News
Mostostal Warszawa borrows PLN 38 mln
POLAND Mostostal Warszawa has borrowed EUR 9 mln (app. PLN 38 mln) from Acciona Infraestructuras.
Investment & finance
UGL announces plans for DTZ demerger
WORLD Australian construction group UGL has today officially announced its plans for a demerger with DTZ. Both companies are to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with UGL to revert to focusing on construction and engineering and DTZ to concentrate on property services.
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.
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
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
PORR has signed a contract worth around PLN 539 mln gross to build the first phase of a cargo and logistics facility for the US Air Force at Wrocław-S ...
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction 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
Power, Power, Power
Access to electricity, rather than its price, is becoming the decisive factor in the development of data centres, as AI drives up demand and Europe's ...
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
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
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Twelve residential buildings comprising 982 apartments at Greenfield Băneasa in Bucharest have received BREEAM Excellent certification, following an a ...
A green office is more than a certificate
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
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 October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
How will AI change the real estate business? Where are the best data centre sites in Poland? Will Europe be able to feed data centres the energy they ...
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
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
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
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
Hillwood Polska sells 57,800 sqm warehouse and office complex to TOYA
Hillwood Polska has completed the sale of a warehouse and office complex in Oddział, in the municipality of Żabia Wola, to TOYA S.A. The development c ...
EPP increases its stake in the M1 shopping centre portfolio
WPIP Group sells centre in Nowa Sól
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
RMF Group signs 10-year lease in DL Tower in Katowice
RMF Group, owner of the RMF FM and RMF MAXX radio stations, has signed a long-term lease at DL Tower in Katowice. Under the agreement, signed on 15 Ju ...
Warsaw office market strengthens landlords’ position as vacancy falls
Global FMCG company to lease more than 4,300 sqm in Warsaw Spire
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
Historic tenement building in Koło undergoes comprehensive renovation
A historic tenement building on Koło’s Old Market Square is undergoing a comprehensive renovation. Built in 1887, the three-storey property will offer ...
Murapol expands Prado project
RSJ and Na Jelenách plan 5,500 rental homes in Prague
Retail & leisure
Mabrok plans 27,000 sqm Osada Pułtusk retail park
Osada Pułtusk, a new 27,000 sqm retail park, is planned to open in Pułtusk in 2028. The project is being developed by Mabrok, with Mallson Polska resp ...
Bułkę przez Bibułkę opens in Tribera
Nhood repurposes 65,000 sqm of retail space across Europe
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
CTP leases 55,600 sqm to Pepco at CTPark Bucharest West
CTP has signed a direct lease with Pepco for 55,619 sqm at CTPark Bucharest West in Romania. The retailer will operate a regional distribution centre ...
