News
Office & mixed-use development
BSH to build shared service centre in Łódź
POLAND BSH Sprzęt Gospodarstwa Domowego (a subsidiary of BSH Bosch und Siemens Haugerate) has obtained a building permit for business operations in the Łódź Special Economic Zone.
Bilfinger loses case against GDDKiA
POLAND Bilfinger Berger Budownictwo (currently Bilfinger Infrastructure) has lost a court case against the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA).
Stalexport Autostrady profits exceed PLN 20 mln
POLAND Stalexport Autostrady generated over PLN 20.63 mln of net profit in H1 2013 while revenue exceeded PLN 94 mln.
Retail & leisure
Rywal extension work underway in Biała Podlaska
POLAND Real Estate InwestorBP (formerly Biuro Prawno-Finansowe Inwestor) has chosen Polbud to be the general contractor for the extension work on the Rywal shopping centre in Biała Podlaska.
Investment & finance
Portico Investments buys in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
POLAND Portico Investments has acquired a retail facility in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in Warsaw’s northern outskirts.
Falling occupancy for St Petersburg luxury hotels
RUSSIA An 8 pct y-o-y decrease in occupancy for luxury hotels in St Petersburg was recorded H1, according to the latest data from Jones Lang LaSalle’ Hotels & Hospitality Group.
Green light for Aquincum Center
HUNGARY ECE Projektmanagement has been granted an exemption to the Hungarian government’s construction ban for its Aquincum Center project.
Two with 20,700 sqm in Q2
SLOVAKIA In Q2 two office buildings with a combined area of 20,700 sqm were delivered to theBratislava office market, according to a report by the Bratislava Research Forum.
Renova to buy MLP
RUSSIA Renova Group, owned by Ukrainian-born Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, is planning to become the sole owner of large logistic developer Mezhdunarodnoye Logisticheskoye Partnerstvo (MLP) [Международное логистическое партнерство], according to ‘Kommersant’.
SIA Merks to build concert hall for EUR 28.3 mln
LATVIA Merko subsidiary SIA Merks is to build the Lielais Dzintars (Giant Amber) mixed-use centre in Liepāja.
Pipeline retail space up by 50 pct
EUROPE Around 11.9 mln sqm of shopping centre space is currently under construction in Europe, representing a 50 pct increase y-o-y (7.2 mln sqm in 2012), according to CBRE.
Misplaced construction contract still ‘classified’
ROMANIA The Romanian government has failed to declassify a contract it signed with American constructor Bechtel for work on the A3 motorway (otherwise known as the Transylvanian highway) , because it is unable to locate the original document.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys into Mega Mall
ROMANIA New Europe Property Investments has signed a framework agreement to acquire a 70 pct stake in the Mega Mall project in Bucharest from Real4You.
Jupiter sells Kraków plot for over PLN 45 mln
POLAND Gremi Development-Rybitwy, a company owned by NFI Jupiter, has sold a plot located in Kraków’s Podgórze district to Impo.
Retail & leisure
Intersport stays in Płock until 2018
POLAND Intersport has prolonged its lease in Galeria Wisła in Płock. The sports store is now to stay in the centre, where it has been leasing 672 sqm since 2009, until 2018.
Construction
Warsaw ring road section opens
POLAND A 6 km section of Warsaw’s southern ring road has been opened. The section of the expressway connects the Konotopa interchange with al. Krakowska on the city boundary.
Redan to restructure debt
POLAND Retail group Redan has reached an agreement on the principles for repaying its loans and bonds.
DAAS tries to force Polimex-Mostostal bankruptcy
POLAND Bielsko-Biała based DAAS has filed for the liquidation of Polimex-Mostostal bankruptcy filing at the City of Warsaw district court.
Warehouse & industrial
Bulgarian logistics and industrial supply slows to a trickle
BULGARIA In the first half of 2013, new logistics and industrial space supply in Sofia increased by 26,600 sqm, according to Logistics & Industrial Real Estate Market Overview by Colliers.
GE expands in Hungary
HUNGARY GE is to extend its oil and gas facility in Fót just north of Budapest with an office building and a 6,000 sqm production hall.
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
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Demand for computing power is rising rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services. This is accelerating growth in Europe’s data centr ...
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
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
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
Wrocław Fashion Outlet has reduced energy usage by 14 pct since 2022, while continuing to develop ESG initiatives focused on energy efficiency, the ci ...
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
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
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
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
DL Invest Group secures EUR 95 mln from UniCredit
DL Invest Group has signed a revolving credit agreement of up to EUR 95m with UniCredit. The facility was provided directly to the group’s operating c ...
Warsaw office property sold to owner-occupier
CA Immo sells IntercityHotel
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
Defence24 leases 1,150 sqm at Warsaw Corporate Center
Media and research group Defence24 has signed a long-term lease for 1,150 sqm of office space at Warsaw Corporate Center (WCC) on ul. Emilii Plater in ...
CBRE appointed to lease AFI V
Unibep moves into DL Tower
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
AKIPIA joins Roma Tower as investor; construction contract signed
Czech investment group AKIPIA has joined the Roma Tower project in Warsaw, while the investors have signed a construction agreement with the general c ...
Empira buys Berlin estate
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
BIG Bolesławiec fully leased ahead of opening
BIG Poland has secured all 14 tenants for its new BIG Bolesławiec retail park, which will offer around 18,000 sqm of GLA. The project is scheduled to ...
Aleja Bielany now 98 pct leased
Pocco Italia to open restaurant in DL Shopping Siemianowice Śląskie
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
P3 Logistic Parks starts construction of first building at P3 Gliwice
P3 Logistic Parks has started construction of the first warehouse building at P3 Gliwice in Upper Silesia. The speculative development will provide al ...
