedovo industrial and logistics complex in the Moscow region.
Government reclaims EUR 172 mln for infrastructure programme
ROMANIA The European Commission has approved the reimbursement of EUR 172 mln to the Romanian government under the Transport Operational Programme.
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
Green energy procured for Bartók Ház
The Polish branch of the Westbridge Group, has advised TriGranit on the procurement of renewable power for the Bartók Ház in Budapest. The mandate cov ...
Punkt goes Platinum
Outstanding for Prologis
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
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
Star Capital Finance (SCF) has been in the news again recently with the EUR 110 mln acquisition in a joint venture of a portfolio of six Polish retail ...
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE
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
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Marvipol has launched sales for suites in its latest hospitality project, Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg. The five-star complex, comprising 227 suites, rangin ...
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Griffin and Primestar join forces
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
Grudziądz railway station under renovation
Budimex has begun a full-scale refurbishment and modernisation of Grudziądz railway station on behalf of Polish State Railways (PKP). Delivered under ...
Two fire stations for CPK airport
Strabag to build for Wrocław Airport
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
Hines sells Sky Office Center
The Sky Office Center has been sold by Hines to a private Polish investor. For this deal the seller was represented by Avison Young.
MNK Partners enters Poland with Lubin acquisition
Invesco sells Riverview to Amundi
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
Panasonic to move into Olimpia
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has leased office space at Olimpia Nova in Łódź. The deal is the first to be signed since the building was rebran ...
Final Centrepoint building completed
Mogo goes for more in Business Garden Bucharest
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
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Okam completes Inspire
The Inspire residential estate in Katowice's Three Ponds Valley has received occupancy permits for its final two stages, marking the completion of the ...
Takt Lirników enters the final development stage
Dyfrakcja almost ready
Retail & leisure
Hala Targowa takes shape
Apsys’ revitalisation of Hala Targowa – a historic market hall bulding in Gdańsk’s Old Town – is now taking shape. The 19th century building on pl. Do ...
Karolinka to grow
Galeria Podhalańska to be delivered in December
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
FedEx opens in Košice
FedEx has opened a logistics centre in Košice. The new facility is FedEx's second-largest in Slovakia, with an area of almost 1,000 sqm. It features 1 ...
