News
LenSpetsSMU earns ratings boost
RUSSIA Standard & Poor has upgraded the long term credit rating of Russian developer LenSpetsSMU, a subsidiary of Etalon Group, from ‘B’ to ‘B+’ with a stable outlook.
Office & mixed-use development
Pandora leases more in Okęcie Business Park
POLAND Pandora Jewelry CEE has renewed and extended its lease agreement and will now occupy 1,100 sqm of office space for five years in the Zephirus building in Okęcie Business Park in Warsaw.
Forty coming to Moscow retail market
RUSSIA Around 40 international brands have announced plans to enter the Moscow retail market in 2013/2014, according to the latest MarketView report by CBRE.
Residential
Passive estate to be built in Żabia Wola
POLAND Taurus Development Holding 2, an SPV company owned by UK developer Taurus Development, has acquired financing for a project to build the Willa Arcadia passive house estate.
Polimex sells Zakład Zabezpieczeń Antykorozyjnych
POLAND Polimex-Mostostal has concluded a contract to sell the Zakład Zabezpieczeń Antykorozyjnych [Corrosion Protection Factory] in Dębica to Weldom.
Awbud to build mouldings factory in Skawina
POLAND Awbud has been commissioned by Przedsiębiorstwo Innowacyjnego Odlewnictwa Specodlew to build the Zakład Odlewnictwa mouldings factory in Skawina, Wielkopolska.
Changes to Sinsay and Gino Rossi stores in Galeria Malta
POLAND LPP group brand Sinsay is to double the size of its boutique in Galeria Malta in Poznań, while Gino Rossi is changing its current location in the shopping centre.
Retail & leisure
Stara Kablownia opening put back
POLAND Due to delays in completing the finishing work, the opening of the Stara Kablownia shopping centre in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Silesia, has been postponed until October.
Investment & finance
No restructuring agreement for IVG
EUROPE IVG Immobilien has announced that it has failed to reach an agreement with its creditors regarding the restructuring of the company.
Office & mixed-use development
Decentralisation continues on Moscow office market
RUSSIA In H1 the zone outside the Third Transport Ring (TTR) saw the highest take-up (57 pct) of Moscow office space, according to the latest office market report by CBRE.
Residential development continues downward trend
HUNGARY In the first half of 2013, 2,680 new residential units were constructed, 40 pct fewer than in the same period of the previous year, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Metrostav buys Alpine Bau tunnel firm
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech construction company Metrostav has acquired Austrian firm Beton und Monierbau Tunnelling (BeMo Tunnelling) for an undisclosed price.
Good H1 for luxury hotels
RUSSIA In the first half of the year, Moscow’s luxury hotels were the only segment of the city’s hotel market to perform better than in H1 2012, according to figures from Jones Lang LaSalle.
Retail & leisure
Poznań City Center to open on October 25th
POLAND TriGranit Development Corporation and Europa Capital LLP, together with the Polish State Railways (PKP) have announced that the opening of the shopping centre section of the Poznań City Center development will take place on October 25th.
Retail & leisure
Avans in Sukcesja
POLAND Electronic goods chain Avans has signed a lease for space in the Sukcesja shopping and entertainment centre, which is being developed in Łódź.
Alterco to build Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki apartments
POLAND Projekt Hutnicza, a subsidiary of Alterco, has bought a property in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki from AplusA.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni builds 50,000 sqm warehouse for Castorama
POLAND Panattoni Europe has begun construction work on a 50,000 sqm central warehouse for DIY chain Castorama Polska in Stryków near Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
C&A to stay in Galeria Wisła
POLAND C&A has prolonged its lease in Galeria Wisła in Płock for another five years. The two-storey store covers over 2,000 sqm and has been operating in the shopping centre since 2008, i.e. since the opening of the centre.
Skanska to redevelop Śrem–Rawicz road
POLAND Skanska has been commissioned by the Wielkopolski Provincial Road Authority in Poznań to redevelop 43 km of provincial road no. 434 between Śrem and Rawicz.
Mrówka opens store in Galeria NDM
POLAND A PSB Mrówka home improvement store has opened in the extended Galeria NDM in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.
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
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
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
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
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
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
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
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
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
Romanian developer Nusco has signed a EUR 21.4 mln financing agreement with Exim Banca Românească.
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
Poland attracts EUR 3.06 bln in commercial real estate investment in H1
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
Port Polska to reshape Łódź
Port Polska and the expansion of high-speed rail could reshape Łódź’s office market over the longer term, bringing the city closer to Warsaw economica ...
Takeda moves Warsaw office to Studio A
The Shire extends lease at Korona in Kraków
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
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
RealCo has sold all 133 apartments at its Apartamenty przy Parku Szczytnickim project in Wrocław. The apartments are spread across 10 buildings. The d ...
Apartment sales launched for Sosnowa Vita
Matexi sells 75 pct of Sady Żoliborz apartments
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki 90 pct commercialised
Refield is developing Pasaż Łańcucki, an 11,200 sqm retail park in Łańcut, southeastern Poland. The project is being developed on a 3.5 ha site locate ...
Medicine Opens Expanded Store in Galeria Pomorska
CeX opens store in Wola Park
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
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
