News
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.
Retail & leisure
Work starts on 100,000 sqm shopping centre
UKRAINE Budhouse Group has started preparatory work on the Nikolsky shopping centre in Kharkiv.
Retail stock increasing – slowly
ROMANIA Modern retail stock in the first quarter of the year remained stable at 2.7 mln sqm, 30 pct of which is located in Bucharest – according to CBRE’s Retail MarketView Report.
Retail & leisure
Nine shopping centres to open in Moscow
RUSSIA Nine new modern shopping centres totalling 190,000 sqm (gla) are to be opened in Moscowby the end of the year, according to the latest retail report for the city by CBRE.
Retail & leisure
Peppercorn Properties to build Wałbrzych Park
POLAND Peppercorn Wałbrzych, a subsidiary of Peppercorn Properties, has obtained a final building permit for a convenience park project in Wałbrzych’s Piaskowa Góra district.
Investment & finance
Vítek “buys Orco Endurance funds”
CZECH REPUBLIC Radovan Vítek, the billionaire owner of CPI Group, is believed to have bought two of Orco Property Group’s real-estate funds.
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.
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
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
BERGER Bau Polska will modernise the Kredka and Ołówek student residences owned by the University of Wrocław under a contract worth PLN 41.44 mln gros ...
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
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
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
Poland’s growing data centre market could create a significant new source of waste heat for heating networks. According to analysis by the Polish Data ...
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
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
A green office is more than a certificate
More than 97 pct of newly developed office space in Poland is environmentally certified. Certification has therefore become standard, while the buildi ...
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
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
Poland’s Retail Park Market Drives Growth in Portfolio Transactions
Poland’s increasingly mature retail park market is creating opportunities for portfolio transactions, allowing investors to expand their presence more ...
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
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
Yareal moves into new Warsaw office
Yareal Polska has moved its headquarters to LIXA C in Warsaw. The 750 sqm office was designed by The Design Group.
Tesco chooses Unity Square Two for its Kraków headquarters
Capgemini doubles office space at Business Garden Warsaw
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
Nowa Tkalnia to open up Łódź’s industrial past
Linesa Investments is redeveloping the former Uniontex textile factory site in Łódź’s Księży Młyn district, creating new homes, retail and service uni ...
Skanska launches sales of 151 apartments in Prague
Housing costs shape students’ choice of university
Retail & leisure
BIG Konstantynów to open expanded retail park on 29 October
BIG Konstantynów will open a new section of its retail park on 29 October 2026, adding around 13,500 sqm of retail space. Following the expansion, the ...
LPP Group to bring four fashion brands to RIVUS
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
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
Garbe leases Dissen logistics centre to Oval Group
Garbe Industrial has leased its 19,500 sqm logistics centre in Dissen, Lower Saxony, to Oval Group for fresh and chilled goods logistics from February ...
