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Historic Bucharest building to become office and retail centre
ROMANIA Folli Follie subsidiary Elmec Romania, the owner of a number of popular clothing brands, has begun work on a construction project on Ion Câmpineanu street in the centre of Bucharest.
Office & mixed-use development
Orange headquarters ready
POLAND The Miasteczko Orange business complex in Warsaw has been completed. Orange Group plans to move to its new headquarters in September.
Architecture and urban planning
Building permit for Hala Buddów
POLAND A building permit has been granted for Hala Buddów, a Buddhist centre in Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to build production hall for Polaris Industries
POLAND Quad, snowmobile and electric vehicle producer Polaris Industries is to lease 33,000 sqm in a BTS production hall to be developed by Panattoni in Opole, within the ‘Invest-Park’ Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone.
Property and Facility Management
DTZ appointed property manager for three Arka properties
POLAND DTZ has been appointed as property manager for three buildings owned by Arka BZ WBK Real Estate Investment Fund FIZ with a combined area of around 20,000 sqm.
Mixed results for Immofinanz
EUROPE Immofinanz Group has announced that its results from operations for the 2012/13 financial year (May 2012–April 2013) totalled EUR 542.1 mln, representing a 15.3 pct increase of EUR 71.9 mln.
Brochocki leases 7,000 sqm of Warsaw offices
POLAND Kancelaria Brochocki has recently acted as the agent in the signing of lease contracts for a total of app. 7,000 sqm of Warsaw office space.
Wrobis to build Zgorzelec hospital wing
POLAND Wrobis, a subsidiary of Mostostal Warszawa, has been awarded a contract by WS-SP ZOZ w Zgorzelcu for the construction of a new wing of the hospital.
Brembo Poland invests PLN 120 mln in Kraków Technology Park
POLAND The management board of the Kraków Technology Park has issued a permit to Brembo Poland for business operations within the Kraków Technology Park special economic zone.
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.
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 ...
