News
CEE investment reaches EUR 7.4 bln
CEE REGION Overall investment volume for 2012 was around 35 pct lower than for 2011, falling to EUR 7.4 bln, according to figures from CBRE.
Solid Security to move into Ideal Idea Park III
POLAND Security company Solid Security has leased 1,500 sqm of office space and 3,000 sqm of warehouse space in Ideal Idea Park III in Warsaw.
AFI takes control of Ozerkovskaya
RUSSIA AFI Development has announced that it is to buy the remaining 50 pct stake in Krown Investments, which is developing the Ozerkovskaya project, from its joint venture partner, Super Passion Limited, for USD 230 mln.
Weakest ever H2 volumes
CZECH REPUBLIC In 2012, EUR 609 mln was transacted on the Czech investment market, down by 71 pct y-o-y – according to figures just published by CBRE.
King’s Street buys Galeria Leszno
POLAND King’s Street Retail, Blackstone’s retail platform in Poland, has acquired Galeria Leszno from EnergoUtech 1 for an undisclosed sum.
Sky Office Centre under construction
POLAND 1 Sky Office Center, an SPV company established by the 5th Avenue Holding group, is developing the Sky Office Center building at the junction of ul. Rzymowskiego and ul. Modzelewskiego.
Batory stage two begins
POLAND Agencja Inwestycyjna has started work on the second stage of the Batory estate in Poznań’s Piątkowo district.
Mostostal-Zabrze to modernise laboratories
POLAND Gliwickie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego, a subsidiary of Mostostal-Zabrze, has signed a PLN 4.8 mln contract with the Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment to modernise the Silesian Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratories of the ITAM Research Centre in Zabrze.
Rossmann sees PLN 5 bln turnover
POLAND Drug store chain Rossmann recorded a total turnover of more than PLN 5 bln for 2012 in Poland, representing a rise of 17 pct.
Galeria Wisła tenants stay put
POLAND Galeria Wisła in Płock, which is owned by Caelum Development, underwent a recommercialisation process throughout 2012, since the leases of 37 of its tenants expired after the first five years of the centre’s operations.
Gromada sells Ostrowiec hotel
POLAND The Gromada hotel chain has sold its hotel in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski to a private investor.
Work begins on Augustów ring road
POLAND Budimex has begun construction work on a ring road of over 34 km around Augustów.
Romanian sales up, Polish sales down
WORLD Carrefour has announced disappointing sales in Europe (excluding France) for 2012 with a drop of 2.5 pct to EUR 23.6 bln on the previous year and a fall 2.4 pct in Q4 on the same period of 2011 to EUR 6.3 bln.
Modřanský Háj enters new stage
CZECH REPUBLIC The Modřanský Háj residential complex in Cholupice in Prague 4 is being expanded by two new apartment buildings containing 48 flats.
Playing game with the Ambassador
POLAND Computer game development giant Electronic Arts Polska (EU) has leased 530 sqm of office space in the Ambassador Office Building in Warsaw.
More factory space for Faurecia
POLAND Panattoni Europe is currently constructing a second production facility for automotive supplier Faurecia.
Hays stays in Lumen
POLAND Hays Poland has renegotiated its lease of 1,265 sqm of office space in the Lumen building in central Warsaw.
Loan for second age of Aquarius
POLAND Echo Investment has concluded a loan agreement worth PLN 40.6 mln with Alior Bank for the implementation of the second stage of Aquarius Business House in central Wrocław.
Investment still strongest for Poles for Russians
RUSSIA/POLAND Transaction volumes on the Russian real estate market last year totalled USD 8.6 bln – up by 1.3 pct on 2011, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
RT Galicya joins the ranks of Best Western
POLAND The RT Galicya hotel in Kraków, which is owned by RT Hotels (part of the Satoria Group), has joined the Best Western chain.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we s ...
Not just for the rich
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
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
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is onl ...
Self service in Opole
Mercure comes to Transylvania
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
Scallier sells project to Centerscape
Poznań-based Scallier has sold a commercial property in Nowa Wieś near Pruszków within the Warsaw urban area to Centerscape.
AFI buys out Echo's share of Office House
Dom Dochodowy sold
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
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Grant Thornton, a global auditing and advisory firm, has joined the tenants in The Bridge – Ghelamco's newest Warsaw development. The company will occ ...
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
Offices Are Making a Comeback
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Agora Mall Arad (formerly Galleria Arad) officially reopened on August 28th following an extensive refurbishment and repositioning.
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki
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
Hopi stays on with P3
P3 has extended its long-term lease for nearly 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office space with Hopi in its P3 Mszczonów park. Hopi is involved in wareh ...
