News
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.
Retail & leisure
LPP strengthens its presence in Bonarka
POLAND Clothing retail group LPP is introducing its Sinsay brand to the Bonarka City Center shopping centre in Kraków, as well as opening a second Reserved boutique and extending the area of two other shops.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
PAD RES Group has secured PLN 192.5 mln in long-term financing from UniCredit to fund the construction and operation of three photovoltaic farms in Po ...
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
Uniqa launches EUR 600 mln fund
UNIQA Real Estate is launching a EUR 600 mln office real estate fund for third-party investors, targeting Core and Core Plus properties in Austria, Po ...
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
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
Demographics to reshape Poland’s office market by 2035
Demographic change will make Poland’s office market more concentrated and selective over the next decade, with location, quality and flexibility becom ...
Aliaxis Polska chooses Sky Tower
Itility opens first Romanian office in Palas Campus
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
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
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Monting Development has secured the final building permit for CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów, a residential project in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. Construction ...
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Harden Construction starts work on City Logistics Łódź V
Harden Construction has started work on City Logistics Łódź V, an urban logistics and production facility for Panattoni in Łódź. The project will prov ...
